Should You Tip at an All Inclusive Resort | 2025 Guide for All Inclusive Resorts

[@CarmelaO-2023]

Thank you Blanche, We are generous tippers too and we tip based on the service we receive as we are very appreciative, Especially when we receive great service. We went to Cancun last May and we had the best top notch service and hospitality that we didn’t mind tipping extra. It makes us feel really good and made our stay and experience that much better❤I took your advice and brought thank you cards (Spanish) to include with our tips for daily our room service. The “Thank You/Gracias” cards are a nice added touch with the tips 👌🏼❤ Im sure the workers appreciate them.

[@3Days3Noches]

Awwww love this. Ty for the support of the channel 🥰

[@CarmelaO-2023]

@ you’re welcome and THANK YOU and I love your channel ❤️

[@3Days3Noches]

@CarmelaO-2023 🥺🥺

[@kerrierohr9341]

Eeek!!! You are brave for tackling this subject😂😂 I pretty much agree with a lot of this. To be honest, where I drop the most in tips are the laborers. The people that don't typically interact directly with visitors, the ones visitors walk by without acknowledging. One place i stayed, a man was on his knees everyday clipping grass with sheers. He actually cried when I gave him money 🥹. They REALLY appreciate it, and you are probably giving them more than they make in a week.

[@3Days3Noches]

Omg I love this! I do this too. I didn’t want to say it and send people crazy 🤣

[@djnandoo702]

Im from Las Vegas,NV where we tip for EVERYTHING. I took $700 cash for tips. $200 in $5’s, $200 in 10’s, $300 in 1’s for a 5 day stay. Tipped $5 for transportation for me and my fiancé each way, $5 for the bell boy,$10 to housekeeper we saw finishing up our room and I told her if she could please make sure we were stocked up with towels and water for the week (she definitely did). Breakfast we would leave $3/$4. Same for lunch. Dinner $6-$10 depending on where we ate. Bartenders $1 per drink. At times id tell the bartender to take care of us and keep em coming if they saw my fiancé or my drink half way and id give them $10 once for a time period of 3/4 hours we sat by the pool. My fiancé got a bad rash/scrape the second day because of a pool floaty. I tipped the female security $20 and asked if she could come atleast once a day to repatch and clean and she came twice a day. Concierge $5 for activities. And $2/$3 for the golf cart anytime we used it. Tipping doesn’t feel like a “job” when these employees literally spend their day to make your vacation unforgettable. Those 5 days in Cancun VIM were amazing.

[@3Days3Noches]

Love this thank you

[@CarmelaO-2023]

Love this❤ we do the same

[@damarismartinez3298]

I think it’s really important to tip when I’m at an all inclusive, the staff work so hard, they definitely deserve it. And just like you mentioned, I’ll tip the bartenders, the people at the meat or egg station or whoever provides a service. I try to be a generous tipper, it really irks me when some guests can be so demanding and then they’ll leave 0 tip at the table. I mean, a little kindness goes a long way.

[@3Days3Noches]

Yes!!!!

[@CarmelaO-2023]

💯 ❤

[@davegriffith6409]

i tip all day long and the staff really appreciate it and the people who don’t quit being cheap

[@877-MASH-NOW]

If anything I think tipping gives you even better service, especially drink service. I use a spy belt to hold the daily tip budget. Thank you for another informative video. CHEERS

[@3Days3Noches]

Ty!!!

[@davegriffith6409]

@@877-MASH-NOW definitely better service and they know you and be happy to see you coming

[@briankish3757]

Recently returned from an AI in Punta Cana and leveraged your advice (from an earlier video), since it's been several years since we've been to an AI and I didn't know what amounts were typical these days. Overall, I just try to be generous with all the staff. I think the joy I get in return is worth more than the $'s out of my pocket. Life's short, be generous. 🙂

[@3Days3Noches]

Yes so true thank you so much!!!

[@christinelinnea]

My cousin and I tip anywhere from $25-$50/day. These workers make around $15 per DAY! It's ridiculous how hard they work for such little pay. The minimum wage in Mexico increased by 12 % this month, but the wages are still low. If you are tipping in USD, make sure that you bring bills that aren't torn, tattered or written on. It makes it harder for workers to turn them in at their bank for pesos. Also, for housekeeping, the person cleaning your room is not the person doing your turndown service, so consider AM and PM tips. And the person refilling your mini bar is different than housekeeping, so I always throw a few bucks in the fridge.

[@3Days3Noches]

Christine yessss thank you 😻

[@SachaSacha998]

Not at the resort but tipping any excursion tour guides and drivers is also important! I travelled for the first time to Mexico with my friends family and they didn’t research the tipping culture prior to going, and didn’t bring USD or pesos with them. They felt very awkward after arriving because the atm on the resort only dispensed $50 bills. Hopefully this guide can help people avoid this situation!

