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On the subject of tipping...

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What is the standard to tip the valet and bell hop these days? Do you tip when you drop the car off and pick up, or only pick up. Do you tip the bell hop when they load your luggage, or only when they deliver it to your room?

I used to tip $2 when I picked up the car years ago. Now I find myself tipping a couple bucks when I drop and pick up. I tip $1 per bag when I drop and usually $1 bag when the luggage is delivered. If the bell hop is quick and does a good job, I will usually tip a couple extra.
 
Valet - usually $5 at pickup.
Bellman - I typically don't have more than 2-3 bags. $5 for that. $10 if they're particularly helpful (offer to grab some ice; make local recommendations).
 
Depends on what is in my pocket. Sometimes I don't have cash on me and will find myself telling the guy sorry. I was down to $2 yesterday, so he got $2.

Typically between 2 and 5 bucks though. And if I'm with clients or coworkers, I'll make sure I have cash.
 
Tip the valet only at pickup - $5

Tip the bellman $5 for delivering my bags. Never thought about tipping on a per bag basis, but I think he'd lose out if I did.
 
I can't remember the last time I needed a bellman to help me with my bags.

Seems like that only happens when you're vacationing at a resort, which is something I never do unfortunately.
 
I can't remember the last time I needed a bellman to help me with my bags.

Seems like that only happens when you're vacationing at a resort, which is something I never do unfortunately.
Yeah, that's typically the only time I use them both too - at a resort.

If I'm traveling for work, it's almost always just one roller bag and my backpack w/my laptop in it...I can handle those.

And since I'm usually staying at a Courtyard, I don't have to worry about the valet either.
 
I've always wondered this too, but tend to tip the valet more at the beginning. Seems like that way there is a chance he will take better care of your car (put it in a better spot) and not pull a Ferris Buellers Day Off.......too late for that if you tip at the end.
 
What about the bathroom attendenat? I'll leave him a 2-5 bucks depending on the bills in my pocket and how drunk I am.

But as whole, every time I walk in a bathroom and see a bathroom attendant, I kind of get annoyed, but for sorry for the guy because that's his job, and then get a little annoyed again.
 
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What about the bathroom attendenat? I'll leave him a 2-5 bucks depending on the bills in my pocket and how drunk I am.

But as whole, every time I walk in a bathroom and see a bathroom attendant, I kind of get annoyed, but for sorry for the guy because that's his job, and then get a little annoyed again.
I just get annoyed. I never tip that guy anything, and I generally make it pretty clear I'm not looking to have a conversation with him either.
 
I can't remember the last time I needed a bellman to help me with my bags.

Seems like that only happens when you're vacationing at a resort, which is something I never do unfortunately.

We are Disney Vacation Club members, so when we go there we pack a ton of s***. No way I'm hauling it all back and forth to the car. A couple times a year we will go for a long weekend at a high end resort. Before I can even get out of the car, I've got 2 or 3 guys trying to take the car and bags and shoving glasses of champagne in our hands. By that point I feel it is too late to not let them take the bags.
 
I just get annoyed. I never tip that guy anything, and I generally make it pretty clear I'm not looking to have a conversation with him either.
THIS!!!

There's zero chance I tip the bathroom attendant guy. His primary role is to get the paper towel - often from the dispenser right next to him - and hand it to me? I can do that all on my own. Maybe he's got a display set up with some Polo and Drakkar Noir colognes, and a few mints? That's not why I went in there. He gets nothing, and I probably leave annoyed that the bar/club/restaurant put him in there in the first place. Screw that guy!
 
Valet a few bucks when they bring the car back.

Bellhop at hotel on business- typically nothing as I carry my own bags. I hate the pulling up to a hotel and you get swarmed by guys looking to take your one carry on 40 feet from the car to the front desk. Forget that.

Bellhop or other baggage handler when traveling with family - when we have a number of bags and I'm happy to accept the help I think we'll end up giving 3-5 a bag, or just give a $20 for handling our family.
 
