How much do you tip hotel housekeeping?

Plan on $3–$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.

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.

Not for the nights nobody entered. Optional small cash at the end if they still restocked or turned down once.

$3–$5 per night, in the room

For a US hotel stay, leave $3–$5 per night in a standard room, about $10 in a suite, each day you want service.

Cash on the desk or in an envelope, nightly — not one amount at checkout on the card.

US customHow we got this rangeReviewed 2026-08-14

Band	What to bring
Typical	$3–$5 per night, standard room. $10 per night for a suite or a messy stay with extra people.
Generous	$7–$10 standard, $15 suite, when they handled a long stay, kids, or a late checkout mess.
Skip	$0 when the hotel forbids tipping, a service charge covers housekeeping, or you hung the 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.

A card tip at the desk often never reaches the person who cleaned that morning. Nightly cash in the room is the custom.

Read the folio. If gratuities are bundled, the calculator should read $0 unless the house still accepts cash.

Tipping housekeeping is customary in US hotels. These ranges are compiled custom, not a wage survey.

In New York and similar markets, $5 is the typical standard-room night, not the generous one.

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–$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.