Originally Posted by
uva185
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Most hotels I have seen charge 18% gratuity for room service. I do not give extra gratuity unless the waiter does extra work (like set up breakfast on the balcony) in which case its an extra $2-3. I've never gotten a bad vibe for doing that but maybe I am just not picking up on it.
Agreed. Extra effort (by general standards) is rewarded with extra $.
In most room-service situations, I figure that there's an additional work-load (granted, not much of one), to prep the food for room delivery and deliver, as opposed to table service in the restaurant. I'm willing to cover the cost of a single room-service charge (since I'm willing, so is my company).
However, most room service items (that are on the restaurant menu) are already maked up on the room-service menu when compared to the same item on the restaurant menu. Then they add a r/s fee. Then, possibly, an additional fee. If this is the case, they get what's already on the bill and nothing more.