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Tip in Germany
Will be staying at the Vierjahreszeiten in Berlin, how much do you recommend tipping the porter?
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There is no NEED like in the US but of course it's very welcome and not to unusual. Keep the amounts like you would do it in the US if you think the service was good! If you think the service was bad, express that by not tipping at all, everybody understands. No minimum tip or anything like that required!
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If the gzy just opens the door of your cab = zero. For carrying the luggage to the room = zero to 2 Euro.
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In Germany you usually only tip if the service was good.
In a restaurant or a bar: 0% for bad service, 5% if the service was ok, 10-15% if the service was great. More if the waitress is pretty and you expect her to leave with you...;) |
A different kind of "tip"
Be sure to carry some coins with you. IYou will need them to pay your way into many toilets.
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The general rule for tipping in Germany is that you round up to the nearest Euro unless the service was bad.
If your bill is 14,30€, you round up to 15€. If your bill is 14,80€, it's prefectly acceptable to round up to 15€, but I usually go with 16€ unless the service was bad. In taxis, I round up to the nearest Euro so that we (both the cabbie and I) don't have to fiddle around with small change. If I take advantage of a hotel porter service (which I rarely if ever do), I usually tip a Euro or two. Other than that, tips aren't really expected. People are paid well enough that they are not dependent on tips - not even the waiters. Don't ever feel bad about not tipping somebody if the service was lousy. You're not taking food off anyone's table, and you've sent a signal to the person providing the service that they need to shape up. That's why tipping still has its intended function in Germany (and most of Europe actually), which is to reward satisfactory service. |
At restaurants I tip 1 euro + the change required to bring it up to an even amount.
Example: 10,20 euro = 12 euro. |
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