Am I asking too much?

[Rudynate]

If people knew how horribly housekeepers are treated and compensated we wouldn't worry so much about an inaccurate clock.

 

 

 

Hotel guests have an excellent opportunity to mitigate the situation by tipping the housekeeper generously.

[+ ArVaGuy]

Hotel guests have an excellent opportunity to mitigate the situation by tipping the housekeeper generously.

 

Yes! I leave $3.00 each day on the pillow for the housekeeper. On check out I've bumped this up to $5.00 if I left a lot of newspapers or other stuff. And, on occasion, after a wild romp with a hired guy, I've left a tener.

 

My company encourages tipping two or three dollars a day and will reimburse the expense.

 

I've noted the subtle extras that the housekeepers show in appreciation. My clothes get folded, desk tidied up a bit, extra amenities in the bathroom and such.

 

These people work very hard for low wages. The least I can do is spare a few dollars to say thanks.

[Rudynate]

Yes! I leave $3.00 each day on the pillow for the housekeeper. On check out I've bumped this up to $5.00 if I left a lot of newspapers or other stuff. And, on occasion, after a wild romp with a hired guy, I've left a tener.

 

My company encourages tipping two or three dollars a day and will reimburse the expense.

 

I've noted the subtle extras that the housekeepers show in appreciation. My clothes get folded, desk tidied up a bit, extra amenities in the bathroom and such.

 

These people work very hard for low wages. The least I can do is spare a few dollars to say thanks.

 

I also make it a point to keep the room tidy and picked up - for my benefit, but also to make less work for housekeeping.

[Rudynate]

Plus, with all the problems of the world I'm surprised at the tremendous interest in this post.

 

Is it really a binary choice? You are either thinking about how your hotel room wasn't quite right OR you are thinking about the big issues? Couldn't you apportion bandwidth to both?

[happyguy2]

Yes! I leave $3.00 each day on the pillow for the housekeeper. On check out I've bumped this up to $5.00 if I left a lot of newspapers or other stuff. And, on occasion, after a wild romp with a hired guy, I've left a tener.

 

My company encourages tipping two or three dollars a day and will reimburse the expense.

 

I've noted the subtle extras that the housekeepers show in appreciation. My clothes get folded, desk tidied up a bit, extra amenities in the bathroom and such.

 

These people work very hard for low wages. The least I can do is spare a few dollars to say thanks.

Thanks for the good advice. I always tip generously yet I never thought of this - you are so right, we get so much more when we tip, even a little. Wow, great advice, another educational moment on the M4M message center!

[Epigonos]

I moonlighted as an airport van driver for a number of years. Much of my earnings depended on tips. Once that happens I became a very generous tipper. Unless they are simply awful waiters and waitresses get 20%. If they are outstanding 25% is my going rate. I always leave housekeeping three or four dollars daily. I do it daily, even for extended stays, thus they knows what to expect. Doing it this way I ALWAYS get great service including extra everything. These people a invariably earning minimum wage and tips are a major help in their economic survival.

Now, I DO NOT tip the self employed or professionals (doctors, dentists, attorneys and escorts). These individuals are NOT earning minimum wage and the set their own salaries.

[jimboivyo]

why do folks need a hotel clock in the age of mobile phone alarms?

[MikeBiDude]

why do folks need a hotel clock in the age of mobile phone alarms?

Mentioned earlier:

If/when I wake up during the night, I like to be able to glance at the clock with my head on the pillow to see the time (I have a clock next to my pillow at home as well).

[happyguy2]

why do folks need a hotel clock in the age of mobile phone alarms?

You are soooooo right. I gave up on hotel alarm clocks years ago and use my iPhone for the alarm - totally reliable!

[Guest]

why do folks need a hotel clock in the age of mobile phone alarms?

I use my i-phone to wake me up. It's more reliable than other methods. But I do look at the clock when I wake up at night. I usually tip housekeepers $5 per day (but I didn't tip that Hilton staff).

[Jock123]

I'm at a hotel by the airport again, and the clock is off by 12 minutes. Not such a big deal, except these clocks are apparently very difficult to set correctly, and housekeeping had to bring in another clock because "the engineers have gone home" (WTF that a clock needs a GDF engineer to set it??). It seems that almost every time I check into a hotel, the clock is off, or light bulbs are out, etc. Is it really too much to ask the housekeeping staff to glance around the room when they're making the beds, and let the staff know if the clock needs fixing or light bulbs changed? Why do I always have to be the one to call?

 

 

First world problems.

 

 

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