Room Service Tipping?

[Quirk]

Originally Posted by victory

On a related note, what would one think of resort fees? These days, it isn't uncommon to have to pay an extra $30 fee per night and it's often supposed to include gratuities for housekeeping. If this is the case, should we be expected to tip the maids?
I'd find out how much of that $30 is gratuities, and how it's allocated between maid service, front desk personnel, food service, etc.. Tip extra (or not) based on the service she provides and how much she receives out of the standard $30/day.

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by Quirk

I never order room service, so maybe this is a stupid question, but is the service charge SEPARATE from the tip?

A friend of mine was in town and ordered breakfast pastries and an OJ, for which they charged $19.00, plus a service/house charge of $6.14, and $4.95 in taxes.

So that's $30.00 for maybe $10.00 worth of food. Ok... then they have another space for a tip?

What kind of place has a 25% tax? The tax amount and service charge of 30%+ make me think that maybe Quirk, you did not properly read the bill...

 

[Quirk]

Originally Posted by gdl203

What kind of place has a 25% tax? The tax amount and service charge of 30%+ make me think that maybe Quirk, you did not properly read the bill...
Yeah, sorry -- I added the room service gratuity in with the tax. But still, with service charges/gratuities of $8.99 on a $19.00 food charge, to suggest an additional tip seems a bit much, IMO. Attachment 3096