Tipping for housekeeping staff

[BrenJaLee]

My last trip I happened to be in the room the first day when the housekeeper was there. I asked her if she would be my regular housekeep and she said yes, every day except tomorrow, I'm going to the big game. Oh really, I asked, what game? She proceeded to tell me all about some huge game in Montego Bay and was so happy it was on her regular day off, she was so happy to go. So I took out the amount of Money I would have been leaving every day and gave it to her all in one lump sum, and said "Have fun at the game!" She nearly broke out in tears. Gave me the BIGGEST HUG EVER! I knew what was her day off and left a little something for the "fill-in" housekeeper those days.

The next day, I was at a bar and there was a game on TV. I asked if that was the big game in MoBay. Ya Mon. BIG GAME! I watched to see who won and told the housekeeper (her name totally escapes me now) I saw the game. WE WON WE WON she said and I had the best time! Thank you Thank you! Not a day passed after that that we didn't chat a little in the pathway, or wherever we ran into each other on the property.

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My last trip I happened to be in the room the first day when the housekeeper was there. I asked her if she would be my regular housekeep

YES...get to know the person assigned to you room They appreciate the interest you have in them. Even if it's just to ask their name and the days they work.

I tip daily. $5US plus a little treat like chocolate, tasty cakes, cookies, nuts or mints.

[RandyBunton]

When you are tipping your housekeeper, where is the best place to put the tip?

[BrenJaLee]

When you are tipping your housekeeper, where is the best place to put the tip?

I personally like to put it directly into their hands, which is why I get to know my housekeeper, confirm THEY are the one there every day and which is their day off, then generally tip larger amounts when I see her rather than leave it on the bed. I do this only because I stayed somewhere once where I happened to be coming back to the room and someone OTHER than the housekeeper was coming out of the room. I inquired as to who they were and she was a manager of some sort who said she checks all the rooms before and after they are cleaned (for quality control). But it made me wonder if the full amount of the tips left on the bed for the housekeeper truly did go to the housekeeper. My mind began speculating all kinds of things including that perhaps she collected all tips and distributed them evenly to all staff. I have no way to know for sure what happened to the tips I left so now I just prefer to put it directly into their hands.

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I leave it on the dresser or night stand wrapped in a little piece of paper saying "thank you". I found if I just leave it out, they won't take it so I include a little note.