who dose NOT tip MOUSEKEEPING?

[TagsMissy]

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I cannot fathom not leaving a tip! Most of my stays in places are only for a night or two so I leave one tip at the end... longer term stays I leave it each day. These people work hard everyday cleaning up our messes whether the mess be big or small.

We travel as 2 adults, we don't make much of a mess as we like to keep our stuff in one place not to keep it neat but so there's less chance of us forgetting something. After spending hundreds/thousands dollars what's an additional few bucks a day? Tips don't need to be huge; we usually tip $1 per person per night. If we ask for extra service we'll bump that up.

I can't understand the pettiness of not tipping. I don't say that to be disrespectful or to bash; I simply, personally, can't understand it. Sure if something went badly wrong I can understand not wanting to tip but let's be honest with the 10's of thousand of rooms in WDW and guests staying there what percentage actually have had an issue. I'd say that number is small.

Someone in an earlier posted added up how much more income would be added; it was an extra $6 or something to make their rate be, for example $14 -- it's still hard to pay rent, insurance, buy food etc on that salary.

I don't feel guilty at all giving someone tax free income. People at WDW do so much to make us smile; how about we return the favour? I don't think it's too much to ask to make someone else's day.

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[mpcpjep]

No matter where we stay we do not tip until the end of the trip. I belive that it should not take money to get good service. If you provide good service then you will receive money.

 

[mirmartinez]

No matter where we stay we do not tip until the end of the trip. I belive that it should not take money to get good service. If you provide good service then you will receive money.

I agree with that, a tip is for good service. Do a good job, then i'll tip you.
money received before hand, is more like a bribe.
Unless thru the week different housekeepers come and go

 

[Vjale]

I can't understand why people would have such a problem with tipping mousekeeping. I wouldn't consider not taking the time to leave a simple thank you note with five of six dollars for a job well done. Tipping position or not, that is just an excuse. I leave the tip each morning as you could possible have a different mousekeeper at the end of your trip from the beginning. I am spending enough money on the vaction, I'm not going to cheap out a few bucks a day for a thank you to a hard working mousekeeper.

 

[proteus]

Usually do $1-2 at value, $3 at moderate and $5 at deluxe. Service does seem to be better, we almost always get some towel sculptures and arrangements of stuffed animals. I also read "Nickel and Dimed", really makes you understand what it is like to be in that business.

 

[Tink3Bell]

I tipped $3. a day and put mousekeeping on a neon yellow envelope. Got lots of cute towel animals everyday and they stopped by to thank us before we left to head home. CBR

 

[MrSplashMountain #1!]

I've never tipped mousekeeping and won't until the big mouse tells me i'm supposed to.

He tells me to tip wait staff 18 - 20% even when i'm using the DDP and that I will.

 

[tink771]

We always tip at least five bucks in the beginning of the trip. We usually get extra toiletries and towel animals. We work in the tourist industry and it is nice to know your work is recognized and or appreciated .

 

[Rlbren]

Wow!! Some people are really harsh about the whole tipping issue. Tip if you want or don't tip, it's a personal decision. If everyone was the same and did everything the same way..what a boring world it would be. There is no right or wrong answer here. My dh and I tip mousekeeping because we want to, not because we have to. It doesn't matter if it is a tipped position or not. It makes me feel good to know that I'm bringing a little sunshine to someone's day.

 

[Rora]

I have been to Disney countless number of times and I must admit that I have never once tipped Mousekeeping. I have gotten great service everytime, despite the lack of tip.

I honestly did not know that tipping housekeeping was necessary until I visited these boards. I'm sorry if my lack of tipping offends anyone on the boards, as it's not intended.

 

[Rlbren]

No one should feel bad about not tipping. It's not a requirement. If anyone gets offended because someone doesn't tip...Geezzz that person has some thin skin.

 

[aristocats_lover]

At my job we have to give back (or up, to the manager) any tips we may get or we can be fired on the spot (at a bank). So my question is, if it is not a tipped position by Disney standards, and managers are telling (some) people do not tip, are the mousekeepers risking disiplinary action by accepting tips because they really are not supposed to?

And I do have an issue with anyone getting tips who is not reporting them. My husband works in the restaurant industry, and it is pretty standard now that they basically make you empty your pockets and declare everything at the end of the night. If you are saying your getting low cash tips, your get fired, because your either 1) lying or 2) a lousy waiter!

 

[MinnieVanMom]

I work in hospitality but in the office. I noticed the table attendant was swamped so I started by clearing and setting, then the folks were waiting a bit long so I just explained that I will also be serving them today.

I made $4 tip on a $16 ticket. I will tell you I worked hard and it was more than just typing all day. The people who serve others work very hard, take pride in the work they do and get less than min. wage because it is the service industry.

I tip because I have walked in their shoes, it is hard work.

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

I have been to Disney countless number of times and I must admit that I have never once tipped Mousekeeping. I have gotten great service everytime, despite the lack of tip.

I honestly did not know that tipping housekeeping was necessary until I visited these boards. I'm sorry if my lack of tipping offends anyone on the boards, as it's not intended.

The thing is tipping housekeeping is not necessary and you should not feel bullied to tip on your next trip because posters on the Dis Boards tell you to.

If you want to tip, tip if not, don't feel obligated. Our family never tips and we all sleep very well at night.

 

[LuvsTinker]

I'll tip anyone who is cleaning my toilet and being left alone with my toothbrush

As for anyone who cared for my children, I didn't tip them per se, but they did and do get gifts/gift certificates at appropriate times of the year.

