tipping in Las Vegas

Anyone who offers you a service in a Las Vegas hotel will expect some kind of tip. For the porter give about one or two dollars per bag and the same per day for the cleaning staff. For concierge services leave around five dollars and the same for the valet parking attendant, maybe splitting into two tips for drop off and pick up in case it’s not the same staff member. Don’t forget to leave a tip for the waiting staff in the mornings as often breakfast is included so it can be easy to forget.

Tipping in restaurants in the United States is obligatory, even if not an actual law and you will be asked what was wrong with the service if you don’t tip. In Las Vegas where money is seemingly in abundance, this is especially the case. For every meal, between fifteen and twenty per cent is now expected, more if the service was outstanding. Then there’s extra for the maître d’ who found you a great table, the sommelier who recommended an excellent bottle of wine, the cloakroom attendant and possibly even the bathroom attendant. The restaurant tipping etiquette can definitely leave your pockets feeling rather light and is known to be way over the top in the US!

The Las Vegas Strip is over four miles long so most visitors will use taxis to travel up and down it, as well as to and from the airport. Taxi drivers are used to receiving tips and most people will add ten to twenty per cent, depending on the efficiency and quality of the service, as well as if they helped with the bags. If the latter is the case, add a dollar or two for each bag.

When taking a tour in Las Vegas the tour guides can sometimes be overbearing in their attentiveness as they will be striving to secure a hefty tip. The going rate is between fifteen and twenty per cent of the cost of the tour.