Is tipping required in a Bed and Breakfast?
This topic continues to be debated within the bed and breakfast industry. Some properties utilize employees who expect to be tipped for their service, especially if they are being paid minimum wage or less (waitress wages are lower than minimum wage). Some bed and breakfast properties expect their guests to tip housekeepers and servers. Many times you will find a tipping envelope as you would find in a hotel. Be warned that some properties charge a “service charge”, which is really another way of forcing you, the guest, to pay extra. At the Americus Garden Inn Bed & Breakfast, we do not utilize any employees. Kim and Susan Egelseer, the owners/innkeepers, strongly believe that the bed and breakfast experience should be personally delivered. We do not believe that tipping should be expected or required at a bed and breakfast. There are no hidden costs or unexpected fees.
