#1, If your contract says daily housekeeping service, housekeeping should be
daily. If not, talk to provider of rental about adjusting your payment. #2, If you don't require daily service, negotiate fees and terms upfront.
We all have our own ways of saying thank you. "Formulas" are not natural, IMHO. Usually our housekeeping has been fine. In the very few exceptions, we varied from our "loosey goosey" tipping for daily service which is kinda, somewhat:
- 2 euros per person per day, including arrival and departure day. With us that's usually 5-8 people for 7 days.
- We keep a "kitty jar" for all the shared stuff like cooking inhouse, etc. We all put in an equal share at the start and equally contribute as it runs down. At the end, the rest is left for housekeeping.
-All spare euros that ya don't want to keep for the next trip stay behind.
- Any leftover food or booze is theirs, and we tell them so. Sometimes it can be a fair amount of unopened pizzas that we didn't inhale while packing the night before, wine we didn't drink, rhum that wouldn't fit in our bags, fresh produce, etc. We are huge inhalers of good food and libations. But, we have been known to overbuy thinking that we can get all of that good stuff down our gullets. :tongue:
- We treat them like the hardworking folks they, usually, are - very appreciatively. Have known some of them for years. If they don't have a babysitter when they stop by, their kids have hung out with us by the deck and pool. We don't mess things up much and are decent about picking up after ourselves. Picking up empty bottles and working the dishwasher are not a big hassle for us. They do the dirty work.
- If possible, we directly hand euros and stuff over to our friend of the week.
When we happen to run into them somewhere on isle, it's always a happy greeting and an introduction to their family and friends.
Read the fine print and follow the Golden Rule.