Do you ever tip the cleaning staff when you stay at a hotel? If you do, how much do you usually tip?

[Laciejordan]

Of course, “how much” is optional, I know it’s really none of our business. 🙂 This question was inspired by a friend on here that works out of town a lot. He said he’ll leave between $20-$40 a day and that they really appreciate it and even give him special perks. Extra coffee, good quality toilet tissue, extra towels, extra bath soap…. I’ll be honest, I’ve never tipped housekeeping at a hotel. I never knew it was customary! I kinda feel bad thinking about it.😔

[Beckybooboo]

Oh, God. Yeah, he is very generous and tips well but what you don’t know, is it comes with a list of demands! I traveled with him and his wife, as a babysitter a couple times. It’s embarrassing! “Okay, I don’t want housekeeping disturbing me before 9am. I also want Folgers Breakfast Blend for coffee, I want Northern toilet paper, Irish Spring soap…………” and it literally goes on and on! What really irritates me, is people seem to like him! Not that he’s a bad guy but it can get ridiculous. Even his wife would roll her eyes in total embarrassment. 😂 That aside lol, in answer to your question, I would never have tipped, had it not been for dealing with him. Like you, I wouldn’t even think people did. I do now but it isn’t a huge amount. I’m not messy! Plus, I clean the room before they even come. 😂

[Laciejordan]

🤣🤣🤣Yeah, I can see it being embarrassing but I can also see him doing it in a very charming way lol.. You sound like my mother! “Okay, kids, let’s pick up the room before they come to clean it”. Lmao!

[Beckybooboo]

It’s embarrassing leaving a huge mess. There were a couple times I wanted to take a vacuum cleaner!

[Beckybooboo]

He’s pissed! 😡lol

[Laciejordan]

Lol…. I bet he looks really cute too! Ha Ha

[Wallythewalrus2]

You’re both dead in my sexy eyes! Don’t ever come to me for advice again! That’s it. Over and out and sianara or however you spell “goodbye” in Japanese!

[Laciejordan]

@Wallythewalrus2 I told Becky how cute you probably are when you’re angry! Doesn’t that count for anything?

[Slingblade1126]

@Wallythewalrus2 It’s SAYONARA! You really are a disgrace!

[sheikalana]

Sometimes. The other day I got my period while I was staying in a hotel. In the morning when I woke up the bed was full of blood. I was so embarrassed. Before leaving I wrote an apologize note saying sorry for messing the bed and left 10€ on the night stand.

[BoopBoopBeep]

Depends. Most days I keep the do not disturb up if it's a work trip. I don't make much mess and I'll grab more coffee at the front desk. Personal trip, depends on how much the place gets trashed and how many special requests I/we have. I left two ladies $500 for a week one time when a close lady friend and I spent a week in a hotel together after deployment because we put that place through the wringer and they made sure we were taken care of.

[Drew-1990]

I don't think that is a horrible idea I have never done it myself but my mother did once on a whole family trip because she felt horrible with the mess all the grandkids ended up making towards the end when we were leaving.

[Laciejordan]

That’s the thing, they’re actually cleaning your mess. I honestly think most people don’t even think to do it. It has never crossed my mind.

[Drew-1990]

Same, I guess we don't because it is technically their job. But I do agree if you make a huge mess you should probably give a little extra as a sorry

[Kylie_Bug]

Don’t stay at tons of hotels, but when I travel with family, they do leave something each day. I think around $5.

[Laciejordan]

That’s nice. I don’t travel a whole lot, maybe three times a year but will definitely leave something from now on. It’s not like I have a ton of money to burn either! Lol

[Kylie_Bug]

Me either lol. Thanks Lacie. 🥰

[bowenw]

Usually $5 a day at an average hotel like Holiday Inn Express.

[Laciejordan]

Yes, I was wondering that also! The better the accommodations, I’m sure the more generous people will be. It’s not like everyone has a ton of money.

[bowenw]

I usually don't stay at fancier hotels, but I would do some research beforehand into the typical tipping standards at places like that.

