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Our place will soon be a guest-house and yoga retreat located in the village Shroma in Guria, Georgia.
In August 2022 we have purchased a traditional Georgian house with 1,2 hectares of forest and fruit gardens. Our friends and volunteers - people from all around the world has helped us and we are very close to opening our dream guest house and yoga retreat in summer 2024.
Our core project team is 4 people, we have been living in Georgia for over 4 years and guess we understand the way it works here and will be happy to guide you about the work and the life in the village.
Lots of work needs to be done in construction and gardening, cooking and housekeeping and in return we offer: accommodation with views to snow peaks of Bahmaro mountain and Black see coast, vegetarian meals and our community evenings with like-minded people by the fire place or on our terrace, where we tell stories, play board games etc.Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsFarmstay helpCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseHospitality/TourismGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn about Georgian village life and local traditions, develop the knowledge of DIY construction and gardening and benefit from our joint meals and community gatherings by the fireplace where people from around the world share their life stories, play board games and have fun.
Help
We have a house and a garden that were abandoned for 14 years, so need help in :
restoring the house: plastering and painting the walls, putting tiles, sanding wood
gardening, creating kitchen garden, tree pruning etc
help in the kitchen, overall cleaning etc.
You can be a skilled builder or gardener or we can explain what exactly is needed in order to renovate the house and make the territory around it clean and cosy.Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
Georgian: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.Accommodation
We have now 5 bedrooms, few double and the rest with dorm accommodation and with the help of volunteers we want to turn this old house into cosy accommodation with attached bathrooms. And we have already build a really cool shared bathroom with amazing bath tub.
What else ...
Batumi is 1 hour drive, Ozurgeti and Poti 30 minutes drive, beach is 20 minutes drive and Bahmaro mountain 1 hour. We have 2 cars in our property and happy to give a ride when time allows otherwise local mini-buses or hitchhiking are always a good option to get to some point.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
You can work in your bedroom or communal spaces, we have wifi which is not ideal but allows to work, otherwise mobile internet is always an option!
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
We already have 5 dogs and 6 cats, if your pet is easy going let us know and we can figure out if you can all come.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 6 hours a day, 5 days a week
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thanks everybody and have a nice time! :)
I found a family here in which I am pleased and comfortable with, the type of people I want to surround myself with.
Here there is an opportunity to learn and challenge yourself in all areas from construction, gardening and life in the… read more
For a volunteer it’s very… read more
thank you Petr for creating a place with so much love in a beautiful surrounding and let… read more
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thanks everybody and have a nice time! :)
I found a family here in which I am pleased and comfortable with, the type of people I want to surround myself with.
Here there is an opportunity to learn and challenge yourself in all areas from construction, gardening and life in the… read more
For a volunteer it’s very… read more
thank you Petr for creating a place with so much love in a beautiful surrounding and let… read more
Paul ended up staying with us for half a year during this time he helped us a lot in the construction. Paul is passionate in digging and good in… read more
This is the kind of place where you'll feel welcomed, useful and where you feel that you're part of the project
Peoples are great, and care about you until you'll feel home and you'll be comfortable to live… read more
Linc is a wonderful, kind and open hearted person but also a conscious volunteer that knows how and when to help. During staying with us Linc has developed his construction skills and I can recommend… read more
They have worked in different fields where we have needed help: from making concrete to painting and some pluming work as well as keeping the house clean and cooking for the team of 20 people. So not afraid of… read more
We have spent 2 weeks there, helping the team with concrete work, painting, plumbery, cleaning, cooking, and more.
The team gives a meeting once a week for you to know what has to be done and then… read more
Petr accepted me and 2 of my friends, Zora and Leni, to be a part of renovation project for a yoga center. We were in charge of making a wooden terrace, and during our stay, we learned a lot about woodworking. In terms of food, this was our best experience… read more
one day we even went for a trip to the mountains, it was my firts time seeing snow, i highly recommended, thank you guys!
His original hot sauce was great. Once we organized the… read more
It was his first ever experience via workaway and he did really great.
During his 2 weeks stay in our place he has helped a lot with the wood, finished few thing that we could not finish for a long time, cooked for 20 people and became a very good member of our international community.
