Tipping at Hotels

[Street Rat]

On our first and last trip to Cancun (all inclusive), we tipped at breakfast and dinner, we didn't really know if we were suppose to or not, but we left 2-3 dollars. We didn't really even think about the maid service, we don't get out much.

 

[Reginald Murray]

With us, it depends on length of stay, service, and hotel rating. When we stay somewhere like the Astor Crown Plaza in New Orleans ... we tip. If we stay at Motel 6 ... uhhh ... NOPE.

 

[Peace_Maker]

I spend more time in hotels than home. I almost never tip at the hotel. The best we ever stay in is the rare Holiday Inn, the average is probably a Super 8. The only time I have tipped was in Fargo after a long night at the bar I puked in the bathroom. I left $10 and all the change I had. I usually tip waitress pretty good when I use the company card, but I recently got in trouble for spending too much so for now on they are getting 15% and nothing more.

 

[Mr10mm]

Only vegas or cruise. But then again never been in hotel for 3 weeks so " maybe"

 

[JCW355]

We left them some beer in the fridge.

 

[GC7]

I do not, but then I do not utilize the maid services; I place the do not disturb sign up during my stay. Seriously, they give me enough towels for 3 weeks! That and I habitually straighten a hotel bed before I leave the room in the morning. I have my own toiletries, so the others sit unopened and undisturbed on the counter. I do not use the coffee makers or anything either. I am likely the most unobtrusive guest a hotel ever sees.

I also cart my on luggage (1 carry-on suitcase will work 5 days/4 nights for me), so no tip there.

I will tip for the free breakfast though, if it is type of place that offers table service (i.e. fills your coffee, etc...) or makes omelets to order.

This is exactly what I do. The DND sign stays on my door the entire stay.

 

[nich018]

Sometimes, depends on how many nights and quality of service. Always on the meals.

 

[Biggsly]

We left them some beer in the fridge.

I have done this before too. I just left a note that said "thanks enjoy".

 

[HMFIC]

It also depends on how hot the maids are...

 

[criticalbass]

In another life I knew someone who was once, for a while, a hotel maid. (She went bad, got an advanced degree and became an academic.)

But, she never forgot what she dealt with as a maid. The stuff she saw, waded through, and had to clean up, would gag a goat. Because I suspect things haven't changed much in the intervening years, I have always left the maids a nice tip, just to make up for the gross slobs they have to pick up after.

I know it's not my responsibility, but these folks are usually at the bottom of the income numbers, and have recently been the target of corporate cost cutting. Last year one of the big chains had lots of full time with benefits housekeepers who had been there long enough to get their wages up above the minimum a good bit. The company had them train "additional" housekeeping staff (drawn from a local population of foreign nationals legally here on work visas--not Hispanics by the way). When the training was done, the higher wage/benefit earners were fired and replaced with the new folks.

No union there, but then who needs one? CB