Room Gratuity

MWSP · 09-10-2006, 02:25 PM

I have a question for the experts on the forum. We spent a weekend at an inn up north recently with a large group of friends and at checkout time, a question about gratuities arose.

The inn automatically added a $40 room gratuity to everyone's bill and said this was standard practice. Several of our friends thought the amount of gratuity should be determined by the guest and based upon the service they received. Each guest's experience was different ranging from good to poor.

The question is this: Is it acceptable or permissible in NH for a lodging establishment to automatically add a gratuity to the room bill?

09-10-2006, 02:25 PM	#1
MWSP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Room Gratuity I have a question for the experts on the forum. We spent a weekend at an inn up north recently with a large group of friends and at checkout time, a question about gratuities arose. The inn automatically added a $40 room gratuity to everyone's bill and said this was standard practice. Several of our friends thought the amount of gratuity should be determined by the guest and based upon the service they received. Each guest's experience was different ranging from good to poor. The question is this: Is it acceptable or permissible in NH for a lodging establishment to automatically add a gratuity to the room bill?