Do you tip Mousekeeping?

[JPN4265]

Just wondering if you tip Mousekeeping.

If not, why?

Housekeeping is not a tipping position.

 

[Letsbgoofy]

While I realize that housekeeping is not a tipped position, I tip because its one job I would hate to do and I think they deserve more than what they make per hour. When I was a teen, I did housekeeping at a retirement home. I only lasted a few months - I couldn't stand making bads, emptying garbage, etc. for other people - and I knew them! Can't imagine doing that for strangers...

A couple years ago we stayed at Coronado Springs and had a late check out time. Housekeeping stopped by. I thought she was going to ask when we were leaving, but she actually stopped to say thank you for the tips we left that week. I was happy to be able to thank her in person.

 

[Todd&Copper]

I don't tip housekeeping at any hotel b/c (1) it is a full wage position - as opposed to wait staff, who do not earn at least full minimum wage, and (2) I do not leave excessive messes in my room during my stay - I gather used towels and put them in the tub, I place all trash in the garbage cans, I don't leave stuff on the bed when I leave, and thus it can't take the housekeeper more than 5 minutes to clean the room and replace the towels.

As far as it being a job I would never want to do, I personally would rather do housekeeping than daycare, teaching, or direct sales, so I do not necessarily think that is such a good yardstick to measure whether someone deserves a tip or not.

 

[bicker]

As far as it being a job I would never want to do, I personally would rather do housekeeping than daycare, teaching, or direct sales, so I do not necessarily think that is such a good yardstick to measure whether someone deserves a tip or not.

And don't forget my favorite: The custodians in the theme parks who get to clean up other people's poo in the hot and sticky rest rooms in the middle of the humid Florida summer.

 

[redc]

For the person who asked about Florida's minimum wage, it is $6.79 for regular employees and $3.77 for tipped employees.

To answer the original question, no, I do not tip housekeeping. If someone else wants to they can, it doesn't bother me but I personally don't feel the need to.

Wow... $6.79 / hour...a whole $14,000 per year!!!
Please be so kind to reach in your pocket and toss a couple of bucks on the dresser for these people who provide you a personal service....Princess.

 

[magiclover41]

I found it interesting that on our last trip in 2006 we spent 6 nights at a Disney Resort. Each day we left a tip on the table for "mousekeeping" and each evening we came back to our room to find the tip still there. I do like to tip to thank them for a job well done, and I liked the idea someone suggested of making envelopes. I will try that this summer and see if that works.

 

[jenn-n-okla]

I always tip. I do consider it a tipped position. And yes I know Disney's stance is that its not as is the rest of the thoughtful set who makes up the rules and regs of the hospitality industry. But my policy is that housekeepers are a tipped position. I don't get irritated at people who don't but for me personally, not tipping is just not an option. I tip every morning, knowing I have no idea if I will get stellar service or lousy service. I have gotten both, almost always stellar service. I just figure if I tip $5 and don't get a towel animal, I'll probably live.

And no I do not tip a retail clerk. If she cleaned my toilet, changed my sheets and vacumed up my messy kids' cracker crumbs I would. She rings my sale up, hands it to me and I am gone. I guess I feel more of a personal relationship to a housekeeper.

I see both sides, and see that both sides of the argument are valid.

I am like you. I leave a tip. I try to find out who will be cleaning by leaving a note the first day asking what days that particular Mousekeeper will be working. Sometimes I get excellent service sometimes not. "Paying it forward" can never be a bad thing. Of course I come from a family who tip the servers at our local Sonic fast food resturant and I tip the young teenage boys who carry my groceries out at the grocery store. I will not however be tipping the stroller rental booth people.

 

[G8r4evr]

Nope, and this is why....

Not sure where you can find info on tipped positions...but

normally tipped positions are those where the pay is minimum wage, or lower,...ie. valet parkers, bell persons. Housekeeping at WDW is not in that
category...they make much more. I don't think they do it anymore, but
in the past Disney listed tipped positions in the literature guests recvd. when checking in---housekeeping wasn't on the list.

 

[onehotdisneymama]

We always leave a tip for "mousekeeping". My family enjoys decorating the envelopes that we leave our tip in. Christmas is especially fun because we always leave a little something extra. I believe that it should be entirely up to the individual whether they want to leave a tip though.

 

[KELSTER]

My dd and I always tip $2 a day and leave it in envelopes.