[Laciejordan]

It’s funny, when I was a little girl, we always vacationed in state and one of the requirements, from my dad, is the hotel had to have a bar/restaurant. Most of them are going to be nicer places. It’s not that he was an alcoholic lol it’s just after driving around all day with a wife and kids, he wanted to take just a few steps to have a few drinks and get some food in peace! 😂

[bowenw]

I agree with him, that is nice. A lot of hotels now offer a complimentary breakfast buffet, but have no restaurant/bar unless you get into resorts or large downtown hotels.

[zeitgeist057]

@Laciejordan "The better the accommodations, I’m sure the more generous people will be. "

You'd be surprised how miserly some millionaires and billionaires can be when it comes to tossing even a trifle towards the poor that serve them. Many of them are still trying to score free shit when they own multiple houses or even islands.

[zeitgeist057]

and even stiff their servers when they get meals.

[Laciejordan]

@zeitgeist057 I have heard that. I have a very rich uncle, while he is very generous with family and friends, I have noticed when he takes us to dinner, he leaves a HORRIBLE tip! One place we went to had a mandatory 20% tip for a party of over five people, he didn’t realize that and freaked out when they automatically took fifty dollars out! Lol Otherwise he would have maybe left a ten dollar tip.

[zeitgeist057]

I think how much money you make doesn't really have that much on how much you leave. I've been a bartender, worked alongside servers (I did it for about a month, but not for me), and been in the hospitality industry as a chef. Also, and it might be biased since my friends and family have shared values, but I know even my broke ass friends leave on average 20%-25%, sometimes a bit less, sometimes a bit more. I tend to go 15%-20%, but make a point to leave extra for those experiences that were above and beyond. I usually cut off max tip at $100 or 50%, whichever is greater.

[jennifer_bloom]

I tip based on service and my surplus budget. I won’t sacrifice my lunch for a tip, but if I have enough for 200 lunches I will give a nice tip.

[Slingblade1126]

Like some have said, I will leave anywhere from five dollars to twenty dollars a day, depending on accommodations and how good the service is. Usually, it’s ten dollars a day.

[TheSpaceGnome]

No, hotels are overpriced, they can afford to pay workers generous wages, let alone fair ones. Tipping supports shit wages, never tip.

Force workers to demand better pay with the threat of quitting.

[Surely]

Usually don’t have cleaning done during my stay. Saving 💦! Then will leave maybe ten dollars when leaving.

[Nice222]

I do sometimes. And I definitely did when I went on a cruise. The guy that took care of our room on our cruise went out of his way to make us happy and comfortable.

[NathanDavis]

fifty... but I never stay long

[Laciejordan]

That’s very generous. I feel bad, because I never knew you’re supposed to. You really don’t interact with them.

[Laciejordan]

My friend also said he’ll tip the front desk on occasion.

[NathanDavis]

I do leave a note, by the bed

[Laciejordan]

He said he puts on a pillow on the center of his bed just before he leaves each morning, with a note. “For Housekeeping. Thank you! Two extra towels, please and an extra bar of soap”. 🤣🤣

[NathanDavis]

lmao... funny

[JayBones]

I do not. They are providing a service for the Hotel/doing their job. If they were doing a service for me I would tip. Example the guy that brought my roomservice or if they brought up any luggage.

[SotiCoto]

Tip culture is an American thing. I wouldn't dream of it, but then I wouldn't stay in a hotel with my own money either.

[RainBat]

No but I hit them with my comically oversized railworker's mallet

[Nikki1989]

No tipping here. People actually are paid a living wage.

[boobliker]

yes the postman the garbage men and all who do things for us

[KostasKouvalis]

I do in foreign countries, 'cuz I don't trust their standards

[Jennz6]

Wow, that’s a big tip

[Laciejordan]

I guess he’s very demanding of staff. 🤣🤣

[Anonymous]

$20; but I've gotten into the habit of putting the DND sign out so the maids skip me over most days.

[wiltingrosepetal]

Nah, I don't see the point in tipping

[RebelinSteel]

Never.

[Jupiter1]

$20 on the desk or table only when I check out.

[Anonymous]

At least a C note.