How much do you Tip?

[BriarfoxinWA]

Just wondering how much to plan on for tipping Housekeeping. What does everyone else do?

 

[lvs_eeyore]

We usually tip five dollars a day for a family of four. I leave it on the table daily in an envelope marked specifically for housekeeping. That way they know it is for them.

 

[Laurabearz]

We also leave 5 bucks a day.... sometimes more if the kids are extra messy......

 

[SamSam]

For Dh and I, we leave $3 a day. The standard ( at least on these boards) appears to be $1 a day per person. Of course, whatever you are comfortable doing is certainly okay.

 

[Beverly Lynn]

if I am staying at a deluxe resort I don't usually tip. I am paying a lot for that room and they are paid for making the bed and giving new towels. if they did something outstanding then I could see it,but they don't. I know I am not alone in this a few people have pm'd me every time I have posted this saying they agree with me but don't want to get flamed. I wear a flame retardent suit.

 

[Patrick IL.]

We always leave at least $5 a day for a family, I even have left that when I was solo on sight.

 

[atruesag]

Beverly - do you tip if you stay in a Moderate or Value resort?? The Housekeepers make the same hourly wage regardless of which resort they work in - pay is based on senority not resort location.

 

[RussH]

For me I am usually solo and not really messy just a pile of towels in the tub except that piece of Pizza stuck to the ceiling once. So I tip $3 a day unless out of singles then a 5. By the end of a week normally there are 10-15 extra towels and a dozen Micket soaps.
Checkout day is where housekeeping makes out with my room. I leave all the change collected during the week in a very large pile.
RussH

 

[BriarfoxinWA]

Thanks for the advice!

I had been planning on leaving $5 per day - but I saw some posts on another thread that said they only left $2. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't leaving way more than necessary. Of course it they do a really great job - or a terrible job - I can always adjust the amount. My DS's just had a great time making up "mousekeeping" envelopes to leave the tip in. I'm ready to go - but my trip isn't until JUNE!

 

[Limmer]

Beverly Lynn, if you go to an expensive restaurant do you tip less then going when you are at Denny's? Penalizing the staff is a poor way to save a few dollars. JMHO

 

[Lewisc]

Limmer
I personally tip housekeeping but Disney doesn't consider houskeeping a tipped position. Check any of the resort guides. Waiters, bellhops etc are all listed but houskeeping is not. Disney pays the housekeepers enough so that (in Disney's opinion) tips are not required.
This is different than not tipping a waiter in which their salary doesn't even get them minimum wage without tips. I generally don't put change in the tip cup in fast food restaurants but others do.
That said Beverly I agree with others there is no greater (or lesser) reason to tip in one resort than another.

 

[Ricola]

We usually tip 3 or 4 bucks a day, more if we get some special service.

 

[eeyore0062]

Our standard is $1 per person per night...more if there are extras like washcloth animals or special arrangements of DD's stuffed animals and dolls.

 

[Debi]

When I travel solo, I tip $2/day, but when traveling with family, I tip $4-$5/day.

 

[princess angel]

dh and I tip $5 a day for housekeeping and $2 a day for turndown service, my goodness can that add up during a long trip!!!

Laura

 

[jdads2]

We ussually tipped $5 a day at the Poly. When they made us an elephant and a conoe we tipped more. We still are using the soap, shampoo and hand lotion from our October 2001 trip!! We aren't even half way through.

 

[jaguar9748]

We've actually had housekeepers not pick up the envelope which is clearly marked?! This is certainly something to debate. I for one have never had any different service whether I tip or not. I've never had a towel animal left, but have always received the extra "stuff" that I leave a note about (usually towels or plastic bags!). Still, I tip $5 a day because that seems to be the going rate overall and I tip the same regardless of moderate, deluxe or villa.

 

[WDW2002]

Originally posted by Beverly Lynn
if I am staying at a deluxe resort I don't usually tip. I am paying a lot for that room and they are paid for making the bed and giving new towels.

I have never tiped housekeeping at any hotel/motel I have stayed at and I don't plan to start at WDW. It is housekeeping job to do what they do. Like Beverly Lynn stated, if they did something outstanding then I might but for the sandard make the bed and bring clean towels, I won't, even at disney.

 

[raidermatt]

Of course, its also the waitresses's job to bring my food, its the valet's job to bring my car, its the hair-cutter's job to cut my hair, its the taxi drivers job to drive his taxi, etc...

I'm not sure what the housekeepers get paid in various hotels/motels, but I'm pretty confident that its not so much that I need to resent giving them a few bucks a day.

I guess if I saw them roll up in a Mercedes I might think differently, but until then...

But of course, its a free country and we are each free to tip or not-tip as we see fit.

 

[Tiffany]

We tip the standard. $1 per person per day. It is just my husband and I and we are pretty neat so $2 a day from us.