need instructions on tipping please. first time us and vegas

I was hoping someone could advise me on the ettiquite

for tipping, we are from australia and this is not a

common occurance here. I dont want to annoy any one but not tipping at the right times or below the expected amount.

Just for basics how much should i tip for:

Bag service?

drink service? do u have tip for every drink or just once at the start or end?

House cleaning? again is this every day?

also are there any other times i will need tip.

thanks

need instructions on tipping please. first time us and vegas

Tipping is great for good karma - always tip when you feel that maybe you should, it never hurts and the way money flies out of the wallet in Vegas, it is nice to give some of it to the ';regular'; people and not just the casino.....that being said:

Bag service: $10-$50 depending on number of bags and how nice of a property you are staying

Drinks: while gambling $5 for first drink and $2 for each after that will keep them coming and insure that you get what you ordered; if you are paying for drinks at a bar $1 or $2 per drink depending on what you order - again, tipping more on the first round will help you in the long run, if you are going to drink more at the same location

House cleaning/maid: some tip, some don%26#39;t...I think that $5 a day, left on the table with ';thank you'; written on a piece of paper is fine, it is also acceptable to leave the total tip on the table when you leave....we usually tip everyday that we get service, just to (hopefully) insure that we get clean glasses and such

.....tip your cab driver 20% or so; tip the dealers every now and then; tip the desk clerk if they give you an upgrade.....it seems like a lot of tipping, but it really isn%26#39;t much when you consider what you spend to get ther and while you visit.....

need instructions on tipping please. first time us and vegas

emily and dave, i am an aussie and have travelled to the US includng vegas a couple of times, so can probably explain it form aussies point of view.

the us hospitality system does have a lot of tipping. we had a bad experience in NY.

generally tipping on food. ie. where youve had service in a restaurant maybe 15% is about normal. some restaurants automtacially put a gratuity on so watch that on the bill.

things like taking a bag. i would say $2 a bag is expected. also things liem if the concierge books some tickets at a show maybe $10 or some directions to something in poarticular maybe $5.

for drinks, generally $1 a drink. if youre gambling in the casinos about $1 a drink as theyre free. but if your playing a low $ pokie it might take a while to get your drink and for them to come back, so a couple of extra bucks will get them to come back quicker.

have fun.

it is always handy to try and have some spare $1 bills handy.

15% is the minimum expected tip in a restaurant. Good helpful service is deserving of a little more than that.

Here%26#39;s a link that you may find helpful but be aware that it correctly states that information on this subject is open to a lot of debate. These are purely guidelines - not hard and fast rules.

tripadvisor.com/Travel-g191-s606/United-Stat…

Good to see that you want to respect the customs of your destination. Always the first rule of travel! I haven%26#39;t been in Australia for some years and it made me laugh to see a reference to ';pokies'; in the previous post. Almost a different language you guys speak ....... :-)

ok bag service, depends on how many bags and how large and heavy they are. For 2 medium bags and an overnight bag id give 20 dollars. If you have a whole family with many bags id give 40 to 50 dollars. As for drinks, giving more $$ the first time does not always guarantee the server will be back fast. it just depends on where you are playing and how close you are to where the servers are picking up their drinks. At Ballys there is an area right next to the indigo lounge where the servers come and go to get their drinks, I always get my drinks before anyone else. At Mirage I gave a server 10 dollars for a Corona and I never saw her again and it was over an hour before another server came around, I gave her 5 dollars for another Corona. well she never came around again. After another 2 hours and winning some money I just went to the bar and got some drinks, way faster and maybe even cheaper if your not winning. Ok to maid service, I guess it depends on how dirty you are. We once had a party in our room, beer bottles evrywhere, gummibears stuck to the walls and some vomit in the bathtub. Everybody pitched in and we left the maid around 120 dollars. Now im all grown up and clean up after myself we usually leave about 10 dollars a day, they do work hard and usually do a very good job. In a restaurant where you order drinks remember that the server has to give a tip to the bartender, just something to keep in mind. Dang I wrote a book, sorry for the rambling.....

A couple of you stated you tip $10-$50 for your bags?? That is way too much!

When checking into the hotel, you can either carry your bags to the check in desk and then on to your room yourselves or leave them with the bell desk upon your arrival and then after checking in, they will bring them to your room. If you only have a couple of bags, then $5 is fine, if you have 3-4 bags then tip $10.

In the casino when getting the %26#39;free%26#39; drinks, tip $1-$2 per drink.

Restaurants, standard tip is 15%, in the more upscale restaurants many tip %20.

Housekeeping, most tip around $5 per day. If you just leave the money out, many times the staff won%26#39;t take it, leave a note saying %26#39;for housekeeping%26#39; so they will know the money is for them.

will agree with the above,

$5 a drink on the casino floor?? lol try 1 or 2 $ at the most.

We%26#39;ve literally just landed back in the UK after 1 week at the Bellagio which was our first trip to Las Vegas - just wanted to share my experiences;

Bag Service - the bell boy brought our 2 cases to the room and I tipped $5.

Drink service - whilst gambling 90% of the time I tipped $1 a drink and never had a problem. The cocktail waitresses were always grateful and would come back and check on you every 15mins even in the Bellagio. We got married in Vegas and on the morning of our wedding I had a couple of hours to kill and so to relax I went for a walk and had a gamble on the slots in Planet Hollywood - the cocktail waitress brought me a rum and coke and I tipped her $5 (I was getting married in a couple of hours so was in a good mood) - and she asked if I wanted change. I said no and she genuinely seemed shocked that I would tip $5 for a drink. I would honestly stick to $1 a drink and you on%26#39;t have a problem getting served.

House cleaning - we didn%26#39;t tip at all.

Wow - tipping threads always bring out a variety of opinions, but $50 for ';bag service';? Maybe ';bag service'; means something other than what I THOUGHT it did...

I don%26#39;t use it that often, but when someone brings my luggage to my room it%26#39;s usually $5 for a couple of bags, never less than $3 for one bag. I don%26#39;t tip any differently at ';nicer'; properties, I tip what I tip, the bell staff at Wynn is not going to get a $10 tip because they work at Wynn instead of the IP.

Drink service: Unless you%26#39;re in a place where you%26#39;re getting your check at the end of the meal, you need to tip at every drink. At a bar, for example: If you don%26#39;t tip for the first drink, you may find the bartender more than a bit slow to come over to serve you another one! Same for cocktail waitresses if you%26#39;re gambling. $1-$2 per drink, NOT per couple, per drink.

Housekeeper. I leave $2 a day when I travel, along with whatever change I%26#39;ve accumulated, I usually leave that too. For some reason I tend to leave more in Las Vegas, often $5 a day. Some leave nothing, some leave $1 a day...it%26#39;s really up to you.

Only thing I have to add here is:

Restaurants: If You have a discount coupon or restaurant certificate, still tip on the full price of that meal before any discount applies. I always tip a minimum of 20%. For example, the meal at full cost is $50 but You got it at $25, I tip according to the $50 price.

If the meal is cheap anyway like some afternoon special or the restaurant is offering a direct happy hour special, early dinner special, breakfast gamblers special, etc, I will tend to tip 30% OR even higher. Afterall, that breakfast for 2 might only cost $10 for 2, so tipping 15% isnt much of a tip for good service. A minimum of $5 is my rule of thumb, doesnt seem fair that the waitress and the bus table people get the short end of the stick because the cost of the meal was cheap.

Just like everyone else, this is just my opinion and how I do it.

I totally agree with CarolinaSunny%26#39;s guidelines.

The only thing I%26#39;ll add is that we *always* tip housekeeping--usually $5 per day. They work hard for those tips!