{"id":22053,"date":"2019-12-02T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"\/en\/blog\/?p=19739"},"modified":"2025-10-18T11:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T09:38:37","slug":"tipping-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cataloniahotels.com\/en\/tipping-in-spain","title":{"rendered":"Tipping in Spain: What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you go on holiday in Spain you have probably asked yourself the question, should you tip in Spain?<strong> Tipping cultures vary from country to country<\/strong>, so where it is the norm in the United States for example, <strong>in Spain it is not always necessary<\/strong>. From restaurants to hotels and even caf\u00e9s and bars, here is our tip guide for Spain, detailing when to tip and how much to tip.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Restaurants<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Waiters and waitresses in Spain are often employed on a full time basis with a contract and wages paid<\/strong> at least at living wage level. <strong>Tipping during lunch time at a restaurant<\/strong> when you have had a dish of the day from a fixed price menu <strong>is generally around \u20ac1 per person, if you wish to leave a tip<\/strong>. <strong>It is not expected at all<\/strong>, <strong>but of course it will be gratefully received.<\/strong> It is also good if you intend to go back to the caf\u00e9 or restaurant in question, you will probably get even better service next time!<\/p>\n<p><strong>As for the question of should you tip waiters at dinner time in a restaurant, the answer is normally yes if you are happy with the service.<\/strong> A 5 to <strong>10% of the total bill is ideal and it\u2019s better pay in cash<\/strong>. Credit cards are not normally used to pay tips by the Spanish and it may lead to a confusing conversation. If you are tipping in Madrid in an upmarket restaurant check that a cover charge has not already been applied before paying the bill.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hotels<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>There isn\u2019t generally a tipping culture in hotels in Spain.<\/strong> Unless it\u2019s a major international hotel, porters are not normally available to help carry bags but if they are and you wish to tip, a euro per bag is the norm for hotel tipping. <strong>You may also wish to leave tips for the maid<\/strong> at the end of your holiday and an amount <strong>between \u20ac2 and \u20ac3 is perfect<\/strong>. A room service tip should be given to the person bringing your food at the time of ordering and again, \u20ac1 is the norm.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Caf\u00e9s<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A visit to a caf\u00e9 by an average Spanish person is normally for a small snack, water, coffee or a beer or wine and <strong>as such the Spanish do not tend to leave a tip, or propina<\/strong>, the word for tip in Spanish. <strong>If you wish to leave a tip, the change from your bill should be enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bars<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Just as in caf\u00e9s, bars <strong>do not normally expect a tip<\/strong>, but if you are on holiday in Spain and have enjoyed drinks in a local bar or resort bar, particularly as a group of friends where the order may have been more complicated, <strong>a small tip would be gratefully received.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tour guides<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tour guides generally work for themselves and so will always appreciate a tip<\/strong> at the end of the tour or the end of your trip with them if you are on a visit that spans more than one day. Tour guides will be pleased with anyone tipping in Barcelona at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cataloniahotels.com\/en\/blog\/the-most-romantic-spots-in-barcelona\/\">a visit to the Sagrada Familia<\/a>, for example. <strong>A tip of \u20ac5 to \u20ac10 per day is the standard for a tour guide,<\/strong> especially one that has made an extra effort to show you places off the beaten tourist track or to take you to a restaurant that only locals would be aware of.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully our guide will have helped answer the question of do you tip in Spain, so you can rest easy on your next holiday to this friendly country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you go on holiday in Spain you have probably asked yourself the question, should you tip in Spain? Tipping cultures vary from country to country, so where it is the norm in the United States for example, in Spain it is not always necessary. 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