How to Tip Like a Lady

Your Doorman: $25 to $40 at Christmastime A door man at a hotel who gets you a cab: $1.00 or $2.00 Hotel Bellman: $1.00 per bag, but never less than $5.00 if they've come all the way up to your room, shown you around, and told you where things are.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Your Doorman: $25 to $40 at Christmastime A door man at a hotel who gets you a cab: $1.00 or $2.00 Hotel Bellman: $1.00 per bag

    $2.00 per night stayed Airport Skycap: $1.00 per bag. ($2.00 for your entire boot collection), but chances are, if you're using a skycap, you have several bags, so you should usually give $5.00 or more, depending on the load.

    Cabbie:
    Always round the bill up by a dollar and the change.

    In other words, if the cab is $5.50, leave $7.00.

    If it's more than $15.00, give him 15%
  2. Step 2: but never less than $5.00 if they've come all the way up to your room

  3. Step 3: shown you around

  4. Step 4: and told you where things are.

Detailed Guide

$2.00 per night stayed Airport Skycap: $1.00 per bag. ($2.00 for your entire boot collection), but chances are, if you're using a skycap, you have several bags, so you should usually give $5.00 or more, depending on the load.

Cabbie:
Always round the bill up by a dollar and the change.

In other words, if the cab is $5.50, leave $7.00.

If it's more than $15.00, give him 15%

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