who dose NOT tip MOUSEKEEPING?

[cjb71870]

Tipping for Mousekeeping is not mandatory, but the suggest tipping for good service. If you aren't happy contact the manager. It is suggested 1.00 per person per day.

 

[Suzanne74]

Okay I will start off by saying that I never knew to tip and never previously did but our last stay at CSR, I tried to tip 3 different times by leaving 3 ones on a folded washcloth right in front of the sink. It was never taken and I never saw my mousekeeper all week (we are commando's) My room was always cleaned with the money placed to the side everyday. I do and have always tipped a $1 or 2 for extra towels, haridryer etc.. - whenever someone has to go out of their way to come to my room.

That said, (and my flame suit is FULLY zipped )
You can not put hairdressers, servers, valet, waitstaff, bellhops etc... in the same catagory as housekeeping because none of them make minimum wage. They are expected to make tips to meet or exceed minimum wage. If people do want to tip anyone (housekeeping or not) additional ON TOP of someone's minimum wage, that is their perogative to do so but I have to agree that MANY MANY others work at WDW for the same salary as a housekeeper and deal with people MUCH MUCH more than a housekeeper. And if cleaning a toilet is so personal and warrants tipping, why aren't the janitors at the four parks' public restrooms getting tipped? Do you think they make more than mousekeepers?

I also read that mousekeepers actually make more then minimum wage and since mousekeepers clean up to 14 rooms per day (2 an hour as long as they aren't full changeovers) then you are all agreeing that mousekeepers deserve $6 to $10 more an hour for their service (since most seem to tip $3-5/day) I personally don't see how the mousekeepers should be taking in minimum $12-16/hr when most other WDW employees who work out in the 100 degree weather with the public get $6/hr. I mean geez - I rather clean some air conditioned hotel rooms daily then the public restroom at Typhoon Lagoon or work at the Raceway on the 120 degree tar with gas fumes all over the place. Maybe it is because I am a nurse and have the stomach for bodily fluids and also used to clean homes in college but I just don't see what is so bad about housekeeping.

I don't know, I am on the fence about this. I know now with all these etiquette books, we are "suppposed to" tip certain people who make over minimum wage but where do you draw the line. Do you tip the monorail or ferry drivers, the counter service people who prepare your food, what about any other minimum wage CM's who bend over backwards to personally make your kids smile??

Okay I really just rambled - flame away!!!

 

[Suzanne74]

I started snooping around and found this on a Disney website...


Tipping
At the Walt Disney World Resort, it is customary to tip the following positions for exceptional service: bartender, bell services, cocktail server, food and beverage server and valet parker.

 

[cjb71870]

The thing is by reading this thread not many leave anything at all. So they aren't making that amount over minimum wage.

 

[Disney Planner Mama]

We never used to tip. And then I remembered something -- when I first got out of college I was living in NY and to make some extra money to be able to live in NY I got a job working as an usher at Lincoln Center. Every so often someone would give us a few dollars when we showed them to their seat. You should have seen how excited the ushers were when this happened to them. Obviously it was just the money, since $2 really isn't going to make that much difference. It really was the thought behind it. Now, some 20 years later, the few dollars doesn't make a difference to me, but maybe I can pass along my appreciation and make someone else smile.

 

[bicker]

disneyfan 67 - you are too funny!!

That reminds me of the story about the bellstaff who installed special strips in the floor of the lobby of a hotel, that they'd activate whenever a guest bypassed bell services with their own rolling luggage. The strips were supposed to instantly melt the wheels of the rolling luggage.

My parents taught me early on...

Mine too... just yet-another thing mom and dad were wrong about.

 

[bicker]

It is a tipped position.

It isn't. Sorry, I was under the same misunderstand you're under. Again, my information came directly from the GM of the BoardWalk resort.

Housekeepers at Disney are non-tipped positions. They make about $10 per hour.

Call 'em and ask if you're still unsure.

