Tipping- Am I an asshole??

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Anonymous wrote:Just read this article which includes suggested tip amounts for hotel concierge and housekeeping. I've never tipped the concierge or housekeeper! And I've traveled a LOT. Do people typically do this?? I don't think I've seen other travelers do this either... Or am I just an asshole??

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/24/how_much_to_give_hotel_staff_the_ultimate_guide_to_tipping.php

If i stay for a few days or more, I tip the last day if all went well.

[Anonymous]

Tipping the hotel maid is one way to make a difference and it is really easy and cheap to do. $5 and you double their salary for the time they are cleaning your room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tipping the hotel maid is one way to make a difference and it is really easy and cheap to do. $5 and you double their salary for the time they are cleaning your room.

This. If anyone in the world could use a few extra bucks it's the person who busts their butt scrubbing the bathroom and making the bed.

I usually tip $1-2 night, but more if I've been messy or the room is made up extra wonderfully,

[Anonymous]

P.S. I tip every night, not at the end of the stay because frequently it isn't the same person cleaning your room from day to day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't leave money in your room for housekeeping? I thought everyone did that...

I've never done that. Does it matter that I'm super neat?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't either OP. I'm tired of being expected to supplement the wages of someone else's employees for doing their job. I already paid to stay at the hotel. Paying the employees is on them.

I'm sure the staff at the hotels you stay at are pleased with your principled stand.

I don't understand why its my responsibility to pay them. I leave my room much like I found it, not leaving a huge mess for them, but I paid for their service when I paid for my room. What happened to the days when a tip was for exceptional service? I can't remember the last time I got that, but everyone's got their hand out.

Do you take this same approach in restaurants?

I tip in restaurants dependent on the service I recieve. 20% for average service, more for exceptional service, and I will not hesitate to not leave a tip at all if the service is shit. I don't subscribe to the belief that anyone is owed a tip, and a lot of service workers are terrible today because of the idea that they get a tip no matter what.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You don't leave money in your room for housekeeping? I thought everyone did that...

+1

And I tip the bellhop and the valet. I don't think I've ever made arrangements through a concierge, so I've never tipped them.

And no way in hell am I tipping the desk clerk simply for checking me in and out. WTF.

I've never used a bellhop or a valet. No matter what hotel I stay at, I always carry my own bags. And by "carry" I mean "wheel".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Surely restaurants are totally different as they rely on tips for their salary.

I am like a PP and only tip if I have my kids with me or am staying for a few nights. I don't tip on a one night stay.

This is a myth. If a server, after calculating their tips, makes less than minimum wage for the hours they worked, their employer is legally required to make up the difference. In my opinion, employers should be required to pay an actual wage from their profits and stop making the public believe they are responsible.

[Anonymous]

I don't tip housekeeping.

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Anonymous wrote:Tipping the hotel maid is one way to make a difference and it is really easy and cheap to do. $5 and you double their salary for the time they are cleaning your room.

This. If anyone in the world could use a few extra bucks it's the person who busts their butt scrubbing the bathroom and making the bed.

I usually tip $1-2 night, but more if I've been messy or the room is made up extra wonderfully,

Agree about $2 / night. If I am traveling for work, it is expensed, just like I'd expense a tip for a cab driver. If I am traveling for vacation, it isn't THAT much on top of a hotel room + I am just happy I'm on vacation.

I tip daily because I don't think the same person is servicing the room every day. I used to tip at the end of the trip because it was easier, until I realized it probably isn't the same person every day.

I've never used concierge service. Don't know if I'd tip for that. I guess it depends on the situation.

[Anonymous]

I've always tipped housekeeping. Can't think of a worse job than cleaning up after people staying in a hotel.

Have no clue what a concierge is.

I always carry my own bags. Except when traveling to developing countries where I know the hotel staff really need the tips.

[Anonymous]

Always tip housekeeping. I do it by the day, used to do it at the end but was informed that staff can change day to day so leaving it on only one day may stiff some staff, so I do it daily.

[Anonymous]

5 bucks a day for housekeeping and 3 bucks for valet...never have used front desk services. here is my question: is this enough? i don't inflate for nicer hotels bc I think I assume cleaning my room at the holiday inn express vs ritz is basically the same job but maybe thats incorrect form?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tipping the hotel maid is one way to make a difference and it is really easy and cheap to do. $5 and you double their salary for the time they are cleaning your room.

This. If anyone in the world could use a few extra bucks it's the person who busts their butt scrubbing the bathroom and making the bed.

I usually tip $1-2 night, but more if I've been messy or the room is made up extra wonderfully,

This. Specifically for this one, difficult, lonely underpaid position. It makes a real difference for the category of person who needs it the very very most.

In fact I'd go so far as to say that if you do leave a couple of dollars a night for her, you're a decent sort of character. And if you don't, now that you know after reading this thread thread about your toilet scrubbing, minimum wage, bottom of the labor ladder room cleaner .... then yes, you are a type of asshole at heart. You really are.

[Anonymous]

I usually leave about $2-3 a day for housekeepers, or I'll put the sign on the door saying I don't need housekeeping that day. I don't stay in hotels all that often though. I stayed at a Marriott a few years ago and left a couple dollars and the next three the housekeeper chased me down to say thank-you. She was Asian and kept saying you left tip, you left tip! It made me realize most people probably don't leave tips. I was a college student at the time but had previously worked some pretty hard thankless jobs so I knew that the money would be appreciated.