Tipping Hotel Cleaning

[prost 0]

Just wondering. Do most of you leave a tip for the person cleaning your room when staying in a hotel and if so how much?

[mountainman 0]

I don't leave any.
That is included in the price of the hotel.
However, if there was a kickass party in there the night before and you KNOW the maid had to do some major work to clean it up, then it may be necessary.
Just my .02.
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[dove 0]

I never have. I know some people do but I would guess the majority don't. In some countries it is expected and the cleaners are paid a low salary and really depend on tips (like waiters/waitresses) This would be a good question for Chromie since he works at a hotel. Do they expect tips or is it just a bonus when they get one?

[AndyMan 7]

I've never heard of tipping the cleaning staff.
Generally, all the people who do get tips tend to be front line customer service - bartenders, hairdressers, cabbies, etc. Cleaning staff aren't front line.
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[Jessica 0]

It's nice, but I think a little antiquated, like giving the paperboy a holiday bonus.
When I was in Florida for tunnel camp, I stayed in the same hotel for four nights. The cleaning staff did a really nice job. I left a tip.

[SkydiveMonkey 0]

See my previous post on hotel soaps, and make up your mind from that !!
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[ChromeBoy 0]

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This would be a good question for Chromie since he works at a hotel. Do they expect tips or is it just a bonus when they get one?

Tipping the housekeeping staff is always appreciated and is generally expected in most hotels today. Housekeeping is the hardest job in the hotel and I would not do it for even my salary. How much depends on how you leave the room. If the room is not bad you can get away with $2 dollars per day and if it is trashed you should leave more. Also, if you are staying for multiple days please leave the money in an envelope at the front desk because different housekeepers probably cleaned the room on different days and they will split it up between each other to be fair.
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[prost 0]

What if you live in a hotel? I was recalled to the Marine Corps and they have me in a hotel untill Sept. 30.
William

[kingbunky 3]

i travel to ottawa 3 or 4 times a year for 6 night stays, and the place i generally stay at leaves an envelope for the tip. i stay alone, don't party and don't make much mess, so i generally leave $10 at the end of the week. i assume it is split amongst the housekeeping staff.
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[jimmytavino 16]

Yes. Absolutely!!!!!.The same people who would vacation at a tourist destination and spend 3 dollars for a softdrink,,, or
5 dollars for a burger,or 50 dollars for admission,,,, no problem,,,,, certainly ought to be considerate of the people who put the room back into shape while they are away.... a couple of bucks a day.... minimum. Lets not give anyone the chance to say that skydivers are cheapskates......

[skydiverbrian 0]

There are hotels that leave cards and/or envelopes in your room with the housekeeper's name on it. Those are the ones that expect to be tipped. Most management allows 20 minutes for a housekeeper to clean a room, including bathroom, changing linens, dusting, and vacuuming. If you are neat enough to allow them to finish in 20 minutes or less, then don't tip. If you're a slob, you should pay for it.

[PhillyKev 0]

$1-3 per day depending on hotel quality. Total dump and they don't clean...nothing. Days Inn type place, $1. Sheraton/Marriot...$2. Wyndham/Hilton/Resort $3.
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[jfields 0]

Generally, I don't tip housecleaning staff. I see little reason to do so. My average hotel stay goes sort of like this:
Drop luggage bag on floor.
Sleep.
Wake up.
Shower.
Pack bag back up.
Leave.
Other than the fact that I slept on the bed and used one towel, basically nothing changes during my stay. I barely change anything in the room, much less trash it. There is no garbage to take out. No mess to clean up. They have to change linens anyway, and that doesn't take them long.
I guess I see that minimal level of housekeeping as something I've already paid for in the room rate. If I threw a wild party in a hotel room, I'd leave a substantial amount, but I never do. Since I see hotels as such a functional service and simply a place to crash for the night, I also usually pick cheap ones. As long as there aren't major bugs crawling around or mattress springs poking out, I don't much care.
If I'm forced to stay at a pricey place for a wedding or something, they had better not try to pull crap on me. When I was unloading stuff from car one time, the porter snagged my bags and loaded them on his cart. I told him I could handle it myself. He was insistent that they did it for all their customers and it was customary to tip him for it. Hell with that. If I ask for help, I'll tip for it. When I told him again that I wasn't interested, he tried to launch into great detail about how that was how he made his living. I really didn't care. I just took the cart with my stuff on it and rolled it on up to my room myself. God, I was annoyed. Like $180/night wasn't bad enough, I had to deal with moneygrubbing staff.
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[smcc13 0]

