Do you tip Mousekeeping?

[imsayin]

Inspired by the "how much do you tip housekeeping" thread. I will publicly admit that I don't tip housekeeping at Disney or elsewhere. I believe I am not alone in this.

 

[bsmcneil]

why don't you?

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Inspired by the "how much do you tip housekeeping" thread. I will publicly admit that I don't tip housekeeping at Disney or elsewhere. I believe I am not alone in this.

Your not the only one alone in this because my family & I also do not tip housekeeping. We figure we spend $400.00 per night on our room at the Contemporary, when housekeeping is included with the room. Flame me if you want but that is the way we feel.

 

[Oreo Cookie]

Tipping housekeeping is a hot topic on these boards, as well as other travel boards. I've always tipped housekeeping, and that's my personal choice.

 

[azgal81]

I don't tip didn't even know you were supposed to. Housekeepers make above minimum wage and housekeeping is their job. I'm not going to tip someone for their job. Waitresses on the other hand make a dollar or whatever an hour and rely on tips housekeepers do not. I will never tip them so no you are not alone.

 

[vhoffman]

I'm with CR Resort Fan. When I'm paying $400+/nt for a room, I figure cleaning it is included!

This topic has been discussed at other times on similar threads. There's always those who feel like I do, then those who feel the cleaning people don't get paid enough, so its somehow our responsibility to even the score via tipping. Just for your information--housekeeping (Mousekeeping) at WDW is NOT considered a tipped position. It even states so in WDW/s literature (don't have a link to it;anyone interested is more than welcome to research it for themselves!). Unlike restaurant servers who depend on tips for their income. There's always those who "feel sorry" for housekeeping and think its their responsibility to tip, so do so if it makes you feel better.

I don't tip for a variety of reasons, the main one being what I just stated--I'm paying through the nose for the place to begin with! Also, logistics. Just how do you make sure the one you tip is the one one who cleaned your room? From what I've observed, they often work in pairs, and you can't be sure you get the same ones every day of your stay. So what do you do? Make up those cute little envelopes for Mousekeeping and leave them on your pillow? How do you know the one who gets it is the one who cleaned your room the day before? Or is it meant as a "bribe" for that day's cleaning staff so they'll do a good job? There again, what if more than one person is cleaning the room? Do you really think they will split it? What if its a $5 bill?
Also, you set yourself up. You start tipping and its expected. Then if you don't tip you have a miffed cleaning lady!

No, I don't tip for a clean room!

 

[T. Lynn]

I would still tip no matter where I spent the night. Housekeeping isn't paid top dollar...again, like a waitress. If I eat in a fancy restaurant, I'd still tip the waitress. Should I not because I spent a lot of money and that comes with the service? Don't want to start an arguement (kinda think in your head question) but if you stayed at a value resort, would you tip since their rates are cheaper even though maid service is still included?

It was my choice to eat or stay there and spend the extra money for the quality of the food or motel. Maids don't set the rates. They are just doing their job and from what I've heard at disney, some go above and beyond with the service.

My cousin was a maid and she barely made minimum wage if it fact it was minimum. I myself was a waitress so I understand both these situations.

Again, to each their own...I'd tip no matter what choice of motel I decided to stay at.

 

[Elfstar]

I'm not a heavy tipper but I think leaving a little something ($1/person/day) shows that we realize someone other than our fairy godmother is keeping our room clean. Everyone deserves some recognition. If I see that the housekeeper noticed that we had all four pillows on one bed, and the bed is made that way for us, towels and washcloths are restocked appropriately and the room has obviously been well cleaned (not just the bare minimum), I increase that (the amount depends on our length of stay and how much unavoidable mess we make - there are just DH and I, and we pick up after ourselves quite well). If the service is abominable, and it was during our July trip at an off site lodging, I quit tipping and start complaining.

 

[aka-mad4themouse]

Flame me if you want but that is the way we feel.

Please. Let's not allow this thread descend into flames. We're all entitled to our opinions as to how we should spend our money. Whether we agree with each other or not, flames are not necessary. Let's have a peaceful and civil discussion.

