Cashless tips that reach housekeepers, bell staff and valets the through a coordinated payout workflow.

QR tips route to departments and are pooled by shift. Roots sets up digital tip collection and fast distribution to housekeepers, bell staff and valets, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Each tip is recorded so it can be reported on the right information return.
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Payment solutions for hotel & resort tip distribution

How each solution supports hotel & resort tip distribution

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Tip Payouts

For hotel & resort tip distribution: Route customer gratuities to tip recipients and service workers, with tip amounts and recipient allocations recorded separately. QR tips route to departments and are pooled by shift. Roots sets up digital tip collection and fast distribution to housekeepers, bell staff and valets, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Each tip is recorded so it can be reported on the right information return.
  • Configure tip flows and pooling rules
  • Integrate with scheduling or time-tracking data
  • Set up reporting for payroll or

Square Staff

For hotel & resort tip distribution: Set roles, permissions and schedules for platform administrators and support teams, with a clearer view of staffing across shifts. Hotels running Square at outlets can use its tip pooling. Square describes tip pooling as the ability to "equally divide each credit card tip across all tip-eligible employees who were clocked in at the time of the transaction." Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, configures it with timecards and payroll.
  • Roots service: role and tip-eligibility setup
  • Roots service: timecard and payroll connection
  • Roots service: manager training
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Tip Payouts questions

Questions tipping platform teams ask about payouts.
Roots helps map tip records, allocation rules and approved recipient payments. A payout partner handles the money movement.
We plan shift or earning-period references so payroll and operations staff can match the approved tip amount to each payout.
Bring your tip-allocation rules, shift records and payment approval process. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for hotel & resort tip distribution and prepare a clear setup scope.
Request a quote for your business and the setup you need. We review the scope and costs with you before you proceed. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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