 

[Devil_Dog99]

I hate to break it to you but the characters at WDW, the front desk personnel, and many other employees are making the same salary....just above minimum wage. While I appreciate the service they provide...I am not going to tip everyone, that is just ridiculous. I understand that some have decided that they should do it...and that is great but it isn't a tipped position. I think if it ever becomes a "problem" then WDW will inculde it as a tipped position.

No housekeeping position, whether it be at Disney, Marriott, Hilton, Joe's Dew Drop Inn is a 'tipped' position. If it were, people would know about it. I just googled 'tipping housekeeping' and the first two results were disney related sites - one of them Passporter. The results - almost all of them mentioned how much you should tip, although a couple did say it is not mandatory.

So what am I saying?? De gustibus non est disputandum. You either tip or you don't. No one is right, no one is wrong. But to be on the safe side and avoid a code 9999 or 9998, I'll continue to tip away.

 

[stahshee]

First of all I would like to start out by saying that personally I do tip, but I do have a question for someone. If the reason we are tipping is for personal service then why is it we don't tip everybody that does this kind of service such as: A close friend of mine works as a child care worker where she takes care of people's precious children doing everything from feeding them to wiping their bottoms (now that is personal). Nobody tips her!! And trust me her wages stink too!!

I do child care and I would love an extra tip!!!

 

[bicker]

No housekeeping position, whether it be at Disney, Marriott, Hilton, Joe's Dew Drop Inn is a 'tipped' position.

To be fair, there are websites out there that do advocate tipping housekeepers. Of course, there's a crazy website out there that advocates tipping a bellhop $5 for "showing" you your room. (That website, incidently, was put up by a bellhop! I believe it was the same guy who used to ruminate about melting the wheels of rolling luggage! )

As I indicated earlier, I believe it is a regional thing -- that in some parts of the country hotel housekeepers were indeed tipped positions. That's why, these days, you really need to ask the manager of the hotel, to know for sure.

 

[stahshee]

I started snooping around and found this on a Disney website...


Tipping
At the Walt Disney World Resort, it is customary to tip the following positions for exceptional service: bartender, bell services, cocktail server, food and beverage server and valet parker.

where did you find that? wow that changes everything! fyi a person who makes 10 per hour cleaning the room is doing good it is more than I make.... however I will still tip because my kids make a mess

 

[cjb71870]

- Housekeeping: $1/day/person (left in a marked envelope). For turndown service, or if you request an item be delivered to your room, such as a hairdryer or iron, tip $1/item. Tipping housekeeping is an age-old custom, but it is not expected at Disney. If you feel it's unnecessary, don't feel obligated

 

[ameraumi]

Taken from www.magictrips.com :

Maid Service/Housekeeping:
Many people staying at a Disney resort question whether or not you should tip maid service, often referred to as mousekeeping. Some feel that after paying the cost per night for the room this extra "bonus" isn't necessary. Although tipping housekeeping is not required, it's always nice to leave a little something to let them know you appreciate them for cleaning up your mess, making your bed, and supplying you with a fresh stock of towels every day.

The general rule of thumb is to tip $1 per person, per day. Keeping in mind that you may not have the same person cleaning your room each day, there is the chance that someone may not be included if you opt to tip at the end of your stay instead of daily. Make sure it is obvious that the money is for them. A great way to do this is to take along daily tip envelopes.

I always leave a little something. I have a 12 & 4 yr old so there are always extra messes.

 

[scoolover]

I tip a dollar per person per day. This way, if the regular is not there on the day we leave, she still gets her tips. Good luck on a wonderful trip

 

[Luvamouse]

I tip housekeeping, and will continue to tip, to show my appreciation for a 'personal' type of service. HOWEVER, what are they getting paid to do if not straighten the room, make the bed, provide fresh towels, etc.?? I am being honest here. That is what their salary pays them to do.

I Googled 'tipping' once and got a site where people (mostly college students) were flipping out about people who pick up take-out, coffee, etc. and don't tip. Hello?? I hate the coffee places (7,329,421 in RI alone) where they have the "tip cup" on the counter. The people on this website were furious!!! I know it is not a big paycheck, but I always get irritated when I am asked to tip for someone doing their job! I ask for a coffee, you make it and hand it to me. No sevice above and beyond--right? So no tip, not even the change. (I save that for my next coffee fix.)

