A member of the Abu Dhabi royal family left 10,000 of these to the staff of a Montenegro hotel where he spent one night. A member of the Abu Dhabi royal family left 10,000 of these to the staff of a Montenegro hotel where he spent one night.

A member of the Abu Dhabi royal family left a tip of nearly $70,000 for staff at a hotel in Montenegro, media in the European country claimed.

Reports said the royal left the a tip of €50,000 ($68,389) for staff at the Villa Gorica, a residential complex in the city of Podgorica, the capital and largest city in Montenegro.

The UAE-based sheikh stayed in the hotel for only one night and distributed the money to all staff, from waiters to cooks to security guards, reports said.

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The ANSAmed news website said staff at the hotel earned an average of around €500 a month, which it said was in line with the national average.