Can we talk hotel tipping?

[Anonymous]

Going to a resort for Christmas. Not super high end. How much would you tip:

Valet (drop off or pick up or both?)
Bellhop
Housekeeping per night

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Going to a resort for Christmas. Not super high end. How much would you tip:

Valet (drop off or pick up or both?)
Bellhop
Housekeeping per night

just a guess, $5 each time, unless it required extra effort?

[Anonymous]

I guess I'm not sure the difference between a Valet and a Bellhop. Getting your luggage to your room? A $10 bill if not much luggage, $20 if you have lots. We always get a wheeled cart and do it ourselves. Someone arranges a cab for you, $10, unless it's a big ask, then $20. Housekeeping $20/nt but $100 for a week would be my max, for a week. We don't desire housekeeping during our stay, even if offered, and we leave the place very neat.

[Anonymous]

This might sound too cold and transactional, but when we go to resorts I tip especially generously, and I think it has caused us to be especially well taken care of. Staff does talk about these things, positive or negative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Going to a resort for Christmas. Not super high end. How much would you tip:

Valet (drop off or pick up or both?)
Bellhop
Housekeeping per night

Is it just you alone, or you and dh, or your whole family where number of people impacts amount of housekeeping work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess I'm not sure the difference between a Valet and a Bellhop. Getting your luggage to your room? A $10 bill if not much luggage, $20 if you have lots. We always get a wheeled cart and do it ourselves. Someone arranges a cab for you, $10, unless it's a big ask, then $20. Housekeeping $20/nt but $100 for a week would be my max, for a week. We don't desire housekeeping during our stay, even if offered, and we leave the place very neat.

By valet I mean the guy who takes and brings your car.

Wow, ok I guess I’m out of touch. Hasn’t thought to do $20/day for housekeeping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess I'm not sure the difference between a Valet and a Bellhop. Getting your luggage to your room? A $10 bill if not much luggage, $20 if you have lots. We always get a wheeled cart and do it ourselves. Someone arranges a cab for you, $10, unless it's a big ask, then $20. Housekeeping $20/nt but $100 for a week would be my max, for a week. We don't desire housekeeping during our stay, even if offered, and we leave the place very neat.

I don't tip for this. That's literally part of the job for the front desk staff.

[Anonymous]

I do $20/night for housekeeping and probably 5 for the bellhop and valet. At Christmas I might do more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess I'm not sure the difference between a Valet and a Bellhop. Getting your luggage to your room? A $10 bill if not much luggage, $20 if you have lots. We always get a wheeled cart and do it ourselves. Someone arranges a cab for you, $10, unless it's a big ask, then $20. Housekeeping $20/nt but $100 for a week would be my max, for a week. We don't desire housekeeping during our stay, even if offered, and we leave the place very neat.

By valet I mean the guy who takes and brings your car.

Wow, ok I guess I’m out of touch. Hasn’t thought to do $20/day for housekeeping.

I must be out of touch as well. I tipped $5/day at a mid priced hotel. I make my bed every day and hang up towel. So maybe they emptied the trash? Not sure what else they did in the room each day. If the front desk calls me a cab, I don’t tip. If the doorman hails a cab for me from the street, I would tip a few dollars. More if it was raining or snowing and they were able to get the cab quickly.

[Anonymous]

I do $5-10/nt for housekeeping and bellhop, $5 for valet

[Anonymous]

I worked for a major hotel chain - here were approved tips for business travel - $1.00 for the valet who gets your car; $2 for the hotel maid (paid each night of your stay because not the same maid cleans your room every day) and $5 for bell staff if they bring up multiple bags to your room.

[Anonymous]

I used to pay housekeeping per night but that stopped when the hotels decided to stop daily housekeeping. We just stayed at a VERY high end resort ($2000/night) and there was no daily housekeeping "for our protection". BS. We know now that COVID doesn't spread that way and if the hotel wants to cut costs by reducing housekeeping services, I won't pay for a service I don't get. I realize this tipping impacts the workers and not the hotel, but the housekeeping staff doesn't have to do as much work so why would I pay per night? I leave what I would have paid per night for the whole stay, since they are only cleaning one time. (And I put all the linens in a pile, clean up trash, etc).

[Anonymous]

$20 a night for housekeeping, but only if there is actual maid service. Nothing if they only clean between guests

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to pay housekeeping per night but that stopped when the hotels decided to stop daily housekeeping. We just stayed at a VERY high end resort ($2000/night) and there was no daily housekeeping "for our protection". BS. We know now that COVID doesn't spread that way and if the hotel wants to cut costs by reducing housekeeping services, I won't pay for a service I don't get. I realize this tipping impacts the workers and not the hotel, but the housekeeping staff doesn't have to do as much work so why would I pay per night? I leave what I would have paid per night for the whole stay, since they are only cleaning one time. (And I put all the linens in a pile, clean up trash, etc).

I don't tolerate. I always request daily housekeeping.

[Anonymous]

The guy paying $2k a night wont leave a tip for the maids making minimum wage. Wow.