Our mousekeeper this year was fabulous. Dd got a 24 hour tummy bug and when I signed off of the towels I just mentioned to the MK that dd was sick that's why I didn't need her services. The mousekeeper told her boss who called in the morning and afternoon to see if there was anything at all that we needed. Very sweet.

 

[sasha's goofy]

sometimes I tip money or sometimes I leave nice snack or candy for MK. I always leave a thank you note so they know it is for them but not always is it taken. I have stayed on wdw property over a dozen times at all levels of resorts and never had a towel even folded special let alone into something. Just unlucky I guess. my room is always very neat and tidy not much for them to clean really.

 

[Princess Michelle]

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[MemoryMakers2669]

Funny how the percentage stays the same, the higher the number of votes goes. The Yes's stay at 68.xx%

 

[Luv4Disney]

We always do. DH and I leave $3 a day.

 

[bicker]

Funny how? Typically, most system trend towards a stable point. After a certain period of time, unless you markedly change the population from which you're gathering your data, the data you gather shouldn't vary from the data gathered previously.

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

Wow... $6.79 / hour...a whole $14,000 per year!!!
Please be so kind to reach in your pocket and toss a couple of bucks on the dresser for these people who provide you a personal service....Princess.

Is this really a "personal" service though? Anymore than any other job in Disney that others do for us...that make the same money and don't get tipped? Someone just said something about the custodians? Really, their job is so much worse than a housekeepers IMO! Their job is to clean up nothing but garbage and other nasty things all day long. NEVER tipped! Would you even consider tipping them? Why not?

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

Funny how? Typically, most system trend towards a stable point. After a certain period of time, unless you markedly change the population from which you're gathering your data, the data you gather shouldn't vary from the data gathered previously.

Not smart enough for you Bicker! Back when there were like 10 votes, it was 68%, at 50 votes, 68%, just has stayed that way all along...when I have seen it anyway. I have watched others fluctuate at least a little bit...maybe go to 63%, then up to 67%, etc. But to almost never change, I found it interesting!

 

[Ashley Kees]

I never tipped maid service until we had kids. When it was just DH and myself, all they had to do was empty trash, make the bed, and drop fresh towels, really a minimum. NOW however, I have three kids who are DESTRUCTO-KIDS! With diapers in the trash, and crumbs and spills on the floor and toothpaste on the mirror, good lord! I tip $1 per person per day, and try to thank them when I see them.

I try to base discretionary tips on whether or not I'd do that job for that amount. Frankly, I don't really think they are paid a fair wage for picking up after my family, so I tip to make up the difference.

As to tipping the retail clerk, I HAVE done that before, when they went out of their way for me. When I was a teenager, I worker retail for $4.25 an hour, and once spent over an hour hunting down a special order for a customer, and she tipped me $5. I never forgot that kindness. You just have to do what you think is fair.

 

[hammie59]

We only tipped some of the days, and here's why....
I'm aware that it's not a tipping position, but when we were given the extras I tipped. The first few days we got towel animals, the toys were arranged funny and extra towels and soap/shampoo were abundant so we tipped daily. We appreciated the extra "magic".
Then the mousekeepers changed and we were lucky to have the beds made. They didn't do much at all so we didn't bother tipping. We tend to keep the room in decent condition so it wasn't like they were picking up after a family of pigs. I feel if you can barely do the job you're already getting paid to do, don't expect anything extra from me.

PS- One of the days when we got so so service, we had left a tip in the early morning thinking we'd still have the same maid. When we returned to our room that night and were disappointed in what we saw since it had hardly been touched, let alone any extas, we noticed the tip was still there. It was clearly marked and had been moved, so they either forgot it or chose not to accept it. I joked and told my husband they probably knew they didn't earn it.

 

[Ashley Kees]

Is this really a "personal" service though? Anymore than any other job in Disney that others do for us...that make the same money and don't get tipped? Someone just said something about the custodians? Really, their job is so much worse than a housekeepers IMO! Their job is to clean up nothing but garbage and other nasty things all day long. The custodians may be paid better than the maids. They are at Six Flags and Schlitterbahn, anyway.NEVER tipped! Would you even consider tipping them? I have tipped the custodians when they do something for me personally. At Six Flags, my husband threw up on the pavement after his ride on a big rollercoaster. The custodian came right away and cleaned it u, and I tipped him $10. That was pretty personal service in my opinion. Why not?

I agree that tipping should be based on service. If mousekeeping isn't so great, no tippy. I reward good service.