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Tipping etiquette

Duckncover — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:57:30 GMT

We are going to a destination wedding at the end of May. The hotel where we are staying is a luxury hotel. I have no idea how much to tip the bellhop, etc. For those of you who travel a lot, what is expected? I looked up some online guides but they didn't really seem very current. Also, how much should you tip the guy who delivers food via grub hub, etc?

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kaydee50 — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:15:11 GMT

Do they still have bellhops?? Haven't seen any in years even in upscale hotels. We do leave a tip for the person who cleans our room, $5/day is our usual. Know nothing about food delivery people.

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ThinkingOutLoud — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:22:38 GMT

First, it depends on where you're going. Australia, for example, sees tips as an insult. Anyway, for bellhops, I've always heard 1 or 2 dollars per bag.

Hope you have a great time!

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Duckncover — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:29:01 GMT

Maybe bellhop is not the right word now..l am referring to the people who meet you when you drive up, open your car door for you, take your luggage and take it to the desk. Another one takes it to your room.

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Desertdi — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:50:28 GMT

Some luxury hotels "may" add the gratuity to your bill

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Still Raining — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:52:47 GMT

Not sure a grub hub delivery person would be welcome in the lobby. Might want to check. Julia wasn't 💃

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Duckncover — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:03:49 GMT

I wasn't talking about Grubhub and other food delivery services coming to the hotel! 😱Just wondered what tip is customary when you order food from home.

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GenXmuse — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:38:02 GMT

I've been in hotels where there is a doorman or bellhop and tipped $5 for bringing my suitcases up.
I tip between 15%-20% for Grubhub through their app. Since COVID they leave it at the door to avoid face to face contact here so I don't tip in person. If you leave the tip blank in your order you might have a hard time finding someone who takes your order as quickly too.

I've ordered takeout when staying at hotels and have never had a problem. They can deliver to lobby and an employee can deliver it or meet there.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:53:45 GMT

It's bellman, not bell hop and it's customary to tip $5 for each bag they carry for you. You tip the housekeepers at the end of your stay, $5 for every night you stayed. Some hotels include the gratuity for room service but it they don't, the tip is like any restaurant 15 to 20% is added to the bill which you pay at checkout. If you use the concierge for theatre tickets or dinner reservations or advice on places to see, you tip him or her $10. You tip servers in the hotel restaurant and bartender, the way you would normally tip. Tipping for Grubhub or Uber eats is through the app when you order, they dont accept cash. I tip 15% when I use those apps. If you use the hotel shuttle, tip the driver $2.00.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:58:08 GMT

@Still Raining wrote:
Not sure a grub hub delivery person would be welcome in the lobby. Might want to check. Julia wasn't 💃

Hotels, even luxury hotels, are big business for meal delivery services. Everyone uses them. The driver will call you on your cell phone when he arrives and you either meet him in the lobby or he'll deliver to your room. We do whatever works for the driver.

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ThinkingOutLoud — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:01:50 GMT

Another thought re: your travel - call a travel agent (or two) in the area you're going to. They might know what's customary for tips there.

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GenXmuse — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:01:59 GMT

I use bellhop and doorman, etc interchangeably. It's just semantics and all are understood and used in my travels.

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Sooner — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:09:36 GMT

The valet takes your car, parks it and brings it back around. We usually tip $5 for before and after, but sometimes it isn't handy to tip the driver taking the car. Sometimes they jump in and drive off before you get the chance.

If the return person is someone we "know" at the hotel, who has worked for years or gives us special service, we'll tip a $10. Depends on what you can afford at the time.

I always tip the maid $5 each day because it will be different people. All of this was four years ago--so might want to up it a little.

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hckynutjohn — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:06:05 GMT

Etiquette Smetiquette! I tip what I think the service is worth. I grew up where tips were my main source of making money, so I know the drill. Don't care if it's a truck stop or one of 45's hotels. I decide what to tip and if someone or some place doesn't like it? Talk to me about it.

What should you @Duckncover do? Beats me.

hckynut 🇺🇸

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magicmoodz — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:16:18 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
The valet takes your car, parks it and brings it back around. We usually tip $5 for before and after, but sometimes it isn't handy to tip the driver taking the car. Sometimes they jump in and drive off before you get the chance.

If the return person is someone we "know" at the hotel, who has worked for years or gives us special service, we'll tip a $10. Depends on what you can afford at the time.

I always tip the maid $5 each day because it will be different people. All of this was four years ago--so might want to up it a little.

I agree. Housekeeping should be tipped everyday since there are often staffing changes throughout a person's stay.

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shoekitty — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:44:08 GMT

I tip all hotels the same I think. I was at the Four Seasons not too long Fo, and they took my luggage and brought it up I tipped maybe 10 bux. It was a lot of stuff and he totally went through the room showing me things as it was a big suite. Everything is automatic, curtains, bath yikes complicated for me. Sometimes I tip more sometimes 5 bux. Many times when I am with my husband he gets a cart and takes it up. After valet has loaded stuff from car

ETA. I tip housekeeping about 20 @ day or more. If I stay a few days, housekeeping only comes every other day unless you ask. So if we stay 3 days they only come once, and then the final clean up. I tip her at end of stay usually. And that is about 40 bux s. One hotel we stay in we have been going there for years. Same valet, and we know housekeeping. They must like their job because everyone there has been working there forever, so often I know the same valet will be there the next day. And I give him a nice tip envelope

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Snooky60 — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 03:27:33 GMT

I think you're supposed to tip housekeeping every day instead of waiting until the end of your stay because different staff may clean from day to day, not always the same folks.💗

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ScrapHappy — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 06:34:47 GMT

We would tip at least $2 a bag. But, there have been times when we've had 3-4 bags and would just give a $10. Since Covid, the hotels we've stayed at wants you to do on line check in and handle your own bags. Bypassing the front desk and not getting any assitance.

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RollTide2008 — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:22:18 GMT

I tip the valet a few dollars when the retrieve my car. I typically hand them a tip with the claim ticket. It’s fine to tip a housekeeper daily or at the end of the stay. Sometimes it’s difficult for a housekeeper refreshing a room to know if the tip you left out for them is really a tip or just pocket change you left out. $5-$10 is generally sufficient for a bellman for a weekend stay unless you have a truckload of luggage.

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DJs mom — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:12:11 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
It's bellman, not bell hop and it's customary to tip $5 for each bag they carry for you. You tip the housekeepers at the end of your stay, $5 for every night you stayed. Some hotels include the gratuity for room service but it they don't, the tip is like any restaurant 15 to 20% is added to the bill which you pay at checkout. If you use the concierge for theatre tickets or dinner reservations or advice on places to see, you tip him or her $10. You tip servers in the hotel restaurant and bartender, the way you would normally tip. Tipping for Grubhub or Uber eats is through the app when you order, they dont accept cash. I tip 15% when I use those apps. If you use the hotel shuttle, tip the driver $2.00.

@chrystaltree I always tip housekeeping each morning before leaving my room. Sometimes it it isn't the same person cleaning your room each day so tipping at the end of your stay means the correct isn't getting the tip. If I stay a week and tip on Friday at the end of my stay, it may be the first time that person has cleaned my room all week, yet they would get an entire week's worth of tips.