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How much do you tip the housekeeper?

What an eye opener to read different points of view. Question: How do you leave the tip? Cash on counter? bathroom? pillow? In Card? Envelope? Do you write "Maid" on it? Seek them out to hand it to them personally?
Now I am curious. :eek:
 
I usually leave my tip on the bathroom counter or on the pillow with a Thank You note. But, last time I was in a hurry to get to the airport & I just left the money on the pillow. No envelope. No note. Afterward I thought that maybe that wasn't such a smart thing to do. Maybe the housekeeper thought that I had dropped the money by mistake.
Others times, if I see the housekeeper, I will give her the tip & say "Thank you for all your help."
 
Sometimes, I tip in money if someone does something special for us or goes out of their way... or a particularly good job... our tips are not lavish.

However, what I do more, and feel it may go a little farther than a few dollars, is write a letter of compliment to the management specific to the person. I find out the name of the employee (housekeeper, mantenance guy, concierge, etc) and write a letter.

The MVCI website offers a "Way to Go" avenue to compliment an associate that does a particularly good job or goes out of their way. When I return to my home resort, the employees there that got this type of compliment from me in the past seem to remember me well and treat me extra well.

Complements to the boss must be meaningful and sometimes can mean as much or more than money even to the person who works for lower regular wages.

Beverley
 
Beverley: Thanks for telling us about that. I did not know that we had that! Great idea!
 
Cathy in Boston said:
I always leave cash, with a note just saying "Thank you!"

Great suggestion from Beverley, too!! :D
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That's what we do. Our says to: housekeeping. Thank you. God Bless.
 
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