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07-17-2021 12:25 PM
I know everyone feels differently about tipping, to tip, not to tip, how much etc, but as more of us are traveling, I'm wondering about the etiquette of tipping housekeeping staff. I always leave a tip, but I'm not sure what is customary. How do you handle tipping people who clean up after you?
Thanks in advance.
07-17-2021 12:30 PM - edited 07-17-2021 12:31 PM
In normal times when they come in every day, I leave money every day, no less than $5.
Now, because they only come in at the end of your trip, I leave the full amount on the last day. I don't think they should lose the daily tip because they are not coming into the room every day. They are still cleaning the common areas and more frequently. That's how I look at it.
07-17-2021 12:33 PM
@VaBelle35 wrote:In normal times when they come in every day, I leave money every day, no less than $5.
Now, because they only come in at the end of your trip, I leave the full amount on the last day. I don't think they should lose the daily tip because they are not coming into the room every day. They are still cleaning the common areas and more frequently. That's how I look at it.
Thank you! That's what I've been doing too but I just needed to know if I was is the ballpark or not!
07-17-2021 12:39 PM
We always leave a tip at the end of our stay in the room in an envelope marked housekeeping. Usually fifty dollars if we stay five days or less.
07-17-2021 12:39 PM
@GenXmuse wrote:I know everyone feels differently about tipping, to tip, not to tip, how much etc, but as more of us are traveling, I'm wondering about the etiquette of tipping housekeeping staff. I always leave a tip, but I'm not sure what is customary. How do you handle tipping people who clean up after you?
Thanks in advance.
I clean up after myself
07-17-2021 12:39 PM
Unless you are having real financial problems yourself, if you are fortunate enough to be able to travel, don't cheat the housekeeping, valet or other staff! That's my philosophy.
07-17-2021 12:49 PM
We stayed 8 nights at a Homewood Suites in Henderson, NV. We had the option of how often we wanted housekeeping. We opted for every 3 days. When I saw the cleaning people I gave them $10 (twice) and left $10 at the end of the stay. If I can afford to stay at a hotel, I can afford to give a decent "tip" to the housekeeping staff who work hard.
07-17-2021 12:50 PM
@Sooner I agree. I leave $5-$10/day at the end of my stay.
07-17-2021 12:52 PM
It's been a long time since we traveled but when we did, we always left $5 for each day of our stay at the end of the trip.
All they ever had to do was make the bed and take away the pile of wet towels I would leave on the vanity. It's not like we were slobs that pulled the blankets off the bed or left garbage all over the room.
07-17-2021 12:54 PM
The reason I started tipping every day is because I read (on here, I'm sure) that you don't always have the same person every day. I used to just leave it at the end.
I also leave more per day in larger, more expensive cities like LA, NY, Vegas where the cost of living is outrageous.
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