Tipping Mousekeeping at Dolphin?

[tinkfan4ever]

I've always tipped when staying at Disney owned hotels. Do you tip mousekeeping at the Swan and Dolphin?

 

[pezpam]

I tip the housekeepers at every hotel anywhere I travel - it's not a mousekeeping-specific thing.

 

[countingthedays]

I've always tipped house/mousekeeping no matter where I've stayed. Some people are tippers and some not, so if you are a tipper, go ahead and do it - they will appreciate it more than you know.

 

[nbodyhome]

I do tip at any hotel I stay at.

 

[safetymom]

Add me to the list. I tip at every hotel I stay at if they deserve it.

 

[TDC Nala]

Swan and Dolphin are not Disney hotels and I'm not sure they're called mousekeepers.

 

[bicker]

They're surely not called mousekeepers.

Generally, East Coast based hotel chains have tipped housekeepers, while West Coast based hotel chains (including Disney, incidentally) have non-tipped housekeepers. If you really want to be sure whether your housekeeper is paid a living wage (no expectation of tipping) or not (tips are expected), your best bet is to ask the GM of the hotel. However, since the Swan and Dolphin are owned by Starwoods, which is based in White Plains, NY, I suspect that the housekeepers there are supposed to be tipped.

So that's another thing folks comparing the prices for the Swan and Dolphin to the Disney resort hotels need to factor in: With Disney housekeeping, there is no tipping expected, while for Swan and Dolphin, tipping is expected.

 

[pooh2001]

We are staying at the Dolphin and have our tip envelopes ready for each day.
I wrote:
TO: Mousekeeping
Thank You !
Gracias!

From room # ______

I hope the housekeepers do collect the envelopes we will leave each day.
We do $5 for 4 people each day.

 

[Mark P.]

We also tip $5 / day for our family of 4.

 

[tinkfan4ever]

I was planning on $5 p. day for me and my DD12. Is that too much? We are very neat people so there's not a lot for them to do.