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Tipping in Madrid

In Madrid it’ s not usual to tip a percentage like in other parts of Europe. You leave what you want and usually it’s much less than the normal 10% tip that you might leave in say a London restaurant.
You don’t ned to tip taxi drivers, it’s not expected.
You don’t tip hairdressers more than a euro or two.
If you are moving to Madrid please note that you do tip your porter for helping you with your move, tending to items outside of his day to day routine. And naturally at Christmas.