tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post1402191600704241050..comments2023-10-28T03:08:59.141-06:00Comments on The Provonian: Stay at Hotels Much?Provonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15969756601844993448noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-20509561693122620582009-01-21T07:58:00.000-07:002009-01-21T07:58:00.000-07:00After all that, you went back. Frankly, the hotel...After all that, you went back. Frankly, the hotel industry rocks. Its such a great industry to get into. And Marriott is a great company to work for.Gil and Marinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09893273322673716006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-15102738013924488162009-01-20T22:37:00.000-07:002009-01-20T22:37:00.000-07:00I'll ask around. PS- Like a dog to their vomit I'm...I'll ask around. <BR/><BR/>PS- Like a dog to their vomit I'm back at the hotel. I mentioned blupidity, well the blupid person just got laid off. Hooray for downsizing!Tonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452770273139579992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-21767517918418036472009-01-20T08:18:00.000-07:002009-01-20T08:18:00.000-07:00If Miley was there, you must've been at the Marrio...If Miley was there, you must've been at the Marriott downtown, as that is the only hotel that any star would stay at in the greater Utah County area. Nevertheless, I'm always a bit confounded by the plethora of charges and/or tips that I'm supposed to (or not supposed to) leave. When I'm on business and I order room service, I leave a nice tip on top of the existing service charges (typically 15% or so) because it's worth it to me to not go out to a restaurant all by my lonesome. If I'm with my family, I never use it. Room service is easy though. It's how much to tip the maid, how much per piece of luggage, what about the guy who came to fix your toilet, etc. I know that it varies by hotel (for example, if you sneeze and someone at a Mandarin Oriental or Ritz-Carlton hands you a tissue, there's a buck for their services; but at a Days Inn you don't ever give anyone anything), but I'd love a nice hard and fast set of rules for travelers to live by.Beau Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670899760967950373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-72441374659455919092009-01-19T20:44:00.000-07:002009-01-19T20:44:00.000-07:00Wow Gil, you're nice. If some fool had sat on my l...Wow Gil, you're nice. If some fool had sat on my luggage all day I would tipped him with the back o' me hand. <BR/><BR/>Seriously guys, if you get bad service you can make a fuss. If you do it in a nice way and explain that the service isn't meeting your expectations a lot of people will and should apologize. Again, this is a good way to get SOME sort of freebie. <BR/><BR/>And giving a buck or two on room service orders is more than enough, if you give an extra 5 that's super nice. <BR/><BR/>Miley (you know which one I'm talking about) only tipped our boy 2 dollars extra when she ordered room service, so if multi-millionaire teenagers only tip 2$ you certainly shouldn't be expected to, but there's a special place in heaven for good tippers.Tonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452770273139579992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-39852515034655050242009-01-19T20:05:00.000-07:002009-01-19T20:05:00.000-07:00Tone,Gil here. I stay in quite a few hotels and di...Tone,<BR/><BR/>Gil here. I stay in quite a few hotels and didn't realize that the server actually gets the gratuity on room service. And that one should tip deliveror for forgotten forks.<BR/><BR/>I usually tip 10-15% on top of the bill, making me rarely ever get room service to cut costs(think about it, I'm adding up to 30% to the price!).<BR/><BR/>So I'm glad that I can tip less, with confidence.<BR/><BR/>My latest hotel nightmare (I'll add onto Aaron's story): Staying at the Hudson Hotel and they lost my luggage and don't answer their concierge phone. 3 hours later, I'm dripping wet in a towel and trying to put on my undies. I whip out my...cell phone and call the hotel. They don't answer. I call central management who answers and relays a message to the hotel who relays a message to the bellhop. 45 minutes later, I get my luggage. <BR/><BR/>I answered the door in my towel grabbed the luggage, and start looking around for cash to tip the hop. No cash nearby, and I'm feeling really stupid and hurried (because I'm nude). I see the basket full of goods. I grab a tiny bottle of liquor out of the basket and gave it to him. I mean really, how much could that cost?<BR/><BR/>When the hop pretty much camped outside of my door for the rest of the weekend making sure my pillows were ridiculously fluffed I should have been prepared. I gave him a $45 bottle of Cristal (see http://www.champagne-roederer.com/). And that part wasn't paid for by firm. Gulp. <BR/><BR/>I hope my wife doesn't read this post. <BR/><BR/>She. will. kill me.Gil and Marinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09893273322673716006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-31213536479340292222009-01-19T20:00:00.000-07:002009-01-19T20:00:00.000-07:00You owed her nothing, NOTHING! Once someone jacks ...You owed her nothing, NOTHING! Once someone jacks you they owe you ALL KINDS OF FREE STUFF! They should have BEGGED ON THEIR HANDS AND KNEES for your forgiveness and given you free breakfast and parking. <BR/><BR/>Seriously though, a mistake that big, a hotel should roll out ye' old red carpet for and kiss your buttocks until your not the least bit mad anymore. <BR/><BR/>Not tipping her was merely the first thing you were entitled to.Tonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452770273139579992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-3092689925447001802009-01-19T19:13:00.000-07:002009-01-19T19:13:00.000-07:00I failed to tip a front-desk girl once who brought...I failed to tip a front-desk girl once who brought me some forgotten toiletries. Sorry, Tone. Although, she <I>did</I> mess up with the computer when I was checking in, and told me that my reservation was lost and that I would have to find accommodations elsewhere, leading me on a 2 hour wild goose chase through Providence (after roughly 12 hours of plane and car travel), until, back at the airport, I found one of the people I was sharing the room with and he came back to the hotel with me to straighten them out. I guess I should have tipped her. I should have punched her in the throat. "There's my tip," I could have said.<BR/><BR/>Huh, I'm still a little bitter about that front desk mistake. It cost me a nap. I love to nap.aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331910699086583768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570298073511349932.post-60734034757223438162009-01-19T10:04:00.000-07:002009-01-19T10:04:00.000-07:00Sweet. This will come in handy in 10 years when I...Sweet. This will come in handy in 10 years when I stay in a hotel again.<BR/><BR/>The last time (and also the first time) I did was three years ago. We stayed at the Peery Hotel in Salt Lake, this cool historic old building, and we ordered room service for breakfast. I got the eggs benedict, and it was actually really good. It is amazing how luxurious you feel just by having breakfast delivered to your room. And a newspaper! Don't you worry, Tone, I gave that waiter a generous tip.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746333943021629421noreply@blogger.com