Punta Cana Favorite Tips by upesnlwc

Good idea for tipping your maid...

Favorite thing: The maids that tirelessly clean our hotel rooms normally get the short end of the stick when it comes to making additional money from tips. Also, the Maids normally don't make the kind of money that it costs to purchase make-up or jewelry after feeding their families.

Here's an idea...Before you leave for your trip to the Dominican (or any country that has mass poverty), make a stop at the local dollar store, or your neighborhood Kmart. These stores normally have cheap make-up meant for children. Pick up $10 or $15 worth of this make-up. Leave an item everyday with a dollar and some directions for your maid. If you want additonal water or beer or towels, leave a note asking for it with the gift. I will garauntee that your gift will go a long way.

We always left a couple dollars with the make-up and a note and were never displeased.

One day we came back to 6 extra bath towels, another day we came home to 9 huge bottles of water, and another day we came to see an additional 6-pack of Presidente Beer. This is in addition to all of the towl sculptures that were left everyday in our room.

A little goes a long way in the Dominican, just remember that.