do you tip the mousekeepers or not?

edwardsfire · 08-24-2009, 05:37 PM

Id like to hear about opinions concerning mousekeeper tipping.
As for us....: We DO NOT tip the mousekeeping folks.
It is a non tipped position.
However, some of you do tip. Everyone is entitled to their feelings and opinions.
I simply wont tip a non tipped position. Unionized position at that.
However, Im a firefighter/medic and would like to see some of those tips!!! lol

WDW4Ever · 08-24-2009, 05:40 PM

I would say it depends on how good of a job they do I guess. I've never gone by myself yet, so I can't say that I have tipped them. But my mom has before. I'm not really sure how I feel on this part of tipping yet.

beja · 08-24-2009, 05:50 PM

We tip. We normally do not have mousekeeping come in until we have left the resort, and then just leave about $2 per day of our stay.

DarGoku368 · 08-24-2009, 06:32 PM

It doesnt matter if your staying at the Grand Floridian or a Howard Johnson in Oregon.....you always tip if they do a good job.

suznels · 08-24-2009, 07:27 PM

We absolutely tip!!!

Mickey Fan · 08-25-2009, 12:23 AM

We tip Mousekeepers.

HauntedGabe · 08-25-2009, 12:45 AM

I leave a tip a day, $1.00 per person which is normally $4.00

If I am really organized before I leave I put the cash in an envelope and mark it Mousekeeping. And in return we generally are left extras. It is a win-win!

Tim · 08-25-2009, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edwardsfire

Id like to hear about opinions concerning mousekeeper tipping.
As for us....: We DO NOT tip the mousekeeping folks.
It is a non tipped position.
However, some of you do tip. Everyone is entitled to their feelings and opinions.
I simply wont tip a non tipped position. Unionized position at that.
However, Im a firefighter/medic and would like to see some of those tips!!! lol

We tip 2 dollars a day. We also learned that if we left the money sitting out they didn't take it. Once I started putting the cash under the little cardboard paper that had the housekeepers' name on it, then they took the cash. When you consider how much work they do and how little they make, what's a couple of bucks a day at Disney?

kat228 · 08-25-2009, 09:37 AM

I don't unless I receive exceptional service. As mentioned, I don't view it as a "tipped" position. If they come in and leave me towels, make up the bed, and vacuum...that's doing their job, not exceptional service. If I had a child who was ill and they had to clean up?? Oh you bet I'd tip!!

DopeyDancer87 · 08-25-2009, 10:14 AM

We ALWAYS tip - especially if they do an excellent job, which, I don't know if it is just our luck, but we find the mousekeepers to always do a great job. My family is 6 people, and sometimes we bring extended family along, so with all these people staying in a 2 bedroom villa, its sort of necessary to tip. Sometimes they even run the dish washer for us while we are out, which we think is pretty nice.

firemedic · 08-25-2009, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edwardsfire

Id like to hear about opinions concerning mousekeeper tipping.
As for us....: We DO NOT tip the mousekeeping folks.
It is a non tipped position.
However, some of you do tip. Everyone is entitled to their feelings and opinions.
I simply wont tip a non tipped position. Unionized position at that.
However, Im a firefighter/medic and would like to see some of those tips!!! lol

Being a firefighter/paramedic myself, I completely understand what you're saying! lol! We usually do tip the mousekeepers something. Especially if they do a great job. I have found that they do some extra things when you leave a good tip.

bigyanks · 08-25-2009, 01:41 PM

We tipped at the end of the trip. she did a good job and she went nuts with leaving the towel animals and doing a different windows displays for our room with my daughters toys and souvenirs.

firemedic · 08-25-2009, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigyanks

We tipped at the end of the trip. she did a good job and she went nuts with leaving the towel animals and doing a different windows displays for our room with my daughters toys and souvenirs.

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. I think they really deserve a nice tip for things like that. It puts that Disney touch to things.

edwardsfire · 08-25-2009, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kat228

I don't unless I receive exceptional service. As mentioned, I don't view it as a "tipped" position. If they come in and leave me towels, make up the bed, and vacuum...that's doing their job, not exceptional service. If I had a child who was ill and they had to clean up?? Oh you bet I'd tip!!

I agree 100% with those statements.
I also view the cleaning and sheets..etc as doing their job. No more no less.
However, if i came in and saw that they also..ironed my shirts,washed our dirty clothes..etc, then that would be above and beyond....then id tip.
Mousekeepers get paid better than most CMs' I just cant justify tipping a lady in a union and not the guy/gal that attends Splash Mountain or the CM that picks up the park trash.

beja · 08-25-2009, 05:31 PM

Just out of curiosity, does anyone here know what the mousekeepers make? I know there are several CMs on the forums, but I haven't seen any mousekeepers. I'd be curious to know what the average salary is.

