Great article on how to tip at hotels
November 17th, 2009 at 03:46pm Thomas V. Bona
USA TODAY has a great primer on when, who and how much to tip at hotels.
As an infrequent traveler, I find this helpful. Especially when my wife and I get a wonderful room at a bargain via Priceline, we feel we ought to tip well if we get good service. We don’t often carry a lot of bags, so it’s mainly the housekeeping staff we tip (and the rare occasion we valet park). They work very hard and even if we haven’t left the room in bad shape, I feel a good tip makes up for those who probably trash their room and barely tip.
Of course, one time in Cincinnati, I accidentally left a $20 bill instead of one of the ones … that housekeeper had a good day…
Thoughts on hotel tipping?
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1. Nicole | November 18th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
We recently stayed at a hotel in Dubuque. We got the hotel free as part of our Priority Club points. Upon arrival to the hotel we called the front desk to see if we could upgrade to a Jaccuzzi suite. At first they said no, then they saw that they had a whole bunch available so they let us upgrade for free. We left a 50 dollar tip at the front desk. We were willing to pay the difference for the upgrade, then they gave it to us for free, so we gave it to them in a tip! They made our night!!
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