Different hotel but the principal is the same. It is whatever you are comfortable with.
The Americans are used to tipping, it is in their culture, it is not in ours despite efforts to make it so.

We tipped very little! Some people, particularly North Americans, tipped a great deal.
We didn't even tip in the a la cartes. It did not detract from the service. Couldn't have as you tip after and we didn't reckon it was worth it.
We agreed a price beforehand for Taxis and if we felt we were being stitched up we did not add a tip. Same people kept coming back so it didn't put them off.
At the AIs some of the staff do give better service and go above and beyond, but they never expect a tip, although they never turn them down.
When we were there, the dollar was running at 2 to the pound so if we did tip it was only one or 2 dollars a time.
It is also deemed form to tip the cleaners, and the porters for carrying the cases, but one doesn't have to. They were certainly not as bad as Egypt where as soon as you arrive, one conman tries to get £1 for just lifting your case from the ground to the luggage bay on the coach, and even at the hotel, I told the porter we were one family and gave him a large tip for helping all of us with the cases, he then went into my daughters room to demand she give him a tip as well.

I think we have concluded that in most of the AI hotels, being nice to the staff actually has a better effect that just tipping well and treating them like dirt.

So basically don't let the tipping issue worry you, treat tipping much as you would at home and don't bother to carry wads around the hotel. Just enjoy the holiday.

I agree with Steve, but one word of warning - some of the bars & clubs operate an open bar policy - where you pay an entrance fee, say US$30, and then all your drink is free; the only problem is that in a lot of places the barman won't serve you unless you tip him - every time! Not all places do this - Margaritaville doesn't, altough maybe our Jimmy Buffett t-shirts helped

I think you should tip when given good service such as in the buffets and restaurants i think you would be totaly shocked to learn what the hotel workers earn in a month. Im not one of these people who goes on about human rights and all that stuff.. but stated in a previous post its not our culture ?? well were in another country and it is there culture..

I never once felt i had to leave a tip stayed bahia principe which is a great hotel just left the cleaner 2 dollers every day and tipped for good service only at the buffets and restaurants we did not tip every time we got a drink from a bar but if we were being served all day by the same pool guy man we would give him a few peso at the end of the day but its up to you how you tip but i belive they only earn a living wage of there tips and earn next to nothing from the hotels.....

Wee bit apprehensive about the tipping thing myself, as although we've been to several all-inc's in Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean, tipping has never been on the agenda, in fact it's positively banned at some hotels.

Frankly it's not the parting with the money, as the having to carry some around all day, which kind of negates the "leave your wallet in the room safe" freedom of going all-inc. Also worried about tipping the obvious staff like waiters, but leaving out others who do just as much to make your stay enjoyable, but behind the scenes.

Anyway, for our 2 week stay I'm planning to take 200 US dollar bills for tipping. From reading reviews it looks like 2 dollars per day for the maid (leave money on pillow), a few singles during the day for bar staff, particularly if they've brought drinks to you and then, say, 4 or 5 for the dinner waiters. Also 5 for the bell boy at the start and finish.

Not sure about the concierge though, are you meant to tip them for booking your restaurants and excursions ?
Also reception staff, guess you don't tip them unless they've upgraded your room ? And kids club staff ? Watersports ?
The list is seemingly endless"¦.