She was a big help to our project as she is a nice, easygoing and hardworking person. Maria knows how to work with the wood and she did help with putting the wooden floors, other wood works, some restauration and also was helping in the kitchen with cooking for 20 people… read more
He has arrived with his motorbike and appeared to be a carpenter. Considering that half of our house is wooden this help was really needed and appreciated by us. Jonas has helped with putting the wooden floors, installing doors and also was helping in the kitchen.
And after work we had cool time… read more
Best Live✌️
He was always eager to help in all spheres where we needed help: construction, gardening and cooking and cleaning. He even has a special knowledge of welding and a special knowledge of working hard
He was also a nice part of our community and we had lots of… read more
May be Andrea did not have proper knowledge in different areas of construction or gardening, but he was so eager to help, so passionate… read more
I would recommend to everyone to do this workaway: Petr and the other volunteers were realy welcoming and there was a great community environment.
The place was amazing, in the middle of the hills of Guria, the food was… read more
All the tasks were done properly and with attention, although Oscar wrights that tasks were basic, but it was hard work and lots of hard digging, where he helped us a lot. Also he cooked very tasty dishes for our team, in fact… read more
The work consisted mainly of basic tasks, carrying material, digging holes and trenches, cooking, basic Construction. The working hours were set as agreed upon. Petr took good care of his volunteers, the food was nutritious and healthy,… read more
Thank you and… read more
It was pleasant to work with her during the day and then spent free time in the evening.
Pauline was always eager to help in all spheres where we needed help: in the kitchen, in the garden and on construction sites. Also, big thanks for dealing with our dear neighbor, Rolandi… read more
Thanks for a (short… read more
Thank you very much for your help, it's been a week together, but… read more
Loise was our fire-woman and all the fires we needed to start were done by her, also no one else could clean the kitchen so well as she did. And David was always… read more
The work is interesting and you can choose what you want to do.
The place is like a community, you can find a lot of interesting people here and the owners Petr and Vara are super nice and funny.
The place is close to the beach so on your days off you can go there or to one of… read more
They have happily and successfully participated in all the tasks we gave them: gardening, construction, cleaning and cooking.
And later in the evenings we had nice community time… read more
The 3 meals a days were delicious. We've been really well guided by Anna and Nikita who were managing this project with kindness and benevolence. The tasks were varied : construction of camping platform, picking up woods, building paths,… read more
They have become part of our community very fast and played an active role in it. They were good in the construction, gardening or kitchen tasks (cooking and cleaning) and after they had finished their tasks they always ask for more work and were happy to help others.
And they also… read more
During their stay Gael and Martin has built new outdoor toilet, fixed many wooden elements in the house (Martin has certain… read more
During their stay Gael and Martin has built new outdoor toilet, fixed many wooden elements in the house (Martin has certain… read more
We hope that Denise will come to us again! thank you for your help!
The work is pretty flexible and there are always people there to teach you how to do something and to help you.
What I loved the most though, was spending time with all the workers, volunteers and of course all the animals. It became like… read more
And we had great free… read more
The evenings, we mostly spend together… read more
Greg also took active part in our social life,… read more
Petr, Car, Nikit and Anna are wonderful people and organise the place very well! There are many different tasks to do and things to learn
As the place is place is being built… read more
Briefly speaking, it was one of a kind 3-week experience in this magical garden. People are super nice and fun to be around, it's a community driven environment with LOTS of board games,… read more
Organisation is very good, the crew in charge take a very good care of… read more
Peter and Vara are very hospitable owners,… read more
Bon Voyage! and hope to see you someday!
So to all the traveller's out there in Georgia, don't miss this place, it is beautiful and the work is interesting and divers from day to day.
The food is just sooooo good! And the vibe, the nature, the… read more
The work was nice, I didn't know much about construction or cooking but this was not a problem since I got very clear instructions of what to do and I was able to learn many things, wich was one of the reasons why I came here.
The surroundings… read more
There were an average of twenty people there working on different part of the house to fix it and build a wooden-modern and roomy guest house.
We loved that everyone there, made us feel comfortable. All the different… read more
So… read more
Nous avons donc… read more
John-Lee worked with us in construction and cleaning and he loves to take care of our cat.
Indeed we are grateful for his help and contribution to our… read more