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Post by mikewozowski on Aug 22, 2019 21:41:20 GMT
the last time we stayed somewhere, we tipped generously, maybe 100 bucks. then about an hour after checkout, we realized we left something behind (a drawer full of spices). called immediately. NOPE NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE LEFT IN THE ROOM. pretty disappointing.
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Post by kelly8875 on Aug 22, 2019 21:41:52 GMT
I don’t tip housekeeping. I’m not making a mess, pick up after myself, and they don’t even get to come in daily when I’m in a hotel. Do not disturb. I can pull my own blankets up, and I don’t need a new towel daily, what a waste. I’d rather not have people in my space.
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Post by keesha on Aug 22, 2019 21:53:21 GMT
I always leave a note of thanks with the daily tip as well so it's clear it was meant for them. It's a gesture I really enjoy because it's so appreciated. Sometimes you get a little note back, some extra toiletries,a smile in the hall, etc. Our society will never pay what really good people are worth at some service jobs so this is a way to do what you can. I don't think it's expected, just welcomed. It's sad when workers feel entitled and make customers feel bad and also when the public gets uptight about tipping. It's a messed up culture for sure. What people don't think about in comparing jobs that traditionally get tipped is a wait person, even if they are getting minimum wage, are not getting 40 hours a week. A restaurant needs a lot of bodies in short periods of time to operate. Tips can help the business get good employees and offset the fact they are only working 4 hours. Housekeeping might get long shifts, but my god they don't always have considerate peas that make their job easier
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Post by freeatlast on Aug 22, 2019 21:59:34 GMT
Thanks to the peas, I have been leaving a "Do Not Disturb" tag on my door when I'm out of the room. So no one needs to enter. I have enough towels to get me through my stay. That said, I leave $5 a day on the final day. If I can afford a hotel room, I can afford a tip for housekeeping. It's tough work and I appreciate what they do.
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Post by snowsilver on Aug 22, 2019 22:14:33 GMT
Before I retired,my job required lots of traveling and lots of hotel stays. In time I found my favorite hotels at each city I regularly stayed in. I left the Do Not Disturb sign up most of the time as I am neat and didn't require fresh sheets everyday. But when I left I always tipped fairly. I appreciated the nice staff and the hard work they did. As time went by they got to know me too, and I was given especially nice treatment because they knew I appreciated them. I do think tipping is out of control and wish we switched to the European method, but until that happens I'll tip.
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Aug 22, 2019 22:36:43 GMT
A quick google search indicates that a typical housekeeper is cleaning 15 rooms per day, although some can have up to 30 to clean. If everyone tipped $10 per room, that would be an extra $150 per day, or an extra $15-$18 per hour, depending on the length of the shift, so their hourly wage would be in the $25-30 range, depending on the state.
While I agree they work hard, that is a ridiculous wage for that job. There is no special training involved that justifies that wage.
So yes, I tip hotel staff when I travel—$3 per day. We aren’t messy, and I can’t imagine anyone spending more than 15 minutes tops cleaning up while we are out. Our towels are gathered up to be replaced. Clothes are put away. They have to put out new towels, take out the trash, and make the bed if we didn’t. I’m not leaving a $10 tip!
ETA: I tip $3 per day when I travel solo. Family trips—$5 per day.
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 22, 2019 22:42:39 GMT
A quick google search indicates that a typical housekeeper is cleaning 15 rooms per day, although some can have up to 30 to clean. If everyone tipped $10 per room, that would be an extra $150 per day, or an extra $15-$18 per hour, depending on the length of the shift, so their hourly wage would be in the $25-30 range, depending on the state. While I agree they work hard, that is a ridiculous wage for that job. There is no special training involved that justifies that wage. So yes, I tip hotel staff when I travel—$3 per day. We aren’t messy, and I can’t imagine anyone spending more than 15 minutes tops cleaning up while we are out. Our towels are gathered up to be replaced. Clothes are put away. They have to put out new towels, take out the trash, and make the bed if we didn’t. I’m not leaving a $10 tip! ETA: I tip $3 per day when I travel solo. Family trips—$5 per day. I would bet the majority of people don’t tip and if they do it is only a few dollars. I don’t mind ‘overtipping’to make up for the people who don’t
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 22, 2019 22:53:41 GMT
Most of my hotel stays are business related (we tend to get vacation rentals otherwise, so no daily housekeeping), so it’s just me and I’m barely in the room. I tip $5/day. If I am traveling for business, no one enters my room. I usually leave $5 at the end of the stay.
