Tipping.....

[rabx5]

We leave $5 a day. Last year when it was just me and hubby, I left $5. This year when dd and ds came I still left $5.

I always have little thank you cards laying around the house so I use those

 

[MomWith2Cinderellas]

My girls and I just decorated plain white envelopes with markers and stickers.
As for the tipping, we give $5.00 a day to mousekeeping. The bell hops we give a dollar for each piece of luggage they bring to the room or take down to check out for us. I tip anyone who brings extra towels, soap, shampoo, etc. to our room. Typically I give $2 - $3 for each trip they make up to the room.

 

[queenof3]

I was a chambermaid at a motel during summers when I was young, (certainly not Disney!). While I did make normal wage, (not less than minumum like a waitress) I did appreciate the tips I got. We did provide envelopes with our names on them and we were not a fancy hotel! It is better to do it every day because posters are right, different people will be working different days.

 

[mrsnj91]

Thanks everyone!

In regard to the tip debait...There are a lot of positions that are gifted or tipped and people don't do them. So I get what you all are saying. Up to the person.

 

[peel]

Anyone else feel like they're in the opening scene of Reservoir Dogs? The Edited-For-Television version, of course.

 

[Squirlz]

There's no need to yell or get upset.

I'm not forcing anything on anyone. I've said in every single post that tipping is always optional and a personal choice, however, in tipping guide books and websites you will see that it is, indeed, customary to tip housekeeping and certainly isn't unusual at all. I was talking about the housekeeping industry in general, not just about WDW.

I didn't just make this "tipping housekeeping" thing up. It's been a custom for a very long time. I've even been to hotels where the tipping envelope was provided.

Tipping for any position is not manditory, it's a personal choice.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

You need to make up your mind what you wish to talk about. When we refer to what is a "tipped position", we are talking about the job description. Something that is on paper. Something that is as indisputable as "salaried" or "hourly".

"Customary" can be up one's choice or "opinion" if you will.

 

[beattyfamily]

You need to make up your mind what you wish to talk about. When we refer to what is a "tipped position", we are talking about the job description. Something that is on paper. Something that is as indisputable as "salaried" or "hourly".

"Customary" can be up one's choice or "opinion" if you will.

I thought we were talking about whether it was customary to tip housekeeping, like other service industry jobs (bell hops, valet parking, cruise cabin stewarts, sky caps etc...).

All tipping is always optional and never manditory but some jobs are customarily tipped (if you so choose), others are not customarily tipped positions. Housekeeping is one of those jobs that is traditionally a tipped position and that is why, at some hotel chains, you'll find a tip envelope with the housekeeper's name on it.

If anyone wants to see what I mean, just do a google on 'Housekeeping tipping' or 'Housekeeping tipping etiquette' or 'tipping guideline' or anything like that and you will see Housekeeping listed and the customary amount to tip, and the proper etiquette in how to tip them (daily, envelope or note etc...) of course, if you so choose.

If it weren't a custom or a tradition or common occurance to tip housekeeping, we wouldn't have these 'tipping' threads about once a week.

I'm so sorry OP. I'm beating a dead horse.

 

[LBelle]

I thought we were talking about whether it was customary to tip housekeeping, like other service industry jobs (bell hops, valet parking, cruise cabin stewarts, sky caps etc...).

All tipping is always optional and never manditory but some jobs are customarily tipped (if you so choose), others are not customarily tipped positions. Housekeeping is one of those jobs that is traditionally a tipped position and that is why, at some hotel chains, you'll find a tip envelope with the housekeeper's name on it.

If anyone wants to see what I mean, just do a google on 'Housekeeping tipping' or 'Housekeeping tipping etiquette' or 'tipping guideline' or anything like that and you will see Housekeeping listed and the customary amount to tip, and the proper etiquette in how to tip them (daily, envelope or note etc...) of course, if you so choose.

If it weren't a custom or a tradition or common occurance to tip housekeeping, we wouldn't have these 'tipping' threads about once a week.

I'm so sorry OP. I'm beating a dead horse.

You are 100% correct with your info!!!!

I'm actually a little shocked to hear that some people do NOT tip housekeeping!!!!

 

[Snow_White]

I've never tipped before because I didn't think it was a standard thing, but thinking about it I think I'll tip $1/person/day next time. If it gets us a little cleaner room or more towel animals, I'm all for it, lol. The mousekeepers do good work, that's for sure (and what a tough job!!!! lugging those carts around all day and cleaning too!)

 

[Sparkie]

Another ? or opinion whatever the case may be.

I have read that some are tipping the Magical Express bus driver. I agree that tipping is a personal choice. I wouldnt mind tipping the mousekeeper- or the person who will be handling my baggage from the airport to my room. But who is that person? I dont think that person is the bus driver. So how to get the tip to the right person for the right service? I cant tip every bus driver for every trip and they are providing a service for me also. My meals have the gratuitiy included and I can choose to tip extra if the service merits-

So my dilema. How to tip the right person for the right service -thus I have decided to be fair- I will choose not to tip.

