BOB

On Apr 17, 7:33 am, "C. Nicholson" <noshohc...@> wrote:
> "BOB" <> wrote in message
>
> > I have recently given housekeeping a raise from $2-$3 to $5/ night.
> > These people really deserve to be tipped. However, I'm starting to
> > rethink the the whole tipping thing. Perhaps some should be
> > considered part of the the resort fees.
>
> We use to leave couple buck too, until we found out from a friend how his
> daughter was paid. She cleaned rooms at a near by respected hotel and they
> would get 2.70 per room they cleaned. If she would not get enough rooms
> that day, she would get minimum wage plus the cost of 2 rooms. I realize
> every place pays different and a different wage. But, he said, tips make all
> the difference and even 2-3.00 was helpful. At that property about 25% of
> the public tipped the housekeeping. So we typically leave more now.
>
> Cheryl
>
> PS, he said that it made no difference how well they cleaned the room
> because each one is inspected, but tips could make a difference, as they
> were allowed to use discretion for meeting the needs of the customers. So
> could leave extra towels and such was Ok with the management.

Indeed, Cheryl. Many years ago, I worked on payroll for a hotel and
was scandalized by the slave wages housekeepers were paid. At that
time, (early 70's) they were paid .80 to 1.00 per room. It's a dirty
and thankless job and these people definitely deserve to be tipped..
However, I'm starting to see the whole tipping thing as subsidizing
multi-million dollar corporations.