meggiebeth
WDW, DLR & DLP enthusiast
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2011
Hello all! Wondering if you all can help. I am visiting the USA soon from Europe and am struggling with knowing when and where to tip - and how much! I know you need to tip at restaurants - we have done this during our prior trips - but we will be using more services this trip that I believe require a tip. So far I have:
- Valet parking
- Hotel staff delivering bags
- Being served at a bar
I am assuming that tips are unofficially essential for these services? I’m really struggling with when I need to tip for each service, and for how much. (For example, with valet parking, when do I tip the valet person? With the bar tender, do you tip when he gives you your drinks?)
Are there any other things we will be expected to tip for?
Is 18-20% still a respectable amount to tip for meals? (The last time we visited Florida was 2013 so I’m not sure if things have changed since then.)
Thanks very much for any advice you can offer - this whole concept is rather foreign to us and we want to make sure we are following customs!
- Valet parking
- Hotel staff delivering bags
- Being served at a bar
I am assuming that tips are unofficially essential for these services? I’m really struggling with when I need to tip for each service, and for how much. (For example, with valet parking, when do I tip the valet person? With the bar tender, do you tip when he gives you your drinks?)
Are there any other things we will be expected to tip for?
Is 18-20% still a respectable amount to tip for meals? (The last time we visited Florida was 2013 so I’m not sure if things have changed since then.)
Thanks very much for any advice you can offer - this whole concept is rather foreign to us and we want to make sure we are following customs!