In this article, we'll talk about how to leave a tip in a hotel, restaurant, cafe. We will tell you whether you need to leave a tip, and how much to allocate for this.
Should I tip?
In most cases, the answer is unambiguous - yes. But in some cases you can not do this. For example, if you are completely dissatisfied with the service, you can not leave a tip at all. In most European institutions, tips are included in the bill. In Italy, the tips in the account fit in the line servizio e coperto ("service and serving"), in France - service compris, in Germany, Spain , Switzerland, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, gratuities are also often the mandatory part account and are paid in any case.
In this case, you pay only the amount indicated for payment and do not leave anything beyond it.
Tipping taxi drivers-private traders can also not leave - for how much agreed, for as much and reach.
Keep in mind that in some countries it is not customary to tip. For example, in Japan it is considered that high-quality service is a direct duty of the personnel and it is not necessary to further encourage this. Moreover, monetary compensation for the performance of their duties can be considered an insult. Similarly, the tip is also in Australia.
So before traveling to another country, one should inquire about local rules of behavior in restaurants and clarify the attitude of the staff to the tip so as not to get into an embarrassing situation.
Tipping in a restaurant: how much and to whom?
Too big, like too little a tip can not just surprise, but even insult a person, up to a conflict with the staff and all the unpleasant consequences. That is why it is so important to understand how many tips to leave in each case.
The standard size of a tip in a restaurant or hotel in Europe is 10-15%. The higher the class of the institution, the more tips it is accepted to leave. In very expensive restaurants the size of the tip can exceed 20-25%, but in middle-class institutions such waste is useless.
Tipping to the waiter is left with the money for the order. If you are unhappy with the work of the waiter, leave a tip not with bills, but with small coins. By this you will show that you are familiar with the rules of service, but the level of skill of the staff did not satisfy you.
Tipping the bartender can be given immediately after receiving the first drink, and continue to give small amounts with each new order. Then you can be sure that in the person of a bartender you are provided not only with quality service, but also with a sympathetic interlocutor.
Tipping to a parking man is given when you are driven by a car. The amount of tips usually does not exceed 3-5 $, but it should be increased if there is rain or snow on the street, or, for example, the parking lot is full, that is, in all cases when the performance of the service is complicated by unfavorable external circumstances.
If you use the services of a sommelier or a master of tea ceremony, you should leave them for tea about 10% of the bill amount. If you really enjoyed it, you can increase this amount to 15% or even 20%.
How to leave a tip?
Tip for the maid (1-5 $) is taken daily to leave on the bed of the room, the waiter and the barman (10-15%) - along with the money at the time of payment, parking (3-4 $), porters (1-3 $), doormen (1-3 $), concierge (up to $ 5), taxi drivers (10-20%) - after the service. Please note that the amount of tips varies in direct proportion to the degree of prestige of the chosen institution.
Now you know when and how much to leave a tip so as not to violate accepted norms of behavior in each specific case. Try always to leave at least a little tip to the service staff - you will not become poorer because of a couple of dollars, and for the maid or porter they can become a significant addition to the salary.