Big props to Uncle Mike who found this great resource on tipping at an all-inclusive down in Mexico. Obviously you can tip as you please, but for those of us who don't regularly hit up all-inclusives and have some questions.... here's a recommened answer:
How much to tip at an all-inclusive resort in Mexico?
I’m vacationing at a Mexican all inclusive resort. How much do I tip housekeeping, bar tenders and wait staff? Do I tip in Pesos or Dollars? The gratuities are “included” in the price, but while on vacation I want service to be good. Some tips may help.
I’m vacationing at a Mexican all inclusive resort. How much do I tip housekeeping, bar tenders and wait staff? Do I tip in Pesos or Dollars? The gratuities are “included” in the price, but while on vacation I want service to be good. Some tips may help.
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The last time I stayed at an all-inclusive, the hotel management warned against being "too generous" with tips, and even said tipping wasn't necessary. What I saw was a lot of people working 16-18 hour days, bending over backwards for a bunch of drunk, gluttonous tourists, and going home to a tin shack (literally, a dirt floor shack without windows or electricity). I tipped the same as I would in Canada or the USA for the service - as all the service was exceptional, I tipped 20-25%. The housekeeper got 5 bucks a day, most of the servers got a $5 or better tip for every meal, the bartenders got a buck a drink (minimum), and it was still a fraction of the cost of a vacation north of the border. The hotel management discourage 'excessive' tipping so they can keep the workers in poverty, where they want them, and continue to pay them 4 dollars a day, while the hotels make millions, Screw that, working people who make an honest effort to serve you deserve better.
The last time I stayed at an all-inclusive, the hotel management warned against being "too generous" with tips, and even said tipping wasn't necessary. What I saw was a lot of people working 16-18 hour days, bending over backwards for a bunch of drunk, gluttonous tourists, and going home to a tin shack (literally, a dirt floor shack without windows or electricity). I tipped the same as I would in Canada or the USA for the service - as all the service was exceptional, I tipped 20-25%. The housekeeper got 5 bucks a day, most of the servers got a $5 or better tip for every meal, the bartenders got a buck a drink (minimum), and it was still a fraction of the cost of a vacation north of the border. The hotel management discourage 'excessive' tipping so they can keep the workers in poverty, where they want them, and continue to pay them 4 dollars a day, while the hotels make millions, Screw that, working people who make an honest effort to serve you deserve better.
***Total side note: We are turning up the heat a little bit to get some more concrete answers on Fives. Hopefully Krissy and I will have a conference call with them today or tomorrow and be able to report some concrete answers at that time. It's still looking like we are on schedule to be at Fives, but we need to make sure every part of the resort will be open and at our fingertips.
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ok, just catching up on your blog and I just had to share. I have an Uncle Fabio. I kid you not. He is about 65 give or take a few years and has a 24 year old girlfriend. And to make it better, he's been with her since he knocked her up at the ripe old Colombian age of 18. Uncle Fabio is so hot.
ReplyDeleteThat's fantastic. Maybe I'll have to have an honorary "uncle fabio" status. Perhaps whoever partakes the most in "all you can drink" privledges one day (or something else hilarious like Skanky Shin-nay-nay), will get the "uncle fabio" honorary name the next day.
ReplyDeleteFor having an actual Uncle Fabio, Natatlie you get hororary uncle fabio status for today.