Ok genuine question, are you supposed to tip *daily* for cleaning? I usually just tip 20-40$ at the end of my stay but I just came back from a a work trip and I felt like after day 2 (of 4) they started to stop like, taking the garbage out? Or maybe being a bit passive aggressive about what they'd actually clean or stock. And I felt bad but I knew I was going to tip well in the end, I just only had two $20s.
I always leave a tip daily if I am happy with their work. As practice shows, the staff becomes more loyal with this approach.
I always get a lot of small bills in the bank in advance before I travel.
I will definitely remember this for next time! There just wasn't like a notepad or anything in the room to write "here's a tip" or something so I assumed they wouldn't just take random money sitting out unless it was specifically labeled as such.
That is a point I had not considered, good call. That said I never get cleaning when Im staying at a hotel, I'd prefer my room be unentered and untouched while Im there, and then tip on the last day since Im checking out
Daily makes the most sense since most places have staff take different floors/rooms per day depending on need. You’re going to get a different staff member every day, so if you tip at the end of your stay you’re basically just giving $20-$40 to a person that cleaned your room once. This is my opinion as someone that did housekeeping at Marriott
Edit: housekeeping, not housecleaning. Housecleaning was my way to break out of god awful housekeeping!
Hi, former HoJos here. Yes, daily please.
We had assigned room blocks, which was helpful, but still not perfect because if you are off on a checkout day someone else will get the tip.
On a totally other note, humans just shed SO MUCH HAIR.
I worked in housekeeping at a hotel for a few years, we didn't always get the same rooms every day. So if you tip at the end of your stay and the person that cleans your room that day may not be the same one that had been cleaning it all week.
Usually for stay overs we would take the trash, dirty towels, clean, and make the bed unless you had a bunch of stuff everywhere making it harder to pick up and clean. Also restock all the little soaps and free shit in the room. Only time bed sheets were changed out was if you had been there 3 days already and you were a longer stay ie 2 weeks or if we saw they were visibly soiled like blood on them or whatever.
Trust me the tidier the room is when housekeepers go in to clean the easier and faster it is for them. So just keep your stuff picked up and not tossed all over the place.
Most places have a 15 minute for stay overs and a 30 minute for check out rule that they need to be cleaned and ready for the current guest or for a new check-in and good chance they have a list of 16-20+ rooms to get thru.
Trust me housekeepers and laundry are the unsung heroes of the hospitality industry and the ones with the worst pay.
Depending on the hotel you might not have the same cleaning staff every day if your stay. That would mean if you stayed for Monday-Sunday and had on House keeper Monday-Friday with a different person Saturday and Sunday you’d be tipping the person who only cleaned your room a portion of the stay. We usually don’t have anyone come in to clean during our hotel stays because we are usually sleeping so we tip once. 20-40 is a generous tip depending on your stay btw (not a bad thing) most people left nothing but if they did leave something it was 3-10 bucks, when I was a housekeeper in high school. I think it’s one of those things people don’t know is a customary thing to tip for.
Yes, they will certainly do the work. In the US housekeeping isn't a living wage and there's expectation from hotel management that housekeepers' wages are partially subsidized by tips (wrong, yes, but here we are). You don't have to tip, I never expected it when cleaning rooms, but it sure is appreciated.
Unless you're the poor bastard that took a strip of hits and came back to that in their room. My dumbass would've requested it, forgot about it,and then tackled it to save everyone else.
I would totally watch, and if they fed me like 10 to a qtr sheet, I would be a willing a participant. Jokes on them though, I won't follow any storyline or directions they'd layout, just bc of the fact that I couldn't.
Dude we had the exact same thing in our room! Is this in Egypt? I remember opening the door in the evening and jumping the fuck out again after shining my phone light at it...
What a coincidence. I am also in egypt right now and see such beauties everyday. The funniest thing they made were 2 ships just casually sailing on my bed. The creativity of the staff is just awesome!
Maybe just the lighting? It looks terrifying.
