Tip the maid at the hotel? (1 Viewer)

[Clifford]

Frequent travelers, do you tip the maid who cleans your room and if so how much per night stayed? Notice a lot of the chains are leaving signs with maids name. Assume this is to encourage tipping.

 

[culdeus]

Wasn't there a 14 page thread on this not too long ago?

 

[fantasycurse42]

Yes, $3-$4 a night give or take.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Never. And I don't ever feel bad about not tipping them. I don't tip people who make a normal paycheck. Tipping a maid is a dumb as tipping your car mechanic at the dealership.

 

[Jack White]

Never. And I don't ever feel bad about not tipping them. I don't tip people who make a normal paycheck. Tipping a maid is a dumb as tipping your car mechanic at the dealership.

I generally agree with this, but I do leave a few bucks for the maid.

 

[brianj74]

About $3-$5 per night.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Never. And I don't ever feel bad about not tipping them. I don't tip people who make a normal paycheck. Tipping a maid is a dumb as tipping your car mechanic at the dealership.

I generally agree with this, but I do leave a few bucks for the maid.

You are beginning your downward decent into tipping purgatory, GB. This is how it starts. :(

 

[Cjw_55106]

Im a $2 a day kind of guy.

 

[Jayrod]

Yeah, just the tip.

HEY-OOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

 

[The General]

They have access to my toothbrush. I usually give a buck or two.

 

[=Smackdown=]

They have access to my toothbrush. I usually give a buck or two.

So you tip as soon as you get there so they don't mess with your toothbrush?

Or when your stay is over and you'l never see them again?

 

[Clifford]

Running the gamut from moral opposition to big spender.

 

[Copeman]

If I stay more than one night, $4-$5/day. If it's just one night, nada.

 

[The General]

They have access to my toothbrush. I usually give a buck or two.

So you tip as soon as you get there so they don't mess with your toothbrush?

Or when your stay is over and you'l never see them again?

It was a joke. I usually tip a buck or two just because they are providing a service that I appreciate.

I travel a lot for work and the hotel chain I use gives extra points for not having the room serviced so usually it's only every few days or the day I leave.

 

[Clifford]

Which chain?

 

[jon_mx]

I always set out a decoy toothbrush and screw the tip.

 

[The General]

Starwood.

 

[Scoresman]

it depends. if the maid has to clean up excess amounts of semen and vomit, then I'll tip a buck or two since that's over and above usual maid service.

 

[shadyridr]

$5 a night

 

[RUSF18]

Can't blame the repeat threads when searching sucks.

When traveling alone, I put up the Do Not Disturb sign for the full trip. Don't need anyone straightening up my stuff, I don't like when the blankets are tucked back in and all those stupid pillows are placed back on the bed. if I need more towels or anything else, I call down and ask them to be sent up and give a couple bucks to whoever comes to the door. No tip at the end, you're turning over the room for a new paying customer.

 

[Al O'Pecia]

Dominique Strauss-Kahn recommends giving your hotel maid the tip.

 

[Clifford]

Starwood.

Those bastards owe me points. Or is it automatic? Need detes

 

[Scoresman]

Starwood.

Those bastards owe me points. Or is it automatic? Need detes

They should tell you when you check-in.

 

[Bucky86]

$2-$5/night

 

[The General]

Starwood.

Those bastards owe me points. Or is it automatic? Need detes

They should tell you when you check-in.

Yeah. Ask when you check in. Called the Green Choice, 500 points a night. Not all but most of their properties offer it.

I doubt they would give retroactively but if you have status and get the right person on the phone they would maybe hook you up with something.

 

[Clifford]

I have already gotten more out of this thread than all other threads combined. There should be a travel tips thread for gold like this. Green choice. Thanks.

 

[Hu-Tang Clan]

At the end of each day I just throw all the change I have on the desk and at the end of my trip I just leave it all.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Once I figured out that they took away all my returnables I just started picking up excess bottles & cans on the beach and dropped them off to my room.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Has no one mentioned George Costanza yet?

No, do not tip the maid.

 

[TheAristocrat]

I do when I stay for three nights or more (or if I made a gigantic drunken mess). $5 per night is about right.

 

[mquinnjr]

Yeah, just the tip.

HEY-OOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Just...see how it goes.

 

[Kraft...]

Yes, $3-$4 a night give or take

 

[Col. Steve Austin]

My good friend Dominique Strauss-Kahn taught me everything I know about how to handle the hotel help.

 

[NCCommish]

Usually a couple bucks per night.

 

[jon_mx]

Has anyone ever hit on a maid?

 

[TheAristocrat]

Has anyone ever hit on a maid?

Not hit on but a maid did walk in on me in the throes of passion with myself.

 

[jon_mx]

Has anyone ever hit on a maid?

Not hit on but a maid did walk in on me in the throes of passion with myself.

My go to line in that situation is, "Come on in, I am almost finished!"

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Those that keeps saying "X amount per night" are you leaving the tip out every day or just the total at the end of your stay?

Personally, I usually have the "do not disturb" sign on the majority of the time and only get maid service a max of once per trip. I do leave a $5 - $10 tip at the end just because I travel with a kid that generally makes a mess and have a bag of dirty diapers in the trash.

 

[fantasycurse42]

If I'm leaving semen on the bed, I'll throw her an extra $2-3 on top of my standard $3-$4.

Gotta take care of her for cleaning my mess.

 

[TheAristocrat]

I leave the tip on the day I'm checking out or on a weekly basis if I have to stay at the hotel for multiple weeks.

 

[kutta]

At the end of my stay I tip $5 per night. And I hand write a little "Thank you" on the notepad.

 

[jon_mx]

i only tip if there is a happy ending.