Tip you Hotel Housekeeper.

[Pryderi]

Seriously, they do more than waitresses.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/confessions-of-a-hotel-housekeeper-2404272/

Not for love—or money
I didn't know maids received tips, so it took me weeks to realize that the coins left in rooms were an intentional gift. My tips were paltry: I almost never received more than $1, and at times guests left religious pamphlets.

[Bertha Venation]

1. We always tip the housekeeper. It is very important.

Mrs. V. says, "they don't do this because they love it."

A book recommendation for everyone: Nickel and Dimed - On (Not) Getting By in America, by Barbara Ehrenreich. Although in googling the book to see how her name is spelled, I just found a 1 of 5 stars review on Amazon - pay no attention to that. A great read. An awakening, really.

[siligut]

7. I read Nickle and Dimed, very eye opening.

I tip because I appreciate what they do, and because of them, I get a break. I could not believe that rating on Amazon, so I went to dispute it and found the book is actually rated around three and one half stars, so not everyone scored it so low. Ehrenreich did us such a service with her imposed poverty.

[redwitch]

2. I always leave a couple of dollars at least.

Sometimes it is my last couple of dollars. I also occasionally leave chocolate or a nice pair of earrings with the $. I am a jewelry rep so that part is easy for me. :-)

[Heidi]

3. I do generously tip the housekeeping staff when I travel, but I don't know that they do more than

waitresses, whom I also tip well for good service. Here, gratuities are included in the final check, but I never trust policies like that because I don't know how many people the housekeeping staff or waitress has to split it with, so I try to leave something personal. For housekeeping staff, 10-15 percent of the total lodging cost left next to the TV with a fast "thank you" on the little pad of paper in room. That's how I do it, anyway. Don't know if it's correct or appropriate. :shrug:

[Yavin4]

4. How Does That Work?

Do you just leave the money on the table? If you do, does the housekeeper who worked on your room get the money? Maybe there was a shift change? Does mgt allow them to take money from the room? I'm a little confused about that.

[madinmaryland]

5. I have never had money taken which I had left out. As Yavin says, what

are we supposed to do?

[Arugula Latte]

8. Leave it when you check out.

[catzies]

9. I did that a little differently on my last trip

I got a $5 bill for each of the days I stayed and put one out every day with a biligual note: "Thank you, Housekeeping - muchisimas gracias."

I used to tip only when I left and realized only one housekeeper got tipped that way (I think so, anyway).

[Arugula Latte]

12. That's very thoughtful of you.

:)

[petronius]

13. I typically put it on the pillow; it's always been taken from there

I used to put it on the desk or bureau, and there was only one time it wasn't taken - I made clear the next day that it was a tip, and came back to a pretty effusive thank you note (I guess it was a hotel where tipping wasn't often encountered)...

[AngryAmish]

6. an upper-decker as you leave is not an appropriate tip?

[siligut]

10. I had to Bing what that is.

I hope is says something about me that I didn't. :P

The act of defecating in the upper tank of the toilet. When the next poor unsuspecting person flushes the toilet they get a bowl of beef stew. the upper decker is a weapon of terror and should only be used on people who deserve it.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=upper+decker

[madinmaryland]

11. *snort*

That's disgusting!

:puke:

or is it... :hurts: