# Tipping Hotel Services in Germany?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-hotel-services-in-germany/833826>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 11, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-hotel-services-in-germany/833826 "2019-05-11T13:27:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-hotel-services-in-germany/833826/1 "2019-05-11T13:27:21Z")

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Do I leave a euro or two like I would for housekeeping in the US? Or not necessary? Or to much/little?

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**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-hotel-services-in-germany/833826/2 "2019-05-12T09:24:08Z")

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hmm…I tried a similar thread  
when I went to Germany.

The answers were somewhat…confusing and contradictory 🙂

Yes, folks, sometimes even the Dope fails.

on edit: here’s the proper link that works:  
[https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=860869&highlight=germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=860869&highlight=germany)

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-hotel-services-in-germany/833826/3 "2019-05-12T09:34:19Z")

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No, tipping housekeeping isn’t done anywhere in Europe. I do it in the USA, but never in Europe.

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**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-hotel-services-in-germany/833826/4 "2019-05-12T13:56:18Z")

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Where are you going to be in Germany?

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-hotel-services-in-germany/833826/5 "2019-05-12T15:05:27Z")

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