https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 04:32:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels/page/2#post-1003131 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 07:28:10 +0000 sheskrafty 1003131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually $5/day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002953 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 06:07:51 +0000 edelweiss 1002953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>usually yes (about $3 per day), although this last time i forgot :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002880 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 03:56:04 +0000 Foodnerd81 1002880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tysonja: I leave a note on the hotel note pad that says something like "housekeeping: thank you". I had heard if it doesn't specifically say its for housekeeping they can't take it. </p> <p>I usually leave a tip. Sometimes if its just one night and I don't have small bills I don't, though I still should. And I admit there have been a handful if time I totally mean to and forget and I feel really bad then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002864 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 03:40:16 +0000 Sweet T 1002864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do if we stay for more than a night or two. When we first moved to HI, we stayed at a hotel for over a month. The housekeeper we had took great care of us. We made sure we tipped her before we left! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002861 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 03:32:16 +0000 Pepper 1002861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends. If we are staying more than a night, I usually will. Especially if it is a resort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002849 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 03:18:29 +0000 lamariniere 1002849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We travel a lot and stay in hotels of all types (3-5 stars). We have never tipped the housekeeper, I've never even heard of this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002833 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 02:54:24 +0000 LaineysMom 1002833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We leave $3 each morning, then $5 the last day bc they have to do more work.. We do it each day bc there are generally different workers each day.</p> <p>@tysonja: I always leave a short thank you note with the hotel stationary. Ie: "thank you for cleaning our room." Sometimes I get thank you back.. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002683 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:38:18 +0000 mynoahbear 1002683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always... every day we stay, we leave a tip. The amount depends on what country we're in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002602 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:54:24 +0000 tysonja 1002602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: thanks! that's helpful! :) </p> <p>@scg00387: i think my dh didn't stay in a lot of hotels growing up, so he didn't know about this either! haha... he loves tipping at restaurants, though, so i figure he'll be happy to do it at hotels too. now to find an excuse to stay at a hotel..... hmm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002592 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:51:51 +0000 immabeetoo 1002592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tysonja: nope, same here. we never stayed in hotels so i'd never heard that until DH &amp; I traveled together in college! We always do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002583 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:49:55 +0000 BSB 1002583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tysonja: I put it on the night stand near the phone or the light. Oh, I use the TV remote to hold it down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002580 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:49:03 +0000 BSB 1002580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do, if we stay a few days and we let them clean our room a few times. We usually put the 'do not disturb' sign up so they usually only have to clean our room on the day we leave. But usually if we stay more than a day, we'll tip $5-10. Oh, if we have a lot of trash, we'll leave more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002561 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:41:40 +0000 tysonja 1002561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm kinda embarrassed to say that i didn't know about this until recently! my parents never tipped when we stayed at hotels together growing up :).</p> <p>where do you leave the 5$ and how do you make it obvious that it is for the housekeepers? :) i want to know for next time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002215 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:15:58 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1002215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends. On fun trips with DH at nicer hotels, yes, absolutely. If I get stuck in a piece of crap hotel for a work trip, not usually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002181 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:12:17 +0000 wheres_c 1002181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always! More if they made up the bed daily, cleaned etc.....less if we kept the DND sign out the whole stay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002147 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:07:08 +0000 Lindsay05 1002147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH usually empties the change from his pockets onto the table so that is usually left for them. There's always a good 5 dollars sitting there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002116 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:02:11 +0000 allison 1002116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never did, until I started working at a motel. Our housekeepers are severely underpaid and deserve tips! We will definitely be tipping from here on out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1002001 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:45:46 +0000 Jellyfish 1002001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, unless its a one night stay </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001997 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:45:24 +0000 abbylyn 1001997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. Usually $1-2 per person per day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001933 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:34:52 +0000 mrsbookworm 1001933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, usually between $3-5 per day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001920 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:32:29 +0000 birdofafeather 1001920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>a couple bucks if we're there for more than a night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001776 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:07:30 +0000 shopaholic 1001776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! A few $ for each day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001765 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:05:06 +0000 JerricaBenton 1001765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always! $5 each morning. I'm surprised so many people don't. My parents always did so that's what I learned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001741 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:01:47 +0000 travellingbee 1001741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Always! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001734 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:59:45 +0000 mrs. 64 1001734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually do if I'm there for a few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001644 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:44:01 +0000 BoogieBea 1001644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beehive: we usually tip at the end of the stay too but tipping each day does makes sense. That is thoughtful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001595 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:35:05 +0000 AmandaB8 1001595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do if we leave the room in particularly rough shape. But if all that needs to be done is making the bed? Nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001567 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:30:24 +0000 Beehive 1001567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, $5/night. My grandmother does it the best - she leaves $5 each day, in case the housekeeping staff changes from one day to the next! I think that's thoughtful. We usually just leave it at the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001456 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:06:17 +0000 Meridian 1001456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, usually $3 - 5/night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-tip-the-housekeeper-at-hotels#post-1001398 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 18:49:17 +0000 yoursilverlining 1001398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I know housekeeping is paid poorly, and they work hard. </p>