Q. My company has sent me to work in London
for several months, during most of which time I shall be staying at the Sloane Club. If you will forgive the advertisement, the atmosphere is very pleasant and the staff are extremely attentive. My problem is that, as I am claiming everything on expenses, I never actually deal with them in cash. Please advise me on how I should show my appreciation when tipping opportunities are so limited. Should I wait until I finally leave, or present a regular gift each week or month of my stay? Incidentally, in her enforced stay in a hotel, did PetroneIla Wyatt suffer the same crisis?
P.C., by email A. It is not necessary to tip as you go along, although, as Petronella found, it is appropriate to give a tip when someone does something out of the ordinary, such as going out to a chemist. Otherwise, tip at the end of your stay — the anticipation of the graph-like rise in the amount owing will serve to spur the staff on rather than to diminish their ardour.
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