The people

Every staff member we encountered was polite and pleasant. The cleaning lady, whom we never saw, left us this note: “Thanks for your tips.” And since my mother was at one time a cleaning lady for richer people’s houses, I am big on actually leaving tips every day for the people who clean up the rooms I am staying in.

The rule of thumb for cleaning-lady tipping, in case your recollection is hazy: it’s TWO DOLLARS per DAY per PERSON, and you leave it every day, because the cleaning lady who cleaned your room today might not be the cleaning lady who cleans your room tomorrow. And don’t be stingy and not leave a tip on the day that you leave just because the cleaning lady will be cleaning up the room for somebody else; it was clean when you got there, wasn't it? Just leave two dollars per day per person, every day.

On checkout, I had a wonderful conversation with Isabela, a university student from Brazil who is on a work abroad-type program. She is working on an international relations degree back home, and really liked working at the hotel because it provided her with interactions with many different types of people, and a chance to keep her English-language skills up-to-date. The hotel has some work/training deals with a few foreign universities, and since I got to go on a work abroad program myself through Umass (I was a Kelly Girl in Dublin), I think it’s a great opportunity for both sides.

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