I always bring lots of envelopes and address them to the housekeeper personally with a thank you on the outside of the envelope.Usually I ask the housekeeper if she will be there on the day we leave...if so...I tell her to be sure and see me on that morning...if not I tell her to see me the day before.
We tip our housekeeper daily ($5US) & include some kind of candy, snacks, etc., to go along with....
"Yeah, I'm cocky and I am arrogant. But that doesn't mean I'm not a nice person."
—Jeremy Roenick
I leave my tip on my pillow.
The service fee is supposed to be so that all the staff gets rewarded and not just the wait staff and bartenders. I believe Rob posted on an older thread on this topic that this is a gov't regulation and they have to document this for tax purposes. I still tip the wait and bar staff just as I would here in the states, in cash and in hand. As for housekeeping we make sure to meet our housekeepers and learn their names and schedules. We tip them $5US per day per bed and extra at the end of our stay. Those we have known from year to year also get personalized gifts.
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. KJV Psalm 68:4
I hate being responsible for making sure bar/restaurant/hotel staff is compensated properly. I'd rather pay more up front and not be bothered with tipping, and then give money to those who really impact my limited vacation time.
That being said, if I get a bare minimum of service in JA I tend to tip 15%. If I get great service and build rapport with the staff, I tip better.
If I get ignored, or treated poorly, or get left waiting, I show my displeasure through tipping (or not) and remember not to go back.
we tipped 20 %...and for the housekeeping I had made separate envelopes before leaving for vacation..each with the day on it and a note on the outside of the envelope thanking them... that was $8 a day....Anything else we had, we gave away..like bug spray, dish soap, dishrags, o/c meds, and my white shorts, (LOL!).
At Seastar I left money for the maids each day. The first day, I put the money on a paper towel and wrote 'for the houskeeper'. Before she took it; she asked if it was for her.
Unfortunately, its possible that she asked if it was for her because she was never taught to read.Originally Posted by Big_frank
We tip generously - and get excellent service OR we tip generously because we get excellent service
No Chris she read the word 'housekeeper' and wasn't sure if that meant the 'maid'.
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