Originally Posted by yosithezet
1) Guy that tries to grab your bag and take it to the car at the airport.
2) Airport pickup/dropoff driver
3) Bellhops taking/placing your bag from/into car
4) Bellhop bringing/takig bag to/from the room
5) Room service delivery person
6) Local run car driver
7) Hotel restaurant/bar waiters
8) Waiters outside hotels
So do y'all tip all of them while in India? How much do you tip them each?
1) I shake my head, say no/"nahin"/"naa" (whatever) and grab it back. If I have a car from a hotel, the driver can very well take my suitcase, if I have one. My rollaboard stays with me all the time.
2) 20 or 50 rupees, depending on whether he helps me with my suitcase, adjusts the air conditioning to my liking, plays the right music, etc.
3) If its the same person as in 4), he'll get a tip. If I just have a rollaboard, it goes with me into the backseat - and I can do that myself.
4) Usually 50 rupees for 1 or 2 heavy bags.
5) Nothing. There's always a ~10% service charge.
6) Haven't used one.
7) Nothing. There's always a ~10% service charge.
8) If there's no service charge, I'll usually round up the bill. eg. for a Rs. 40 bill I'll just pay with a Rs. 50 note and leave, for a Rs 200 bill I may leave a Rs 20 tip, for a Rs. 500 bill I might leave Rs. 50. Never more. You're not likely to have a bill larger than a couple of hundred rupees at a place that does not have a service charge anyway.