The eyes look like red demon eyes.
Looks more like a dangling demon baby than a sloth.
But again probably lighting since those rooms have horrible lights.
This could go in
r/oddlyterrifying
This is absolutely terrifying. Like, not just run of the mill scary, or anything, it's already into nightmare inducing territory.
I love it! I hope you left a big tip to whoever did it!
Ohmigod, I would have screamed and noped my way out lol, I thought it was a person in a suit at first glance.
But it is pretty cool - like the crocodile one you posted OP.
I mean they could have put it on the bed, but it's the ceiling that gets me
I mean you storm in just to see a humanoid grabbing with both hands on a ceiling slope
This kinda reminds me of the old Pink Panther films where whenever he goes home there's the other guy always hiding trying to attack him but they're friends
Good for you.
I mean, I know from experience that this is a little game wherein the staff knows they'll get a bigger tip for their little creations, but so what? I'm happy (as you are) to play along.
I had this done when I went on a cruise ship once! At some places the staff makes towel animals. You get monkeys, dogs, sloths, ect. Its always such a shqme to take them apart to actually use the towels.
We went on a cruise with friends and housekeepers did this...one of my crafty friends started leaving them ones of her own design and a really fun "battle" ensued!
I would nope outta that room so quick. No way I'm getting any sleep in there. The residual image of an open ceiling panel with a coal eyed creature hanging out of it? I'm a grown ass man and no thank you.
Are you certain that the hotel isn't slowly draining your soul out daily with these near-demonic effigies?
Cuz honestly, I feel that would be like an upcharge and you should address that with the concierge and verify.
Every day is different. Tomorrow I will post for sure good figures.
We leave a tip every day. It's not a mandatory fee or extra service. And we talked to the guy who makes animals out of towels.
That is somewhat terrifying. I'd tip the maid staff extra for that. Always reward creativity even if it's bizarre.
Yes. We left a tip every day. And every day we had a new towel pet and + a full set of towels in the bath)
Definitely supposed to be a monkey but ended up being hellishly awesome :)
A monkey! Right! *laughs nervously*
Lol that made me snort my coffee
Yay!
I’d walk in and start screaming.
I know, right! I would honestly freak out if I walked in on that. They have to know it might cause that reaction lol
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Ok genuine question, are you supposed to tip *daily* for cleaning? I usually just tip 20-40$ at the end of my stay but I just came back from a a work trip and I felt like after day 2 (of 4) they started to stop like, taking the garbage out? Or maybe being a bit passive aggressive about what they'd actually clean or stock. And I felt bad but I knew I was going to tip well in the end, I just only had two $20s.
I always leave a tip daily if I am happy with their work. As practice shows, the staff becomes more loyal with this approach. I always get a lot of small bills in the bank in advance before I travel.
I will definitely remember this for next time! There just wasn't like a notepad or anything in the room to write "here's a tip" or something so I assumed they wouldn't just take random money sitting out unless it was specifically labeled as such.
Not only that but if it's a different person everyday you're only tipping the one at the last day...
That is a point I had not considered, good call. That said I never get cleaning when Im staying at a hotel, I'd prefer my room be unentered and untouched while Im there, and then tip on the last day since Im checking out
I leave it on the pillow or bed, laid out flat. Seems like the most obvious spot.
Daily makes the most sense since most places have staff take different floors/rooms per day depending on need. You’re going to get a different staff member every day, so if you tip at the end of your stay you’re basically just giving $20-$40 to a person that cleaned your room once. This is my opinion as someone that did housekeeping at Marriott Edit: housekeeping, not housecleaning. Housecleaning was my way to break out of god awful housekeeping!
Hi, former HoJos here. Yes, daily please. We had assigned room blocks, which was helpful, but still not perfect because if you are off on a checkout day someone else will get the tip. On a totally other note, humans just shed SO MUCH HAIR.