08-24-2009, 05:37 PM	#1
edwardsfire C-Ticket Holder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 180	do you tip the mousekeepers or not? Id like to hear about opinions concerning mousekeeper tipping. As for us....: We DO NOT tip the mousekeeping folks. It is a non tipped position. However, some of you do tip. Everyone is entitled to their feelings and opinions. I simply wont tip a non tipped position. Unionized position at that. However, Im a firefighter/medic and would like to see some of those tips!!! lol __________________

08-24-2009, 05:40 PM	#2
WDW4Ever Annual Passholder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 1,267	Re: do you tip the mousekeepers or not? I would say it depends on how good of a job they do I guess. I've never gone by myself yet, so I can't say that I have tipped them. But my mom has before. I'm not really sure how I feel on this part of tipping yet. __________________ Disneyland is my land! Walt even said so. D23 Charter Member

08-24-2009, 05:50 PM	#3
beja C-Ticket Holder Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 154	Re: do you tip the mousekeepers or not? We tip. We normally do not have mousekeeping come in until we have left the resort, and then just leave about $2 per day of our stay. __________________ Oct 99 OS\|May 00 OS\|Dec 00 OS\|Aug 03 OS\|May 05 AS\|Oct 06 CB\|Nov 07 POFQ\|Nov 08 POFQ\|Nov 09 CS

08-24-2009, 06:32 PM	#4
DarGoku368 Fastpass Holder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 813	Re: do you tip the mousekeepers or not? It doesnt matter if your staying at the Grand Floridian or a Howard Johnson in Oregon.....you always tip if they do a good job. __________________ 4 8 15 16 23 42 "Rat, schmat, besides...they're tourists...what do they know?" thepurplefoldercp.blogspot.com

08-24-2009, 07:27 PM	#5
suznels B-Ticket Holder Join Date: May 2007 Location: Western NY Posts: 71	Re: do you tip the mousekeepers or not? We absolutely tip!!! __________________ Suzie

08-25-2009, 12:23 AM	#6
Mickey Fan B-Ticket Holder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 92	Re: do you tip the mousekeepers or not? We tip Mousekeepers.

08-25-2009, 12:45 AM	#7
HauntedGabe Where'd she go??? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hamlet, IL Posts: 17,935	Re: do you tip the mousekeepers or not? I leave a tip a day, $1.00 per person which is normally $4.00 If I am really organized before I leave I put the cash in an envelope and mark it Mousekeeping. And in return we generally are left extras. It is a win-win! __________________ Some people are like Slinkies. They aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to my face when I push them down a flight of stairs. Friends are Gods way of apologizing to us for our families.

08-25-2009, 09:37 AM	#9
kat228 Fastpass Holder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 728	Re: do you tip the mousekeepers or not? I don't unless I receive exceptional service. As mentioned, I don't view it as a "tipped" position. If they come in and leave me towels, make up the bed, and vacuum...that's doing their job, not exceptional service. If I had a child who was ill and they had to clean up?? Oh you bet I'd tip!! __________________ Follow me on Twitter! --Live when I'm at the parks! Upon entering the theater, please move as far to the end of the row as possible. Stopping in the middle is distinctly unpatriotic. ~Sam Eagle

08-25-2009, 10:14 AM	#10
DopeyDancer87 Disney Obsessed Since 1988 :-) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York (Not close enough to the Magic) Posts: 1,546	Re: do you tip the mousekeepers or not? We ALWAYS tip - especially if they do an excellent job, which, I don't know if it is just our luck, but we find the mousekeepers to always do a great job. My family is 6 people, and sometimes we bring extended family along, so with all these people staying in a 2 bedroom villa, its sort of necessary to tip. Sometimes they even run the dish washer for us while we are out, which we think is pretty nice. __________________ "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." - Walt Disney "Adults are just grown up kids, anyway." -Walt Disney (((Por favor mantangense alejado de las puertas ))) *My Visits* 1988 - Polynesian Resort1991- Port Orleans1992- Port Orleans**1994- Wilderness Lodge1995- Caribbean Beach**1997- Boardwalk1998- Old Key West1999- All- Star Movies2000- Wilderness Lodge2000- Caribbean Beach2001- Wilderness Lodge2001- Port Orleans Riverside2001- Coronado Springs2002 - Boardwalk2003 - Contemporary2003 - Caribbean Beach2003 - All Star Sports & Music2004- Grand Californian (DL)2004 - Boardwalk2005 - Boardwalk2006 - Wilderness Lodge2007- Boardwalk2007 - Wilderness Lodge2008 - Saratoga Springs2009 - Off Site**2011 - Bay Lake Tower/Boardwalk VillasFebruary, 2012 - POFQ**

08-25-2009, 01:41 PM	#12
bigyanks C-Ticket Holder Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 161	Re: do you tip the mousekeepers or not? We tipped at the end of the trip. she did a good job and she went nuts with leaving the towel animals and doing a different windows displays for our room with my daughters toys and souvenirs. __________________ 1989 - 1998 - Off Property August 2006 - Off Property May 2008 - Saratoga Springs Dec. 2008 - All Star Movies - Engaged Dec. 2009 - Port Orleans Riverside Dec. 2010 - Bay Lake Tower (new dvc members) August 2011 - Beach Club Villas Disney Dream Cruise September 2011 - Animal Kingdom Villas

08-25-2009, 05:31 PM	#15
beja C-Ticket Holder Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 154	Re: do you tip the mousekeepers or not? Just out of curiosity, does anyone here know what the mousekeepers make? I know there are several CMs on the forums, but I haven't seen any mousekeepers. I'd be curious to know what the average salary is. __________________ Oct 99 OS\|May 00 OS\|Dec 00 OS\|Aug 03 OS\|May 05 AS\|Oct 06 CB\|Nov 07 POFQ\|Nov 08 POFQ\|Nov 09 CS

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