Raven on 30/6/2013 at 00:22
Okay ttlg, a brit staying in a New York city business hotel for a month. What should I be doing re-tipping?
SubJeff on 30/6/2013 at 07:18
Do what you would do in Gods sweet Britain man!
Don't kowtow to deviance in the colonies! Next thing you'll be giving them ideas above their station and that would be quite... disagreeable, what.
henke on 30/6/2013 at 07:58
When I was in London I tried doing what I'd do in Finland, which is not tipping at all. It was frowned upon, and I felt like an asshole tourist. So probably a good idea to figure out what the local customs are before your trip, yeah.
Fafhrd on 30/6/2013 at 08:08
15% on meals is the generally accepted minimum. $1 a drink for drinks.
I don't know the rates for porters and valets, I don't usually stay in places that have them and I generally travel light enough that I wouldn't need their help if they did.
Scots Taffer on 1/7/2013 at 03:24
% tipping I've always been comfortable with but $1 per drink doesn't sit right with me.
It could be because I'm an alcoholic.
june gloom on 1/7/2013 at 05:11
You're not an alcoholic. You're Scottish. There's a difference.
Fafhrd on 1/7/2013 at 05:39
It's funny because it works both in the 'Scots like to drink' but also the 'Scots are notoriously stingy' sense.
SubJeff on 1/7/2013 at 06:49
I've never got the stingy Scots thing because I've never met a stingy Scotsman. I used to spend Christmas in Dunfermline and the only thing about the Scots is they dunt like the English on principle, which is pretty prejudiced. Everything else about them seems to be awesome including good drinking skills.
In all seriousness - 15% is probably sensible because food is fairly cheap there, no?
faetal on 1/7/2013 at 09:58
I did hear that copper wire was invented by two Scots fighting over a penny.
Raven on 2/7/2013 at 01:43
Well things aren't exactly cheap - i have been hearing 18% to 20% is the accepted amount. I have heard $1 per drink... But also alternatively $2-$3 i don't think i could honestly afford that! Room service comes with a $3 charge on top of premium price and a 18% gratuity already in the bill - so call me a tight Scot... but i am not adding any more to that.
I had also heard $2-$3 per day for room attendants/cleaners... which i will observe , though it was also suggest $5. That would be an extra $150 on my trip!... I am sticking to $2. it is a branded standard business hotel, it is not the ritz that i am in.
I was just wanting to check i wasn't being a nob and stiffing hard working folk(though i do hate the principle, i don't understand why folk can't just charge and pay staff fairly!)
