I tried to tip mousekeeping...

[DW mouser]

It would be strange if they are not allowed to take tips. In my way of thinking, they work much harder then a waitress. I was supervisor of housekeeping at a hospital and housekeepers do earn their money. A friend who worked at both the hospital and a motel said the motel was much, much harder because of more in the room and some people are just slobs thinking housekeeping can deal with it!! I plan on asking about it at the front desk when I check in. I'd rather tip mousekeeping then anoyone else!!!

 

[MommyBuzz909]

This is what I'm think about doing.....would it be wrong to wait to tip to how they did the first time around? If they do great without having the money ploy, than go ahead and tip them, but if they just don't leave you with that wonderful feeling when you get back to your room, than not tip?

 

[GoofyFairie]

We were in WL last month and we tipped daily. We left the tip folded under the name card on the shelf above the sink. It was alwasy taken and we had cute little critters left behind made from wash clothes for the kids to enjoy. I kept our room tidy as we are not slobs and our room was always cleaned in the morning. Maybe money not left in the appropriate place isn't taking because they don't know that it is for them.

 

[YesMickey]

Yeah, housekeeping is the most underrated job at any resort. You never get praised because you are rarely seen, but when there is a problem, you hear about it loudly. ie. knocking on a door to clean it and hearing someone yell at you "Were not ready", or not bringing enough towels etc. What I do when I stay at any hotel,motel,resort that there is a card left in the room that states "_____________ happily serviced your room", I leave the money under, on or wrapped around that card in a conspicuous place, and I have never had a problem with housekeeping finding it. We get the best towel creatures when we stay at Disney. Also unless the housekeeper has worked on a cruise line they are not familiar with tips in an envelope, especially one that has "Mousekeeping" on it. If you place a tip in an envelope, Just put "Thank You" and "Gracias con gratification" on the outsided and I bet it gets taken.

 

[MommyBuzz909]

I wonder if when Mousekeeping people get hired, how long the class is that teaches them how to make all of the towel animals??

 

[Disneyonmymind]

What should you tip the valet?

Tipping Guidelines for travel from the Emily Post website

Ok, here is the list.....

TRAVEL:

Skycap
$2 first bag, $1 per additional bag

Doorman
$1-$2 for carrying luggage
$1-$2 for hailing cab
$1-$4 beyond the call of duty

Bellhop
$2 first bag, $1 per additional bag

Housekeeper
$2-$5 per day, left daily

Concierge
$5 for tickets or reservations, $10 if hard to get; no need to tip for answering questions

Taxi driver
15% plus an extra $1-$2 if helped with bags

SALON/SPA:

Hair Dresser
15-20%, ask to be split among those who served you

Manicurist
15-20%

Facial, waxing, massage
15-20%

 

[RNtheRN]

When we go we usually leave a tip on the last day we are there. I usually will leave around $50. Maybe thats too much or not, but I've worked for tips before and I guess because of that I'm a habitual over-tipper.

 

[Mouseaholic!!!]

I wonder if when Mousekeeping people get hired, how long the class is that teaches them how to make all of the towel animals??

We had FABULOUS towel animals at the Boardwalk Inn last time --- 6 total for our 8 day stay. The three largest we names Bibbidy - Bobbidy and Boo.

She even made a special towel animal for me the day I was stuck in the room for the afternoon with a cold.

I did call the Housekeeping Manager and wrote a note when I was home singing her praises. She was one of the best in a long-long line of truly outstanding mousekeepers we have enjoyed.

 

[Hensandchickens]

If you place a tip in an envelope, Just put "Thank You" and "Gracias con gratification" on the outsided and I bet it gets taken.

I don't mean to sound rude, but... Many Spanish speaking people are not able to read Spanish. I work at a high school with a huge population of Spanish speaking students. About 75% cannot read Spanish. They learn the language by hearing it. They do not study it in school like we do with English. Many people who have emigrated to the US from Mexico who work in service or manual labor positions are not well educated and in many cases are illiterate. We, in the US, take our education for granted. Just food for thought.

 

[DW mouser]

This is what I'm think about doing.....would it be wrong to wait to tip to how they did the first time around? If they do great without having the money ploy, than go ahead and tip them, but if they just don't leave you with that wonderful feeling when you get back to your room, than not tip?

This sounds like a good idea. Not all of them do well!!

