Tipping in Mexico?

Travelmego · May 23, 2014

I have seen several posts about being sure to tip various people who provide services. So I would like to know how much is an appropriate tip for various scenarios. I know someone will say whatever you feel like giving but I would rather more concrete numerical examples.

How much for:

nurses in hospital (is this really necessary? and which ones should you tip? all of them? every time they bring you food or when you leave?)

driver to and from airport?

driver from hotel to hospital or vice versa?

hotel room service?

luggage handler?

anyone I forgot or don't know about?

JaneyB · May 26, 2014

I did not tip the nurses and didn't even consider it.

this is what I did:

Driver from airport 10

bell hop 2 dollars each time (one bag)

Room service, I would look at the reciept to see if it is already on there otherwise, yes I would tip.

Housekeepers - a couple bucks a night

Coordinator/attendant (took me shopping, got all my fluids, found me cheap meds, etc and also brought to to and from hospital) 100

Travelmego · May 26, 2014

Thank you Janey. It really helps to get an idea. I do travel a lot and I usually over tip. Over tipping is better than under tipping but without feedback like yours, it is hard to know which is which. I would like to fall within the norm. One time a friend tried to tip a guy giving her a blood test (this was overseas) and he was very offended. She thinks he might have been a physician. She didn't know and had been told to tip everyone.