Tipping in the Hotel

northdubgal

Will you or have you tipped the hotel after your wedding?

I have been asked this a good few times now and we have not budgeted this at all.

A work mate told me that the usual is to tip 15% of the overall bill :eek:

We had no intention of tipping to be quite honest.

What do you think?

beegirl

Good question!!! Oh dear, haven't budgeted for this either :eek: That would be one big tip! Very interested to hear what people have to say on this...

How Strange

I think it depends on what type of function you're having. If it's in a big hotel then the chances are the tip/service charge has been worked into the overall cost. Also, how can you tip if there could be up to 20 staff serving you between the bar and food and whatever else.

We had a small reception with just family so we got a lot of attention from a small number of staff. They were run off their feet looking after us but were so courteous and friendly. We'd planned to tip anyway considering we had a small evening meal but we were so overwhelmed by the fantastic service we left a very handsome tip the next day.

Wait until the day is over and see how you feel about the staff and the service you got. If you feel that the service warrants a tip then go back and leave one for them but it would/should only about €100 or so. Don't put pressure on yourselves to leave an excessive tip based on 10% or anything like that.

tinkerbell

No - there was a thread on this before and it is not expected to tip at the hotel. You're already paying grossly inflated prices for the meal as it is, adding a 10% - 15% tip on would add hundreds onto your bill.

tatli_lokma

here is the thread
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055843055

personally I wouldn't 'tip' the hotel, as they are getting well enough (esp when they won't give the bar extension! :rolleyes:)
but the staff are different - we gave a tip to the waitresses (there were 6) the 2 bar men, and then gave €40 in to the kitchen staff (we weren't sure how many were on). It was €120 total and I would have felt VERY scabby if I didn't. But then again, I have several friends and family who work in the hotel service industries and I know that they rarely if ever get anything from the service charge the hotel includes, so I felt that it was only right to give them a few bob. If I'd had good service at a meal I would leave a tip for the waiter/ess so to me its no different.

But I know a lot of people don't give this and generally even €20 total to the staff is well appreciated. Some one who was giving scratch cards as favours gave about 20 to my friend at one wedding she worked. they scratched the cards and in total won about €50 and they were absolutely thrilled and it only cost the couple €20.

If you do decide to give to the staff (not the hotel) make sure you ask someone to take responsibility for this and actually make sure that an envelope is given to one of the waitresses (not the banqueting manager as this may not make it past his hand and into the others!). Give one of the waiting staff the envelope and tell them it is between them and/or kitchen staff. Like I say, even €20 or €50 would be much appreciated.

But at the end of the day its a personal preference and not a must.

But again I say if you do tip, tip the STAFF and NOT the hotel.

Diddy Kong

When we got married, we tipped the wedding coordinator 200 and then 200-400 for the bar manager that was working in the evening that looked after us. This was to be split between staff working.

I don't we even thought of a % tip, it was more of an extra thank you to them as they looked after us so well. But it all depends on how you are looked after on the day.