Tipping Mousekeeping didnt work for us!

[dreamflight99]

Originally posted by Bob NC
When I do tip I never save it up until the last day. I'm always afraid I'll leave the tip showing my appreciation for a weeks worth of housekeeping to the weekend housekeeper who only works that one day and has never cleaned my room before.

I wasn't suggesting anyone do the same, Bob. I was merely stating the method we personally use. We stay on Disney Property for 26 days+ at a stretch...and always have the same two housekeepers clean our suite. On their days off...we only request towels, etc. be placed by the door. They even hang a bag w/ammenties on the door handle. I know these associates by name, and insure they receive the full tip. Of course, I would not tip a wait person after the first course of a five course meal, either...nor a limo driver after the initial hour, etc. (LOL) I prefer to wait until the completion of the stay/service.

Even when visiting other resorts (for the remainder of our Orlando Sojourn), Portofino BR, Disney's Vero BR, Peabody, we always leave the full tip on the final day of our stay. We have never had any complaints about housekeeping. They have always provided a wonderful service, and provided any extras we request.

You are also free to leave the tip w/the housekeeping supervisor or the resort manager, (if waiting until the last day). They will insure the person deserving of the tip will receive it.
OR, you may ask your housekeeper if she/he will be on duty/working on the day you intend to check-out.

I was merely pointing out the housekeeping staff still manages to exceed our expectations, even when they are unaware/not expecting a tip/gratuity.

 

[mat2672]

Leave it to the subject of "tipping" to cause such a debate. Its an automatic every time. Youll never find a topic that will divide people like tipping always does. Some people wont tip someone who "is already being paid to do their job", then youll find someone who tips everyone they can find. I dont think there will ever be clear cut "rules" about tipping.

 

[Kitty 34]

I have kind of a cute/ironic story in regards to tipping that I would like to share.

Our first trip to WDW (ALL Stars) we left our tip in pretty little envelopes every day. Housekeeping did a very nice job keeping our room clean but we never had any cute towel animals left. Didn't bother us, tho.

However......That summer we went to a tiny little motel up at Mackinaw City for a couple of nights and also left a tip. You should have seen the gorgious towel animals....swans and turtles, to name a few, sitting on our beds!!! We took tons of pics, they were so cool!!!

 

[caitycaity]

how funny - the one time we didn't tip was the time we recieved towel animals for days on end!

it never occurred to me that the two might be interrelated.

 

[Bob NC]

originally posted by dreamflight 99

I wasn't suggesting anyone do the same, Bob. I was merely stating the method we personally use

I wasn't suggesting anyone do the same, dreamflight99. I was merely stating the method we personally use.

 

[WDW2002]

Originally posted by Peter Pirate
Housekeeping may make minimum wage, but no more

I read on another post that the mousekeepers at Disney make about $15/hr. I can not say whether this is true or not but $15 is much more then minimum wage.

 

[Captain Crook]

No offense, but that is silly. I guarantee that Mousekeeping IS in the minimum wage area...

 

[renessa]

Please do not hate me but here is my humble opinion:

Is the dissapointment yours or your childs? It is unlikely that unless children know about towel animals or see huge window displays (like the original poster) - they don't even expect anything from mousekeeping. Maybe it is the parents that expect too much magic? If your children really want stuffed animals in the window "welcoming them back"- then send one parent up first, make the arrangement, and then return as a family. This could be very easily done, after breakfast before entering a park, or while everyone is at the pool. I think that there is enough going on for everyone at Disney to be dissapointed about towel animals. Perhaps disney should teach a class at the Institute for towel animals! Ren

 

[Reflection]

Excellent point, Renessa. It seems perhaps parents are more upset about lack of towel animals than the children.

During our stays at the Yacht Club and BWV, the maids did make towel animals. After a brief glance at them, my daughter (age 7 during BWV trip; had just turned 8 during the YC trip) was off to another activity.

 

[dtuleya]

renessa -

I agree with you totally, that is why I won't mention the little "extras" to my boys. Hopefully our trip to Disney is going to have so many wonderful memories, whether or not we have mousekeeping extras won't make a difference at all. All I expect from mousekeeping is a clean room.

 

[mickey7861]

I read on another post that the mousekeepers at Disney make about $15/hr. I can not say whether this is true or not but $15 is much more then minimum wage.

Not unless they're counting in expected (hopeful) tips. My friend works for WDW at CBR...housekeeping is a minimum wage job like most park/resort service type jobs are at WDW.

 

[WDW2002]

Originally posted by mickey7861

Not unless they're counting in expected (hopeful) tips. My friend works for WDW at CBR...housekeeping is a minimum wage job like most park/resort service type jobs are at WDW.

Just relaying what i read on another thread.

 

[zurgswife]

I've worked at TDS and they started us at minimum $5.15 an hour and the yearly increase wasn't much more than a few cents...They seemed kinda tight with their money in the TDS section of the company and can't believe they would stray to far from this behavior at WDW and pay wages such as $15 for housekeeping....JMHO...

Kimball

 

[WLDDCD]

OK, can someone PLEASE explain a "Mousekeeping Envelope"?? I have no problem tipping (at the end of my stay, if the service has been good), but how much is appropriate? are we saying a dollar a day per person?

Help--we leave SOON!!!

Thanks

 

[CookieGVB]

Wendy:

Generally speaking, people tip $1-$2 per person per day for housekeeping. Some people on the DIS have created cute envelopes with Disney graphics/pictures on them for the Housekeeping staff - not sure where they're located - maybe someone else knows?

I know I've left a tip for the maids before at the S/D, and they didn't take it for DAYS...I finally left a note saying "Thank you for making our stay so clean and tidy! " and they DID take it then. Next time I think I'll bring the envelopes, so they'll know it's for them.

 

[Eeyore1954]

My DW and I just downloaded some Disney clip art from the Internet and printed it on the envelope. We added: "For Mousekeeping" or something like that. Then we put the tip for each day in the envelope.

Don't leave the envelope on the nightstands, tables, etc. Put it either on your pillow(s) on the bed or on the sink/vanity in the bathroom. Mousekeepers do not (or should not) move or take things on nightstands, tables, etc.

We usually left ours on the vanity. Some days we added a little note saying "Thanks for taking care of the room" or something like that. We tipped $3 or 4 a day -- mostly because we're kind of messy!

 

[Disneyolic]

I seem to remember the mousekeeper leaving some sort of folded card with their name on it. Does my memory serve me right? I think we left the tip on the table with the card on top.

 

[smjj]

Like on the cruise, the towel animals are just that little added touch people expect from Disney. I think when they don't get it, it tends to place Disney along side other resorts and removes just one more thing that made them special. Maybe with the cutback, the mousekeepers have more rooms to care for now or maybe the newer CM's don't this training as before or maybe it just depends on who you get, who knows...smjj

 

[tampafan]

We have been to Disney many time and stayed at many resorts. We always tip and sometimes we get extraordinary treatment and sometimes we get normal treatment. It is because sometimes mousekeeping just cleans our room and does not leave animals or arrange our children's toys that we find it especially magical when they do.

 

[imbe@aol.com]

Originally posted by BibbidiBobbidiBoo
We have NEVER had towel animals at ANY of the Disney resorts during ANY of our numerous stays !

Nope, we've never had any towel animals either! Well .. ok, maybe once ... one day of one trip.