 

[mirmartinez]

i am a tipper, i tip more then industry standards, because it makes me feel good.
This being said, I am a mother of three young children and when we go to restaurants I have seen servers argue over who has to wait on us. I am not sure if it is because of the kids or maybe I look cheap
a couple times the server who got stuck with us, would give us horrible service.
I always feel obligated to still give them a tip (although no more then 10%)
the only reason I still give that is because I know (former server) the pay is around 3.00 an hour
However, if some one who makes a normal wage,gives me bad service, I would not tip.
From my expierence mousekeeping is great, so I feel good tipping them, in the future if I have a not so great expierence with cleansliness NO TIP for them, wouldn't even think twice

 

[Tiresius]

I've been a housekeeper for several different organizations myself, and I don't tip. When I was cleaning rooms, I never once expected to receive any money from guests, nor did my level of work change based on money. I wasn't being paid much, and I was living on craisens and oatmeal, but I never once expected any money from my guests. If and when I did receive a tip, I saw it as a bonus. To be honest, the best gift a guest could leave was to request that their room not be cleaned during that day. With a very high number of rooms per day, even having one less room to clean could spell the difference between a stressful and a pleasant work day. So those guests who only required cleaning every other day instead of every day (I mean, really, do you wash your own toilet and shower EVERY Day? Do you change your sheets and vacuum EVERY day?) were giving a tip much more valuable than money. So, as a former housekeeper, my version of tipping is to clean my own room during my trip. I request when I check in that I won't require any services during my stay, and thus reduce the daily stress of a housekeeper for those days. And when I leave, I strip the beds, put all my trash in the trash cans, and leave the room as clean as possible. It saves sooo much time and is worth far more than a few dollars. And it doesn't detract from my stay in any way. But that's just me!

 

[mirmartinez]

I've been a housekeeper for several different organizations myself, and I don't tip. When I was cleaning rooms, I never once expected to receive any money from guests, nor did my level of work change based on money. I wasn't being paid much, and I was living on craisens and oatmeal, but I never once expected any money from my guests. If and when I did receive a tip, I saw it as a bonus. To be honest, the best gift a guest could leave was to request that their room not be cleaned during that day. With a very high number of rooms per day, even having one less room to clean could spell the difference between a stressful and a pleasant work day. So those guests who only required cleaning every other day instead of every day (I mean, really, do you wash your own toilet and shower EVERY Day? Do you change your sheets and vacuum EVERY day?) were giving a tip much more valuable than money. So, as a former housekeeper, my version of tipping is to clean my own room during my trip. I request when I check in that I won't require any services during my stay, and thus reduce the daily stress of a housekeeper for those days. And when I leave, I strip the beds, put all my trash in the trash cans, and leave the room as clean as possible. It saves sooo much time and is worth far more than a few dollars. And it doesn't detract from my stay in any way. But that's just me!

you would of loved us, dh and ds got sick two days into vacation
every morning I called mousekeeping and asked them to meet me outside. I bag up the dirty linens and garbage and trade for more linens and bags.
i just did not want anyone getting sick from being in the room
the first two mornings they said its ok we don't mind, i reassured them I could clean up after us and by the third morning it was routine,

By the way talk about fantastic, when the worst had passed about 90 hrs later, I asked for some more disinfected and the lady glady obliged, when she inquired how they were doing i mentioned we were gonna try the parks.
She offered to air and the rooms and use a scrubber on the carpets, even though they were very neat in their illness a.k.a throwing up only in the toilets

 

[mrqster]

At my own house I never change my bath towel daily. What a waste of time and money. Also I never change my sheet daily. Why do you all of a sudden need that at a hotel? Why pollute the streams and waste water/electricity.

So, often times I put the do not disturb sign on my hotel door all day. I don't feel obliged to tip and also don't like strange cleaning people in my room. I normally keep my room clean.

I never tip the cleaning people.

 

[kymom99]

I've been a housekeeper for several different organizations myself, and I don't tip. When I was cleaning rooms, I never once expected to receive any money from guests, nor did my level of work change based on money. I wasn't being paid much, and I was living on craisens and oatmeal, but I never once expected any money from my guests. If and when I did receive a tip, I saw it as a bonus. To be honest, the best gift a guest could leave was to request that their room not be cleaned during that day. With a very high number of rooms per day, even having one less room to clean could spell the difference between a stressful and a pleasant work day. So those guests who only required cleaning every other day instead of every day (I mean, really, do you wash your own toilet and shower EVERY Day? Do you change your sheets and vacuum EVERY day?) were giving a tip much more valuable than money. So, as a former housekeeper, my version of tipping is to clean my own room during my trip. I request when I check in that I won't require any services during my stay, and thus reduce the daily stress of a housekeeper for those days. And when I leave, I strip the beds, put all my trash in the trash cans, and leave the room as clean as possible. It saves sooo much time and is worth far more than a few dollars. And it doesn't detract from my stay in any way. But that's just me!

I agree that my shower and toilet do not need to be cleaned every day. I'd be lying and God would strike me dead if I tried to say I clean mine at home any more than once a week!

You did make me think of something I noticed on my last trip, for what it's worth. On some piece of literature in our room, it said that the sheets are changed every 3 days, unless requested by the guest. I had read on other threads about people saying the housekeepers only straightened their beds, when, in fact, that is what they are supposed to do most days.

OT-I tip sporadically. I usually leave $5 when I request extra towels or batteries for the remote.