Tips
Apr 14, 2017 | 1:39 pm
#16
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I consider that it is crazy that we have to leave tips in the room because Hilton, Marriott,...do not pay decent salaries to the staff cleaning the rooms.
I only leave tips when we stay at the Conrad NY with Mrs m4l and our daughters(in total 4 people), and it is true that, up to now, it has make a difference getting extra towels and extra coffee capsules/toiletries.
I only leave tips when we stay at the Conrad NY with Mrs m4l and our daughters(in total 4 people), and it is true that, up to now, it has make a difference getting extra towels and extra coffee capsules/toiletries.
Apr 14, 2017 | 5:57 pm
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I'm grateful I'm able to stay in nice hotels and don't mind sharing a few bucks with very low wage staff who cleans my room.
Apr 14, 2017 | 7:37 pm
#18
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Up to now my donations to charity go through more classic channels.
Do you do it also outside of the United States?
I hope that hotel chains do not reduce further the wages when they find out that more and more people leave tips in the rooms
Apr 14, 2017 | 7:54 pm
#19
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Putting tip out on the open on the nightstand is what I do. I share Kacee's sentiment, although i will admit that I have had times for on that last morning of my stay, I am in a rush and just don't have lower denomination bills and don't leave anything and I tend to feel like a scad in those situations. (I rarely travel overseas so this is all US hotels)
Apr 14, 2017 | 7:58 pm
#20
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I consider that it is crazy that we have to leave tips in the room because Hilton, Marriott,...do not pay decent salaries to the staff cleaning the rooms.
I only leave tips when we stay at the Conrad NY with Mrs m4l and our daughters(in total 4 people), and it is true that, up to now, it has make a difference getting extra towels and extra coffee capsules/toiletries.
I only leave tips when we stay at the Conrad NY with Mrs m4l and our daughters(in total 4 people), and it is true that, up to now, it has make a difference getting extra towels and extra coffee capsules/toiletries.
Conrad New York has a pretty solid housekeeping staff and yes, the tip seems to get you extra everything (basically double toiletries at the least)
Apr 14, 2017 | 8:02 pm
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Apr 14, 2017 | 8:14 pm
#22
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I do not do it to get the extra towels,...which is also nice, but because I consider that staying 4 in the room means making 2 beds,...so some extra work load
Apr 15, 2017 | 1:22 am
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Not in Japan.
Right. Let them eat cake.
Apr 15, 2017 | 6:05 am
#24
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Then you are faced with the dilemma of whether to tip when they bring the stuff to you room.
Apr 15, 2017 | 10:41 am
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Apr 16, 2017 | 3:11 pm
#26
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Thought experiment:
Step 1: when first checking-in (before any chance to interact with housekeeping) is the room clean? Are there enough towels and "free" toiletries?
Step 2: If you don't tip, would the quantity of towels and toiletries drop? Would the cleanliness drop?
(Coming from outside the US some of these tipping scenarios are, well, quite weird...)
Step 1: when first checking-in (before any chance to interact with housekeeping) is the room clean? Are there enough towels and "free" toiletries?
Step 2: If you don't tip, would the quantity of towels and toiletries drop? Would the cleanliness drop?
(Coming from outside the US some of these tipping scenarios are, well, quite weird...)
Apr 16, 2017 | 3:24 pm
#27
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This is really veering well off anything Hilton related
I'm going to go ahead and close the thread, if you search trouble because you'll see many threads on tipping.
To be honest most hotel related threads on tipping Wind up being very general threads.
Squeakr
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To be honest most hotel related threads on tipping Wind up being very general threads.
Squeakr
Co. Mod H