Originally Posted by
JackE
I may have an exception to the actual norm for not tipping FDAs.
You come down to the FD in the wee hours to retrieve your checked bag. The bell staff is gone until early morning. The FDA retrieves your luggage.
The one time this has happened to me, I considered the FDA to have two hats and tipped the one wearing the bellman's hat. She accepted.
This. I was a FDA in a California hotel (independent, not Marriott) with bellmen and housekeeping at peak hours only. Bribes for front desk services like room selection were forbidden, but when performing personal services like carrying luggage or personal items (food, video rentals, etc) up to rooms, or making up rooms outside of housekeeping hours, or driving someone to the airport (we had an on-demand courtesy shuttle) we could accept tips. We were expected to politely refuse but accept if insisted.