TIPPING on VACATION

[VICTORIADON]

I am going away on vacation for the first time in 15 years, Australia fell through so Hawaii it is.

My question...

What do you, or do you, leave a tip for the hotel maid? The bell hop, do they even have those anymore? What is the tip for going out for dinner?

I know it sounds very naive but...

 

[justsimon]

I tip 20% at restaurants. If you want to tip the maid, leave a few dollars with a note (otherwise they won't take it). It's best to tip every day as you may not have the same maid over your entire stay.

 

[josher]

Some hotels have envelopes in the room for housekeeper gratuities. They take the money and leave the envelope there for the next day.

If there's no envelope, and I'm not around to give the tip personally, I write "Housekeeper" on a piece of paper and put the tip on or near it.

If there's a bellman who delivers your luggage to your room, he's tipped a few dollars per piece of luggage.

I tip 15% for ordinary/competent service in restaurants and 20-25% for extraordinary service. Even when the service is poor, I still tip 10%. If the service is extraordinarily poor, I talk to the manager/owner.

 

[Hellax24]

Some hotels have envelopes in the room for housekeeper gratuities. They take the money and leave the envelope there for the next day.

If there's no envelope, and I'm not around to give the tip personally, I write "Housekeeper" on a piece of paper and put the tip on or near it.

If there's a bellman who delivers your luggage to your room, he's tipped a few dollars per piece of luggage.

I tip 15% for ordinary/competent service in restaurants and 20-25% for extraordinary service. Even when the service is poor, I still tip 10%. If the service is extraordinarily poor, I talk to the manager/owner.

Hmmm..I used to be a server. 20% is the standard these days. Tipping above or below that should be based on servive. Btw, what do you consider extraordinary service?

CXXX

 

[Ranchman]

In Europe the gratuity is included in the bill. If you wish to tip additionally, that's fine too.

Here in the USA I only leave 15% - call me cheap maybe...

 

[FPNY]

I don't base my tipping on the economy of the place I am visiting. I tip the same way I tip when I am at home. Bell hop 3-4 bucks a bag. 20% or more, depending on the service to servers at the restaurants, hotel maids 10 bucks a day at the end of my stay. Don't forget the sky caps at the airports!

 

[BINOWGAYLATER]

that's really a lot for a week's stay at a Hotel.

The economy is BAD - - HAWAII knows it and feels it - they have huge % of empty rooms now -

I'm positive young Japanese tourists are not dropping 50+ bucks to the housekeeping staff ! --

a $20 on the nightstand will say Mahalo !! very nicely.

resturant tipping is the same as anywhere else - and it's not 20% --
again - every working person in a "tourist town" knows that their customers are not LOADED - (a few yes) but not many -
Standard 15% for adequate service is perfectly acceptable.

It's Hawaii - not Tahiti -- where Mahi Mahi dinner for ONE will set you back $50.00 !! totally rediculous!

Hotel and meals will be higher on Maui - (Oprah's Island)
but there are planny of reasonable places - just do like Rachel Ray and ask the locals !! (me) hehee....

 

[Hellax24]

that's really a lot for a week's stay at a Hotel.

The economy is BAD - - HAWAII knows it and feels it - they have huge % of empty rooms now -

I'm positive young Japanese tourists are not dropping 50+ bucks to the housekeeping staff ! --

a $20 on the nightstand will say Mahalo !! very nicely.

resturant tipping is the same as anywhere else - and it's not 20% --
again - every working person in a "tourist town" knows that their customers are not LOADED - (a few yes) but not many -
Standard 15% for adequate service is perfectly acceptable.

It's Hawaii - not Tahiti -- where Mahi Mahi dinner for ONE will set you back $50.00 !! totally rediculous!

Hotel and meals will be higher on Maui - (Oprah's Island)
but there are planny of reasonable places - just do like Rachel Ray and ask the locals !! (me) hehee....

5 years ago the tipping % was 18% so i would stick with 20% at restaurants. 15% is just cheap and sad. I for plan of going back there expect shitty service.

This subject pisses me off. If you can't afford to go out then stay home. At Home how many people cook for you, Clean your mess, refresh your drinks, etc.

CXXX

 

[TickTockMan]

5 years ago the tipping % was 18% so i would stick with 20% at restaurants. 15% is just cheap and sad. I for plan of going back there expect shitty service.

