$3 to $5 per night, standard room. $10 per night for a suite or a messy stay with extra people.
$7 to $10 standard, $15 suite, when they handled a long stay, kids, or a late checkout mess.
$0 when the hotel forbids tipping, a service charge covers housekeeping, or you hung the do-not-disturb the whole stay.
Do-not-disturb the whole stay
If no one entered the room, there is no nightly tip to leave. A small envelope at the end is optional, not required.
Checkout lump vs nightly
A card tip at the desk often never reaches the person who cleaned that morning. Nightly cash in the room is the custom.
All-inclusive or resort fee
Read the bill. If gratuities are bundled, the calculator should read $0 unless the house still accepts cash.
United States (default)
Tipping housekeeping is customary in US hotels. These ranges are compiled custom, not a wage survey.
High-cost cities
In New York and similar markets, $5 is the typical standard-room night, not the generous one.
Outside the US
In much of Europe a hotel stay is not a tipped housekeeping job. In Japan, do not tip. Follow local practice.
How much do you tip hotel housekeeping?
Plan on $3 to $5 per night for a standard room, about $10 for a suite, left in the room on days they clean.
Do you tip housekeeping every day or at checkout?
Every day you want service. Staff rotate. A checkout lump on the card often misses the people who actually cleaned.
Where do you leave the tip?
On the desk or nightstand, in an envelope or with a note that says thank you, not under a pile of towels they might miss.
Do you tip if you used the do-not-disturb hanger?
Not for the nights nobody entered. Optional small cash at the end if they still restocked or turned down once.