What is the history of putting chocolate on your pillow in a hotel?

Sweets for the sweet?

Do not know the history behind this tradition, but its an almost a guarantee that this is performed for a “tip” to the lady that cleans your room. if the service is justified, i leave at least two dollars. a 5-Star Hotel….....$5.00. i do not take percentages into consideration, like a 20% tip as given in restaurants, since the maids receive a salary.

I wish I knew. But my tanning salon puts little candies in our rooms. Its just a nice little sentiment that I looove.

I’ve always thought it was just to wish the guest “sweet dreams” it is a lovely little touch I think.
hugs honeys xx

The custom of placing chocolates on hotel pillows begins here when the actor Cary Grant stayed at the Mayfair and used chocolate to woo a woman friend.

Marinlife, thanks. at least now all of us know the story. john

@marinelife thanks for the link, that is a beautiful story about Cary Grant but not so nice the story about the nasty niff from the ice room, all shades of eeeewww lol
huggles xx

Cary Grant was in St. Louis and wanted to impress a guest, so he asked a hotel worker if he could go into the guest’s room where he placed a mint on the pillow. The hotel worker thought it was such a great idea, he started it as a tradtion.