Anonymous
02/19/2023 23:18
Subject: Re:How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
I used to work at a hotel chain that rhymes with chariot. I know that the housekeeping used the wet towels left on the floor by guests to wipe down everything including toilets, sinks, showers, coffee pots, cups etc. Cleaners regularly wet the mops in the toilet bowl to mop floors.
The first thing I do is inspect the bed to see that the mattress and sheets are not soiled. Next check the edges and crevices of the mattress and beds. Bedbugs have a mild stinkbug smell and they congregate in the crevices. Also, they will leave little brown specks on the mattress or sheets so check for that. I also wipe down everything with Lysol wipes, and wash the cups and coffee mugs etc with some dish soap that I carry. Finally, lysol the remote, switches, phone, alarm, door handles. They are not sanitizing anything because they have very little time to clean each room. And some guests are slobs and it takes them longer to clean that up.
I don't want house cleaning to come and clean my room because they will make every thing contaminated again. So, I only ask for clean towels and toiletries. I also like to keep my room clean and beds made. This allows me to not lose track of possessions or leave something in the room. There is a lot of stealing that happens so it is better to not have anyone come inside your room.
The first thing I do is inspect the bed to see that the mattress and sheets are not soiled. Next check the edges and crevices of the mattress and beds. Bedbugs have a mild stinkbug smell and they congregate in the crevices. Also, they will leave little brown specks on the mattress or sheets so check for that. I also wipe down everything with Lysol wipes, and wash the cups and coffee mugs etc with some dish soap that I carry. Finally, lysol the remote, switches, phone, alarm, door handles. They are not sanitizing anything because they have very little time to clean each room. And some guests are slobs and it takes them longer to clean that up.
I don't want house cleaning to come and clean my room because they will make every thing contaminated again. So, I only ask for clean towels and toiletries. I also like to keep my room clean and beds made. This allows me to not lose track of possessions or leave something in the room. There is a lot of stealing that happens so it is better to not have anyone come inside your room.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 23:10
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
$5/day, left every day (not all at checkout) because it can be different staff each day.
Good point about possibly increasing, OP. I haven't increased this amount in probably a decade, so maybe I'm low these days.
My mom worked her way through college as a motel housekeeper, so tipping was drilled into me.
Good point about possibly increasing, OP. I haven't increased this amount in probably a decade, so maybe I'm low these days.
My mom worked her way through college as a motel housekeeper, so tipping was drilled into me.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:50
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
What housekeeping?
I’ve stayed at even nice hotels (JW, Marriotts, or lower end Residence, Courtyard, etc) and received little in the way of housekeeping (beds not made or covers hastily pulled up, no fresh towels, not even taking out the trash) in the last two years. Prior maybe 3-4/day.
I’ve stayed at even nice hotels (JW, Marriotts, or lower end Residence, Courtyard, etc) and received little in the way of housekeeping (beds not made or covers hastily pulled up, no fresh towels, not even taking out the trash) in the last two years. Prior maybe 3-4/day.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:44
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
Anonymous wrote:I don’t. It’s included in the (crazy) price of hotels. We are neat and clean and if we could restock the room ourselves, we would.
I feel passionate about this topic. Valet and baggage service providers (usually men) regularly receive excellent tips. The women scrubbing toilets and changing the sheets get little. I leave about $5 per day.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:29
Subject: Re:How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
$10 a night
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:27
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No tip. Besides used towels folded neatly I leave the room much cleaner than when I come. I wip everything down with Lysol wipes and scrub out the tub.
Agreed on the no tip part but you bring cleaning supplies on vacation? Me thinks you are trolling.
I bring Clorox Wipes for the airplanes and to wipe down the hotel when I get there. I certainly don't clean before I leave. That seems crazy. But I don't leave any garbage on the floor, no stains, nothing crazy.
+1
And I don’t tip either, especially post COVID. Housekeeping does not clean my room or empty trash during my stay. My room rate covers that my room is clean and made for my stay.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:26
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
I generally don’t tip.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:19
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
Anonymous wrote:I always tip although the amount varies wildly based on what cash I have available. I use cash so rarely these days. Sometimes I’ve thought to get a few hundred in $5 bills and stash them in my suitcase but then when I run out it takes awhile before I remember to do it again.
Generally I thinking tipping hotel housekeepers well is a way to get money to low income working women who have a largely invisible job.[/[b]quote]
This is why I tip $5 a night.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:14
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No tip. Besides used towels folded neatly I leave the room much cleaner than when I come. I wip everything down with Lysol wipes and scrub out the tub.
Agreed on the no tip part but you bring cleaning supplies on vacation? Me thinks you are trolling.
I bring Clorox Wipes for the airplanes and to wipe down the hotel when I get there. I certainly don't clean before I leave. That seems crazy. But I don't leave any garbage on the floor, no stains, nothing crazy.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:14
Subject: Re:How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
I typically don't
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:12
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
I always tip although the amount varies wildly based on what cash I have available. I use cash so rarely these days. Sometimes I’ve thought to get a few hundred in $5 bills and stash them in my suitcase but then when I run out it takes awhile before I remember to do it again.
Generally I thinking tipping hotel housekeepers well is a way to get money to low income working women who have a largely invisible job.
Generally I thinking tipping hotel housekeepers well is a way to get money to low income working women who have a largely invisible job.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:09
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
Nothing.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 22:07
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
$5/day that they come and clean. If I stay one night I typically don’t tip as they don’t clean during my stay. 0$ when overseas.
Anonymous
02/19/2023 21:55
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don’t. It’s included in the (crazy) price of hotels. We are neat and clean and if we could restock the room ourselves, we would.
+1000. I’m not tipping housekeepers. Hell, half the time, they don’t even bother cleaning the room each day. What exactly am I tipping for?
What do you expect at a Fairfield inn? I’d leave $5 when I check out. Just stayed at a JW. Left $20/day for two rooms because they did chest daily. One day, the lady didn’t take it. I
Anonymous
02/19/2023 21:46
Subject: How much do you leave for hotel housekeeping?
$20 day