 

[bsmcneil]

I don't tip didn't even know you were supposed to. Housekeepers make above minimum wage and housekeeping is their job. I'm not going to tip someone for their job. Waitresses on the other hand make a dollar or whatever an hour and rely on tips housekeepers do not. I will never tip them so no you are not alone.

3.88 is what wait staff makes, at minimum, in Florida. Not a dollar or whatever an hour. Anyone know, for a fact, what housekeepers tend to make?

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

I'm with CR Resort Fan. When I'm paying $400+/nt for a room, I figure cleaning it is included!

This topic has been discussed at other times on similar threads. There's always those who feel like I do, then those who feel the cleaning people don't get paid enough, so its somehow our responsibility to even the score via tipping. Just for your information--housekeeping (Mousekeeping) at WDW is NOT considered a tipped position. It even states so in WDW/s literature (don't have a link to it;anyone interested is more than welcome to research it for themselves!). Unlike restaurant servers who depend on tips for their income. There's always those who "feel sorry" for housekeeping and think its their responsibility to tip, so do so if it makes you feel better.

I don't tip for a variety of reasons, the main one being what I just stated--I'm paying through the nose for the place to begin with! Also, logistics. Just how do you make sure the one you tip is the one one who cleaned your room? From what I've observed, they often work in pairs, and you can't be sure you get the same ones every day of your stay. So what do you do? Make up those cute little envelopes for Mousekeeping and leave them on your pillow? How do you know the one who gets it is the one who cleaned your room the day before? Or is it meant as a "bribe" for that day's cleaning staff so they'll do a good job? There again, what if more than one person is cleaning the room? Do you really think they will split it? What if its a $5 bill?
Also, you set yourself up. You start tipping and its expected. Then if you don't tip you have a miffed cleaning lady!

No, I don't tip for a clean room!

Very well stated best response I have ever seen when someone explains why they do not tip mousekeeping.

 

[*Flower*]

We also tip ($1 per day per person- there's only the two of us).

If we stay at a hotel that does nightly turndown service, we try to tip the night person too.

I feel that they usually have a ton of rooms to do- a lot to keep up with, and when we ask for extra toiletries (if we like them) they'll leave us a BUNCH!

It's more than worth a couple of bucks out of our pocket to keep everyone happy. We're happy with the room condition/extra soaps, etc. and the housekeeper is happy that we think she's doing a good job (by us leaving the tip).

JMHO of course........

 

[jiminy14]

Since we are DVC members we get very limited Mousekeeping. I will tip, however, if the maid goes out of her way and leaves extra towels or amenities. I usually try and find out which maid is responsible for our villa and give the tip to her directly.

 

[Pixeldust Fairy]

I have posted in the other Do you tip housekeeping before. This seems to be a redundant issue here on the DIS. Whether you tip or don't. You are going to try and justify it in your own mind whether it is right or wrong. Why is it that it is so okay to tip a bartender who spends maybe 2 minutes mixing up your drink a dollar or two and it is ridiculous to some to tip the housekeeper that cleans your toilet, makes your bed, hangs clean towels, and makes sure you have a pleasant room to come back to after a long hot day at the parks. I have been in the hotel business and know for a fact that they do NOT make alot of money. A waitress makes more than they do. In my experience housekeepers are paid by the room, the faster and more rooms they do the more money they make that day. I can not vouch for disney housekeepers and I dont know how much they get paid, but I do appreciate them. I have had poor service at restaraunts and been forced to pay a gratuity when I did not feel it was warranted. And IMO if your justification for not tipping is because you paid 400 per night to stay at a luxury resort, it is the wrong reason. If you don't tip then don't tip, but dont give some lame excuse, because obviously if you can afford 400 a night you can afford a measly couple dollars for a tip. Just state it like it is you don't tip because you dont want to. You don't see it necessary to tip that position. And regardless what disney feels is a tipped position it all boils down to what YOU feel is a tipped position.

