Question about tipping

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2 months ago

I've been staying in a place that is also listed in Airbnb, but for the past ~4 months I've rented directly from the landlord (who is local and lives on the premises). I've done my own cleaning except for laundry, where the only option was to have the cleaning lady do it. I'll be moving out soon.

Do I tip the cleaning lady? If yes, what's a good range (from "minimum" to "too much")? And, if I tip her I would still not tip the landlord, correct?

I know there can be a lot of strong feeling around tipping and I'd rather not get into the right and wrong of it all, just what would seem right to a reasonable Dominican living/working in a tourism area?

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planner Dominican Republic Expert

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2 months ago

You definately do not tip the landlord.聽

I am confused about why you think you should tip the cleaning lady if you do your own cleaning???聽聽To me, that's a no.

If she is the one doing your laundry, then if she does a good job, yes tip her!聽聽Maybe based on number of loads of laundry or frequency?

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wondering9 Serial expat

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2 months ago

Yes, just for doing laundry. How much would you suggest per load?

bonnie28 Member

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2 months ago

I pay 400 pesos per load. I tip her 10% based on the number of loads per visit.

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planner Dominican Republic Expert

17767POSTS

2 months ago

Great info so you are paying landlord for laundry service, tip her the 10% or 50 RD a load

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bonnie28 Member

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2 months ago

Ladies,

Sorry if I confused you.

There are on-site cleaners where I live in LT. They also do laundry. That service is added to their cleaning fee if you hire them for that service.

$400 per load is laundry only. They are tipped 10%.

For instance, if they calculate that there were 4 bags /$1600, I add 10% of the total.

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planner Dominican Republic Expert

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2 months ago

@bonnie28

It was pretty clear to me!聽 Thanks for the details.

Papito NL Contributor

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2 months ago

When 400 is paid to the landlord the cleaner might get only part of that in salary. So your 10% tip based on the total fee will be more than that to the cleaner.

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