 

[canron]

idonnt tip anybody at disney ..service and attitude is gone for a crap..if they want more $$$let them earn it more..they didnt work for me..so no tip..

 

[NeverlandClub23]

I tried to tip on our last trip! I never had because I didn't even know people did. I left many envelopes all decorated with $3-4 in them and they said housekeeping on them. I left them on the nightstand at CSR, Poly, and POR and only 2 were ever picked up!

 

[canron]

you donnt get the same maid all the time so you donnt know who gets it..so i just leave unopened water or beer and pop if i got any left over.

 

[sunee]

I have read on and off about tipping housekeeping. And I read about someone "getting their envelopes ready and decorating them". Was that a personal thing or does everyone do it? And is there anyone else to tip or just housekeeping??

People decorate envelopes because they enjoy doing it. It also makes one less thing to do while on vacation. If you don't want to, don't worry. Housekeepers are less enthralled with Mickey Mouse than we are. They appreciate the dough, but couldn't care less about the packaging.

Housekeeping, bellmen, valet, cab drivers, waitresses/bartenders and spa staff are all tipped. The parasailing people had a "Tips are appreciated" jar on the boat. I was happy to have no cash as I didn't know if they should be tipped or not.

 

[sunee]

No, it's NOT customary. It's unusual, not common, and it's optional. My mom worked in the hotel business for years in Florida. IT. IS. NOT. CUSTOMARY. Mousekeepers at WDW are full time salaried workers who do not rely on tips to live. If you want to tip, fine, but don't try to force your customs on others.

Among certain people, it is absolutely customary to tip the maids. Of course there are people who don't do this. But there are many who would never think NOT to.

Nobody is trying to force anything on you. You don't have to tip anyone if you don't want to.

Anyone else feel like they're in the opening scene of Reservoir Dogs? The Edited-For-Television version, of course.

Never saw the movie Editied-for-Television. What is it, 12 minutes long?

But I think of that scene every single time this comes up. One of the best movie scenes EVER.

 

[tinabheart]

In all the years I've traveled to different hotels and resorts, I never tipped. Just didn't think about it.

Since reading the DIS boards, we tipped the last two times at Disney. It was kind of fun, and a good opportunity to discuss with my DS the entire service industry and how not everyone earns a regular wage and how many people earn part of their income from serving others.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Right....like a hairdresser gets minimum wage, but I would not walk out after a hair cut or coloring and not tip them. Just as with housekeepers, I appreciate the job they do.
And Forbes just listed housekeepers as one of the 25 lowest paying jobs in America :
http://www.forbes.com/2007/06/04/jo..._pm_0604worstjobs_slide_2.html?partner=rediff

I definitely think the service the housekeepers directly provide me and my family while I'm enjoying vacation is worth a few bucks. But this topic always turns into a debate as there are always varying opinions.

 

[Wonderlandmom]

It is up to you. Disney's housekeepers are salaried, that is a fact. We tip at certain chains though, and service above and beyond.

Know when not to tip. There are some service personnel whose forward-looking employers already take good care of them. Some hotel housekeepers, for example, are unionized and make more money than the average travel writer. They're adequately compensated and don't need or even expect a tip.

http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusin...iness_travel/travelers_5_tips_on_tipping.mspx

And from passporter

Note: Walt Disney had strong feelings about tipping that are still reflected in official policy at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Walt did not want guests "bribing" employees to receive preferential treatment, such as getting a table by tipping a dining room host/hostess, a better room by tipping a desk clerk, or bypassing a line by tipping a ride attendant. He wanted all guests to have the same high level of service, regardless of financial means. As a result, most Disney employees are expressly prohibited from accepting tips, and can be terminated for doing so. You can certainly express your appreciation by offering a gratuity, but expect that your offer will be very politely declined. Express your appreciation by sending a written commendation to WDW Guest Communications. These letters can do more for a cast member's career than any tip you may have given. Here's the address: Guest Communications, Walt Disney World Co., Inc., PO Box 10040, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-0040, or e-mail: wdw.guest.communications@disney.com

http://www.passporter.com/articles/tipping.htm
They do give the link for mousekeeping envelopes on that page.

Don't tip to try to "buy" a towel animal through bribery. It really is not related. Tip if you so desire, $1 per person per day is standard.

 

[Thinktinknpixiedust]

Have you all seen the price of gas??? If your making min. wage or even a few dollars more than that... getting to and from work will wipe you out quick!! mousekeeping is almost one of my favorite things about our vacation... I don't have to clean or make a bed for however long i am there... and that deserves a tip from me. I know that my mousekeeper can pay for the gas to come back and do it again the next day!

 

[LBelle]

Have you all seen the price of gas??? If your making min. wage or even a few dollars more than that... getting to and from work will wipe you out quick!! mousekeeping is almost one of my favorite things about our vacation... I don't have to clean or make a bed for however long i am there... and that deserves a tip from me. I know that my mousekeeper can pay for the gas to come back and do it again the next day!

Exactly!!!!! I couldn't agree more!!