Tipping for Drinks

[michele557]

Hi,
The hotel we are staying at has a pool bar, What is the US etiquette when only ordering drinks, Do you tip and if so is it at the end of the night or after each drink x

 

[igk]

Really it's at the point when you pay - so if you have a tab which you pay at the end of the night then that's when you'd tip. Generally unless you're having just one drink then you'd have a tab open, particularly if it is at your hotel.
If you're sitting at the bar and just having one drink, and paying cash, then just leave a bit of extra cash on the bar, rounded up to the nearest dollar, so for, say, a $12 round I'd probably leave $2 on the bar, something like that...

 

[Elise79]

Tip is usually $1 a drink however the better you tip the better service and drinks you get Especially if you go a few times and see the same bartender

You tip when you pay - if you order at the bar and pay you tip then. If you are sitting in a lounge and have a tab - you tip when you clear your tab.

 

[wayneg]

I always pay for drinks as we have them, it is far far too easy for a bartender to add an extra drink or an extra round if you are drinking at a bar for a few hours.
Check if there is a tip already included, if cruising they usually added 15% automatically. I still tip an extra $1-2/round ontop of the 15%, it gets us stronger drinks and faster service.

 

[wilma-bride]

If we are ordering drinks from a bar, we generally pay tips as we go. Usually $1 for a soft drink or beer, where the barman has to do nothing more than open a bottle/pour into a glass. For cocktails/mixed drinks, we will generally leave a couple of dollars.

In places like Jellyrolls, where we have had an open tab, we just added a percentage to the bill at the end of the night (usually we are far more generous than we should be, having our purses loosened by alcohol)

A couple of years ago, on holiday with friends, we popped into the bar at Kidani village for a couple of drinks. A couple of hours (and a few drinks)later, we got the check, added on a tip and paid. The next morning, I checke dthe amount and realised I'd added on a hefty $50 tip (the check was just over $80).

 

[XAVIER]

The pool bars in the on-site Universal hotels automatically add an 18% tip!!

 

[wayneg]

The pool bars in the on-site Universal hotels automatically add an 18% tip!!

Stayed at RPR last year, can't see us going back again, even if you are lucky to find a reasonable rate the extras are crazy, parking, internet, tips. Wasn't as if the room was anything special, we moved there from a Country Inn & suites room at £29 incl breakfast, internet, parking, fridge, microwave....... better standard than the tired RPR room.

 

[michele557]

Thank you everyone again, did not want to embarrass myself or offend everyone, this place is becoming my new godsend and secret obsession x