Tipping at hotels

[Geezer12]

I have been traveling for ages, mainly for work, and have never once left a tip. I believe that if hotels want you to tip, then it should be suggested. Until someone tells me that it is not included in my stay and that I have to pay extra for it, I will not leave anything extra for it. And if I did have to pay extra for it, I would choose not to have it done. I feel it's unreasonable for a hotel to charge $100+ a night and not include housekeeping free of charge.

Funny you mention this. I travel 4-5 days almost weekly for work. And I’ve (and our management encourages) taking care of the housekeeping at all the hotels we stay at. When I was younger my parents always told us to take care of housekeepers, Valet’s, and bellman at hotels every time we stay somewhere. To each their own I guess. Just playing the other side here. No right or wrong.

 

[Lynne M]

When we visited WDW in 2004 we tipped around $8 a day. We loved mousekeeping and the fun little things they did. Is $8 still a good tip?

You’ll find lots of opinions on this. I usually tip $5/day, TripAdvisor suggests $2-3, up to $5. Housekeeping isn’t considered a tipped position by Disney (unlike, say, Bell Services) so tips are optional.

Since this is a very old thread, I’m going to close it.