Tipping?

[Buttons]

1st time going to florida/America and I'm worried about tipping, who do I tip, when do I tip and how much?. I don't want to offend anyone by getting it wrong🙂

[DDad]

Just do between 10-15% usually. Sometimes a little more when the service is really good somewhere.

[DDad]

Also if you're at a bar remember to leave a tip for drinks when you pay. Trust me. 😄

[Guest]

Question answered, quick, someone close this thread 😂

[Summerfun]

Bear in mind that they automatically add the tip if you're in a larger party, so watch out for that

[johnb]

Originally Posted by Summerfun

Bear in mind that they automatically add the tip if you're in a larger party, so watch out for that

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I found on a recent visit that one place had automatically added a tip to the bill for just the two of us. I hadn't realised that, so added a tip myself, meaning I had actually tipped twice.

Also some buffet restaurants where you pay on the way in were suggesting adding a tip at the till before you had even eaten. All for your convenience of course!

[baw187]

We're a group of 6 so imagine the service charge of 20% will be added to all our bills.

In a way, this is convenient as we don't need to worry about it but has anyone had much experience of asking them to take it off if the service has been poor?

Not that I'm expecting to do that unless it's really bad. I wouldn't want the fuss unless I was particularly annoyed with something.

[scooby99]

Ooh, get ready for heated debate on this!

The most commonly tipped and my thoughts are:
Waiting staff: 15% is considered minimum with 20% for good service.
Bar staff: $1-2 a round.
Room cleaners: $1 per person in room per day; left per day so your cleaner doesn’t miss out if off on the day you check out.
Baggage porters at airport or in hotel:$5-10 depending on amount of luggage?
Someone else helping with luggage, eg, driver on car hire shuttle: $1-2 per bag/case.
Clerk retrieving left luggage at hotel (if you’ve used this facility):$5?
Valet at valet parking: $5?
Bus driver on excursions: $5-10 depending on length of excursion etc.
Cab driver: 10-15%; mimimum of $2-3.

Just my thoughts!

[thescoobyvan]

Just back from Orlando and on pretty much all our restaurant food bills the suggested tip was 18%, 20% or 22%, this has increased from the 15%, 18% or 20% on our previous trips.

[Buttons]

So I practically tip everyone? I think I need to give tipping more of my budget😂