This subject pisses me off. If you can't afford to go out then stay home. At Home how many people cook for you, Clean your mess, refresh your drinks, etc.

CXXX

Get off it. They get paid.

 

[LESAINT]

when not sure here.. you add the tax amount on your dinner bill ( restaurant) and give it as tip.

Here you almost have to tip everyone, it gets confusing lol......

 

[Hellax24]

Get off it. They get paid.

Hmmm...They get paid? Maybe you don't know but Servers work for min. wage here in the states. Which is anywhere from 3.50 to 7 dollars an hour depending on the state. So basically the real money comes from tips. From those tips they tip out bartenders a certain %, then bussers and depending on the restaurant host staff.

Tipping 15% for good service is just insulting. Going out to eat is a luxury if you cannot fully afford that luxury then don't put someone who is trying to make a living through your bullshit just to stiff them in the end.

So there is no get over it.

CXXX

 

[BINOWGAYLATER]

I hardly ever travel _ but i agree that the 1-3 range per nite is perfectaly acceptable. I just wouldn't be able to come up with and additional $50.00 (for a room that cost only $65.00 a nite to begin with!
I practically scrub the entire bathroom BEFORE i leave for the day cuz i don't want to leave a mess - or have the shower/tub look like i washed a Newfoundland in it !!

 

[BINOWGAYLATER]

I HAVE certainly left 18-20% for excellent service - WHEN I HAD A JOB.

But I do not feel bad about leaving 15% when i put no demands on the server- they don't have to make 50 trips back and forth - I don't send food BACK - and all I ask for is a wedge of lemon in my water without ice !! -- and where in the country is minimum wage $3.50 ???? isn't the federal minimum is currently $7.50 -


Why yes - yes it is.

 

[Hellax24]

Thanx Unclean for the links. I started serving 5 years ago here in N.C. and my boss trained to be a 20% server so i guess he was training us to be above average and give great service.

CXXX

 

[Morticae]

Tipping starts at 0% and then goes up depending on how well you feel taken care of.

Yeah, I just said it.

And I have worked in food industry. Earn it, bitches.

 

[NineOfClubs]

I tip 20% at restaurants. If you want to tip the maid, leave a few dollars with a note (otherwise they won't take it). It's best to tip every day as you may not have the same maid over your entire stay.

What an idiot I've been!

Never thought of that.

Usually leave a tip of about $2.00 a day, but on the last day....

 

[TickTockMan]

Hmmm...They get paid? Maybe you don't know but Servers work for min. wage here in the states. Which is anywhere from 3.50 to 7 dollars an hour depending on the state. So basically the real money comes from tips. From those tips they tip out bartenders a certain %, then bussers and depending on the restaurant host staff.

Tipping 15% for good service is just insulting. Going out to eat is a luxury if you cannot fully afford that luxury then don't put someone who is trying to make a living through your bullshit just to stiff them in the end.

So there is no get over it.

CXXX

Point is they get paid. If you do go out you can “fully afford” it. Just because you and others feel they deserve extra doesn’t mean they can’t. You are just basically saying the price is X, but when the bill comes its X + 20%. The price is already set, anything else is a gratuity. It’s suppose to come from gratitude, you’re just wanting to make it part of the bill.

 

[zoltanspawn]

Point is they get paid. If you do go out you can “fully afford” it. Just because you and others feel they deserve extra doesn’t mean they can’t. You are just basically saying the price is X, but when the bill comes its X + 20%. The price is already set, anything else is a gratuity. It’s suppose to come from gratitude, you’re just wanting to make it part of the bill.

It's nice that most people are so generous with their gratitude. From my vantage, the value is rated by the market at around 20%.

Customers who tip less may face competition from their peers for better service.

 

[TickTockMan]

Customers who tip less may face competition from their peers for better service.

Which proves my point. They want paid more to do their job well.

We shouldn’t have to bribe someone to do their job correctly. Nor should we have to pay more just so their employers can get away with paying them less.

 

[Willie Boy]

I normally don't tip waitresses or maids. I have yet to find one that looks sufficiently like a cow for me to enjoy tipping her.

But seriously 15-20% for good to exceptional service. 10% for fair service. For poor service or worse, count yourself lucky if I don't report your thumb in my soup.

You want a bigger tip? Crawl under the table and provide quality service and you'll get a massive tip!