I agree w/ Chromeboy 100% I manage and operate a hotel and get this question often, most room attendants across the country only get paid minimum wage for all their hard work. Cleaning 18 rooms in 8 hours is incredible. It's not required but always appreciated.

[skyhawk 2]

i think if you can constantly stay at places like the hilton then you can pay more than $3 a day lol
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[ChromeBoy 0]

I have managed hotels for Hilton and Marriott as well as franchised certain brands of hotels within both companies. I have been a consultant to hotels and specialized in self directed work teams in operations and the 180 degree transformation in hotel sales and marketing. I am currently the General Manager of a hotel on the outskirts of Boston. I do however spend time with the housekeepers at the hotel and pitch in when necessary. A majority of housekeepers are from other countries and are willing to provide the service at a low wage because they are making a lot more money than they did in their previous country. We complete background checks, drug tests and ensure every employee is not an illegal alien.
Please try to think of the housekeepers at hotels as the waiters in a restaurant. Tip for the amount of service they provided but please do tip.
Thanks.
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[GroundZero 0]

All to often I do not tip the cleaning staff... but only on one nighters. Like someone posted above, I arrive, drop my bag, sleep, wake, shower and leave... (perhaps I'm justifying...)
However, when I stay for longer than one day, (usually international locale), it goes like this...
Day 1... no tip
Day 2... clean room, tip one (unit... dollar, quetzal, rand, whatever)
Day 7... good to very good service... ten times the day 2 amount.
Day 14... good service or better... same as day 7.
Day 21+... good to great service... by now I know the housekeeps, if I haven't tried to marry her, I usually try to put her children through college.
Always tip big, as my mother always said, " Every dog has his(her) day."
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[skybytch 273]

I'll almost always leave a tip - amount depends on the time I've spent in the room and the amount of mess I made. I've left as much as $10 for a one night stay in the past. Maids are horribly underpaid considering how hard they have to work - been there, done that, you try cleaning a room spotless in 20 minutes or less!
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[rgoper 0]

it totally depends on the service. Richard
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[scottbre 0]

Anybody seen Resevoir Dogs?
That's the nice thing about Europe. The tip is included in the price. If a tip is expected, then they shouldn't make it optional. It should just be part of the bill.
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[Muenkel 0]

I am also in the hotel business. Have been since 1988. Yes, you should tip the chambermaid. This is one of the most difficult and under-appreciated positions in the hotel industry. Generally you would tip $2/day for a standard room and $5/day for a 1 bedroom suite. If the service sucks, you should always bring it to the attention of management. You don't have to scream at them, just bring it to their attention.
Whenever, I stay in a hotel, I tip daily (actually, the first tip is out before they clean the room the first day). As Chromeboy said, the staff may be different at check out. I always leave a note with the tip that says "To my chambermaid, thanks for your service". The rest of my stay, I get the best service!!! Works everytime.
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[freeflir29 0]

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I'd like to have a pocket full of those.....and be there to spend them....I don't think I have ever tipped house keeping. I'm a cheap bastard though. I'll reassess that when I start my new job and travel constantly.
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[prost 0]

That would cost me an extra 150 dollars a month. For that I think I would get my own towels and linen.
William

[prost 0]

The Marine Corps has me in a one bedroom suite at the base hotel.