Tipping housekeeping.
Recent thread on lack of housekeeping on X-mas day kicked up many opinions some of which, I felt, went beyond the topic. .
There was a thread on Skymiles forum about whether one should tip or not tip bartenders in SkyClubs. I don't want my room tidied every day as I prefer not to have my things rearranged. I have been used to making my bed first thing in the morning since I was 10. I do not order room service, so there is no extra mess to be cleaned. I rarely tip housekeeping. I tip only if they do something extraordinary such as bringing extra cream for tea/coffee (which I use only if the tea is good and cream is not the artificial kind). I wonder if am alone or there are more like me. |
There are a few threads on tipping housekeeping, and a few threads on not having the room cleaned every day. Some chains even gave bonus points for not having your room cleaned.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...s-per-day.html that links to something similar on Starwood The threads always fall into two sides. Why tip somebody for doing their job Tipping daily gets you better service Personally I don't care if they make the bed or not, just give me dry towels and empty the garbage. |
I'm not prone to tipping housekeeping when I'm only staying one night, especially if, like you, I don't utilize any additional housekeeping services. If they aren't providing you with any "service", why tip them?
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What's an acceptable tip? US$5 per night? If I tipped every one whom people say you are supposed to tip, I would starve on per diem one company paid me. I don't know how they got away with it at US$60 per day (meals and incidentals) for London. Breakfast was 30 pounds in the hotel.
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If I stop 1 night I never tip housekeeping. If I stop more than 1 night I will nearly always tip.
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Originally Posted by Yaatri
(Post 17755368)
What's an acceptable tip? US$5 per night? If I tipped every one whom people say you are supposed to tip, I would starve on per diem one company paid me. I don't know how they got away with it at US$60 per day (meals and incidentals) for London. Breakfast was 30 pounds in the hotel.
Maybe that explains why I've rarely received service above or beyond the norm! |
Originally Posted by Yaatri
(Post 17755368)
What's an acceptable tip? US$5 per night? If I tipped every one whom people say you are supposed to tip, I would starve on per diem one company paid me. I don't know how they got away with it at US$60 per day (meals and incidentals) for London. Breakfast was 30 pounds in the hotel.
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In the US I will usually tip $10 - $20 per stay for a 3-5 night stay. Elsewhere no. I usually pull the covers over and leave the towels neatly.
I have occasionally gotten a thank you and once even change! |
Originally Posted by tsastor
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Your company should pay a decent rate for a decent hotel and that hotel should pay a decent wage to the housekeeper. That is how it should work, you're allowance is for your lunch, dinner, dry cleaning and car wash and a fully acceptable tip is $0.00.
Any tip that you give comes out of your meals and incidentals allowance. I still don't understand how they got away with it since they are a federal contractor. I put down the per diem rate for London, but my supervisor refused to sign my expense report and would not deny it in writing. When I did not make any headway, for a year, I gave it as further delay would have made it difficult for me to get any reimbursement. The amount involved a few thousand dollars that I could ill afford to lose. Federal Govt has very strict standards for allowable expenses. My wife, working for a bank, stayed in better hotels than I did. Maybe those who tip can provide a guidance about what is considered a reasonable tip by them since those of who don;t would have no idea. |
Originally Posted by Yaatri
(Post 17755368)
I don't know how they got away with it at US$60 per day (meals and incidentals) for London. Breakfast was 30 pounds in the hotel.
Don't eat breakfast in the hotel? Probably could have gotten it for a fraction of that at someplace around the corner. |
We had a survey on tipping a few years ago -- maybe even 10 years ago here on Flyertalk. The output: about 75% do not tip housekeeping in the US. Our international participants were more like 90%+ do not tip.
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We tend to leave something for the housekeeper if staying, say, 5 nights or more in a hotel and have, sort of, gotten to know a housekeeper - but onlynwhen we're sure she's going to receive it. Many times, there are multiple people servicing the room daily.
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I generally hand the DND sign when I check in and then leave it there until I check out. I have no need to "get to know" the housekeeper, and feel no need to tip them. They are paid to do a job, just as I am.
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Usually tip $2 per night and I leave it each night. I usually stay in a regular full service Marriott or a Courtyard, or similar quality in another chain. Occasionally, I stay in high-end places and I've left $3 per night.
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I tipped once when I was staying in Los Angeles many years ago but since then I've never felt it to be necessary. They're paid to do a job. Outside of the US I've never even considered it.
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