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Post by Nanner on Aug 22, 2019 23:14:27 GMT
we typically tip $5/day, but we are two adults who clean up after themselves ditto
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Post by peasquared on Aug 22, 2019 23:16:53 GMT
I always leave $5 everyday, unless it has a kitchenette, then I do $10 a day. But, I consolidate all the garbage, clean the sinks, put all the towels together, basically clean everything but the bedding. I hate a messy hotel room. One of my DD's friends and her mon were on a sport trip with us. The management called to say they would not enter their room until they straightened up. It must have been bad! LOL
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Post by RosieKat on Aug 23, 2019 0:06:37 GMT
What people don't think about in comparing jobs that traditionally get tipped is a wait person, even if they are getting minimum wage, are not getting 40 hours a week. This is a good point that somehow has never crossed my mind. I tend to err on the side of giving a tip when there's a question, but now that's I've thought about this, will do it more.
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Post by Gennifer on Aug 23, 2019 0:16:33 GMT
You really seem like such a delightful person. I’m not sure why keeping my own money is a personality flaw, but ok. I’d never even heard of tipping housekeeping until the peas. Keeping your own money isn’t a personality flaw. Being a douchebag, particularly to those in service positions, is. And, honestly, it doesn’t matter when you learned about proper housekeeping etiquette. The fact that you know now, and ignore it, is what speaks volumes about you. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by myshelly on Aug 23, 2019 0:23:11 GMT
I’m not sure why keeping my own money is a personality flaw, but ok. I’d never even heard of tipping housekeeping until the peas. Keeping your own money isn’t a personality flaw. Being a douchebag, particularly to those in service positions, is. And, honestly, it doesn’t matter when you learned about proper housekeeping etiquette. The fact that you know now, and ignore it, is what speaks volumes about you. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don’t ignore it. I disagree that it’s proper.
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Post by peasapie on Aug 23, 2019 0:34:31 GMT
This topic came up recently here and I was surprised that some folks left no tip at all. To me that is akin to not tipping a server in a restaurant - they make very little salary and rely on tips. With that said, $10/day seems like a lot to me, unless I was tipping for a family of 4. I usually leave $5/night for me.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Aug 23, 2019 1:22:26 GMT
I tip at least $5 a day. I tipped more when my kids were little and there were crumbs and fingerprints to deal with, or we stayed on property at Disneyland and Mousekeeping went above and beyond for my kids. I can remember my grandma leaving money for housekeeping in the 70's, so I'm always surprised when people think it's a new thing.
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 23, 2019 1:37:11 GMT
I tip daily and leave $5 per day. I don’t even necessarily think of it as tipping like in a restaurant for good service but more as a RAK or thank you for doing a job that many wouldn’t want to do.
I travel 1-2 weeks a month for work...so I’m tipping often.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 23, 2019 1:42:53 GMT
We usually leave between $3-5 a day depending on how many people are in the room and how long we’re staying. I think $10 per room is excessive. When I’m traveling with friends one of us will usually leave a five for everybody each day and we alternate who pays.
I generally keep all of our stuff picked up and orderly, trash corralled, used towels in the tub, etc. I can’t stand having things strewn all over so there usually isn’t a bunch of random junk for the housekeeper to have to work around. I will say that when we were at WDW in March we opted out of the daily housekeeping and they gave us a Disney gift card at the end of our stay that amounted to something like $10 per day that they skipped our room. We did still tip at the end when we left though.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Aug 23, 2019 1:47:10 GMT
I tip once upon leaving. I leave the do not disturb sign up for my whole stay. I don't like the idea of housekeeping coming and going while my stuff is in the room. Hotel soul mate! I recently learned, though, that the sign is not necessarily 100% effective. On my trip to Vegas earlier this month, I happened to be in the room when someone from housekeeping tried to enter for a "welfare check." I get that it was probably really more about security, especially since I had a strip-facing room, but I was still a little annoyed. They didn't bother me after that, though.
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Post by kate on Aug 23, 2019 1:51:47 GMT
$5/day, and like MichyM, I don't leave anything out. Even my toiletries bag stays in my suitcase during the day. I want to make it as easy as possible for the housekeeper to clean. Also, most of my travel is work-related, and I don't want to worry if a colleague should happen to stop by my room!
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Post by lesserknownpea on Aug 23, 2019 8:26:08 GMT
I’m a very frugal person, but I tip housekeeping. They work hard and deserve anything they can get.
Do I think the fancy waiter deserves 20+% for the expensive meal? No. It’s no more work than serving at a humble establishment. I hate that they expect a percentage.
