Do you tip the maid at the hotel?

Question

My mother is maid and so was my grandmother. I was just wondering because my mom comes home with all kinds of stories of the filth she cleans up after people. She doesn't always get a tip when they check out. She tries to make extra money by collecting cans that the guests use.

Answer 1

If the maid service was satisfactory or better, yes a tip is expected.

Answer 2

I have been working at a hotel for about 6 months at the front desk. During the morning shift, for whatever reason, a lot of people just leave without actually checking out. After check-out time, I have to go knock on all the doors and make sure everyone has left. When I open each door, it is amazing some of the messes I find. Linens all over the floor, toothpaste, shampoo, etc. all over the sink and counter, water all over the bathroom floor, garbage on the bed, floor, desk, the list goes on!!

I would say about 1 in 9 rooms I go into, there is a tip sitting there for the maid. Even then, it is probably only $2 or something, and believe it or not, the tips are in the cleanest rooms!! The dirty rooms never leave tips. Unless of course, they leave it under piles of garbage...

Answer 3

Please consult from the chart on the link under. this is extremely helpful! $a million-$3 consistent with day finding on the quantity of mess and the grade of the inn, greater ($5-$10 an afternoon) for best-end resorts. leave the tip someplace the place this is sparkling that this is a tip -- on the pillow or on the table with a observe. specific, human beings somewhat DO tip the maid service. i've got in no way no longer time-venerated of tipping the maid. the place have you ever been? Do you recognize that a maid has to bathe the bathing room, substitute the beds, substitute the linens/towels, empty the trash(es), resupply any "components," etc. etc. and get this ALL completed in much less then 20 minutes consistent with room? believe me, as a individual who cleans residences for a residing, this is no longer an concern-free job! and that they gets a commission consistent with ROOM, like $5 consistent with room. and that they are below an excellent type of tension to fulfill their room quotas! Have some PITY on those human beings! Have a well mannered day.

Answer 4

I think the best rule of thumb when tipping is "are they doing something they'd rather not do, because I don't want to do it either?" Ask yourself: Is the job potentially dangerous, unsanitary, or otherwise unseemly, yet still paid at a rate less-than what it's honestly worth?

You tip waitresses not just for bringing your food and drinks, but for cleaning up your mess, and because in the States, wait staff can be paid less than minimum wage.

Same with a hotel housekeeper - anyone who cleans your toilet, mops up vomit, empties your trash of condoms and hypodermic needles, deserves to be tipped.

The amount of the tip can reflect how much "use" you got out of the service. I leave maybe a dollar or two when I'm traveling, because I don't make a mess (at two or three rooms an hour, it adds up), but if you're having a bachelor party or a serious case of "intestinal discomfort" I think it would be courteous to leave a little more. The "nasty team with diarrhea" becomes "those poor guys that had the flu" when a $20 is left behind for the poor soul cleaning their bathroom.

A "tip" doesn't necessarily have to be monetary either, for the budget-conscious traveler who may not be able to always provide one; a quick note to management about the exceptional service you received can be an even better reward, as it can result in increased job security and even a raise for the employee that provided the service.

Answer 5

I always tip housekeeping when I stay in a hotel. I also do not make a mess and make sure my stuff is put away so they do not have to clean around it. Some people are inconsiderate slobs. We vacationed with two other couples last year. We were in both of their rooms. Holy cow you should have seen them. When I asked they both said that they were on vacation and that is what the maid gets paid for. Nobody gets paid enough to clean up the mess I saw. The one couple called housekeeping because there was toothpaste in their sink. I asked if it was from them and they said yes. I asked if they don't rinse their own sink at home. Again they said they were on vacation. I do not think the same of them.

Answer 6

Please keep in mind how hard their job is...I try to keep my hotel rooms as clean as possible by always picking up after myself. I always leave a daily tip - since the maid could change from day to day - usually $5 - $10 depending on the hotel and the city. If you are paying $200 - $500 a night - I think you can spare $5 - $10 a night for the maid - probably the least appreciated, hardest working person in the hotel business. Most people tip $2 - $5 for a valet - for bringing your car back to you - but do not tip the person who cleans the bathroom(s) and makes your bed! If you don't belive in tipping, then at least do not be a slob and treat everyone - including the maid with respect.

Answer 7

Being a maid of a well know home cleaning service I understand completly how those maids in a hotel feel. I find myself cleaning up after my own self when I go to hotels because I understand what maids really do. Always tip the maids everywhere you go. As humans we are always taking others for granted. Maids are not servants they are not slaves, we are simply working class people who do a service that is not necessary to live but a courtesy! I often hear" that is there job so why tip them?" I tell them this, Do you leave your home the way you leave your hotel room or would you want your parents to stay in this room after you without someone cleaning it? Do you really know EVERYTHING maids do to make sure a room is clean,sanitized and deoderized? WELL then, Tip the maids and tip them well!

Answer 8

Yes, but only if we stay longer than one night. Why? Because then the maids are actually cleaning up YOUR things- organizing your crap, picking up clothes, rearranging bathroom stuff. If I stay one night, I'm bringing my own things with me and I'm not a pig, so all they have to do is change sheets and remove trash (which is already in the can). I've never left a hotel room in shambles anyway. I'm getting tired of having to tip everyone. It is their job to clean hotel rooms. I agree with the other answerers- no one tips me for doing my job and I dont make much. Tipping is getting out of hand.

Answer 9

This is the first time I've ever heard of tipping a maid at a hotel. I've honestly never done it but I also try not to leave any mess when I'm in a hotel, and usually never stay more than one night.
However it does give me something to think about

Answer 10

Absolutely,

I used to be a housekeeper at a hotel for about 8 months, and it was expected to receive a tip. There are even envelopes on the tables in many hotels specifically for this reason.

But often people would not tip, which is unfortunate especially if they had drank too much and vomited throughout the room.

Hope this helps.

Answer 11

Anyone who does NOT tip the maid should sleep in their car. There is NO excuse to NOT tip someone who cleans your bathroom, changes your bedding and cleans up after the mess you made that you would never make at home but you expect a total stranger to do it and with no tip! Unreal.
And SHAME on you out there who do NOT tip!