May make me seem like an *@# but...

[Camping Griswalds]

Why do you tip mousekeeping?? My mom has a cleaning business at a resort (which is where people come in and clean when people check out on Sat am and new people check in on Sat afternoon. ) No one ever left us tips. I cleaned apartments for her for 8 years, and she still has her business with about 30 employees and I know that no one tips them either.

Also, I am a nurse and I am not allowed to take tips or favors from "customers" If a patient brings in a box of cookies for everyone, sure eat up but an individual nurse is not allowed to get an individual gift, money or otherwise. My JOB is to treat you well and provide exceptional service. It's what I get paid for, and what I take pride in. Heck I took pride in the clean apartments too!!

So why is tipping at Disney expected?? (I'm not a tightwad or an*@# , just curious)

 

[rascalmom]

I don't think it is just at Disney, I think tipping the housekeeper is standard for hotel stays. I always leave a small tip no matter where we travel.

I belong to a Las Vegas planning board also & tipping seems to be common there also. I like having the person that services my room no they are appreciated.

 

[lillygator]

I never knew tipping was standard before I found the DIS...I have only tipped in one stay as we spoke with mousekeeping and hey helped us out with situation.

 

[zippehsmom]

I have to admit that I did not know it was standard until I found the DIS also.

I use to work at at hotel while in college, and the housekeeping staff never mentioned getting tips before.

 

[Joan1]

Well you leave a tip for a server at a restaurant don't you? Why shouldn't you leave a tip for the person that cleans your room? I think they work harder then a server at a restaurant does

When we tip the person cleaning a room, it is to say thank you for cleaning up after us.

 

[luvindisneyworld]

Well you leave a tip for a server at a restaurant don't you? Why shouldn't you leave a tip for the person that cleans your room? I think they work harder then a server at a restaurant does

When we tip the person cleaning a room, it is to say thank you for cleaning up after us.

I do tip but to clarify I was a server in restaurants forever and making 2.15 an hr is diffrent than making 6.00-10.00 an hr.

 

[mrFDNY]

i live in nyc.if someone you don't know says hello to you in the morning in brooklyn they get 5 dollars.all kidding aside, we pretty much tip everyone here.i was in winsconsin visiting family and they were amazed to how many people i tipped(grocery clerk,pizza guy,taxi service)and the amount i gave.so i think maybe it has to do with where you live.then again my family could just be very cheap and just does'nt tip anyone.

 

[cancilla]

Adding my vote -- I grew up in California and we always left a tip when we checked out of a hotel room. A friend of mine runs a motel in upstate New York, and he says he gets housekeeping tips all the time. I just sort of took it for granted that everyone did this.

--Dominick

 

[Harmony]

Since most weren't aware that they *had* to tip mousekeeping until they visited the dis, maybe someone that works for mousekeeping posted on here that tips were necessary? lol

I am not a cheapskate either but I do think that tipping is getting out of hand. (ie: grocery clerks, etc...though tipping a pizza guy or taxi driver is customary...wonder why that is?)

In my area, one is not expected to tip most people just for doing their job. (thank goodness! lol) After my son left the PICU, I have continued to take goodies to the dr's and nurses as our way of letting them know that we care about them and that we are extremely grateful to them. As a matter of fact, my son's bday is on Thurs and I'm taking them a huge bday cake to them!

Also...during the holidays I do take goodies to our post office, dentists office, pedi, etc, etc, etc. In my opinion, it would be pretty tacky to hand out cash so I bake or buy goodies.

 

[irish dancer]

Well you leave a tip for a server at a restaurant don't you? Why shouldn't you leave a tip for the person that cleans your room? I think they work harder then a server at a restaurant does

When we tip the person cleaning a room, it is to say thank you for cleaning up after us.

I think there is a big difference in tipping waitstaff at a restaurant and housekeeping at hotels. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but housekeeping wages are at or above minimum wage whereas restaurant waitstaff do not get paid minimum wage because the 'system' is set up for them to make-up the difference in tips.

I'm not saying that housekeeping should or shouldn't be tipped it is just my opinion that there seems to be more and more people looking for 'tips' these days to provide service.

 

[kandeebunny]

Servers at restaurants may not be the best example...but do you tip your valet...bellman? if so it's pretty much the same thing.

We always tip servers, delivery drivers, valets and bellman.

 

[cinderlexa's mom]

Checked with a relative. Cleaned rooms for 2.5 years. Never received a tip. Felt she made good wages for her job--didn't expect tip. Would have been afraid to take it. Could have been against rules...

Based on this info I don't tip mousekeeping. But I do tip bellhop, valet, servers, etc.

 

[Joan1]

Servers may not have been the best example but I do feel that the housekeeping staff that actually cleans your room does work harder then any of the others. I have walked by some rooms where they looked like people just dropped everything on the floor and every available space was covered with their stuff. I can't imagine going in and cleaning up a room like that.

I am from the NYC area and I guess tipping is so common here that we don't think twice about it.

 

[tone.def]

I can honestly say that I've never not tipped a housekeeper at a hotel. I gained this practice from my parents - they always left tips in our travels and we travelled a lot when I was going up and to a few different places around the world, so that's close to 30 years of observation in 4 continents. I guess they learned it from somewhere and neither of them ever worked in housekeeping.

I didn't know that people didn't tip housekeeping. When I was a bartender for many years in college and a little while after, I found that the people who didn't tip were those you didn't in their home cultures (the Brits, Asian tourists), but unfair comparison...

 

[sanibelover]

I can't tell you the number of hotels I've stayed in that actually have envelopes in the rooms signed by housekeeping asking for tips. We have always tipped housekeeping whenever we've stayed at a hotel. (Unless there was a reason not to.)

 

[safetymom]

I tip at every hotel I stay at. Most hotels have an envelope or small card stating who the housekeeper is. I have received many nice notes back from the housekeeper because of the tip.

 

[Hodder]

I'm not cheap and I do tip wait staff & servers but I haven't tipped hotel/motel cleaners.....I always keep my own room clean and make my own bed as well as pile the dirty towels in the bathtub so really I don't need anyone to "clean up after me". I'll have to think about it now though.

Here it is different for waiters/waitresses, they get minimum wage. I use to work as a hairdresser and I did rely on tips sometimes got big one ($25) other times nothing, didn't boter me if I didn't get one, everyone got the same service even though some of my non tippers were regulars.

 

[imatoad]

I once worked at an upscale home furnishings store, and we often had to deliver some very heavy furniture, many times to a second or third floor unit. We didn't expect tips, but were very appreciative when we got them. It wasn't about a dollar amount, it was more about being appreciated, so if someone offered us a bottle of water on a hot day, it was just as good as money.

 

[jctwizzer]

Servers at restaurants may not be the best example...but do you tip your valet...bellman? if so it's pretty much the same thing.
We always tip servers, delivery drivers, valets and bellman.

Actually, it's not even close to the same thing. All the tipped positions you mention make less than minimum wage because tipping is considered part of their compensation. In most cases, housekeeping is not in that category, and tipping is considered more discretionary. If it makes you feel good, do it---but don't think its the same

 

[OhioTony]

Camping Griswalds--
Just curious- Have you ever been on a cruise? If so, did you tip ?