How do they know the money is for them? We haven't left tips before for the mousekeepers. I didn't realize that was standard practice
Shouts Out: I'M SO SORRY MOUSEKEEPERS! WE WILL DO BETTER NEXT TIME!
I feel like a big meanie now
We just know if it's in places like ontop of the sink, or on one of the nightstands or on the table or sometimes people leave it on the bed, which is a bad place to leave it sometimes since we're in a hurry and just start tossing things around.
How much do you noramlly tip at the resorts. I have never stayed at a resort and who do you tip, how much?
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5 to 10 dollars is an awesome amount of money I think.
Everyday I'd get around 2 to 5 dollars. Considering the awesome job we do sometimes, I think that would be a decent amount of tipping. And majority of the time, one house keeper gets a certain section of the resort and that's the way it works everyday. The section can be thiers for long periods of time. I'd always get 3rd floor beach numbers so and so for about 4 months, then they changed me to consiere , which I loved because when it was time to clean the consiegre, we'd get the food that was gonna be thrown away =) Anyhow, it all depends on what you get that early moring of 5:30am
Wait, you're telling me that you guys take these towel animals home? Animals made out of hotel towels? Or am I just missing something? How have so many of you "taken" these towels?
Yup, these towels are made of 100 percent love and dedication. Heh... and towels. We have millions of towels brought to us everyday so we never run out. =) I've taken whatever I learned how to make. Heh....
On the subject of tipping. I think it is better to leave a dollar or two every day instead of leaving a lump tip at the end of your stay. My reasoning is that the staff may be different throughout your stay. Leaving something each day means that everyone who takes care of your room gets appreciated
The housekeeper you get is the housekeeper for the rest of your stay majority of the time. Depends as well as who shows up that day but 98 percent, the first housekeeper that you get, will be the one that stays with you the whole trip.
I think that's about it. Sorry for having such a big post. I like to answer any curious thoughts you might have considering I usedto work for disney as a mousekeeper and stuff. I like giving advice and well anyhow, housekeepers don't split tips at all, what we get we get all to ourselves and you're right, disney doesn't pay them enough so tips are always the better way to go. Besides, not tipping is just being cheap imo >_>;; I always have to leave some tip.
As for housekeeping, I don't do that anymore since it was the program and belive you me, housekeeping is very hard work. I'd have to lug a huge cart everyday and do 16 rooms a day. Depending on how the guest where, I'd always have fun with them and creating magic was something great to do to them. Thank you notes are very warming as well. I'm sure most of you don't know, but most of the housekeepers keep every single thank you note guest leave them. We'd share them most of the time during breaks or when we'd have stories to tell of our day. Anyhow x_x enough talking for me. If you have any other concerns about mousekeepers, let me know. I'd be happy to answer. =)
