We don't usually stay at hotels so I'm not sure what the protocol is!
Do you?
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We do! (not that we've stayed in a hotel since our honeymoon but ... we used to!
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nope. Never thought to.
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Definitely! We always tip the housekeepers -- I learned to from my mom
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Yes. The only time we didn't was when we stayed at an all-inclusive that told us their staff will get in trouble if they accept tips from customers.
@locavore_mama: Name change?
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Yep! We do.
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No. Never even crossed my mind too
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No, we don't.
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Yes, we do each night.
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We don't.
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The only time I won't is if we only stay one night. Otherwise, I leave $5/day or so.
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Yes. I know housekeeping is paid poorly, and they work hard.
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Yes, usually $3 - 5/night.
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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.
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We do if we leave the room in particularly rough shape. But if all that needs to be done is making the bed? Nope.
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@Beehive: we usually tip at the end of the stay too but tipping each day does makes sense. That is thoughtful!
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I usually do if I'm there for a few days.
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Yes! Always!
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Always! $5 each morning. I'm surprised so many people don't. My parents always did so that's what I learned.
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Yes! A few $ for each day!
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a couple bucks if we're there for more than a night!
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Yes, usually between $3-5 per day.
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Yep. Usually $1-2 per person per day.
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Yes, unless its a one night stay
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I never did, until I started working at a motel. Our housekeepers are severely underpaid and deserve tips! We will definitely be tipping from here on out.
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DH usually empties the change from his pockets onto the table so that is usually left for them. There's always a good 5 dollars sitting there.
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Always! More if they made up the bed daily, cleaned etc.....less if we kept the DND sign out the whole stay.
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It depends. On fun trips with DH at nicer hotels, yes, absolutely. If I get stuck in a piece of crap hotel for a work trip, not usually.
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i'm kinda embarrassed to say that i didn't know about this until recently! my parents never tipped when we stayed at hotels together growing up :).
where do you leave the 5$ and how do you make it obvious that it is for the housekeepers?
i want to know for next time!
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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.
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@tysonja: I put it on the night stand near the phone or the light. Oh, I use the TV remote to hold it down.
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@tysonja: nope, same here. we never stayed in hotels so i'd never heard that until DH & I traveled together in college! We always do.
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@bluestriped bee: thanks! that's helpful!
@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
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Always... every day we stay, we leave a tip. The amount depends on what country we're in.
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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.
@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..
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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.
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It depends. If we are staying more than a night, I usually will. Especially if it is a resort.
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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!
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@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.
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!
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usually yes (about $3 per day), although this last time i forgot
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