Comments on: What Do You Tip Your Hotel Maid? http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/08/18/what-do-you-tip-your-hotel-maid/ Skills to Pay the Bills Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brandi http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/08/18/what-do-you-tip-your-hotel-maid/#comment-249974 Brandi Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:40:04 +0000 http://www.shoemoney.com/?p=1953#comment-249974 Just so you know, housekeepers do not do 50 rooms per day. You make it seem like they are so easy and take less than 10 minutes for each room. Have you ever cleaned someones bathroom--> toilet, shower, shampoo and conditioner sloshed down the side of the walls, etc and trying to vacuum the floor and clean the tables and nightstands while avoiding as much of your personal belongings as possible...gggrrrr. People erk me! People leave behind their messes and their childrens messes and make a much bigger mess when they know THEY don't have to clean it up! Mathematically? u had better get your facts right before you try to calculate anything else.Housekeepers --> even at nicer hotels like the Hilton and marriott, which I have worked at both make an average of $15 dollars a day on tips and $60 in wages!! 3 out of 20 rooms on average leave tips. Just so you know, housekeepers do not do 50 rooms per day. You make it seem like they are so easy and take less than 10 minutes for each room. Have you ever cleaned someones bathroom–> toilet, shower, shampoo and conditioner sloshed down the side of the walls, etc and trying to vacuum the floor and clean the tables and nightstands while avoiding as much of your personal belongings as possible…gggrrrr. People erk me! People leave behind their messes and their childrens messes and make a much bigger mess when they know THEY don’t have to clean it up! Mathematically? u had better get your facts right before you try to calculate anything else.Housekeepers –> even at nicer hotels like the Hilton and marriott, which I have worked at both make an average of $15 dollars a day on tips and $60 in wages!! 3 out of 20 rooms on average leave tips.

]]> By: Jster http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/08/18/what-do-you-tip-your-hotel-maid/#comment-239747 Jster Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:00:31 +0000 http://www.shoemoney.com/?p=1953#comment-239747 Tipping is a personal choice, given in appreciation. I work at a hotel where it is rare to get tips so when we do it makes our day. I don't know about other places or other people's ethics, but I for one do not dig through guests belongings or do anything to their personal property in the room. I do not expect tips for cleaning a room, but appreciate them when a horrendous mess is left behind. I have had rooms take hours to clean after some guest decided to destroy their room, or when someone's pet has an accident. We see the rude side of people too--how hard is it to use a garbage can or flush a toilet? Yes, you are paying to use the room, not destroy it. I think some people actually make a mess on purpose to justify what they paid for the room. Most of us at the hotel I work at will only earn a small fraction of what you paid to make the room look it's best for you and keep it that way throughout your stay. I have guests complain to me about the cost. Sorry, I don't set the price--I just make sure it looks good for you! Most housekeepers I know do not expect tips, but we sure do appreciate them when we do get them. I leave something when I stay at hotels, because I know how hard the job can be! Tipping is a personal choice, given in appreciation. I work at a hotel where it is rare to get tips so when we do it makes our day. I don’t know about other places or other people’s ethics, but I for one do not dig through guests belongings or do anything to their personal property in the room. I do not expect tips for cleaning a room, but appreciate them when a horrendous mess is left behind. I have had rooms take hours to clean after some guest decided to destroy their room, or when someone’s pet has an accident. We see the rude side of people too–how hard is it to use a garbage can or flush a toilet? Yes, you are paying to use the room, not destroy it. I think some people actually make a mess on purpose to justify what they paid for the room. Most of us at the hotel I work at will only earn a small fraction of what you paid to make the room look it’s best for you and keep it that way throughout your stay. I have guests complain to me about the cost. Sorry, I don’t set the price–I just make sure it looks good for you! Most housekeepers I know do not expect tips, but we sure do appreciate them when we do get them. I leave something when I stay at hotels, because I know how hard the job can be!

