tipping in hotels in Paris and Amsterdam
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tipping in hotels in Paris and Amsterdam
Hello
I am just wondering if one needs to give a tip to housekeepers when you stay in the hotel or the guy who helps to carry your luggage, etc.
I am just wondering if one needs to give a tip to housekeepers when you stay in the hotel or the guy who helps to carry your luggage, etc.
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This question is frequently asked and answered:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...g-400494-2.cfm
"Search the Forums" for more threads and good luck with your trip.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...g-400494-2.cfm
"Search the Forums" for more threads and good luck with your trip.
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You may find the official website of the Dutch Tourism Board helpful:
http://www.holland.com/global/Touris...ut-Holland.htm
There is a chapter on money & tipping.
http://www.holland.com/global/Touris...ut-Holland.htm
There is a chapter on money & tipping.
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I once walked into a 5* hotel in Monaco and looked at the rate card. Rooms were about $500, plus a 15% service charge. Heck, I would make the bed for $75. Don't waste your money on a *tip* for the housekeeper. Porters do expect a tip if they carry your bags. About one euro per bag is plenty.
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And the housekeepers who change your filthy sheets with hair and other unspoken stains? And then have to clean your toilet, sink, and shower with more unspoken things?
I do leave a tip... but I also clean my room upon arrival!
I do leave a tip... but I also clean my room upon arrival!
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So, you think the housekeeper is getting that "service charge of 15%"? Really???? That goes straight into the pocket of the hotel owners.
They are probably lucky to make 6-7 euro per hour. Tipping the housekeeper is not a "waste" of money.
They are probably lucky to make 6-7 euro per hour. Tipping the housekeeper is not a "waste" of money.
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At other hotels, those which I could afford, I often put a couple of euros on the pillow when I left in the morning. Invariably the money was still there when I returned in the evening.
So how do you tip a housekeeper?
So how do you tip a housekeeper?
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spaarne asked: "So how do you tip a housekeeper?"
The way Europeans do. It's the same way they tip shop assistants, bus drivers, and museum attendants.
It is appropriate that the visitor observe the cultural norms of the place rather than seek to impose his or her own values.
The way Europeans do. It's the same way they tip shop assistants, bus drivers, and museum attendants.
It is appropriate that the visitor observe the cultural norms of the place rather than seek to impose his or her own values.
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'And the housekeepers who change your filthy sheets with hair and other unspoken stains? And then have to clean your toilet, sink, and shower with more unspoken things?'
I'm sorry, but this is the work they do. I look after several properties. I used to clean them myself, and now have a cleaner. Never did anyone offer me (or the cleaner) a tip for cleaning the shower, washing linens, etc. Neither did I expect it. So why should it be expected in a hotel when it isn't in a rental property?
In France we don't have this compulsion to tip people. In fact, I agree with Kerouac. I was a supermarket cashier when I was in high school, and no one ever tipped me - and I was really good at my job. However, the guys who carried groceries to the car for customers often got tips. Didn't understand it then, and don't now.
I'm sorry, but this is the work they do. I look after several properties. I used to clean them myself, and now have a cleaner. Never did anyone offer me (or the cleaner) a tip for cleaning the shower, washing linens, etc. Neither did I expect it. So why should it be expected in a hotel when it isn't in a rental property?
In France we don't have this compulsion to tip people. In fact, I agree with Kerouac. I was a supermarket cashier when I was in high school, and no one ever tipped me - and I was really good at my job. However, the guys who carried groceries to the car for customers often got tips. Didn't understand it then, and don't now.