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07-28-2009, 01:36 PM #1
Tipping for service
Just wondering what the customary tip was for hotel housekeeping and bathroom attendants? I dont stay away too often nor encounter bathroom attendants on a regular basis. I like to tip for good service and don't want to offend by under tipping. For dinner I tip 15 to 20 percent depending on quality.
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07-28-2009, 01:42 PM #2
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Thanked: 1262I hate the bathroom attendants. They take the paper towles out of the dispenser then try to get tips for handing it to you.
Luckily I dont do the "club scene" any more and never see these guys.
Housekeeping.. Not more than a couple bucks each night. Helps keep them from stealing my stuff or stuffing my toothbrush into places it shouldnt go.
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07-28-2009, 03:28 PM #3
I agree on the BR attendants but we went to a restaurant while on vacation that had an attendant. Annoying but I guess a symbol of quality service?
Don
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07-28-2009, 05:36 PM #4
If they were after quality service they'd pay them enough so you didn't have to tip them. I just don't like people loitering in the bathroom. 15-20 seems generous, but then, service on the whole is bloody awful here. I've always left over 10%, but just recently have decided that if they don't do the job, they don't get anything. Judge your tip on what you believe is reasonable for your length of stay.
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07-28-2009, 07:38 PM #5
US is different, 15%-20% tip at a restaurant is the norm here and it's expected.
I prefer not to disclose the establishments where I've encountered bathroom attendants...
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07-29-2009, 02:00 AM #6
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Thanked: 3795The ONLY time I used a restroom in France, when I stopped there on a trip to England, I was completely weirded out by the FEMALE attendant in the restroom. I had no idea if I was supposed to tip her or not but it seemed rather odd to me to have a female attendant in the men's room.
BTW, I did not tip her as I did not have any interaction with her other than the uneasy interlude at the urinal when I noticed her watching me. I was able to wash my hands and leave without any assistance from her. I later surmised that I should have tipped her simply for keeping the restroom clean. Oh well, next time.
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07-29-2009, 02:19 AM #7It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain