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Shirley Cheadle
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Hi
I know that many tipping practices are different in Paris than in US.
Is it custom to tip the hotel maids here?
At home I usually leave two dollars a night and wasn't sure what to do in Paris?
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Val Phoenix
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| 1 to 2 Euros per day is fine |
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Shirley Cheadle
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OK
But is it customary to tip a bell hop or porter? How about a taxi driver? |
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Anjuta1973
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Tipping is one of those '..black holes..' of travel advice...advice goes in...but nothing useful ever comes back out.
Usually there will be 15% automatically added to your check at all restaurants and cafes. If you believe that the service has been good or the waiter has provided exceptional servive, then you can certainly leave more...a few extra coins is most common.
There are NO tips included in taxi or shuttle fares. Some people will tip 1 or 2 €uros to the driver...others 10% of the metered amount (the metered amount--not necesarily the full price of the ride, including regular surcharges for luggage--,90 €/bag--and extra passengers--2,70 € per 4th & 5th). With airport shuttle drivers, 1 €uro per bag is a common enough tip. If you feel the driver has performed some service over and above the call, then more as you deem appropriate. |
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Nicole Smith
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Taxi driver -- one euro or round up.
Luggage is about 1 Euro per bag for van driver or bell hop |
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Shirley Cheadle
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| Small hotels do not have porters. At deluxe hotels that have porters tip at least 1.50 euro per bag and .75 euro per bag for moderately sized hotels. Taxi drivers may be tipped at 10% of the fare cost. |
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Nicole Smith
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| I have never tipped a hotel maid in Europe. I thought only Americans did, perhpas it is something new and now people are doing it... |
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Shirley Cheadle
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| OH! I didn't know that the tip is already included... really? Does it happends in all restaurants? |
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flower_curator
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| My French friends told me on my visit to France that you only tip at the restaurant/cabs if the service was EXCEPTIONAL. I've never seen them leaving anything. I know it sounds a bit crazy for Americans, but waiters there have salaries - so you shouldn't feel bad by not tipping. |
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Val Phoenix
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| I've been a waitress in Paris and I was paid either working behind the bar or at the tables, by law everyone is paid in a restaurant or in a bar; waiters don't expect tips, but they are always happy if they get one. Regular Paris people never tip taxidrivers (it's already expensive enough !). |
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