Tipping in Vegas

I work as a bellman in a mojor hotel and casino on the strip. Some costumers complain about tipping 2 diffrent bellman for check-in and check-out. 1st we don%26#39;t share or split tips.( Union rules) If you want both bellman to get tipped you must split whatever you were planning on tipping at the end. 2nd there are 3000 or more rooms at most vegas hotels so having a bellman stay with a guest until you get to a room is not reasonable. Plus it isn%26#39;t the bellmans rule so they can get tipped more. It%26#39;s a hotel policy and believe me they want your money to be spent at the casino not given to employees.

Tipping in Vegas

';Some costumers complain about tipping 2 diffrent bellman for check-in and check-out.';

They do? Why? Assuming you%26#39;re not a troll, why on earth would people complain about tipping once for bell service when they check in, and tipping again several days later when they leave?

I do agree that having the bellman stay with you the entire time would put a definite crimp in things for a lot of us!

And what kind of costumes are the ';costumers'; wearing? :)

Tipping in Vegas

I want a bellman to stay with me the entire trip! He%26#39;d be like my own living, walking lucky charm. I%26#39;d have him blow on the dice for me at the craps table.

I think I%26#39;d call him Scooter!

As for a costume. I would insist he dresses up as Aquaman.

OK, I see your point, ';maybe'; it would be cool to have a mascot.

But I%26#39;m thinking ';Skippy'; and a Batman costume instead.

Now this totally cracked me up. We%26#39;re leaving on Saturday for Vegas. Guess I%26#39;ll have to pack some sort of costume for my bellman.

I wonder what bellman costume will help me skip the line at the hot clubs?

Should I go with superhero or gimp?

Maybe it depends on the club...

Maybe it depends on the bellman...

Assuming the topic is serious...

I%26#39;ve never had a question about tipping going in or out....I tip both times. Checking out we always have the same guy all the way to the taxi.

But the real question comes when arriving and they have to store the stuff. If they are not pooling tips (which is better for service) then how much of a differential for the guy that takes the bags to storage or the one that retrieves them and brings them to the room? I tend to tip about the same (couple bucks a bag) for both so that the bags are more carefully stored as well as a chance to reward prompt retrieval (or not...if it takes a really long time).

So really there are three tipping opportunities involved and I think the question most people have wouldbe with the first two at arrival. I know some that only tip the guy that delivers to the room assuming they rotate room runs enough to balance it out. Then again a union seniority pecking order may freeze out the one putting stuff in storage. I%26#39;ve sort of worried about that part. So for the OP...do they fairly rotate the room runs?

sequim88:

NO! NO! NO! PLEASE don%26#39;t let this topic be serious! We%26#39;ve had this discussion WAY too many times to start it again with some anonymous first post.

Now, quick, make some ridiculous response about having a constumed lucky charm bellman mascot on your next trip!

I know what you mean. When I arrive at Denny%26#39;s I always check with the waitress to see if she%26#39;s had the same number of tables that morning as the other waitresses. If she hasn%26#39;t, I tip her more.

Ok, Not. :)

I can definitely see people complaining about tipping. I have years of customer service experience, and some people will complain about ANYTHING! ...But especially when it comes to handing over their money to people in lesser positions than themselves.

It hadn%26#39;t really occurred to me how tipping works, though- thanks for the info.

I always crack up when the guy who takes your bags says '; I am not going to be here when you pick your bags up '; - in other words - if yer gonna tip, do it now so your bags don%26#39;t get lost. LOL

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