LAS lounge - tipping expected?
#1
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LAS lounge - tipping expected?
Quickie for any LAS regulars if you don't mind. As per title, I know it's a serviced bar rather than a self-serve, so would I be right in assuming that the barman is likely to be expecting me to tip him for doing what I would quite happily and probably more quickly do for myself in another lounge?
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#2
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They are used to the Brits in there and so are not expecting tips, indeed the vast majority of users (including Americans!) don't. If the service is good (which it usually is) then certainly feel free to offer them a little gesture.
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If tipping is expected in a culture then it is kinda like the HHonors free breakfast or the free drinks when gambling in Vegas (you tip on what the cost would have been)
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When we were there a couple of weeks ago, there was a clear jar on the bar for tips, and we just popped a couple of dollars in there when we got drinks. Some people tipped, some didn't - service didn't seem to be any different either way. We felt more comfortable doing so - when in Rome and all that.
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A more important question is why you would want to spend more than 3 seconds in that horrific little cupboard. Indeed I rather (and do) get a rat burger from Carls Jr rather than spend time in that "lounge"
#11
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You must be talking about a different lounge to the one I used earlier this year before my flight back to LHR. The lounge was perfectly fine, and the staff very helpful, except it did get a bit busy at one point.
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What's the point of the free breakfast if you tip what the cost would have been? I'm sorry, but if the breakfast is free, it's free. Maybe if the service is exceptional I'd leave a tip but the hotel staff is not restaurant waitstaff and they do not make below minimum wage (at least in the US).
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What's the point of the free breakfast if you tip what the cost would have been? I'm sorry, but if the breakfast is free, it's free. Maybe if the service is exceptional I'd leave a tip but the hotel staff is not restaurant waitstaff and they do not make below minimum wage (at least in the US).
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i rip the usual %ge of the tab. If the tab is $0, what do I do?
Exceptional service might earn a $ at a served bar, I guess. But then I don't use such places.
Exceptional service might earn a $ at a served bar, I guess. But then I don't use such places.
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Customary or not, I'm not going to leave a $1 tip for a "free drink" which contains less than $1 worth of actual alcohol since it's so low quality.
What's the point of the free breakfast if you tip what the cost would have been? I'm sorry, but if the breakfast is free, it's free. Maybe if the service is exceptional I'd leave a tip but the hotel staff is not restaurant waitstaff and they do not make below minimum wage (at least in the US).
What's the point of the free breakfast if you tip what the cost would have been? I'm sorry, but if the breakfast is free, it's free. Maybe if the service is exceptional I'd leave a tip but the hotel staff is not restaurant waitstaff and they do not make below minimum wage (at least in the US).