Chalet Tipping

Actually I dont tip that often unless exceptional service. I am in the public sector and do lots for people but often dont even get a thank-you, let alone a tip. Although some of our drug addicts do give me chocolates at Xmas, but I cant keep them as they have usually just nicked them from the shop. :lol:

I worked as a chalet host last season, and our tips were essential as they pay you so little.

Obviously only tip if you feel you get great service, as I know some hosts who were shocking and shouldn't deserve anything, but things would get tight if I had a bad tip.

I was working in val d'isere, so benefited slightly as my guest were quite rich, but an average week would be 100 euros (for an 8 bed chalet) and a few of my friends were lucky enough to get 300 euro tip

It's a personal thing though - and I'd never be able to predict who was going to tip well, some guests I got on really well with and went all out for, but didn't get much back, others would hardly talk to you but give a great tip at the end of the week. In the end it's got to be what you feel comfortable with, and what you feel they deserve.

I tipped €60, hell they were bloody good.. I thought that was about reasonable?

RossF wrote:I tipped €60, hell they were bloody good.. I thought that was about reasonable?

sounds reasonable to me, a good pot if other people did similar.

Tipping is a bit difficult, I don't mind tipping for good service but I've a serious problem tipping to subsidise an employer who's not paying their staff a living wage. Attitudes vary between countries, in Switzerland good service is included and people earn reasonable wages so tips tend to be low, when I'm in the US indifferent service seems the norm' and you can be pretty much mugged by staff demanding tips, it's something of a tyranny then and entirely objectionable.

Again only tip if you have experienced good customer service, thats the rule :lol: :lol: