Does mousekeeping expect to be tipped?

[AppleSister1]

I tip housekeeping $1/per person once a day (each morning) at every hotel I stay in, Disney or otherwise. I always thought that was the norm, unless you have exceptional service - or very bad service.

Last time I was at the Yacht Club, I left my mousekeeper an additional $10 on the last day because she was beyond exceptional - saw her everyday, she went out of her way to learn our names and say hello, left great stuff in the room, etc. She became part of the magic for me.

I can see from these boards, though, that not all mousekeepers are that fabulous. I wonder why some of them leave the tips in the room???

 

[mudnuri]

we tip $5 per day regardless of what hotel were in where ever we are.

I also make the beds each morning, as it keeps track of our stuff (missing sock in the blankets etc.)....they need to vacume and clean the bathroom and swap the towels, which are left in a pile next to the door...(and whatever else they're suppose to do)

the trash is also always put together in the trash can, and everything else is cleaned up, similar to when I leave my house in the morning..

Brandy

 

[skiwee1]

Originally posted by nhdisnut
I'm glad you mentioned how much you tip - I was about to ask this question! Do others tip the same?

I tip $5 a day for 2 adults and 1 child. We are very neat. If we were messy then we would leave more. I tip all the time. Sometimes I get towel animals and sometimes not. It really depends on whether the maid can make them and if she has the time.

 

[Misty89]

i ALWAYS tip housekeeping!- at any hotel i go.
as a former housekeeper, i know what a lousy job it is and how refreshing a nice tip is...!
i leave 5 $ per night.

i always appreciated a tip, not only because the work is so much ( most of the time you have a time limit per room, with 20 or more rooms per shift,) and it was nice to know that guests staying over or even just staying one night....thought i was important enough to leave me a tip to let me know i did a good job.


also- when tipping a housekeeper, keep in mind the above mentioned. you might not always have the same housekeeper each day, for that matter the same person who cleaned your room the night you arrived, might not be the one who cleans it the next day....i always make sure it's the same girl or leave it at the front desk making sure to tell the front desk it for the person who cleaned room #, the previous night.

and- for the poster above who left a tip and it was not taken.the hotel might have a policy about not taking money that is in a stayover guests room unless it is on the pillow....my hotel did and we could not take it unless it was on the pillow or was with a note saying " for housekeeping"
they not being rude by not taking it.....they can get fired if they take money they thought was for a tip and really was not.
my 2 cents

Tina

 

[georgina]

Does anyone have the link for the mousekeeping envelopes that can be printed? We did this a few years ago at Christmastime, and it was a fun way to leave our tips.

 

[nana2tots]

we print up one for each day w/ 3.00 to 5.00 tip. they are just wonderful, and the maids love them.not sure how to put site in for you.but they are called:heidi"s envelopes, i am new to the computer, if you dont get it, give me your e-mail, and i do know how to e-mail it to you. disneynana

 

[vhoffman]

Well, this is a bit off topic, but it does concern tipping. I always tip the skycap (or whatever he's called) who checks in our bags at the curbside. I usually tip $5, $10 if there's a lot of luggage. Funny thing--I've never had a bag lost during all my years of flying, including DELTA (don't expect luggage to arrive). Wonder if there's any connection?

 

[Beca]

Originally posted by mep319
Positive as one can be....plus it was the topic in the lounge. Seems I'm not the only one that noticed it.

What do you mean by this? What lounge? Did you overhear something? Please share...I am way too curious, now.

Thanks,
Beca

 

[Beca]

I am really embarrassed to admit this,....but I have NEVER tipped housekeeping in a hotel. And, I was a flight attendant for EIGHT years!!! If this is the norm, you would think the airline would've told us. We were "threatened" (in a joking way, of course) that we had better tip our shuttle drivers EVERY TIME, and we were told a "suggested" min. amount to tip...van drivers who work at hotels where airline crews stay REALLY clean up on tips!!

I am just shocked that I have been "rude" all of these years!!! But, thank you to all that have posted!! I try to remember everyone who needs to be tipped, but either I am just becoming aware of these things, or more and more people are getting tipped these days! I used to wait tables in college, and the only people who expected tips were the ones who were getting paid $1.06 per hour. Now, when I go to a LOT of fast food places, there are "tip jars" by the counter. I NEVER tip them...that's not what I know a tipped employee to be.

But, I have always known to tip the person that shampoos your hair at a salon, as well as your stylist (unless they are the owner), but now I am really paranoid as to whom else I should be tipping!!! I guess I still have a LOT to learn!!

Thanks for sharing!
Beca

 

[safetymom]

I tip the skycaps generously every time I fly. Most times my luggage meets me at the end of the flight. I think the skycaps do a great job and I do think they have ways of delaying luggage so it misses the flight. But once it goes down the chute it is out of their hands so the law of averages will catch up eventually.

In all the flights I have taken and I fly a lot for business my luggage has only been lost 3 times. I had it back within hours. No bad.

 

[McCall]

Originally posted by Beca
I am really embarrassed to admit this,....but I have NEVER tipped housekeeping in a hotel. And, I was a flight attendant for EIGHT years!!! If this is the norm, you would think the airline would've told us. We were "threatened" (in a joking way, of course) that we had better tip our shuttle drivers EVERY TIME, and we were told a "suggested" min. amount to tip...van drivers who work at hotels where airline crews stay REALLY clean up on tips!!

