$8 tip per night? I didn’t realize the 18% tip rule had been extended to hotel rooms.
I caught that, too. IMHO, if I’m paying your hotel close to $200 a night, you can afford to pay your cleaning staff better, so I don’t have to make up the difference.
That’s not chump change, either. Most cleaning crews are 1-2 people, and they clean probably 50 rooms a day. Not a bad gig, at an additional $400 a day, all in cash, so no taxes paid by those who choose to not report.
Incidentally, I did a little research, and the going rate is nowhere near $8 a day. It’s $1-2 for a regular hotel, $3-4 for a luxury hotel. And only if you get great service.