I agree with you completely and would only want to add all of those that offer service to the not tipped list.
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$20 tip enough for housekeeping? [Poll Added.]
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I agree with you completely and would only want to add all of those that offer service to the not tipped list.
I can only repeat what my daughter has told me when working for several big chain restaurants. The wait staff was required to report at least enough tips to meet the federal minimum wage even if the restaurant was not busy and having a very slow day. She also made it clear that seldom occurred.
Although many have responded regarding leaving a more generous tip for housekeeping, I do not think that you are a cheapskate. About five years ago, I talked to my resort manager regarding the subtle emergence of printed notes elsewhere that appeared to be an encouragement to leave a gratuity. In spite of the response then, I now see the same at my home resort. As an owner of multiple weeks, I want to make sure that our resort has a commitment of a very high standard and that the service staff does not need to depend on tips to subsidize their pay.
P.S. Although I have never skied Utah, I always have wanted to.
May I ask what you would do if the room was not clean when you checked in? A second question would be, how often does that occur? For us, we've had to call the front desk at least three times that I can remember. Having timeshare traveled over twenty years, that might not be too bad except that I expect the unit to be cleaned and tidied for every stay. That would apply to whether using our home weeks, exchanging or renting.
Even if that was their job?
I guess I just don't understand that train of thought. If it is your JOB to change sheets and towels, vacuum the floors and clean the kitchen, why is a tip expected? IMO, tips should be for service above and beyond the basic job requirements.
For example, we have a housecleaner that cleans our house every two weeks. She set the price that she charges to do that JOB. We pay her for doing that JOB. We don't tip her when she does her JOB.
Kurt
I agree with you completely. Because of the federal minimum wage law, the wait staff in restaurants are paid with the expectation of a tip. There may be other occupations that I'm not aware of but I'm pretty sure that housekeeping is not.
This is just an idea and not something definitive. Maybe the person that was supposed to clean your room was not tipped by the last person and felt slighted? Maybe the person that will clean your room when you leave was not even there on the day you checked in?
More definitive: Where I own, the housekeeping staff does not have much of a turnover and most have been there for a while. But most, if not all, do not clean the same rooms everyday. For me, that is why I expect my resort manager make sure that everyone in housekeeping understands how important their job is to keep our high rating.
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Qwerty, you need to familiarize yourself with the multi-quote feature rather than serially answering others' comments.
Just a friendly suggestion.
Just a friendly suggestion.
Taking your suggestion, I tried to look for the multi-quote feature but could not locate it.
Also, I do not know what you mean by "serially answering others' comments".
I have re-read my postings and cannot understand why you would consider them to be "rants". You applauded someone who accused me of jealousy and not tipping. You then accused me of dumping garbage and suggesting that I try decaf.
This is even after I asked you not to respond if you have nothing further to add to the question of tipping for housekeeping. I have thoughtfully considered my comments regarding tipping and if you do not agree, I accept that.
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It's those " marks at the bottom right of each post. The center one of the three.
By 'serially answering', I thought it was clear that you would reply/rebut one poster, post it, then reply/rebut another poster and post it, and on and on.
State your case, which it seems you have done. If it doesn't agree with someone else's, so be it. That's what discussion is about.
It is not necessary to reply to every participant in a discussion. It appears your mind is made up, as are many others'. It's doubtful that many will change based on what's said here.
Best wishes.
Jim
Beaglemom3
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I do believe it is everyone's personal choice...
We always leave our room clean, and we always tip daily (usually $2 to $3 per person per day) at a hotel by leaving a tip in the room in the morning. If service is poor we don't leave it the next day. When we stay at our time share we leave a tip on tidy service day and the last day. We always tip when someone comes to our room if we requested something.
We have rarely had poor service and so far never at the time shares we have stayed. When we travel to Europe or Mexico we try and follow the custom there. We do tend to over tip at dinner because after a few drinks I forget we are not in the US.
Lastly, we remember when we were young working full time, going to college at night and living on peanut butter sandwiches. Since we can now afford to own a timeshare and go on wonderful vacations we feel we can afford to tip generously and consider this part of our vacation budget. I don't care about who gets paid what or why, i just like to do it.
Denise
Same here. Happy to do it and glad to be able to do it.
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That is great but I would expect a working toaster every year and the resort should be grateful that you noticed a light bulb needed to be replaced.
LannyPC
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I voted for "NO, Never" because their wages are included in the relentlessly increasing MFs.
Rent_Share
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