Luxury Tipping Guide

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed)
Aug 10th 2006 at 4:01PM

Forbes has answered a very interesting question pertaining to tipping. With all the luxury services that new hotels offer, there are many more people that you will come into contact with than just the porter and the maid. How do you know who to tip and - more importantly - how much to tip?

The first lesson is that some resorts are all-inclusive and will have a "resort fee" added to the bill (15-20% against the room rate) that is to be distributed as tips for the employees; no additional tipping is necessary here, and many employees will not accept them. If this is not the case at your hotel, employees who should be tipped include the concierge, doormen, drivers, pool attendant and those who offer special services, like masseurs. See the full guide for details on who gets a dollar, who gets 20% and what you should expect in return.

And don't forget the maid. Leave a few dollars a day, depending on the size of the room and the size of your mess.

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Tusker Aug 10th 2006 9:19PM

Why doesn´t staff get paid a decent salary in the first place?

Bob Aug 12th 2006 5:00AM

I agree. The whole notion of tipping for everything is insane. Surely people should be paid adequately and take pride in what they do. You don't need to give them a fish like they are performing seals. After all, you don't tip your workmates when they do something for you!