[@3Days3Noches]

Ty so much for watching

[@aquasplashgirl]

I tip. I make “tip bags” just a small clear ziplock bag with a few pieces of candy and cash inside. It also has our name on it. I tip $2 for drinks. Dinner $5 or more depending. Breakfast for buffet is around $3 or so. Housekeeping $5 a day. If I have a request for the mini bar. I throw in $2-3 If I have a butler.. that honestly just depends. My last butler we gave him $5 the day we met him. Then we never really seen him after that. 🤷🏾‍♀️ I feel like when I tip at the swim up bars we get faster service. They remember our drinks. Make fun shots without even being asked. Carrying the candy on day one is a pain. I am very much over it by the time we get to the resort. Since it’s heavy. We only do carry on. But everybody seems to love the candy with the cash. It also helps me keep track on how much I am passing out in a day.

[@3Days3Noches]

Love it!!!

[@RetiredVacay]

Love the advice. Love you channel and videos... My wife and I are planing our 1st ever Caribbean trip to Jamaica and was wondering if you have a travel agent you could recommend?

[@3Days3Noches]

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[@ORGANIZEDCoNfUsioN]

I primarily travel to Sandals, I love that tipping is not expected so I feel the staff really enjoys what they are doing and not working for the tip. When I do travel to other resorts I follow the same style as you, the staff at resorts work much harder then we do most often so give them something.

[@3Days3Noches]

Love this so much thank you!!

[@davegriffith6409]

I’ve been to Sandals and still tip i just shake their hands with money in my hand

[@3Days3Noches]

Ha ha love it

[@joeperrone6677]

@@davegriffith6409 You really are doing those people a big disservice and putting their jobs at risk for the couple of dollars you are giving them. There is nowhere on a Sandals or Beaches resort that staff interact with guests that isn't under video surveillance, and taking a tip will get the employee fired. Their resorts are among the highest paying in the Caribbean and they also provide free health care and other benefits, so they have many long term employees.

[@davegriffith6409]

@ lol i ask them first

[@brettgoodman4360]

I pretty much agree with who you tip and amounts. I tip $1 per drink, $5 at breakfast, $5 at lunch, $10 at dinner, $5 per day to maid, and usually $5 to Bellman. I have never had a butler so can't speak to that. We do always stay at least 1 week if not 2 weeks when we go that being said you build relationships with servers / bartenders ect over that time so I often on top of normal tips give larger tips to certain people on our last day.

[@3Days3Noches]

I love this thank you so much!!!

[@fmadden71]

While I don't mind tipping... when at an all-inclusive, I expect to be able to not have to carry money on me the whole time I am at the resort. So there lies the dilemma. It's been a long time since I've been to an AI resort. But, the way (some) cruises have overcome this is that in their after-cruise survey, they will give a worker 1/2 day off for every person that mentions them by name. And I found the best way to remember their names is to take a pic of them, making sure to get their name tag, and tell them what it is for, they are big time stoked whenever I do this. No clue if any resort does the same thing though. But Princess Cruises definitely does this, and the service you get definitely goes up a notch for the rest of the cruise after this. And since it literally costs me nothing, except a few moments of time after the cruise, if I even see someone scrubbing a stain on the floor in the middle of the night, I'll take a pic of their name tag. Within a few days, the entire ship seems to know who I am. lol Sounds lame, but it works. Anyone know if any resorts do this too? (BTW, as far as I can tell, Princess Cruises isn't related to Princess Resorts, but I could be wrong.)

[@3Days3Noches]

What a great idea. Never heard of AI resorts doing that

[@zaddyvegas]

Tips can make or break someone's day for sure. The only thing I would add is that if you're not at the bar but having drinks brought to you at the pool/beach, tip a little more because the servers also have to tip out the bartenders who are making the drinks. I also tip a little more for a cocktail than a beer as it's more work.

[@3Days3Noches]

Great tip!!!

[@mamanothing9506]

Tip! Tip! Tip! Even a couple of dollars ( though we tip higher than that) gets you even more fabulous service! Blessings

[@3Days3Noches]

Yes girl!!!

[@BigRW]

We usually tip 2 or 3 dollars for breakfast and lunch, 5 for dinner, 1 for my omelet person, 1 for drinks, and 3 per bag for bell hop. I usually tip my driver 10 for a trip 30 minutes or less and 20 for anything longer than that. Also 5 per day for the maid when we have our room cleaned and 3 for the drink/snack guy.

[@3Days3Noches]

Great ty!!!

[@thedude1316]

I agree with that.

[@julianpenfold1638]

I'm from the UK and we certainly tip restaurant waiting staff, less so in hotels. Personally I find it overly intrusive to spend all day every day thinking about who to tip and how much, especially because the resort we usually stay at you'll tend to be served by a team of people even during one meal or evening at the bar. We tend to leave much larger tips to a few people with whom we have interacted most over our stay - the chambermaids and specific waiting and customer service staff. I think it's a little unfair that so many staff who are not directly customer facing don't get the opportunity to get tips but work equally hard to make your stay a nice one - all the maintenance people, cooks, the gardeners, the people who clean the beach, etc. I don't know if resorts share tips with them, or perhaps pay them more instead - but they should.

