Tipping In Croatia - A Complete Guide
Quick Guide
🍽️ Restaurant - 10-15% If No Service Fee
🍹 Bar - Round Up
☕️ Coffee Shop - Round Up
🚕 Taxi - None or Round Up
🛎️ Porter/Bellhop - €2-3 Total
🛏️ Housekeeping - €2-4/Day
📸 Tour Guide - 10-15%
Whilst there’s no obligation to tip in Croatia, it is considered customary and polite in most situations. Bear in mind that you’ll usually receive excellent service, Croatian wages are quite low and tips here are always appreciated.
Calculate a culturally appropriate tip for Croatia using the calculator below and read on for more detail on tipping in Restaurants, Bars, Taxis, Hotels etc.
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Tipping in Restaurants
It’s customary to tip 10-15% in Croatia, tipping on the higher end for great service or high-end restaurants. If a tip has already been added to your bill (it’s rare), it will say “Napojnica uračunata u cijenu”.
There’s no obligation to tip, especially if you’ve had terrible service and you want to make a point of it, but tipping is considered polite.
It is better to leave a cash tip. If you’re paying in cash and you want your change, wait until after you’ve received it to say thanks, otherwise they’ll assume it’s for them.
If you do want them to keep the change, you can say “U redu je!” (“It’s OK”) when you hand over cash to pay the bill.
Tipping in Bars
In Croatian bars, it’s common to simply round up your bill. If you’re paying by card, leave some change on the bar. If you’re paying in cash, hand it to the bartender and say “U redu je!” (“It’s OK”) and they’ll keep the change.
Tipping in Coffee Shops
Like the bar situation, it’s polite to just round up your bill in a Croatian coffee shop. Either leave change on the table when you leave or use that handy phrase “U redu je!” when you hand cash to the waiter and they’ll know not to give you change.
Tipping Taxi Drivers
It’s less common to tip taxi and Uber drivers in Croatia but if they’re provided you with great service or you just want to keep things simple, you can round up your fare (e.g. €17 can be rounded up to €20).
Tipping The Porter/Bellhop
Given porters are typically reserved for higher-end hotels in Croatia, they’re used to receiving small tips. Handing them €2-3 in total is perfectly sufficient.
Tipping Housekeeping
If you’re happy with the housekeeping service or you want to ensure you receive great service throughout your stay, consider tipping your housekeeper around €2-4/Day (leave cash on the nightstand with a note).
It’s better to tip a small amount daily than a larger amount at the end of your stay given you’ll usually get a different maid each day.
Tipping Tour Guides
Tour guides are used to receiving tips so tipping around 10-15% in cash at the end of the tour has become standard. Tip based on the length or the tour and how entertaining and informative your tour guide was.
Which Currency To Use
When you’re paying for anything in Croatia, you’ll be using the official currency, the Euro (EUR), which replaced the Croatian Kuna in January 2023. Always tip in cash.
“Sretan put!” - Have a nice trip! 🇭🇷 🌊 ⛪