Housekeeping can be different, they are handling my personal possessions, etc. Some have gone above and beyond for me, even at "regular" hotels, by arranging my DDs' stuffed animals, straightening my newspapers, etc. Maybe I even think it is smart (code 9999 anyone?) to tip for a lengthy stay. But in general, I get irritated when people expect tips for nothing extra. The full water glass, lemon even when I don't ask for it in my water--those little things get a 20% tip for waitstaff. Personal interaction is where tipping comes into play to me.

Mini-rant over.

Heidi

 

[Tam1067]

I have never tipped for housekeeping in any hotel I have stayed at including Disney. I agree with tiggersmom2. Those in housekeeping earn at least minimum wage (slightly, but not much, more I am sure) I view that position in the same way that I view front desk staff, food cashiers, gift shop clerks, etc. It is a set pay position. They are not making below minimum wage and needing to supplement their earnings with tips (as a server does). I see no reason to tip housekeeping if I am not going to tip the clerks and food cashiers. Perhaps housekeeping is a slightly more difficult (to most people's standards) job than clerking/cashiering, but the housekeeper chose that as their employment.

Living on minimum wage (or close to it) is just not possible for someone with a family to support. It might be the legal minimum, but actually surviving on that would be nearly impossible.

 

[mamacatnv]

The thing is by reading this thread not many leave anything at all. So they aren't making that amount over minimum wage.

This thread specifically asked who does NOT tip.

There was a poll earlier in the week with the majority of responders being tippers.

The interesting thing I find with the issue is how many people now tip, because they read it here or another WDW website and therefore think they would receive lousy service if they did not. Or they have been labeled "cheap" by fellow posters and feel like they have slighted housekeeping somehow. Or they are feeling guilty because they are on a nice vacation and have been convinced that they need to "share the wealth" so to speak.

Bottom line, WDW does not consider Housekeeping a tipped position and therefore neither do I.

 

[pearlieq]

We never used to tip. And then I remembered something -- when I first got out of college I was living in NY and to make some extra money to be able to live in NY I got a job working as an usher at Lincoln Center. Every so often someone would give us a few dollars when we showed them to their seat. You should have seen how excited the ushers were when this happened to them. Obviously it was just the money, since $2 really isn't going to make that much difference. It really was the thought behind it. Now, some 20 years later, the few dollars doesn't make a difference to me, but maybe I can pass along my appreciation and make someone else smile.

Amen! That's exactly how I look at it! If someone's doing a good job for you, especially a hard, dirty job, why not do something to say thank you and make them happy?

At the very least, you're buying some good karma!

 

[bicker]

That is a compelling argument, but that argument is much more likely to compel me to leave a tip for the person who cleans up the tables at Pinocchio Village Haus and the person who cleans up the up-chuck outside of Star Tours.

 

[TDC Nala]

I don't agree that you MUST tip. You are supposed to tip restaurant wait staff, bartenders and bellmen because their wages are lower and the tips make up a great deal of their income. They're also supposed to declare the tips as income to the IRS. If you want to tip housekeepers at WDW, the resort doesn't consider their position to be customarily tipped, which means they make at least minimum wage. Those who choose to tip housekeeping either don't believe they are being paid enough for the job they do, or think they may get better service.

I got a room once where the little welcome to the resort card, with Mickey Mouse holding his arms and hands out, had been decorated with a little star in Mickey's outstretched hand. I took that as a request for a tip. I did not leave one. Leaving one if you want to is fine, but I thought, and would still think, that asking for a tip in a non-tipped position is tacky. I'm not interested in buying good karma in that situation.

It's suggested that you tip each day because you may not get the same housekeeper the entire length of your stay, and if you're tipping at the end of your stay you may be giving quite a large gratuity to someone who cleaned your room for one day.

As for the lastest arguments in favor of tipping to "make people happy," I might do that if I was Thurston Howell III, but I'm not. If I tip it's for service rendered.