In France does one tip the person who cleans one’s hotel room?

I don't think so, I have never really heard of such a thing here, never seen my (French) parents doing it either. I would err on the side of not doing it.

I do tip the housekeepers in my hotels and try to do so daily. I tip 1 or maybe 2E depending on what kind of coins I have.

I've never had poor service if I don't tip. Sometimes if I do tip they will leave extra coffee or cookies or something. I'm not looking for extras, just appreciate these folks doing their jobs.

I do. I leave two euros a day. In France, these are very low-paid immigrant workers. I have no idea about French friends or family because it’s not part of discussions.

Please tip those who do the dirty work, everywhere around the world

I agree with phred--I tip everyone who does the hard work of cleaning up after me. One of the luxuries of vacation travel is not cleaning or cooking, so I try to show my appreciation in the traditional American way: CASH MONEY. I tip 2-3 euros/pounds each day because the staff might change throughout my hotel stay.

How do you all ensure you have enough small bills/change for tipping? Now that most of my travel expenses are cashless credit card transactions, I struggle with ideas for buying something at a store where the cashier can make change for my large denomination bills from the ATM. I buy very few souvenirs. In Paris I often used the rationale of "tipping hotel housekeeping" as my excuse to buy a little treat from the patisserie.

In France I do. If my stay is that of 5 nights or more, I leave one Euro per night in the room at check-out, so 5 nights = 5 Euro, 10 nights = 10 Euro.

I don't tip hotel cleaners in the states, or in France. I personally think our tipping culture has gone wacky.

As residents of France, we generally only stay in a place for one to three days.

We always tip. We put the "Do Not Disturb"" sign on the doorknob so (one would hope) no one enters the room until we leave, and take it down the morning we depart.

We leave a payment of 2€ to 3€ per day on the day we check out. I know that may lead to some people getting more than others but it's not my job to ensure complete equity among workers. Plus, it probably more or less equals out over time.

Those folks work hard and I think they deserve it. If one has the means to travel, then I believe one has the means to help the lowest-paid workers they're likely to encounter be a little better off.

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I always do. As others have noted most of these housekeepers are immigrants and paid low wages. Plus they have to deal with people's mess. A friend was a maid in a hotel for a summer back in college and she couldn't believe how filthy even rich people could be and expect someone else to clean up. She never wanted to use a hotel bathroom again.

I always try to tip at least a dollar or two in their currency. It's a thankless job and they are expected to meet quotas and not take long in any one room. I usually have to write "tip" in whatever language is spoken.

I'd never heard of leaving a tip for hotel cleaners until I started reading this forum. I've maybe not stayed in as many hotels as other people here, but I'd never considered it.