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When we travel and are in one hotel room for a few days I always put a "Do not disturb" sign on the door because I don't like anyone coming in while we are there. I do catch the maids and swap out towels though, and we make our own beds each morning. On the last day we are there I leave some money on the dresser and take down the sign so they can clean after we leave. I usually leave about $ 5 per day that we were there.
We don't make a mess and bag up our trash, so the cleanup is pretty straightforward for them.
I guess I'm the only one here who was never heard of tipping the maid... I've never done it. But then again I don't leave my hotel room a mess either.
I mean I tip my server, my hair stylist, the girl who does my eyebrows, when I get my car washed, etc, but now tipping the maid is compulsory?
This. I didn't know you were supposed to tips the housekeeping, either, until a few years ago. My parents never did it - I don't think it ever occurred to them. But they tipped other places.
Knowing that now, when I travel for business, I leave a couple of bucks each day and charged it back to the company. But I also keep my room very neat.
I guess I'm the only one here who was never heard of tipping the maid... I've never done it. But then again I don't leave my hotel room a mess either.
I mean I tip my server, my hair stylist, the girl who does my eyebrows, when I get my car washed, etc, but now tipping the maid is compulsory?
It's not something recent, tipping hotel maids has been standard OP for decades. I usually leave a few dollars for every day I'm there, sometimes more if I'm extra messy or ask for a lot of extra things, or if they take extra good care of me (like bringing me lots of extra coffee packs every day because I asked for extra the first day).
I guess I'm the only one here who was never heard of tipping the maid... I've never done it. But then again I don't leave my hotel room a mess either.
I mean I tip my server, my hair stylist, the girl who does my eyebrows, when I get my car washed, etc, but now tipping the maid is compulsory?
Even if you don't leave the room a mess, someone is still washing the shower and scrubbing the toilet. I've been tipping hotel maids for years, and so do most people I know.
It has been around for decades. Some places leave little envelopes to leave money in. I remember seeing them on family trips when I was a kid. (30 years ago)
I have a hard time tipping everyone from the baggage handler to the maid when I'm paying so much for the room in the first place. I'm sure my personal finances have alot to do with that.
Even if you don't leave the room a mess, someone is still washing the shower and scrubbing the toilet
That's called a job, and you get something called a paycheck when you work at a job.
Do you tip the person who cleans the toilets and washes the showers at your gym? Your office? What about the rest stop bathroom you use? What about if you use the bathroom at the airport? Do you need to tip the cleaner there?
We also have a thing called a minimum wage in this country, and I guarantee you that hotel maids do not make less than many other non-tipped workes. Nor do they work any harder than fast food workers, bank tellers, etc, etc.
I agree if we leave a mess to tip, but if we don't leave a mess, don't ask for extras, and generally take care of the place, I'm not seeing the purpose in leaving a tip. It's not like people that work in other non-tipped professions get paid more.
I would consider a tip for things like: They noticed I drank only the caffeinated coffee and used both packets of "cream" and sugar, so left me extras of all of them for the next morning.
What I get is no refill of the cream and sugar, and an extra packet of decaf with no caffeinated. No reason to tip there.
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