Nice Guy Eddie: C'mon, throw in a buck!
Mr. Pink: Uh-uh, I don't tip.
Nice Guy Eddie: You don't tip?
Mr. Pink: I don't believe in it.
Nice Guy Eddie: You don't believe in tipping?
Mr. Blue: You know what these chicks make? They make @#$.
Mr. Pink: Don't give me that. She don't make enough money, she can quit.
Nice Guy Eddie: I don't even know a #$%^# who'd have the balls to say that. Let me get this straight: you don't ever tip, huh?
Mr. Pink: I don't tip because society says I have to. Alright, I mean I'll tip if somebody really deserves a tip. If they put forth the effort, I'll give them something extra. But I mean, this tipping automatically, it's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned they're just doing their job.
Mr. Blue: Hey, this girl was nice.
Mr. Pink: She was OK. But she wasn't anything special.
Mr. Blue: What's special? Take you in the back and suck your @#$^?
Nice Guy Eddie: I'd go over twelve percent for that.
Mr. Pink: Look, I ordered coffee, alright? And we been here a long #$%^& time and she's only filled my cup three times. When I order coffee I want it filled six times.
Mr. Blonde: Six times? Well, what if she's too #$%^&* busy?
Mr. Pink: The words "too @#$%^&* busy" shouldn't be in a waitress' vocabulary.
Nice Guy Eddie: Excuse me Mr. Pink, but the last @#$%^&* thing you need is another cup of coffee.
Mr. Pink: Jesus Christ I mean, these ladies aren't starving to death. They make minimum wage. You know, I used to work minimum wage and when I did I wasn't lucky enough to have a job that society deemed tipworthy.
Mr. Blue: You don't care if they're counting on your tips to live?
Mr. Pink: [rubbing his middle finger and thumb together] You know what this is? The world's smallest violin playing just for the waitresses.
Mr. White: You don't have any idea what you're talking about. These people bust their @$$. This is a hard job.
Mr. Pink: So is working at McDonald's, but you don't see anyone tip them, do ya? Why not? They're serving you food. But no, society says don't tip these guys over here, but tip these guys over here. That's bull$%^&!
Mr. White: Waitressing is the number one occupation for female non-college graduates in this country. It's the one job basically any woman can get, and make a living on. The reason is because of their tips.
Mr. Pink: $%^& all that.
Mr. Brown: Jesus Christ.
Mr. Pink: I mean I'm very sorry the government taxes their tips, that's $%^&*( up. That ain't my fault. It would appear to me that waitresses are one of the many groups the government $%^&* in the @$$ on a regular basis. If you show me a piece of paper that says the government shouldn't do that, I'll sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll vote for it. But what I won't do is play ball. And this non-college bull#$%^ you're givin' me, I got two words for that: learn to $%^&*(' type, 'cause if you're expecting me to help out with the rent you're in for a big $%^&*(' surprise.
Mr. Orange: He's convinced me. Gimme my dollar back!

So nobody here is Mr. Pink? :D
 
I was a bellman in college, so even if I don't need the help I let the guy roll my bag to the room and throw him the cash.
 
Was a Bellman about 10 years ago at a 4 star resort in Scottsdale, AZ. If I had to help with your bags, $5 is the minimum. $2-$3 I'll be annoyed but whatever. If it's nothing, you better know damn well you need help in the future you're going to get crap service.

Also that whole "I don't have any cash now but I'll get you at the end of my stay" is a load of B.S. If you still want good/great service, after you drop off your bags, go to the ATM which they probably have one on property and tip. Small group on property so if we get screwed after helping out a guests, we talk about it.
 
What if you have to come and go several times in a day, do you tip the valet $5 each time?
 
Was a Bellman about 10 years ago at a 4 star resort in Scottsdale, AZ. If I had to help with your bags, $5 is the minimum. $2-$3 I'll be annoyed but whatever. If it's nothing, you better know damn well you need help in the future you're going to get crap service.

Also that whole "I don't have any cash now but I'll get you at the end of my stay" is a load of B.S. If you still want good/great service, after you drop off your bags, go to the ATM which they probably have one on property and tip. Small group on property so if we get screwed after helping out a guests, we talk about it.

That's why you were a bellman and I owned the place. Typical employee attitude. It ain't about you. It's about the guests.
 
I'm in hotels 2/3 nights a week. I tip $9 a day. Why you ask? Because that's as much as I can get reimbursed without a receipt.

I hit the valet with $2/3 each time in and out. Whatever I have left out if $9 I leave for the maid.

I always just have a briefcase and a small bag so I never use the bellman. In the event it's a family vacation it's $1 per bag.
 
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