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Marriott hotels placing envelopes in rooms to guilt guests into leaving gratuity
Daily Mail ^ | 15 September 2014 | By Associated Press

Posted on 09/15/2014 10:19:02 AM PDT by CorporateStepsister

Do you leave a tip in your hotel room for the maid? Marriott is launching a program with Maria Shriver to put envelopes in hotel rooms to encourage tipping.

The campaign, called 'The Envelope Please,' begins this week. Envelopes will be placed in 160,000 rooms in the U.S. and Canada. Some 750 to 1,000 hotels will participate from Marriott brands like Courtyard, Residence Inn, J.W. Marriott, Ritz-Carlton and Renaissance hotels.

The name of the person who cleans the room will be written on the envelope along with a message: 'Our caring room attendants enjoyed making your stay warm and comfortable. Please feel free to leave a gratuity to express your appreciation for their efforts.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: business; canada; economy; gratuity; hotel; hotelroom; maid; mariashriver; marriott; message; money; obama; renaissance; ritzcarlton; tipping; tips; us
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This is insane; paying hundreds for a simple hotel room is bad enough, but now tipping maids? How much more does a person have to get drained for?
1 posted on 09/15/2014 10:19:02 AM PDT by CorporateStepsister
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To: CorporateStepsister

No way.


2 posted on 09/15/2014 10:19:58 AM PDT by Ray76
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Why not just say they cannot pay the maid enought and it’s up to the guest to tip!


3 posted on 09/15/2014 10:20:50 AM PDT by Lockbox
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To: CorporateStepsister

Generally speaking, we tip our housekeeper.

Have done so for years.


4 posted on 09/15/2014 10:21:13 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: CorporateStepsister

Nice gesture on the part of Mariott toward its maids, proving that some people will complain about anything.


5 posted on 09/15/2014 10:21:16 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Maria Shriver? What does she have to do with anything?

Good grief.

They renamed the Triboro Bridge. Now it’s the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. You know why?

Because someone in his family asked them to. That’s it.

The Kennedys are American royalty. At least for the other elites.


6 posted on 09/15/2014 10:21:34 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Thank you for self-censoring.)
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Our caring room attendants enjoyed making your stay warm and comfortable.

It's their JOB!!!! That's what the hotel is supposed to pay them for.

7 posted on 09/15/2014 10:22:04 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: CorporateStepsister

The envelopes are replacing the Gideon Bibles


8 posted on 09/15/2014 10:22:21 AM PDT by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box then 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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I’ve NEVER stayed at a hotel that was cleaner than my own home. I suggest that people use the card to write everything they found wrong with the room, slip the card into the envelope and hand it in to the front desk upon check-out.


9 posted on 09/15/2014 10:22:22 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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I saw that this morning— that’s what they do on cruise ships and I’ve always resented it.

I always leave a generous tip for the hotel room maids.

I heard about cruises where tips are included - and I’m going to look into one of those for me and DH for our 25th anniversary next year.


10 posted on 09/15/2014 10:22:22 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (Tired? There's a napp for that!!)
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You don’t have to tip. And nothing bad will happen to you if you don’t.

I have been a Marriott Platinum member for years. That’s 75 nights a year in a hotel room. I spend a lot of time around these places and there are many times I wouldn’t give them a nickel more.

But there have been other times when the place is spotless, everything works, and people are particularly helpful. Those places get a couple of bucks tossed on the table.

This is nothing new. I have been on the road like this for at least twenty years. While there haven’t been “envelopes” the custom of tipping in hotels is as old as hotels themselves.


11 posted on 09/15/2014 10:22:23 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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They should lower the costs for a room and raise the amount that they pay staff.


12 posted on 09/15/2014 10:22:43 AM PDT by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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Whether you tip or not, mail the empty envelopes to Shriver.


13 posted on 09/15/2014 10:23:11 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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Yes, but now they think they deserve more!


14 posted on 09/15/2014 10:23:48 AM PDT by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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Just to be clear, you might want to tip the maids, but if you leave cash, they probably won’t want to take it in fear of being accused of stealing from guests. I think the envelopes are a good idea for those who may want to tip.


15 posted on 09/15/2014 10:24:16 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: liberalh8ter

Please make sure you post that on Yelp or Expedia - or even the hotel’s website.

I read those comments religiously and have found them to be dead on - for restaurants too. I never book anywhere without reading at least two sites for comments. Expedia always asks for readers’ comments.

When I’ve ignored the comments is when I’ve had trouble.


16 posted on 09/15/2014 10:24:19 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (Tired? There's a napp for that!!)
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To: CorporateStepsister

Put a Bible in the envelope.

Hotels seem to be losing theirs lately.


17 posted on 09/15/2014 10:24:22 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Paine in the Neck

Good idea; or I could leave letters explaining why I don’t tip.


18 posted on 09/15/2014 10:24:28 AM PDT by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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No way, Jose!


19 posted on 09/15/2014 10:24:45 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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Nothing says, “We appreciate our $300 dollar a night guests!”,...

...like staff being paid minimum wages

I do tip $10 per night.


20 posted on 09/15/2014 10:25:26 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Obama and the Left are maggots feeding off the flesh of the United States.)
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