Do we tip the mousekeepers daily or at end of trip [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

The Hendies

07-24-2009, 10:17 PM

We tip each day, just in case our 'usual' mousekeeper is off that day. I made tip envelopes, and added personal notes each day. Then our mousekeeper, Elizabeth, added a little note to us each day. She was great ... clean room, towel animals, and commented on our Christmas Decorations. We gave her $3 - $4 per day for 3 adults.

rs505

07-24-2009, 11:08 PM

Thanks for the great idea.

robinb

07-24-2009, 11:26 PM

I tip $1 per person per day daily :). I still don't get any towel animals ... the housekeeping must know that I tip no matter where I stay!

MinnieLee

07-25-2009, 05:48 AM

We tip daily just in case of a change in shifts or our mousekeeper is off on our check out date. That goes for any hotel/resort we stay in. The amount is up to you.

Safetyal

07-25-2009, 07:01 AM

Add another daily tipper here :)

raraloveseeyore

07-25-2009, 09:54 AM

We also tip daily. On our last trip in September, it was my dh and me and our 22 year old dd. We did not get any towel animals so I left a note and asked to get one. Every day after that we did. I don't know if they thought that since we were all adults we didn't want any but we did!

TinkerBrie

07-25-2009, 10:40 AM

Daily! $4.00-$5.00 per day, 3 trips and NEVER, not once, a towel animal!!:confused3

SingingMom

07-25-2009, 03:50 PM

Our friend is the general manager of a very famous hotel ;) and he suggests daily tipping, as the housekeeping staff can be reassigned day to day.

That's what we do now... $5 the first day and $3 a day subsequent days (there are three of us) , and $5 the last day.

patchchild

07-28-2009, 05:55 AM

I try to tip every day, though sometimes I forget. I do make sure to tip well on the first day of the trip though, helps Mousekeeping know that I'm going to treat them well.

YensidRocks

07-28-2009, 04:47 PM

I tip daily. Also, If you're staying on Club Level be sure to leave a tip in the evening for you're nightly turn-down service. I have my envelopes all ready to go :).

Princess Disney Mom

07-29-2009, 10:58 AM

Same here, we tip everyday.

Shelebeen

07-29-2009, 02:47 PM

I tip daily. Also, If you're staying on Club Level be sure to leave a tip in the evening for you're nightly turn-down service. I have my envelopes all ready to go :).

Sorry... this might seem naive... but what do they do other then move the sheets and turn on the lights...

We have never tipped at night before...we do in the morning though.

natashag76

07-29-2009, 02:58 PM

Where do you leave the tip if you're not in the room? I'm always afraid they'll miss it and think we're rotten vacationers!

Shelebeen

07-29-2009, 03:04 PM

YensidRocks

07-30-2009, 09:52 AM

Sorry... this might seem naive... but what do they do other then move the sheets and turn on the lights...

We have never tipped at night before...we do in the morning though.

I personally feel it's proper to tip the person handling the nightly turn-down. It's not the same person who cleaned your room earlier but they are performing a service for you. It's not just about sheets and lights. They really do their best to make the room inviting to you after a long day at the parks.

Of course tipping in general is at the discretion of each individual. We all have different practices.

YensidRocks

07-30-2009, 09:56 AM

Where do you leave the tip if you're not in the room? I'm always afraid they'll miss it and think we're rotten vacationers!

Prior to making our own evelopes we would leave the money on the night table with a little thank you note.

earljam

08-02-2009, 05:59 PM

I tip $5/day. I made up notes with check boxes for possible requests, such as replace bedding, extra towels, etc... the notes are very up beat and written in English and Spanish.

I thought I was doing the right thing until last year when an English speaking mouse keeper scolded me for being prejudice. I didn't think that leaving a note in a second language was out of line in central Florida, but she thought differently.

After that experience I stopped tipping $5 and left $2 without a note.

MissRoseDarrensAngel

08-03-2009, 05:06 AM

I'll make a few envelopes up and mark them with Mousekeeping. I'll probably tip a few dollars each day. Me and my traveling group generally arent at all messy, and my mother is a bit of a neat freak anyways. My mother wasnt planning to tip them, but I said I will handle the tips for the few sit down places we have meals, and mousekeeping/housekeeping.

LovinRafiki

08-03-2009, 12:04 PM

We tip everyday. $5.00 a day. I work in a hotel and I know how hard housekeepers work! I found mouse keeping tip envelopes that are down loadable at mouseforless.com and I use those.

DaughteroftheKing

08-03-2009, 03:07 PM

^^ditto to that

SingingMom

08-04-2009, 08:08 PM

Where do you leave the tip if you're not in the room? I'm always afraid they'll miss it and think we're rotten vacationers!

We always leave ours with a little note (usually written on the note pad) on the desk or by the TV... it's usually pretty obvious..

we use the notepad, too - folding over a sheet and putting the money in between with a note that says "For Housekeeping! Thank you!" and leave it in between the mirror and faucet at the bathroom sink!

