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You probably do a lot of tipping these days, at restaurants, hair and nail salons, even if you ride in an Uber or Lyft. But do you leave a tip for housekeeping when you stay in a hotel? And if you do, do you leave a tip every day so different housecleaners get some of the cash? Almost a third of Americans don’t tip hotel housekeepers, while just 3 percent don’t tip restaurant staff, according to a survey by TripAdvisor. Related: How to Tip in 25 Countries Around the World A few years ago, the Marriott hotel chain started a new program to put envelopes in their rooms reminding visitors to tip. But the effort in some ways backfired, instead raising questions about whether the hotels adequately pay their staff. brazing alloys Frequent traveler Amy Dampier often stays in hotels while on business and said she does not usually leave tips. “I have tipped for stays at luxury, vacation, or spa-like places,” she said. If she does, the amount is “based on how long I stay and what kind of cash denominations I have on hand. Anywhere from $2 to $5 per night.” Aaron Olbur also travels frequently and said he didn’t used to tip because he didn’t know he needed to, but started when his “mother-in-law told me that it was the right thing to do.” He usually leaves $5 to $10 because it “sounds like a good round number in my head, and overall it is a nice gesture.”

That’s the recommendation of etiquette expert Lizzie Post, who told Travel + Leisure recently hotel guests should leave a few dollars every day, since different people clean the room each day. She added that you should leave a note so the housekeeper knows the money is meant for him or her. Rachel Gumpert, a spokeswoman for Unite Here, a hotel and hospitality workers' union, said she hopes hotel visitors leave $1 to $5 a night “as a recognition of the often invisible work hotel housekeepers do that although unseen is integral to an exceptional guest experience.” “The schedules and room assignments of housekeepers varies, so tipping daily is the best way to ensure the workers providing you a standout stay aren't accidentally passed over,” she added. Gumpert said housekeepers are usually women who “are providing excellence in service that often includes a very challenging work load and grueling physical labor.” Median wages for hotel housekeepers are $9.28 an hour, she said, though union hotels pay more. Union hotel workers clean 16 rooms a day, while non-union hotel workers can clean more than 30. But union or not, Gumpert said guests should tip.