On 05/26/2004 10:52 AM me6@privacy.net plucked Senior Frog's Magic
Twanger and said:
>>While the A. I. may tell you that tipping is not required. It is still
>>appreciated.
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>What amt should I tip to people who carry luggage and such?
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>And.... on the cleaning staff and bar tenders and waiters and
>such.....shoud I tip them for each time they service or just wait
>until we leave and tip all at once
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>
Usually an envelope will be provided in your room for tipping the
housekeeping staff. You do this on the last day. Also, either the head
waiter or the front desk will have an envelope for the waitstaff. You
put your tip in the envelope and hand it to the headwaiter on the night
of your last dinner. Luggage, I usually tip $1.00 per bag. I don't tip
on small carry on bags that I carry myself only the larger bags.
Cell phones, ask your cell phone service provider if it will work in
Mexico. Most don't because US Cell phones run on a different frequency
then the rest of the world. Any convenience is lost in the high roaming
and long distance costs.
You can purchase LadaTel calling cards to call folks back in the US.
Mexico has many very inexpensive internet cafes. If you don't need
voice communication, you can send and receive web mail emails from an
internet cafe. Some hotels even have an internet cafe on the property
for use by guests.
As for water shoes/ surf mocs, I usually pick mine up at the local
K-Mart or Wal-mart during summer season. In a pinch an old pair of
canvas slip-on boat shoes or sneakers will do.
As for snorkel gear, I don't think that the hotel will permit you to
sell it on premises. Just hang on to it. You may find that you really
like snorkeling.
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