TipSplit

How Much to Tip at a Hotel

Hotel tipping is mostly flat dollars, not a restaurant percent. Housekeeping is commonly $3–$5 per night (more in a big city or a messier stay). Bellhops are about $2–$5 a bag. Valet is a few dollars when they return the car. Concierge help on a hard reservation can be $10–$20. The calculator still does percents if you want one on a resort fee or a hotel restaurant — just do not treat 20% of the room rate as the housekeeping tip.

Housekeeping $3–$5 / night · bellhop $2–$5 / bag · restaurant in the hotel: 15–20% like any other sit-down.

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Leave blank for housekeeping or a bellhop. Switch to percent only for a hotel restaurant — not the room rate.

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A dollar amount, not a percent of the room rate or the tab.

Equal split only.

Tip
$5.00
Total
$5.00
Per person
$5.00

$0.00 + $5.00 tip = $5.00 · $5.00 each — TipSplit

Tipping customs and tax rates vary by place and by type of service. TipSplit is a calculator — not financial, tax, or etiquette advice.

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FAQ

How much should I tip hotel housekeeping?
Three to five dollars per night is the common US range, left each morning so the person who actually cleaned that day can take it. A week-long stay tipped once at the end can miss the weekday staff. More if there are several people in the room, pets, or a lot of room-service debris. A resort that adds an automatic “housekeeping gratuity” should say so on the folio — do not double it by habit.
Bellhop, valet, and concierge — what is typical?
Bellhop: about $2–$5 per bag, more for a trunk or a long walk. Valet: a few dollars when the car comes back, not always when you hand over the key. Concierge: nothing for a map; $5–$20 when they got you into a booked-up room. Door staff who only hail a cab: a dollar or two. These are customs, not a hotel-union calculator we can certify.
Should I tip on the room rate as a percent?
Almost never for housekeeping. 20% of a $340 room is $68 a night, which is not the custom and will confuse everyone. Use the percent tool for the hotel restaurant, room service (watch for an already-added service charge), or a spa. Use dollars for the room.
Where do I leave a housekeeping tip?
On the desk or nightstand, in cash, with a note that says thank you — not under a pile of towels. Some people use an envelope from the desk. Do not leave it next to the minibar in a way that looks like you forgot your wallet. If you need a receipt for an expense report, ask the front desk; cash on the dresser will not print.
What about all-inclusive or resort fees?
All-inclusive properties sometimes say tips are included and sometimes they still have jars. Believe the packet they handed you at check-in, then watch what locals and repeat guests do. A “resort fee” is usually for wifi and the gym, not a tip pool. Room-service slips often include 18–20% already.
Do I tip if something went wrong?
Fix the problem at the desk first. If housekeeping recovered a lost item or stayed late to remake a room after a leak, that is a reason to tip more, not less. If the stay was a disaster they did not cause, you still tip the people who cleaned around it. Chargebacks and manager comps are a different window.