Tipping In Cyprus - A Complete Guide
Quick Guide
🍽️ Restaurant - If Satisfied, Optional 5-10%
🍔 Fast Food - Don’t Tip
🍹 Bar - Tip Not Expected
☕️ Café - No Tip (Optional €1-€2 If Sit-Down)
🚕 Taxi - Not Expected - Optional Round Up
🛎️ Porter/Bellhop - €0.50-€1/Bag Polite
🛏️ Housekeeping - Optional €5-€10 On Check Out
📸 Tour Guide - Optional 10%
⛽️ Petrol Attendant - Optional €1-2 If Extra Service
In general, tipping in Cyprus is completely optional (never tip for bad service). In most situations, a tip won’t be expected but it will be appreciated.
Calculate a culturally appropriate tip for Cyprus using the calculator below and read on for more detail on tipping in Restaurants, Cafés, Bars, Taxis, Hotels etc.
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Tipping in Restaurants
There’s no pressure to tip in Cyprus but you could consider leaving a 5-10% tip (no tip for fast food) as long as you’re satisfied with the service. Whilst tips are appreciated here, they’re not expected.
If your bill includes a service charge (not to be confused with VAT or Value Added Tax), there’s no need to tip extra.
In fact, you can ask for this charge to be removed if you’re not satisfied with the service.
Before you decide, bear in mind that waiters aren’t paid very well and most don’t see a cent of the service charge. It usually just goes straight to the owner.
Cash tips are preferred but if your bill includes a service charge, it’s fine to just pay the whole amount by card.
Tipping in Bars & Cafés
Bartenders and baristas won’t expect a tip. If you’re in a sit-down café, you could leave €1-€2 if you have change and the service is good.
Again, it’s not expected but it is appreciated.
Tipping Taxi Drivers
You don’t need to tip your taxi driver in Cyprus.
You can always round up the fare if you’re paying in cash and want to make things easy but most locals will just thank the driver, pay by card or take their change.
Tipping The Porter/Bellhop
It’s considered polite to tip hotel porters around €0.50-€1 per bag.
Most hotels will add a service charge to your bill but there’s no guarantee the porter will get a share of that fee.
Tipping Housekeeping
Tipping your housekeeper is completely optional in Cyprus.
Instead of a monetary tip, you could just make their job that little bit easier by keeping your room relatively tidy.
If you do want to leave them a cash tip for great service, it’s not customary to tip daily. Instead, you consider leaving €5-€10 on the day you check out.
Alternatively, why not do a mutual exchange and leave your unwanted change for the housekeeper. That helps them out and saves you the hassle of getting rid of it.
Tipping Tour Guides
Tour guides around Cyprus are more used to getting tips since they deal with tourists from a range of cultural backgrounds.
If your guide was knowledgable and entertaining, consider leaving them a cash tip of around 10% of the tour cost. Again, it’s not expected but it is appreciated.
Which Currency To Use
Stick to the official currency of Cyprus, the Euro (Symbol: €, Code: EUR). Don’t use any other international currencies.
Both cash and cards are widely accepted. If you’re looking for an ATM, they’re commonly found in or near banks, shops, petrol stations, ports and airports.
Just be aware that some of them charge ATM withdrawal fees.
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