 

[mickeyfan2]

My room cost is for the room and cleaning is part of that. I tip as a thank you from us. I figure if I can afford a $400/night room the extra $3/night will not break me and will make their low wages a little better.

 

[Mary Anne]

Since we are DVC members we get very limited Mousekeeping. I will tip, however, if the maid goes out of her way and leaves extra towels or amenities. I usually try and find out which maid is responsible for our villa and give the tip to her directly.

This is our system also. I have to admit my last trip "home" I did not tip. We never got our trash and tidy day so I saw no reason to leave something when we checked out. I had asked to maid to please come back later and she never did. I saw no reason to leave anything.

We have on some trips when we see the same cleaning person two or three days in a row, give it to them in person so they know we apprecite their little extras.

 

[Oreo Cookie]

My room cost is for the room and cleaning is part of that. I tip as a thank you from us. I figure if I can afford a $400/night room the extra $3/night will not break me and will make their low wages a little better.

Nicely said. People have very strong opinions on tipping/not tipping the housekeeping staff. I tip for the same reason you do.

I'm a DVC member so when I do stay at a DVC resort, I make sure to know which day mousekeeping is coming, so I do leave a tip. When I stay in a hotel/resort, I tip daily to ensure that the person cleaning the room that day receives the tip.

 

[Vickie46]

We always try to leave something in our room for housekeeping.

Last time we stayed at CBR... we had to call housekeeping b/c they didn't leave us soap... it seemed it was always something.. but I am sure this could happen anywhere...

 

[mking624]

We've never tipped housekeeping. That is our choice to do so.

I would still tip no matter where I spent the night. Housekeeping isn't paid top dollar...again, like a waitress. If I eat in a fancy restaurant, I'd still tip the waitress. Should I not because I spent a lot of money and that comes with the service? Don't want to start an arguement (kinda think in your head question) but if you stayed at a value resort, would you tip since their rates are cheaper even though maid service is still included?

It was my choice to eat or stay there and spend the extra money for the quality of the food or motel. Maids don't set the rates. They are just doing their job and from what I've heard at disney, some go above and beyond with the service.

My cousin was a maid and she barely made minimum wage if it fact it was minimum. I myself was a waitress so I understand both these situations.

Again, to each their own...I'd tip no matter what choice of motel I decided to stay at.

I understand where you're coming from...here's a way to look at it from the "opposing" side. I work in retail. My job requires that we provice a service to our clients where we spend time with each one making sure they are getting the right solution for their needs. At the end of the sale, we even offer to walk them through a brief "workshop" of sorts that sets up what they purchased and we show them how to make the most of it. Working with a client takes an average of 30-45 minutes...and there have been many times I've spent two hours or more with a client. A sale can go anywhere from $60 to hundreds or even over a thousand dollars. I do not get paid top dollar (it's retail, so it's not like I'm making big bucks here...in fact many retail places hardly ever pay more than minimum wage) and yet I don't expect to be tipped...it's not a tipped position. But I don't set the rates...I'm just doing my job, and we go above and beyond what's "required" of us because that's what our company refers to as legendary customer service.

I'm saying all this because them providing a service and being minimum wage doesn't all of a sudden make the position worthy of tipping (if they were making a lot more money, would you continue tipping them?). They're not the only ones who work minimum wage who provide service to people. And I'm NOT saying to change your mind. I have no problem with people who want to tip...that is their prerogative. But tipping shouldn't be based on a pity factor of wage or something else....because there are millions of people in that same position of salary but still go beyond what's expected...and people don't even consider tipping them (not that I'm saying to go tip everyone). Just some food for thought.

 

[TENIA66]

I was a waitress and I always tip waitresses excessively, 25% or more unless gratuity is automatically added in and then i only tip the exact amount and not a dime more. I do believe that gratuity is for excellent service, and by adding it in automatically, the server may not feel compelled to provide that. as a server i always refused to allow automatic gratuity, and always earned more than that and always got more than i would have had it been figured in automatically.

Regarding mousekeeping, we're a family of five, i tip 1 dollar per day per person, at the end of the trip but now i'm wondering if the right person is getting it....