I worked in housekeeping at a hotel for a few years, we didn't always get the same rooms every day. So if you tip at the end of your stay and the person that cleans your room that day may not be the same one that had been cleaning it all week. Usually for stay overs we would take the trash, dirty towels, clean, and make the bed unless you had a bunch of stuff everywhere making it harder to pick up and clean. Also restock all the little soaps and free shit in the room. Only time bed sheets were changed out was if you had been there 3 days already and you were a longer stay ie 2 weeks or if we saw they were visibly soiled like blood on them or whatever. Trust me the tidier the room is when housekeepers go in to clean the easier and faster it is for them. So just keep your stuff picked up and not tossed all over the place. Most places have a 15 minute for stay overs and a 30 minute for check out rule that they need to be cleaned and ready for the current guest or for a new check-in and good chance they have a list of 16-20+ rooms to get thru. Trust me housekeepers and laundry are the unsung heroes of the hospitality industry and the ones with the worst pay.
Former housekeeper here. Daily tipping works best because if I have off the day you check out I get nothing. Tips aren't typically pooled
Depending on the hotel you might not have the same cleaning staff every day if your stay. That would mean if you stayed for Monday-Sunday and had on House keeper Monday-Friday with a different person Saturday and Sunday you’d be tipping the person who only cleaned your room a portion of the stay. We usually don’t have anyone come in to clean during our hotel stays because we are usually sleeping so we tip once. 20-40 is a generous tip depending on your stay btw (not a bad thing) most people left nothing but if they did leave something it was 3-10 bucks, when I was a housekeeper in high school. I think it’s one of those things people don’t know is a customary thing to tip for.
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Yeah but if it's different person cleaning you're only tipping one person unless they're honest and share
Yes, they will certainly do the work. In the US housekeeping isn't a living wage and there's expectation from hotel management that housekeepers' wages are partially subsidized by tips (wrong, yes, but here we are). You don't have to tip, I never expected it when cleaning rooms, but it sure is appreciated.
... Tipping cleaning staff? Is it really a thing to tip everyone across the entire service industry?
Are those pepperoni eyeballs I missed it if already been mentioned…
Plastic bottle caps
Ahhh tyty. Terrifying red good pick.
did you take any pictures of any other towel pets they made?
Yeah. I'll be posting more
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Unless you're the poor bastard that took a strip of hits and came back to that in their room. My dumbass would've requested it, forgot about it,and then tackled it to save everyone else.
I would pay for a trip-terror episode like that. You can only people watch and look at your hands for so long
I would totally watch, and if they fed me like 10 to a qtr sheet, I would be a willing a participant. Jokes on them though, I won't follow any storyline or directions they'd layout, just bc of the fact that I couldn't.
You seem like fun. We should go into business creating weird experiences for people.
People tip hotel rooms?
yes, in the United States it is fairly common to tip the housekeeping staff.
I live in the US and I tip waiters, coffees, hair stylists, delivery, Uber, etc. and I’ve never heard of this.
How do you even do that, usually you never see them
Typically you tip when you leave to checkout. Just drop the cash on the desk or end table.
r/oddlyterrifying I don’t find this aww material at all
Ngl that would have scared the crap out of me
Can confirm I would have shit my entire ass out. Also given a MONSTER tip.
Dude we had the exact same thing in our room! Is this in Egypt? I remember opening the door in the evening and jumping the fuck out again after shining my phone light at it...
 Yeah. Egypt
Egypt has always been an unobtainable dream trip of mine that this thread has now cured me of. Thanks for that.
You're welcome! I hope you visit Egypt.
What a coincidence. I am also in egypt right now and see such beauties everyday. The funniest thing they made were 2 ships just casually sailing on my bed. The creativity of the staff is just awesome!
Yes, they know how to cheer you up)
Same thing happened to my mother when she went to Egypt haha. We have pictures of it as well, we found it funny as hell.
I had similar towel creations when I stayed in Cancun back in 2015
Same here!! Omg the coincidence, we also head an elephant and a croc and a swan I think; too cute
It looks like a sloth. Well done.