]]> By: Lucy http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/08/18/what-do-you-tip-your-hotel-maid/#comment-209999 Lucy Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:13:34 +0000 http://www.shoemoney.com/?p=1953#comment-209999 I think I should offer some insight considering that I've worked at a hotel for 6 years. And yes as a maid:) Although tipping is not required, it is nice to feel appreciated by the people who have stayed (especially when they mess up the room really bad for a few days to a whole week!) I worked at a nice hotel and it wasn't a five star but it was very nice and very clean. Sometimes we would be short handed and have 20 rooms a day! That would take us until 6pm sometimes. During the summers we would have teenage kids come and quit and most of the time during their shift. The work is really hard and it's like seeing the same room you've just clean get trashed over and over again.... On a good day I would make 8 dollars. And most days I wouldn't make anything at all. And It's not because of my personality or cleaning skills because i've won awards on cleanliness. So when I hear people saying that they always tip the maid, it's kind of hard for me to believe. Now (thank god) I don't work at a hotel anymore. But if I could leave here with some advice it would be: YES you should tip the maid (at least a dollar). I think I should offer some insight considering that I’ve worked at a hotel for 6 years. And yes as a maid:) Although tipping is not required, it is nice to feel appreciated by the people who have stayed (especially when they mess up the room really bad for a few days to a whole week!) I worked at a nice hotel and it wasn’t a five star but it was very nice and very clean. Sometimes we would be short handed and have 20 rooms a day! That would take us until 6pm sometimes. During the summers we would have teenage kids come and quit and most of the time during their shift. The work is really hard and it’s like seeing the same room you’ve just clean get trashed over and over again…. On a good day I would make 8 dollars. And most days I wouldn’t make anything at all. And It’s not because of my personality or cleaning skills because i’ve won awards on cleanliness. So when I hear people saying that they always tip the maid, it’s kind of hard for me to believe. Now (thank god) I don’t work at a hotel anymore. But if I could leave here with some advice it would be: YES you should tip the maid (at least a dollar).

]]> By: Ross http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/08/18/what-do-you-tip-your-hotel-maid/#comment-202405 Ross Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:15:19 +0000 http://www.shoemoney.com/?p=1953#comment-202405 I have to say it!! you a big asshole Im a housekeeper we do a very hard job.. Is very sad when you have a person for a hole week gave them an excelent service and at the end they leave and nothing to apreciate our hard work .. blah blah blah! I have to say it!! you a big asshole Im a housekeeper we do a very hard job.. Is very sad when you have a person for a hole week gave them an excelent service and at the end they leave and nothing to apreciate our hard work .. blah blah blah!

]]> By: Agree with Marc http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/08/18/what-do-you-tip-your-hotel-maid/#comment-172476 Agree with Marc Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:26:46 +0000 http://www.shoemoney.com/?p=1953#comment-172476 Boy do I agree you should NOT tip maids else their employers will leave the responsibility of pay to the kindness of strangers. The other thing is, having worked for years as a makeup artist providing hours of free highly personalized service with no tip expected (even if the person had the flu or boils on their face) I really do not see why we need to tip a hotel housekeeper. We are paying more per night than we paid for the last pair of shoes we bought and maybe even Enzo Angelinis! I don't understand why when everyone else in every customer service industry must be NICE and mostly not expect a tip, maids by practice won't smile at you, treat you like you're in the way if you're in your own room, are notoriously difficult to communicate with, and often snub guests with unkind gestures concerning their belongings, amentities, and basic cleanliness, even when you are extremely pleasant, considerate, and neat! There is something wrong here. Boy do I agree you should NOT tip maids else their employers will leave the responsibility of pay to the kindness of strangers.

The other thing is, having worked for years as a makeup artist providing hours of free highly personalized service with no tip expected (even if the person had the flu or boils on their face) I really do not see why we need to tip a hotel housekeeper. We are paying more per night than we paid for the last pair of shoes we bought and maybe even Enzo Angelinis! I don’t understand why when everyone else in every customer service industry must be NICE and mostly not expect a tip, maids by practice won’t smile at you, treat you like you’re in the way if you’re in your own room, are notoriously difficult to communicate with, and often snub guests with unkind gestures concerning their belongings, amentities, and basic cleanliness, even when you are extremely pleasant, considerate, and neat! There is something wrong here.

]]> By: ever bright smile http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/08/18/what-do-you-tip-your-hotel-maid/#comment-170015 ever bright smile Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:06:08 +0000 http://www.shoemoney.com/?p=1953#comment-170015 I really liked this site shown it has given me a bit of inspiration to have success for some reason, so thank you. I really liked this site shown it has given me a bit of inspiration to have success for some reason, so thank you.

]]> By: the flip http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/08/18/what-do-you-tip-your-hotel-maid/#comment-164454 the flip Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:10:20 +0000 http://www.shoemoney.com/?p=1953#comment-164454 Suggested $ 5 / 10 tip to the maid. Suggested $ 5 / 10 tip to the maid.

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