|
View Poll Results: How much do you tip hotel housekeeping?
|
|
$1 or less daily
|
   
|
12 |
5.41% |
|
More than $1, up to $2
|
  
|
31 |
13.96% |
|
More than 2$, up to $3
|
  
|
39 |
17.57% |
|
More than $3 per day
|
  
|
48 |
21.62% |
|
We tip varying amounts or not regularly
|
  
|
23 |
10.36% |
|
No tip
|
  
|
69 |
31.08% |
 |
|
How much do you tip hotel housekeeping?
10-14-2019, 11:57 AM
|
#1
|
|
Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 40,726
|
How much do you tip hotel housekeeping?
Some posts in this thread prompted the question. Do you tip for daily hotel housekeeping, and if so, how much? We do, usually a couple of dollars, and I’m wondering if that’s an amount from back in the day and inflation has made that too little.
There’s an option for no tipping, but please don’t take the thread off topic with a discussion about the appropriateness of this gratuity. That’s not the purpose of the thread. 
|
|
|
 |
Join the #1 Early Retirement and Financial Independence Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
Are you planning to be financially independent as early as possible so you can live life on your own terms? Discuss successful investing strategies, asset allocation models, tax strategies and other related topics in our online forum community. Our members range from young folks just starting their journey to financial independence, military retirees and even multimillionaires. No matter where you fit in you'll find that Early-Retirement.org is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with our members, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create a retirement blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
|
10-14-2019, 12:04 PM
|
#2
|
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Dutchess County
Posts: 1,599
|
2-3 per day paid at the end of my stay.
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 12:05 PM
|
#3
|
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 1,961
|
I used to tip a couple of $ a day.
Lately I only tip if I leave a mess or if service was some how better than expected.
But I'm also leaning toward moving up a notch or two in hotel chains. Getting tired of moldy rooms, non-functioning HVAC, noise, and bed-bug inspections at Super 8s.
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 12:06 PM
|
#4
|
|
Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 979
|
I'm embarrassed at my ignorance of tipping hotel cleaning staff, but I'll be making up for it at my next hotel stay this week.
An added question, I think somewhere along the same lines: if maintenance has to come correct some kind of issue in the room, do you tip them too?
__________________
I'm free and I like it!
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 12:12 PM
|
#5
|
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Dutchess County
Posts: 1,599
|
 Quote:
Originally Posted by RetiredGypsy
I'm embarrassed at my ignorance of tipping hotel cleaning staff, but I'll be making up for it at my next hotel stay this week.
An added question, I think somewhere along the same lines: if maintenance has to come correct some kind of issue in the room, do you tip them too?
|
No because I "assume" they make substantially more money then housekeeping.
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 12:15 PM
|
#6
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 21,305
|
We tip daily (vs end of stay) since housekeepers can change often, $2 per day per person. Since it's usually two of us, we leave $4-5 day if we're satisfied happy with housekeeping, less or nothing if not. Long ago we didn't even think about tipping, but hotel housekeepers probably don't make much base wages, so I have no problem leaving them $4-5/day.
We had a stay recently where housekeeping left us a pleasant post-it note every day, something different and clever each day - we left more for her, and made sure the hotel manager knew we appreciated the personal touch.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RetiredGypsy
I'm embarrassed at my ignorance of tipping hotel cleaning staff, but I'll be making up for it at my next hotel stay this week.
An added question, I think somewhere along the same lines: if maintenance has to come correct some kind of issue in the room, do you tip them too?
|
Fair question. I can't remember when we've had a problem that was so urgent it couldn't wait until AM. So we tell the front desk when we leave for the day, and maintenance shows up while we're out, so we never see them.
__________________
No one agrees with other people's opinions; they merely agree with their own opinions -- expressed by somebody else. Sydney Tremayne
Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 12:33 PM
|
#7
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 13,927
|
If I'm there a few days, I'll leave a 20. 10 if I have one if just a weekend maybe... But I usually don't have a 10, and I know sometimes I've forgotten completely, so I'd rather overdo it when I remember, so 20 on average.
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 12:50 PM
|
#8
|
|
gone traveling
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Berkeley, Denver, CO, USA
Posts: 1,406
|
Zero$
We stay in AirBnBs.
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 01:18 PM
|
#9
|
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Williston, FL
Posts: 3,925
|
I have never, ever, left a tip for a housekeeping staff member.
__________________
FIRE no later than 7/5/2016 at 56 (done), securing '16 401K match (done), getting '15 401K match (done), LTI Bonus (done), Perf bonus (done), maxing out 401K (done), picking up 1,000 hours to get another year of pension (done), July 1st benefits (vacation day, healthcare) (done), July 4th holiday. 0 days left. (done) OFFICIALLY RETIRED 7/5/2016!!
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 01:28 PM
|
#10
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Colorado
Posts: 8,971
|
Wha? That's like tipping the crossing guard.
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 01:38 PM
|
#11
|
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 2,330
|
$3-5 daily. higher end if we use the coffee maker (extra work for staff).
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 01:39 PM
|
#12
|
|
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 23,041
|
I tip housekeeping $10 per night.
__________________
Living an analog life in the Digital Age.
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 01:41 PM
|
#13
|
|
Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 842
|
I don't want housekeeping to clean my hotel room every day because it is too much trouble to put all my stuff away, I tend to sleep in, and am usually by myself so unlikely to run out of towels. So I put the Do Not Disturb Sign out and just tip the last day. Used to leave $5 but have recently upped it to $10 if I have a $10 bill - room is a little bit of a mess after 3 nights or so. I waitressed during high school and college, and did not make a lot of tips, so am very sympathetic to those who make minimum wage or less. And I am often staying in resort type areas that have a high cost of living.
__________________
Retired on 9/30/2017 at age 62
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 01:42 PM
|
#14
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Les Bois
Posts: 5,761
|
wow who are all the skinflints?
__________________
You can't be a retirement plan actuary without a retirement plan, otherwise you lose all credibility...
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 01:46 PM
|
#15
|
|
Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 229
|
I put the do not disturb on the door for the duration of my stay. Mid way I'll switch out towels when they do my floor, but no need to clean the room daily. I'm a neat freak and even I don't clean my entire house every single day. No need to make housekeeping do it for me. Will leave a couple of bucks last day if I remember.
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 01:53 PM
|
#16
|
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,229
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Big_Hitter
wow who are all the skinflints?
|
Probably some of the same guys I use to work with. When traveling on business they would include a daily tip on their expense report and get reimbursed then brag about not leaving anything.
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 02:29 PM
|
#17
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 9,182
|
I leave $5 per day each day. I have them refresh the room each day. I want fresh towels each day and I don’t mind having my bed made.
__________________
Every day when I open my eyes now it feels like a Saturday - David Gray
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 02:35 PM
|
#18
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 11,702
|
We leave $3 to $4 even if it is one night and we are not returning.
__________________
Retired Class of 2018
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 02:52 PM
|
#19
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 7,059
|
We tip daily. We hang up our towels because of the drought. My mom always put the money on the pillow so it’s obvious it’s for them.
|
|
|
|
|
10-14-2019, 03:02 PM
|
#20
|
|
Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 17,774
|
$5 a night for us.
__________________
“Would you like an adventure now, or would you like to have your tea first?” J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Quick Links
|
|
|
Linear Mode