 

[themcgoos]

I am embarassed to say (we must not travel much) that until I started reading the DisBoards a couple months ago, I was unaware of "daily" tipping and why. It makes sense. We usually leave a $25-$50 tip at the end of the week with a thank you note. I "assume" it's been taken, but who knows, and by whom, since we're gone by then. I have to say that even so on our last 3WDW trips - to CBR, WL and CR - we rec'd towel animals several times during each stay, which our kids loved, of course, and we have never had a complaint about the housekeeping. This year at POR, I will tip daily and see what happens. I wouldn't dream of not tipping, esp. with some of the messes we have left! lol

 

[Evil Genius]

I all ways leave tips for the maids whether at Disney or not. I have never had one refused. At Disney I have received towel animals or souviniers set up in cute situations. Non-Disney extra towels and toiletries. I don't do it for the extras. These people are cleaning up my wet towels, etc and doing cleaning I dislike doing at home. I appreciate their efforts.

 

[YesMickey]

When we go we usually leave a tip on the last day we are there. I usually will leave around $50. Maybe thats too much or not, but I've worked for tips before and I guess because of that I'm a habitual over-tipper.

The only problem with leaving the tip at the end of your stay is shift changes. It you stay for 5 nights, you may have one keeper the first 4 nights and a new shift may began the 5th night and the tip will never get to the keeper who helped you the first 4 nights. It is probably best to tip a little each day, that way you know the person serving you is getting tipped.

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

We always leave our tip (no envelope) underneath the "Hi, my name is _________ and I will be your housekeeper." card. They take it every time, without fail.

 

[kat3668]

Just returned from a 8 night stay at Pop as well and tip was just left on the shelf by the mirror each day (no note) and taken each day.
Maybe they were new and did'nt realize it was for them ... really stranfe in My opinion though!

 

[I loveStitchnippyjon]

We always leave our tip (no envelope) underneath the "Hi, my name is _________ and I will be your housekeeper." card. They take it every time, without fail.

I leave a daily tip in an envelope labeled "housekeeping--Thank you!" with the housekeeper's card (usually on the mirror or counter by the sink).
It has never been refused, and we usually get a nice thank-you on our last day!

 

[Gillian]

That's strange that the envelopes were opened. I wonder what they were thinking by doing that.

This is what I'm think about doing.....would it be wrong to wait to tip to how they did the first time around? If they do great without having the money ploy, than go ahead and tip them, but if they just don't leave you with that wonderful feeling when you get back to your room, than not tip?

I wouldn't do that because the person who cleans your room on monday is likely not to be the person who cleans it tuesday and gets the tip.

we just tip the same amount every day and hope that all is well.

 

[kxmeeh]

our last trip was 9 days at por. before leaving, we bought 8 plastic cups, got alot of candy, chocolate, and an ornament in each cup. i then put 2.00 in each cup as well. every day,i rcvd a note saying thank you, and on our last day leaving, the mousekeeper said how much they appreciated the thought put into it. she was extremly sweet. i taped a note to each cup saying for mousekeeping, and every day the cup and candies were gone. i figured they were working on christmas cleaning up after all of us, i wanted to give a little extra. they liked it so much, i wanted to do the same for our next trip, but it's july and i know i can't fil it with any chocolate...that would be bad

 

[deej696]

When I worked the front desk at a hotel, I always felt uncomfortable when someone would pass me money in the beginning of a check in. To me, it was their way of saying "see what kind of upgrade you can give me." This may be ok for those who are ethically challenged, but for me it was not. When it was done in this manner, I always returned it and told the guest it was hotel policy to not accept tips in my position. This was not the case of course, but it got me off the hook ethically. Now, it was pretty common for guests who had stayed for a while or were repeats, and with whom I had made a connection, to give a tip at some point during the stay. These situations were different however, in that the guest was not "buying me off" but rather thanking me for whatever I may have done to help them during the stay. I never came to expect a tip for providing quality service, because it was not how I made my living, and most good front office personel should feel the same.

As far as housekeeping, they obviously work hard for some of the lowest wages in the industry. Maybe some dont think its right to accept a tip, maybe some think they will get in trouble, and thats why they dont take them. What I found in my experience, is that many of them are some of the most genuine people you'll ever meet, and are usually overly thankful for whatever they receive, be it a $2 tip, or just a simple thank you.

 

[WDW LifeLong Fan]

We leave a tip daily with a note of thanks and it has always been taken. Often, a return note has been left.

For the valet question earlier, we usually tip $3-5 upon each pick up.