[@3Days3Noches]

Maybe they do this! If not great idea

[@kevinflannery4565]

LOL! The whole reason I go to an all inclusive is to not have to deal with monetary transactions during my vacation.

[@thedude1316]

Bell staff, Waiters, Bartender, pool staff serving you, room service, room cleaning. I tip all of those people. You don't have to. All staff I've experienced is extremely kind either way. Don't forget to tip tour guides and excursions if you can.

[@3Days3Noches]

😍😍

[@Dave_ess]

I made most of my living as a waiter and a bartender the first half of my life, because of that I’ve become an unbridled over-tipper 😂😂

[@3Days3Noches]

Me too!!!

[@MicheleLaughlin]

when we go to an all inclusive in Mexico, we tip $1 per drink, $1 per bag, $5 for housekeeping daily $1 for a delivery ( extra blanket, pillow) and 10% for meals. We tip in US dollars. I keep my dollars in my bra so they get wet dollars at the beach and pool but no one has ever complained!

[@3Days3Noches]

Ty so much. Love this!!

[@ElvioEsteban_NJ]

It always comes back to us multiplied. Thanks a lot for this information. It’s a good reminder.

[@3Days3Noches]

@ElvioEsteban_NJ so true

[@BigRW]

We usually bring a sealable clear plastic sleeve on a lanyard and one of us wears it when we know we're going to the ocean or pool. We keep a little tip money and towel/room cards in it. Works well.

[@3Days3Noches]

@BigRW awesome ty!

[@tckdp]

Absolutely, tip is great for the hard working employees

[@3Days3Noches]

Yes!!!

[@aileennaval6816]

Non tip related question - do you know any all inclusive that is pet friendly? I have a diabetic cat and she doesn't allow anyone else to give her the needle except for me.

[@gr918403]

Can she stay at a vet that does boarding? They are used to giving medications

[@marlenepopov8469]

Hyatt and Hilton allow pets but I don't know if they have all inclusive resorts.

[@marlenepopov8469]

Maybe check Mariott.

[@3Days3Noches]

Awwwww. Yes Atelier allows pets

[@samg8012]

There is no right or wrong, there are no guidelines. People can do what they want. Some don't tip, some do. I do. In places like Cuba, we also tend to bring every day necessities like soaps, toothpaste/brushes, feminine hygiene, pencils, etc to leave for staff because these are items that are difficult for them to get. They work hard to make you happy for very little. Sure the resort can pay them more, but then your vacation will cost hundreds if not thousands more and then nobody would go and they would all be out of work. Also dont forget the grounds keepers. A nice cold bottle of water for them goes a long way!

[@3Days3Noches]

Ty so much! And yes to the comment about paying them more! The vacations would just be more lol. And people would complain about that ha ga

[@washboardjim]

I tip, most cases I do

[@3Days3Noches]

Ty!!

[@mechtechtools77]

You're definitely a heavy tipper. We tip about half of what you tip maybe even a 1/3. Although for transport we usually tip 10-15%

[@3Days3Noches]

That’s amazing!!! The fact even tip anything is amazing!!!! 😻

[@leongraham1009]

Just tip! It's that simple

[@3Days3Noches]

Yes!!!

[@joeperrone6677]

Not a big fan of having to tip while on vacation at an all-inclusive - it is just inconvenient. I understand it for the lower priced resorts, especially in Mexico and the DR. But at the high end resorts in Cancun or Jamaica (Hyatt Ziva/Zilara, Secrets, Excellence) it should be included. The way I see it is, if the resort charges about as much as Sandals/Beaches does per night ($800+), it can afford to pay its employees enough that tipping is not expected.

[@3Days3Noches]

I get that!

[@thebraz21]

Yes you have to but that’s why I get the service I get I usually give my waiter by the pool all day 20$ But bartenders and the rest of the place. Depending on what 5$

[@3Days3Noches]

Love it!!

[@byronargueta1026]

All inclusive = no tip !!!! Regular = yes!!!

[@3Days3Noches]

😞

[@NikkoleNikkolas]

Oh come on now. That's ridiculous! The way you tip sounds like a full time job. When I go on vacation, I don't expect to work so hard. I shouldn't have to pay an owner's employees for them.

[@BigRW]

I don't think it's work. It's very easy, actually.

[@3Days3Noches]

Not really I guess because it comes naturally to me. Unfortunately it’s not the employees fault that they aren’t paid more

[@marlenepopov8469]

@@3Days3Noches Yes, it is the employee's fault that they aren't paid more. If they didn't accept a low paying job, then the employer would be forced to pay more in order to get staff.

[@thebraz21]

@@marlenepopov8469not true pretty much everywhere in the world makes pennies

[@melissajupp4158]

I asked two employees from two different departments at the same resort in Mexico on a recent stay and they shared everyone pretty much works 6 days a week and average about $350/mo from their employer. I’m not sure how accurate that is, but regardless, I’m a tipper- we plan out envelopes similar to what you shared and still have some money to bring back home. I save loose change dollars all year and it adds up to a good amount to bring on a vacation.