I am just shocked that I have been "rude" all of these years!!! But, thank you to all that have posted!! I try to remember everyone who needs to be tipped, but either I am just becoming aware of these things, or more and more people are getting tipped these days! I used to wait tables in college, and the only people who expected tips were the ones who were getting paid $1.06 per hour. Now, when I go to a LOT of fast food places, there are "tip jars" by the counter. I NEVER tip them...that's not what I know a tipped employee to be.

But, I have always known to tip the person that shampoos your hair at a salon, as well as your stylist (unless they are the owner), but now I am really paranoid as to whom else I should be tipping!!! I guess I still have a LOT to learn!!

Thanks for sharing!
Beca

This is not aimed directly at you personally, just illustrates the point.
I am shocked when I see people post who "never thought" to tip housekeeping staff, I usually chock it up to inexperienced traveler.
what is the matter with people don't they think? Ok they make minimum wage, wow!
the President of a hotel chain recently tried doing all the jobs in his hotel. It took him 3 HOURS! to clean ONE room. the average cleaner does 12 rooms a day for that minimum wage.
How does that compare with the guy who takes your bag out of the car and sets it on a conveyor belt? and he gets 2 bucks a bag to do that .

 

[cmmam]

Now I feel bad because we always tip at theend of a trip, not daily.

We tip generously, I guess I assumed the tips were pooled and split or something.

I am sorry mousekeepers!

 

[Beca]

Originally posted by McCall
This is not aimed directly at you personally, just illustrates the point.
I am shocked when I see people post who "never thought" to tip housekeeping staff, I usually chock it up to inexperienced traveler.
what is the matter with people don't they think? Ok they make minimum wage, wow!
the President of a hotel chain recently tried doing all the jobs in his hotel. It took him 3 HOURS! to clean ONE room. the average cleaner does 12 rooms a day for that minimum wage.
How does that compare with the guy who takes your bag out of the car and sets it on a conveyor belt? and he gets 2 bucks a bag to do that .

And, trust me...I DO not take it personally, I guess I am just stunned!! I can see how it is a "nice thing to do", but I guess I never thought I could be committing a faux pas by not doing so! I'm just not seeing the logic in it being an expectation. Maybe you can help me with this?

Most first and second year flight attendants (because they are contract, and the whole "seniority" thing means they have very little control over their schedules) make less than minimum wage, and qualify for food stamps. These people (besides insuring that all FAA safety requirements are met) serve you food and drink like a waitress, yet we were FORBIDDEN from taking tips...we could be fired for this!! The airline's justification...we are not earning a "tipped" wage, and do not report it...therefore, we cannot take it. Additionally, they felt that to allow us to take tips meant that thier customers might feel that the service provided was less of a "bargain" if customers felt it necessary to tip (i.e. "Sure, I got a free Coke, but I had to tip a dollar to get it. How free is that?")

Also, I am shocked to hear that this is a "universal" thing...the airline's leave NOTHING to chance where the hotel contracts for their employee's are concerned...They do not pay the hotels a HUGE amount of money, and they require a LOT of rooms per night...so, we were instructed on what is proper etiquette in the hotel world...and, that was NEVER mentioned!!

Not, that I am trying to justify my actions...I'm just trying to figure this out (believe me, you have made me a convert...I will tip everytime now!!). But, maybe you can help me with this. In a restaurant (or, anywhere for that matter), you tip based on the cost of what you are purchasing. Does this mean that a person staying at a deluxe resort should be tipping mousekeeping more than a person staying at a value resort? You are paying more for the room...so, should the tip reflect a percentage of the room price?

Thanks,
Beca

 

[DizneeCM]

I don't think there is a difference in the tip based on the room rate. I think $1-2 dollars per day, per person, is pretty standard, where ever you are. I agree that you should tip more if the room is on the messy side. We usually tip more if we stay in a villa (because it is bigger and probably takes longer to clean).

 

[bhillier]

"never thought to tip" in experienced traveler....... yes this is true..... I don't know why I never thought to tip housekeeping......I'll tip now that's for sure.....I guess I just thought that they are paid by the hotel/DW and that they were not "waiting" on me. I work in an e.r. and I "wait" on pt's 12 hr plus a shift. can't take.....never get offered tips. I get paid per hr. I'll be sure to tip now. It's good to know. I hate the thought of not tipping approp. I'll close with a thanks for the "tips" on tipping and I can't wait for my vacation to start.

 

[beattyfamily]

Originally posted by Mish

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Originally posted by bhillier
Is that $ 1 - 2 dollars per day for mousekeeping or $ 1 - 2 for the am cleaning and then again for the pm turn down. never knew or even thought of tipping for mousekeeping.

Do I tip the concierge staff as well?
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I was wondering the same thing. This is our first time in concierge do we leave a tip at night and again in the morning or just in the morning? Thanks Michelle

IMHO, you are suppose to tip your mousekeeper $1 - $2 a day. THEN if you are staying at a deluxe or concierge where turn down is offered, you should tip them as well. They are not the same staff as the morning mousekeeper.

 

[beattyfamily]

Mousekeeping envelopes

 

[Bojangles]

Originally posted by beattyfamily
IMHO, you are suppose to tip your mousekeeper $1 - $2 a day. THEN if you are staying at a deluxe or concierge where turn down is offered, you should tip them as well. They are not the same staff as the morning mousekeeper.

If that is what everyone is supposed to do, then why doesn't Disney have housekeeping listed as one of the tipped positions? They have a list of the employees that is is appropriate to tip in the resort rooms, and housekeeping is not on it.

 

[Beca]

That was my next question...what is appropriate for the concierge staff? And, when...just when you check out...or what?

Thanks,
Beca

 

[r3ngels]

Bojangles, does Disney really have a list of what jobs should get tips... and if so where can I find it.

Thanks