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[lsanderson]

Tip the housekeeper

Knowing people in high hotel places is fine, but it also pays to know — and to reward — crucial folks much further down the food chain, specifically, the housekeeper. No single person has more impact on the quality of your stay than the person tasked with keeping your room fresh and clean. And in case you’ve forgotten, these women — and most housekeepers are still women — are often minimum-wage workers.

The messier you are, the more you want to tip. The more services you desire — extra towels, off-hours cleanups — the more you want to tip. And leave your tip every day, not at the end of your stay, because the housekeeper may change from day to day. How much to tip? I never leave less than $5 a day, more if I’ve been particularly adept at leaving newspapers and other bits of paperwork strewn about. Leave it on your pillow, so the housekeeper knows that the spiff is for her.

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