How to Tip at an All Inclusive Resort | Should you Tip at an All Inclusive Resort | Tipping Guide

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  @tapas_y_vinos · 3 years ago (edited)

  More than 20 years ago I was one of those hotels workers in a communist island of the Caribbean.  I saved every single tip as my more precious treasure.  Until one day it was enough to buy my exit.  Today I have a nice life with my family in a free country.  And of course I’m a good tipper.  Tipping is not just helping a family to get a plate of food on their table.  Sometimes is more than that.  You are helping to build a dream.  Thank you and God bless you all.

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• HK

  @hk9888 · 3 years ago

  $100 tip per day?! That’s madness !! we are going to cancun for 7 days so that’s $700 in tips!!

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• AN

  @AnthonyFreeman-p7k · 2 years ago

  That is one thing i love about Sandals all inclusive.  The only ppl you are allowed to tip are...spa, private transfer and your butler.  They are the most friendliest ppl too.  Been to over 5 sandals locations and 90% of the staff have 10 plus years of service.  That is one of the main reasons we stay at all inclusive, is to enjoy vacation and not have to pull out your wallet.  Since tipping is the norm in Mexico, we will definitely make sure we have tip money!  Thank you for such great advice!

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• NO

  @NormalJuaritosGirl · 3 years ago

  Idk why tipping gives me so much anxiety. Having to include in the planning how much more money I'm spending bribing our servers puts me off traveling.

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• JI

  @jisa39 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I recently went on vacation to Punta Cana, and tipping was one of my big concerns, considering that I live in a commonly non tipping country/culture like Chile. I saw this and other videos (all made by americans) to get some guidelines regarding tipping. The first conclusion is that americans tip excessively, and for non US people its almost impossible to follow their example. The second conclusion: you don't have to tip everybody, unless you have plenty of money to burn. If that's not the case, I recommend prioritizing your tips. I prioritized barmen and the house staff, specially because I requested diet sodas in the bars & for my room minibar (for that I daily left a note and some money). Both worked well, because they went out of their ways to accomodate me. In fact, after I started tipping the housekeeping, when I returned to my room after a day on the beach, there were flowers all over the bed. I didn't tip waiters/waitresses because their service quality, which was ok, didn't improve much even when people gave them money.

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• CA

  @camzclipz3883 · 3 years ago

  One thing I want to mention about tipping ahead of time to the maid cleaning your room is, before you do that you should always talk to your maid to find out what days she’s off.. most people do a 7 day all inclusive on avg I’d say so in most cases I personally have had a different paid for 1 or 2 days of my stay.. I personally wouldn’t want to leave a big tip out for a week stay to find out that for the rest of my stay it’s going to be someone else, and having to tip again! 😊

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• JP

  @JPC1970 · 3 years ago

  Very good video. A couple of things I do a bit different are tipping the housekeeping staff daily because sometimes they will change over during your stay.  You could tip one well and the next person nothing. I put a few dollars in the fridge as well because they are usually different from housekeeping staff.  I will tip the landscapers as well, but sometimes I will take the cold sodas from my mini bar and share those on a hot day. Love the idea of separating your daily tips just to keep an idea of how much you're using.

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• SI

  @simil252 · 3 years ago

  I agree with most of your tipping guidelines, except for the taxi driver. High chances, they’re already ripping you off.

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• JO

  @joeperrone6677 · 3 years ago

  Very informative video. It does remind me why most of our best experiences and least hassle all-inclusive vacations have been at resorts where no-tipping is the firmly controlled policy - overall those resorts tend to be more expensive (in the case of Beaches often double the price of other family resorts), but not having to constantly fumble with cash for tips all day long is a huge plus. It is also the case at least in the DR and Mexico, everyone has their hand out and if you don't tip well the service you receive will be very sub-par.

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• TH

  @TheDanhorobin · 3 years ago

  as someone coming from a country that doesnt tip this video created more stress for me haha. thanks for giving me something to think about :)

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• ED

  @edutz321321 · 2 years ago

  We go to Cancun a lot. We find if you tip well ,the staff remembers you and they tend to make sure you are taken care often. I know the bartenders will have our drinks ready as we are walking up to them.

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• KO

  @kokake · 3 years ago (edited)

  It's people like this that led to our current situation of tipping Kiosk lol... tip ahead lol... completely loses the purpose of what a tip is. It would be so sad if this becomes the expectation. Staff expects the upfront tip and doesn't serve people who don't.

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