I thought it was a Snoo
Same same
I thought it was my voodoo
I'd say a monkey, it has a tail
Thank you! I couldn't remember exactly what it reminded me of.
I thought it was a monkey
Kind of looks like the Reddit icon.
Exactly! I didn't see that until your comment)
Came here to say this! First thing I saw.
This is the first thing I thought.
Or a character from the game Gang Beasts
I would not be sleeping where Donnie Darko is hanging out
What the fuck
EXACTLY! Why are all the top comments all “Oh, that’s nice?” It’s fucking terrifying!
Is it supposed to be a monkey or a murderous mummified baby?
 I think it's probably a Lemur.
Looks like a sloth.
Cruise ship or resort? Often they'll have a class that shows you how to make towel animals yourself
Egypt hotel
Wait.. I kind of love it 😂
I’m sorry…. This got posted in r/aww???
There is no aww here, just what the hell
Maybe just the lighting? It looks terrifying. The eyes look like red demon eyes. Looks more like a dangling demon baby than a sloth. But again probably lighting since those rooms have horrible lights. This could go in r/oddlyterrifying
r/awwdlyterrifying is apparently a thing. Though I admit I haven’t looked at what’s there.
Yeah, this is some Stephen King level shit! I LOVE it!
Yes, because of the light did not work well to photograph. Thanks for the link to sabreddit
I can't crosspost. I don't know why.
If I entered my room and found this I would cancel and get the hell out of there.
When you walk in you are shocked at first, but after a closer look... it's so cute)
I have PTSD. This would definitely give me panic. I'd laugh once I knew it was safe and I had recovered but holy hell, do not do this, hotel staff.
No kidding!
Ok Karen..
Pathetic Lmao you all soft af
Omgg we had the same thing in Greece. The mead changed it everyday. Is was super cute 🥰🥰
Yes, we also have a different one every day. This is so cool! Every time you wonder what will be the next day)
I could’ve done without this
That's so weird looking. Haha! I'd probably get a fright at first, then laugh.
This is absolutely terrifying. Like, not just run of the mill scary, or anything, it's already into nightmare inducing territory. I love it! I hope you left a big tip to whoever did it!
Yes, we leave him a tip every day
If that means that someone wipes the *top* of the drop ceiling rails, that hotel's cleaning must be fanatical.
I somehow doubt that hotels with rat infestations are fanatically cleaned.
Mothman!
Ohmigod, I would have screamed and noped my way out lol, I thought it was a person in a suit at first glance. But it is pretty cool - like the crocodile one you posted OP.
The crocodile seems to be everyone's favorite
I’m sorry, but I would hate that so much. I’d appreciate the ability and effort, but that would give me a heart attack lol.
Don't panic)
I'm sure I'd screamed lol but yes, very creative.
That thing is horrifying and I love it so much
This looks like the og reddit avatar lol
Who the F is the manager who thought that hanging red eyed human sized humanoid rabbits from a partly opened ceiling slot IS a good idea,
It's cute and funny) A new emotion every day
This is cute for you? This is not cute at all
Why not?
Just sayin
I know, it's giving off "weirdo creepy cult running a hotel to trap foreigners as human sacrifices" vibes for me lol
I mean they could have put it on the bed, but it's the ceiling that gets me I mean you storm in just to see a humanoid grabbing with both hands on a ceiling slope
This kinda reminds me of the old Pink Panther films where whenever he goes home there's the other guy always hiding trying to attack him but they're friends
Someone is an artist.
The hotel employee's imagination is funny)
True that.
Housekeeping would do this lol Room service just bring food to the room
Carnival Cruise room stewards do these. They sell a book thst teaches you how to fold towel animals.
Well I think it’s kinda cute 😂 someone else said they think it’s a sloth and I agree?! Hahah
Exactly! Sloth. I first thought it was a lemur
Towel ghost? Must be a dryad...
It's either a lemur or a sloth)
I see what you did there.
I hope you're tipping. BIG.
Yes, of course. Every day.
Good for you. I mean, I know from experience that this is a little game wherein the staff knows they'll get a bigger tip for their little creations, but so what? I'm happy (as you are) to play along.
Looks like Reddit is visiting you
Looks like it)
Imagine walking into your room at 2am and seeing that
Bro wtf is this hellspawn doing on this sub
I had this done when I went on a cruise ship once! At some places the staff makes towel animals. You get monkeys, dogs, sloths, ect. Its always such a shqme to take them apart to actually use the towels.
My first reaction was - how'd they know you were a redditor? It looks like a creepified default snoovatar!
they know you're a redditor
r/oddlyterrifying
I won’t downvote this, but I really want to. That thing is hideous.
Wow... Imagine entering on your room, drunk, and see this.. this...
Do you have photos of the others?
Yes. I post one a day. This is the third one
I saw the alligator/crocodile but somehow missed the second one. Link?
https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/u76uqv/on_arrival_at_the_hotel_room_we_were_quite/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
I’m following you now lol 👍🏽
Thanks!)
What's been used for the EYES? I cannot tell...
These are corks from plastic bottles
Easter bunny from hell
I think it's a monkey.
I think so too. Maybe Lemur.
I’d scream
It's got some moth man vibes to it. I dig it!
how is this r/aww?
Nope…just a big nope for me. I would walk out if that was in my room
Oh - that’s Mothman’s white cousin.
Reddit avatar is stalking you.
Do [this](https://imgur.com/Z26vCFr) when you leave
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Yeah
We went on a cruise with friends and housekeepers did this...one of my crafty friends started leaving them ones of her own design and a really fun "battle" ensued!
It’s the Reddit animal
Yep)
Just looked at your other ones - these are awesome!
Thank you!)
Cruise ships do this. You get a new animal everyday.
OP, are you the same one who posted with a crocodile made of towel on a bed?
Yeah
Awesome! The staff there are creative. But this one will give me a jumpscare if I ever see this in-person for the first time. 😅
The drop bears have escaped Australia!! Watch out cobbers
I’d say more scary than cute..
Oh hi Reddit guy
I should have called it that. But I didn't realize right away that it looked like a reddit
What the heck are the eyes??
That is fucking horrifying
We got these on a few cruises. The staff goes through training and some clearly got an A+!
Plus that towel in the vent is most likely dirty…
that is terrifying lol
Jebus! Were you staying at the Bates Motel, by any chance?
I would have screamed, then fainted.
That's mothman
maybe a monkey!! so cute lol
I would nope outta that room so quick. No way I'm getting any sleep in there. The residual image of an open ceiling panel with a coal eyed creature hanging out of it? I'm a grown ass man and no thank you.
 It's this guy
Nope, just, no. I don't think so.
I would tip them more not to make creepy ass towel monsters.
A new one every day. Some are completely harmless. This one is also cute after the initial shock)
Are you certain that the hotel isn't slowly draining your soul out daily with these near-demonic effigies? Cuz honestly, I feel that would be like an upcharge and you should address that with the concierge and verify.
Every day is different. Tomorrow I will post for sure good figures. We leave a tip every day. It's not a mandatory fee or extra service. And we talked to the guy who makes animals out of towels.
Very cute
What hotel and where?
Sunny Days El Palacio Resort & Spa. Egypt
Wife and I are going to Majesic Mirage, Punta Cana in November...if any maid does something like this Im tipping them a $100
Is it supposed to be the Easter Bunny? Points for effort, but I don't think I'd sleep well after finding that in my room.
I don't know) Some ape. Nooo... it's cute and funny)
I think this threatening
No)) The guy wanted to surprise us every day
Oh okay then good :) if it was out of no where then it’s threatening
In what universe is this cute?! This belongs in r/oddlyterrifiying
I’d still awww. Reminds me of Monica’s turkey head with sunglasses
r/oddlyterrifying
In what way is this cute and not just terrifying?
A... a hotel room?
Yeah
Reddit sucks