We often leave a tip for the cleaners when leaving a hotel room.

 

But someone said that this gets taken by the person reception sends up to check your room, when you check out, to see if you've done anything bad in there.

 

Is this true?

 

 

If you prefer to tip then give hard cash to the intended recipient. It's the only way.

15 minutes ago, toast1 said:

We often leave a tip for the cleaners when leaving a hotel room.

 

If you stay more than 1 night you can also leave it on the first day. A nice tip can also help to get your room really cleaned for the duration of your stay.

Just now, dimitriv said:

A nice tip can also help to get your room really cleaned for the duration of your stay.

I always pay upfront so my room will always be cleaned every day.

On 10/4/2020 at 4:42 AM, torturedsole said:

I always pay upfront so my room will always be cleaned every day.

And extra bottles of water, toilet paper  etc

Who knows, case by case but I would have no doubt this does happen. Directly into the hand of the maid or with her watching tuck it into something on her cleaning cart, all in private.

 

Never give it to the lobby staff saying 'please pass this to the housekeeping person'. She/he will NEVER see it.

 

It's also true in some hotels (many counties) that room service staff are body searched before they can leave the premises. Therefore just give it to the room staff/ hide it on their trolley (with them watching), they will know how to get the money past the body search. 

 

I always hide the tip under pillow , in freezer ,  in shower area , under foot towel on floor 

Good to hear others are tipping.. I often wonder.  These chambermaids work for very little and often have older family members and children to care for... please be generous.. 

On 10/4/2020 at 4:28 AM, torturedsole said:

If you prefer to tip then give hard cash to the intended recipient. It's the only way.

I always give it to person in hand, that clean make up the room.

Most of the times i stay in a hotel ,i stay for more then one day then i leave the tip on the bed( i leave a tip everyday 50 to 80) baht so when they come in to clean the room it's there for them to take . Nobody else comes in the room only cleaners during your stay . And if you stay only one day just give it to them in hand when you see them on the hallway or in another room cleaning while you leave . Most days you have a few 20baht notes in your pocket and quit a lot of change so why not give it to them they work hard every day and when you leave a tip they will 100% put in a little more efford to clean yor room then normally so it goes both ways . Please people don't be cheap , those few bahts are nothing compared to what you spend on a holliday and it's a big difference to the staff working hard for little money . 

I just leave a tip under the tea/coffee amenity tray every day, as said above, the cleaner of the day gets the tip.

 

The place I stay used to rotate the staff at the end of the month, so I always sought out the regular lady and gave her a few baht more as she moved.

 

I also tip a little extra "in hand" on my last day, don't want the bellboy who checks the room as I leave to snaffle anything I left.

Edited October 5, 20205 yr by The Fat Controller

I leave it during the shift, just before she comes to do the room... 

I’ve left it under the pillow for years in Thailand. I’ve seen a staff member go into a room for another guests “ room check” and it’s a quick look around and a mini bar check only. I don’t see any reason to leave it elsewhere.  

14 minutes ago, kenk24 said:

I leave it during the shift, just before she comes to do the room... 

How can you know just before they come to your room EVERY time? Seems like more waiting around for the maid than a holiday to me.  

A friend of a friend lays on the bed and strategically leaves the tip note on his body ???? 

I've heard the wrong staff snuffling cleaner tips in larger hotels but it's less likely in smaller ones where the owner/manager is more hands on with daily routines, unless that owner is a scumbag of course.

 

My wife's place sees (saw?) the cleaners getting daily tips and end of stay tips. My wife is the one who usually scans the room at check out and often mentions if she saw BUT DID NOT TOUCH a decent tip for the cleaners.

At the end of the shift she sometimes teases them for how they got a good tip and then on a serious note always thanks them for impressing the guest.

We always leave Thb 40/50 per day. Tuck it under the duvet where it’s not seen by anyone not making the bed. These people work hard and they are not well paid. Nothing worse than having a disgruntled housekeeper. Worth every Baht. 

1 hour ago, alex8912 said:

How can you know just before they come to your room EVERY time? Seems like more waiting around for the maid than a holiday to me.

I don't wait around for the maids.. actually when travelling alone, on a 2-3 day trip, I tell them not to bother to make up the room as I don't need sheets cleaned every day or a fresh couple of towels... they often love that even better than a tip... when I return or see them when going out, I usually ask for a delivery of water and give them a tip then... it is not difficult to find them... 

3 hours ago, Ireland32 said:

I always hide the tip under pillow , in freezer ,  in shower area , under foot towel on floor 

places where they might not find it for a month... 

Mrs HP used to be a room cleaner @ a guesthouse in PaTong, she always leaves 20Baht when we leave a room/hotel.

why should i tip people for just going their job ?!

 

people are weird !

18 minutes ago, scoupeo said:

why should i tip people for just going their job ?!

 

people are weird !

 

Seriously , its an American thing. If you don't leave a service tip in America it's tantamount to not paying your bill.

 

In the rest of the world you leave a tip for exceptional service or just your lose change.

 

My American friend would leave a tip in a mall food court if he could,its just so ingrained.

Yes, it is an American thing, Europeans don't generally tip, certainly not in hotels.

Its interesting to see the replies, perhaps tips I've left in the room have been taken by the room checker. 

In future will give directly or at the beginning of a stay.

Personally I hate people coming into my room, so I'm actually a good guest for cleaners, they do no clean while I'm there. I boil water in a kettle, so no bottles. I'm sure they are happy to see a Do Not Disturb sign.

I give a tip to reception, if a regular hotel, but as the Bhat climbs the stratosphere, I'm afraid my tips generosity has been going down.

 

When it was high, I was a great tipper and, entirely coincidentally, very popular with staff.

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, HighPriority said:

Mrs HP used to be a room cleaner @ a guesthouse in PaTong, she always leaves 20Baht when we leave a room/hotel.

So Mrs HP, says it OK to leave the tip when you check out, or leaves it when out of the room?

 

2 hours ago, scoupeo said:

why should i tip people for just going their job ?!

 

people are weird !

does your toothbrush ever taste funny? room cleaners are probably some of the most underpaid and overworked people on the planet. they deserve the tips they get. and they will make all kinds of exotic things with the towels for your entertainment. on another note, the Philippines is the only country I have been to where my daily tip is quite often placed back on the made up bed. not every time but more often than not.

7 hours ago, Laza 45 said:

Good to hear others are tipping.. I often wonder.  These chambermaids work for very little and often have older family members and children to care for... please be generous.. 

But that's the problem, people have been generous and now Thai's expect it!

1 hour ago, ericthai said:

But that's the problem, people have been generous and now Thai's expect it!

I hope they do expect it, they work hard and deserve it.

 

4 hours ago, ericthai said:

But that's the problem, people have been generous and now Thai's expect it!

I haven't found that at all.. I think the problem is your attitude..

You dont even know me but you ready to say it's me.   LOL  

I give the tip directly to the cleaners during the beginning of my stay. They remember you if you return another time. The cleaners actually are able to give you benefits and take good care of you. Better than the reception desk.