Lori1960

08-05-2009, 07:16 AM

I have been to disney 5 times and ddint know about tipping until last year before I went.I did tip but tipped on the morning that we were leaving cause the hotel let the persons name that was doing the cleaning.I stayed at Shades of Green 5 times and last year was the first time that they left the person name who was cleaning our room.The persons name was left on the night stand so thats where I left the tip.Maybe Shades of Green started doing this cause maybe the housekeeping people found out that the other hotels were getting tips and thye werent.You could also leave the tip money on the toilette seat

Native NYer

08-05-2009, 01:17 PM

We tip daily just in case it's not the same person. We leave a little thank you note with money on the nightstand.

leebee

08-05-2009, 05:11 PM

We started going to DIsney when DD and my nieces were very little. We'd bring envelopes (on which I'd written "Mousekeeper"), markers, Disney stickers, etc. and let the kids decorate the envelopes while waiting in the airports or while in-flight. They made great "keep busy" work in the theme of the vacation. Before last summer's trip, DD (now in high school) brought up the subject of the tip envelopes, so I packed some for our flight. My big girl decorated the envelopes just like when she was little. She had fun and I had a "mommy-moment"!!

PrincessLucy

08-25-2009, 06:16 AM

SleepingRebecca

08-25-2009, 11:42 AM

Hiya :goodvibes
this is my first trip to disney (I know I've still got a long time before I go, but I get obsessive over planning :laughing: :surfweb: ) and I was wondering how much i should tip mousekeeping each day? :confused:
Some of you said you tip $1 per person a day, so since its just me and my bf, should I tip $2? or does that sound too little? Any help would be appreciated :cutie:

You just might want to go with three dollars or four but two would be perfectly fine!;) May sure you indicate it is for them- I have heard of others who just left a the tip out and the staff did not take it because it was not indicated that it was for them. I make envelopes with little notes saying thank you. The great thing is you can make and fill them ahead of time and put one out every morning. :thumbsup2

Tinkerbellie16

08-25-2009, 11:57 AM

I believe in giving tips for services that rely on tips or for above and beyond service. I tip the housekeeper at the beginning of my trip so I get a bit better service and knowing that with 4 people in a room for a week, we will get messy and I appreciate the extra work involved. I leave it in an envelope with a thank you to the person who's card is on our nightstand. During the week, if we get good service, I will tip at the end of the stay as well.

I have to say though after reading this thread, that 'duh!' of course the housekeeper might change! Especially during a week long stay. I think I'll go for the daily tipping instead but I'll only do it if the room is cleaned and taken care of. I definitely won't ONLY tip at the end of a trip though since I want them to take care of me and giving them a couple bucks each day should 'grease the wheels'. Do I tip for towel animals? No...but I do get towel animals when I tip so it doesn't hurt!

Of course, this daily/weekly/whatever tipping may not matter. I've read other threads that say they 'pool' the tips but I have no idea! (I'd love it if someone does know!)

Resseda

08-25-2009, 12:22 PM

In the past, my mom was one to tip when we checked out. She was actually quite annoyed when I told her about my tip envelopes for each day....the thought that the housekeeper pocketing her $20 on the last day was different than the one who had cleaned our room all week hadn't occurred to her.

There are $4 of us this trip, so I will tip $5 a day. When it was my husband, son and I , I tipped $5 as well, because my 17 yr old is a slob by nature :).

Ress

disneycountrygirl

08-25-2009, 03:17 PM

Hubby and I keep our room very clean so I don't think we've experienced "the full range" of what housekeeping is responsible for.

What is the whole scope of what they do?

I know they make the bed, change out towels, and replenish the toiletries, and do neat little add ons (like towel animals) but are they actually supposed to clean the whole room, like pick things up off the floor and put them in suitcases or in a neat pile on the bed or something? Am I missing other things they do?

Please no flaming - I am trying to learn. And I guess we just don't travel enough for me to have put much thought into housekeeping duties.

dizfam4

08-25-2009, 09:21 PM

We also tip daily so that whoever cleans our room on that particular day gets his/her tip:)

CEK40

08-26-2009, 07:49 AM

We too put our mousekeeping tips out daily, just incase there is a different "Mousekeeper" one of the days of our stay. :thumbsup2

rolly128

08-26-2009, 08:50 AM

We've always left a tip daily. Who knows if it's the same person that is assigned to your room everyday.

AnxiousDad

08-27-2009, 11:43 AM

I am a frequent business traveler, and have done consulting for the Resort and Hospitality industry - Not Disney unfortunately.

The industry relies on costumer satisfaction more than you can imagine, and successful companies do have systems that incentivate personnel from the infomation provided from the actual guests/costumers.

Having said that, I have to note that I do not know for sure what are Disney incentivation policies with Mousekeeping, but I can imagine they have something in place.

Whatever your tipping habits, and if you feel received a special treatment or service, I suggest you take the time to leave a note to the manager - at the front desk, or later by mail. Housekeeping are not the only ones making the effort and chances are your kudos may get them incentives from the Big Mouse. It may have more impact on their bottom line than a few dollars

cindyd1@optonline.ne

09-19-2009, 06:14 AM

We tip everyday. $5.00 a day. I work in a hotel and I know how hard housekeepers work! I found mouse keeping tip envelopes that are down loadable at mouseforless.com and I use those.

Thanks for that tip! I printed them out and they look great! :)
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doombuggy

09-19-2009, 06:29 AM

When staying at a hotel of any kind I always tip daily.
When I stayed at BLT earlier this week, I left a tip at the end of my stay, for the mouskeeper who would have cleaned the studio after I left.

LovesTimone

09-19-2009, 09:02 PM

We always tip daily, with a little note that says Thanks and if we need any extras. We leave 3 to 4 dollar a day for 2 of us if we have our daughters 18 and 20. we tip around 5 or more depending on how many extras we need with them with us:rotfl: