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Originally Posted by Andrea J.
yes... at all inclusive where tips are already included, it is customary to add a little more. maybe $4 for a'la carte dinners, $2 buffet.
maid/housekeeper....if not at an all inclusive and if there is service every day, the tips can be something like $2 - $3 per person per day.
if at an all inclusive and tips are already supposedly included (like the tamarijn or divi) the housekeeper should get maybe a couple of dollars per day if the service is good. if service is great, tip more.
cab drivers....umm maybe 20% on regular taxi run $25% on multiple stop run 25% for a taxi sightseeing half day excursion.
bellman....$2 per large bag $10 max. (if he unpacks and puts away your stuff tip more  )
this is a great topic that will have many many opinions
Andrea
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There is no such thing as "tipping included", at least NOT in Aruba.
Tipping comes from the hearth, it's voluntary and it is not mandatory.
Do not confuse the15% service charge most restaurants add to your bill as a tip, again if it's mandatory it is NOT a tip.
waiters, bartenders ,bell men and other service personnell know very well they will NOT receive a tip from everybody, this is normal and they're used to this.
A charge is obligatory and if it's obligatory it can NOT be a tip , bear this in mind, it's at your own discretion, just like home.
Is it logical for a customer to be forced to tip even though service was terribel? .draw your own conclusion.
Travel agencies and hoteliers will tell you anything you LIKE to hear to sell you a package.
Having in mind that in American culture it is a custom( not obligation) that people are used to leave a small gratuity for good service they have made-up this ingenious method ( 15% service charge) .
Diners do'nt mind this charge because they're used to leave a little something for their servers.
In most restaurants this 15% s.c. goes into a trunk and it is being used to pay the personnell acording to their ranks f.e. the cheff and the maitre'd get the biggest proportion out of this and then follows their assistants who get the second highest proportion, then you have the cooks,the kitchen personell ,servers ,waiters ,bussboys etc who get to get the lowest proportion.
The restaurant owner save's a lot of money with this method.
So when you're thinking that the 15% you left behind is going for your server it actually does not , at least not the whole 15% but a very SMALL proportion of this
Part of this charge also is being used as an insurance, f.e. if something breaks , plates etc etc.
Some restaurants even go to the extent to use part of this sum to purchase new china whenever it's nessecary.
In very few restaurants the 15% goes to your server ,f.e The Hyat hotels restaurants is one of the very few ones
Do not ley anybody tell you that tips are included, it is untrue.
I hope that this info was usefull to you.