I'm hoping the cool kids here can help me out. I travel for business quite a bit and stay in hotels 3-4 nights a week. Currently, I'm working a long-term project which is keeping me in the same city (San Francisco) for about a year. I have been staying in the same hotel most weeks, but with both convention season and tourist season approaching, getting reservations here is becoming a challenge. The hotel is in a desireable location and it's sold out most spring and summer weeks.
At any rate, I was unable to secure reservations for six different weeks over the next few months. I wrote a letter to the hotel manager asking for assistance, and she was kind enough to book the reservations for all the weeks at a rate even lower than the corporate one I typically receive.
I would like to give a gratuity of some kind, but I'm not sure how to go about it. Is cash too tacky? If it isn't, what amount is appropriate? If cash isn't cool, what would be a nice token to show appreciation? I don't want to come off as creepy, inappropriate or patronizing, as I'm a male and this lady is a bit younger than I am (probably early or mid-thirties). Thanks for the help!
At any rate, I was unable to secure reservations for six different weeks over the next few months. I wrote a letter to the hotel manager asking for assistance, and she was kind enough to book the reservations for all the weeks at a rate even lower than the corporate one I typically receive.
I would like to give a gratuity of some kind, but I'm not sure how to go about it. Is cash too tacky? If it isn't, what amount is appropriate? If cash isn't cool, what would be a nice token to show appreciation? I don't want to come off as creepy, inappropriate or patronizing, as I'm a male and this lady is a bit younger than I am (probably early or mid-thirties). Thanks for the help!
