I have read through all the comments. If you don't want your money taken, do not leave any out. That's just the bottom line. Mistakes happen - you might run out of the room late for something and leave it behind - but generally I leave nothing out but my suitcases. Anything I don't want a chance of being taken goes in the safe. Your personal stuff is in a room visited by strangers. Assume nothing.
Yep. We don't leave out cash unless we're checking out, so it would never happen.
I was once checked into a room with clothing still in it. It scared the crap out of me because I've heard some horror stories.
It honestly boggles my mind that people let other people carry their baggage. Absolutely not, my bags don't leave my sight. I've actually had to argue with people at resorts who try and convince me to hand over my bag with a computer in it.
And the fact that they went down to speak to a manager about it? Over seven bucks? I'd hate to see what they tip in a restaurant.
My husband once tipped 20% on a haircut and it upset me for days. I tip around 40-75% for hair (baseline), and I had to explain how it's different than restaurants. I tip 20% at all restaurants, and subtract for bad service, and add for amazing service. But I know some people have some crazy random ways they tip, like per dish.
It's $2 for every $10 people, and you round up. And you tip for restaurant pickup too, starting at $5. Every drink you order? Minimum $1 tip to the bartender/barista.
For us, we don't get our room cleaned during our stay. The one trip we did, we made a special trip to take out $75 to tip. I wrote her a thank you note and handed everything directly to her.
I don't know how other people leave their hotel rooms, but we bring our own trashbags, bag our own trash, wipe down the counters, put all towels in the bath, and put all linens in a pile. I've always done it that way. Same with stacking all my dishes at my table.
Do other people not do this and just tip $5 on a messy room? I don't know. At the end of the day protect your belongings and don't leave things out for other people to take unless you don't mind it disappearing.