http://www.conventionplanit.com/blog/2008/05/30/hotel-housekeeping-tips/ Industry Blog for the Commission-Free Search Directory Serving Meeting Professionals Worldwide Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:18:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.conventionplanit.com/blog/2008/05/30/hotel-housekeeping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Missy Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:42:37 +0000 http://www.conventionplanit.com/blog/?p=58#comment-592 Always try to find the maid and physically hand her the tip. My son works at a hotel where the "supervisor" scoots in right after people leave the room and pockets all tip money. From my research, this is an accepted practice. If you're like me, you want the money to go the person who is actually doing the work! Always try to find the maid and physically hand her the tip. My son works at a hotel where the “supervisor” scoots in right after people leave the room and pockets all tip money. From my research, this is an accepted practice. If you’re like me, you want the money to go the person who is actually doing the work!

]]> http://www.conventionplanit.com/blog/2008/05/30/hotel-housekeeping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Get Best Prices Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:16:09 +0000 http://www.conventionplanit.com/blog/?p=58#comment-433 Good tips! I always use the "Do Not Distrub" Sign Good tips! I always use the “Do Not Distrub” Sign

]]> http://www.conventionplanit.com/blog/2008/05/30/hotel-housekeeping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Stephanie Kreps Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:10:50 +0000 http://www.conventionplanit.com/blog/?p=58#comment-165 That is a good thought about tipping the maid. I always wonder how exactly to do that, however. Once I was staying in a hotel with my mother. We forgot to leave a tip in the room, so she gave it to the bell captain, who assured us that he would pass it along. My mother thought to mention it to someone at the front desk, who said they would make absolutely sure that the tip got where it should be going, since the person my mother gave it to had pocketed others' tips before. Since then, I leave a daily tip before the room is cleaned, to reward the person who will be cleaning up after me. When I leave a tip after the room is cleaned, I have no way of knowing if the money gets to the person I want to tip, since it may not be the same maid every day. If the service is bad, I have wasted my tip, but I don't know how else to do it. I kind of hope that if the maid sees the tip before she starts the job, that may encourage her to to her best. Does anyone else have a solution to tipping maids and getting the gratuity to the person you want to tip? That is a good thought about tipping the maid. I always wonder how exactly to do that, however. Once I was staying in a hotel with my mother. We forgot to leave a tip in the room, so she gave it to the bell captain, who assured us that he would pass it along. My mother thought to mention it to someone at the front desk, who said they would make absolutely sure that the tip got where it should be going, since the person my mother gave it to had pocketed others’ tips before.
Since then, I leave a daily tip before the room is cleaned, to reward the person who will be cleaning up after me. When I leave a tip after the room is cleaned, I have no way of knowing if the money gets to the person I want to tip, since it may not be the same maid every day. If the service is bad, I have wasted my tip, but I don’t know how else to do it. I kind of hope that if the maid sees the tip before she starts the job, that may encourage her to to her best. Does anyone else have a solution to tipping maids and getting the gratuity to the person you want to tip?

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