But housekeepers do often unpleasant work, and people begrudge them a few dollars a day. People who are spending hundreds or thousands on treating themselves. On gambling, drinks, meals, shows, shopping, amusement parks.
I agree that the American system of businesses underpaying employees and expecting their customers to make up the difference is ridiculous. This money is usually not reported, so taxes are not paid in it, social security is not factored in, all in all it’s a stupid system that is good for no one but the businesses.
But while this system is in place, I will absolutely find money for the housekeepers.
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Post by scrapbookwriter on Aug 23, 2019 12:13:01 GMT
Housekeeping staff is generally female. My husband is happy to tip the (generally male) bellman or doorman but complains that by tipping housekeeping I’m encouraging management to underpay. I told him his attitude was sexist and discriminatory. I suggested he share his feelings with the next bellman who delivered our luggage and see how that went.
I don’t think everyone tips housekeepers but I will continue to do so. It’s not that the job requires special skills - it’s behind-the-scenes personal service, hard work that makes my stay more pleasant and relaxing.
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Post by Patter on Aug 23, 2019 15:59:26 GMT
I’ve never tipped housekeeping. I never will. Tipping is out of control. I had no idea. We have never tipped for housekeeping. Yep, tipping is out of control. My husband always traveled the world, and it was never anything he felt he was to do. When did this become a "thing"? Just curious.
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Post by Fidget on Aug 23, 2019 16:57:08 GMT
In Michigan the minimum wage is 9.45. I did a search on how many rooms a housekeeper typically cleans per day and the answer was 15. A 10.00 tip per room (if EVERYONE based their tip on the OP) + 8 hours at 9.45 per hour would equate to the housekeeper earning approx 28.00 per hour. I think that's a little over the top.
I'll continue to tip 5$-10$ for my stay (usually 2-4 days) not per day.
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Post by just PEAchy on Aug 23, 2019 18:38:19 GMT
I’ve never tipped housekeeping. I never will. Tipping is out of control. I had no idea. We have never tipped for housekeeping. Yep, tipping is out of control. My husband always traveled the world, and it was never anything he felt he was to do. When did this become a "thing"? Just curious. It’s been a thing for a while in my experience. I first learned of it & started tipping housekeeping back when I was traveling for work and that was over 20 years ago. I do agree with you that some tipping is out of control, but I don’t think tipping housekeeping is, it’s not a new thing like tip jars at every place you go into.
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Post by basketdiva on Aug 23, 2019 19:04:30 GMT
In Washington hotel staff does not receive a low wage-minimum wage is $12 and in 2020 will go to $13.50 an hour. Seattle is even higher.
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Post by Patter on Aug 23, 2019 19:05:02 GMT
Thanks just PEAchy. And I asked my mom (another world traveler and has lived abroad). She has heard of it but has only tipped when they have had an extended stay (2+ weeks). I find this thread interesting.
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Post by lucyg on Aug 23, 2019 19:06:56 GMT
I’ve never tipped housekeeping. I never will. Tipping is out of control. I had no idea. We have never tipped for housekeeping. Yep, tipping is out of control. My husband always traveled the world, and it was never anything he felt he was to do. When did this become a "thing"? Just curious. I’m in my 60s, and my parents and grandparents always tipped housekeeping as far back as I can remember.
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Post by Patter on Aug 23, 2019 19:43:30 GMT
I had no idea. We have never tipped for housekeeping. Yep, tipping is out of control. My husband always traveled the world, and it was never anything he felt he was to do. When did this become a "thing"? Just curious. I’m in my 60s, and my parents and grandparents always tipped housekeeping as far back as I can remember. Very, very interesting. Now I grew up in Europe so maybe that's why my family has never learned to do that. European Peas, is that something that's done?
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Post by my3freaks on Aug 24, 2019 4:46:01 GMT
I’ve never tipped housekeeping. I never will. Tipping is out of control. I had no idea. We have never tipped for housekeeping. Yep, tipping is out of control. My husband always traveled the world, and it was never anything he felt he was to do. When did this become a "thing"? Just curious. I'm 45 and always tip housekeeping at hotels because my parents always did.
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Post by my3freaks on Aug 24, 2019 4:50:17 GMT
I had no idea. We have never tipped for housekeeping. Yep, tipping is out of control. My husband always traveled the world, and it was never anything he felt he was to do. When did this become a "thing"? Just curious. I’m in my 60s, and my parents and grandparents always tipped housekeeping as far back as I can remember. After I replied to Patter the first time, I was wondering if maybe this was regional. But if I remember right, you live in CA. Is that where you grew up? If so, that blows my theory out of the water since I grew up NH. About as far apart in the US as you can get.
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