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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Wow. $20-30 a night for housekeeping when it should be included in the price of your stay? I don’t know anyone who does that much; maybe $25 or so for a week. Tipping seems out of control to me. [/quote]

Agreed, this is insane.  On average, a hotel maid spends about thirty minutes per room per day.  For those who are suggesting tipping $20/day, do you really think that she should get $80k per year, plus her regular salary?  In what universe is vacuuming, changing sheets, and such worth anywhere near that?

I'm with Emily Post on this:

https://emilypost.com/advice/general-tipping-guide

Bellman:  $2 first bag, $1 each additional bag
Hotel maid:  $2-5/day
Valet:  $2-5 when car is returned

Emily Post says to tip the hotel maid daily.  I prefer to leave the tip at the end of my stay.  I realize that there are different maids each day, but this should balance out over time with different departure dates.  I strongly believe that tips should be left as a reward for good service after the service has been provided.  I cannot judge the quality of the service before then, so it makes no sense to tip in advance.

I will tip more for extraordinarily good service.  I will not tip (or will provide a very low tip) for poor service.  I mostly travel alone and don't make a mess.   I don't have unusually heavy bags.  Obviously, I would tip more if I had unique needs and hotel employees were willing to serve those needs.[/quote]

+1 This is the standard. I tip the maid $5, the valet $5 only on return of car, and the bellman $5 (but I have given a 20 on occasion when I didn’t have change). I find this results is excellent service since about half don’t tip at all.

The people giving $20 to the maids, that is awesome but highly unusual. That would result in a 6 figure salary and a coveted job, in reality being a maid is about the least coveted job in the hotel and lots of $0 tips and $2 tips.[/quote]

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