jimrpa

Currently staying at the WDW Dolphin. Left a $5 tip (singles, didn’t have a five) on my pillow this morning and headed down to breakfast. The housekeeper happened to be just outside my room and asked if I’d like it serviced and I said sure. Returned to my room after breakfast and the $5 was sitting neatly on the bedside table! Fortunately the housekeeper (same one) was just down the hall, so I went down to her and told her it was her her. She seemed surprised and said she didn’t know that and thanked me.

anyone ever have that happen? Strange.

Jaunts

It happens to me a lot. Now, I usually leave a note saying, "Tip," by the money. I have had some coworkers that actually complained when they left change out, and the housekeeper picked it up thinking it was a tip. I am sure that only has to happen to a housekeeper once before they are hesitant to pick up money from a room even when it is a legit tip.

cawhite

After something similar happened several years ago, I always leave a quick note with the tip that says "Housekeeping - thank you" or something similar.

garykung

An employee took something from the room can be considered stealing, which may lead to termination and/or arrest.

My guess is the housekeeper played it safe. It is better to lose $5 than the job.

OP - if you were nice enough, left a note or gave the housekeeper the tip yourself.

flyerCO

This. Most hotels now have policies that housekeeping should only take money if clearly marked as a tip. In fact some provide envelopes for this.

ryw

I usually use the notepad to write "thank you" or "tip" or something like that next to any tip money that I leave, usually on the desk or dresser, to make it clear. (Or use the envelope provided at some properties).

MePlatPremier

Does this issue really require two separate threads?

3rdworldresident

In Japan, it always happens to me. No matter how I tried to leave them a tip. They just refused it politely. Some staff may accecpt tip but those are NOT japanese.

I wish the rest of the world would be like Japan.

garykung

AFAICT - tipping in Japan is considered an insult.

controller1

There's always a pad of paper and pen by the phone. I always write a note with my room number in the upper right corner. Housekeeper / Thanks and leave the tip on top of the note. I also would never leave the tip on the bed in today's PC society. I usually leave it on a table so that it is the first thing I see when I return to the room. It's nice to open that door and see the tip gone and know the room has been serviced!

Happy

This.

There are also countries where tipping is NOT a custom. Australia and New Zealand for example. Even in Europe and UK, tips usually just are rounding up of payments not an expected amount like in US where the pay scheme of servicing industry makes the tips a good part of the workers income, and has become a source of complaint by many international visitors whose countries dont have such worker compensation system.

GeezerCouple

This is what we do, but we put it in an envelope.

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jrich7970

Happened to me once.

I left money in the middle of the desk that (to me) was clearly a tip. Nothing else on the desk, bills together, etc.

And they were still there in the evening when I got back.

Most Marriotts now have that open "envelope" the size of a bill. Renis have an envelope that holds a bill folded into quarters with a "tip" for me on it like, "use club soda to get out wine stains", or something like that.

Can't remember any others, but if you leave it in a place where it doesn't look like an accident, I have found the usually take it.

I do like the note idea though, and in the future, if there's nothing provided, I think that's the way to go.

I have also gotten handwritten thank you notes from them, which is a nice touch, I think.

zoned_post_meridiem

That's verbatim what I do -- fold the bill(s) into the note. A quick written 'thank you' makes things more personal, too, as a bit of a nice touch.

flyerCO

OP accidentally posted a duplicate