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Description
We are a German-Chilean family running a small, independent Bed & Breakfast. We live, work and play in Punta Arenas and our surroundings in Southern Chilean Patagonia & Tierra del Fuego.
Originally, we started our business as a local tour operator focusing on adventure and nature travel, where we gained years of experience organizing and running tours throughout the Southern tip of Chile and Argentina.
Although we still have plenty of first-hand experience and inside knowledge when it comes to traveling in Patagonia & Tierra del Fuego, we now prefer to focus on our small hostel (currently 5 double rooms and 1 six-person dorm, hence 16 beds total) and share this knowledge in a different way than before - that especially includes way less e-mails/screen-time and way more face-to-face conversation!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Volunteers can learn how to run a hostel, how to navigate through Patagonia (tours, national parks, hiking activities) and many other aspects of living like a local.
Help
Your tasks include doing pretty much everything from help cleaning the beds/ rooms, bathrooms (although we have full time staff for cleaning), check-in & out to running the front desk. We organize tours and help our guests with information and tour planning. Non of this is particularly difficult, but requires dedication to the magical world of hostel life. This position is very fun and extremely rewarding, but hostel work is also challenging: you've got to have a smile on every single day! In return you get to immerse yourself in everything the hostel and Patagonia have to offer, and meet cool travelers from all over the world!
We are about creating a community, not really a business and prefer backpackers and travelers who are dynamic and know about the world as most of our guests do too.
Besides the normal tasks in the hostel there is a lot of other things to do in our house.
Also, we have a brand new, but very ugly, grey wall, which desperately is waiting for graffiti artists.
It's helpful if you:
- speak German and English and some Spanish would be useful too
- are open-minded and enjoy working with people
- have creative ideas
- have experience working in hostels
- knowledge in web pages, marketing and travel agency
- love animals (We have one dog loves to go for a walk outside every day)
- if you are over 26 years old
Minimum stay should be 4 weeks - longer preferred.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis 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 space for 2 volunteers (but we have decided to work with one volunteer this season) in a very simple, warm and clean room in the backyard. We like to refer to it as the "cabaña", the cabin. There is a bunk bed and you may share this room with another volunteer.
Free breakfast, lunch, laundry and Wi-Fi .
What else ...
On the free time, the volunteers will join in some tours for free (except park fees) and we will drive them to discover the main atractions in town and surrounding.
We will also talk about the last trek at the end of the American Continent, a real adventure in Patagonia!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Helping thoughout the daily tasks, in total around 5 hours a day.
Feedback (23)
Pasé dos semanas ayudando en el hermoso y familiar Hostal Magallanes.
El trabajo no es difícil ni mucho. Mis tareas consistían en limpiar y preparar la zona principal y las habitaciones después del desayuno, ¡pero también en registrar a los nuevos huéspedes!
Me gustó mucho el trabajo y me llevé bien con todo el mundo.
Echaré… read more
The work is easy to learn and you earn a lot experience of hostel life, surrounded of welcoming and helpful people. Your working schedule is always flexible, I even got 5 days of to do the trek to Cabo… read more
Recomendado 120% para los proximos hosts. Mucha suerte!!
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Pasé dos semanas ayudando en el hermoso y familiar Hostal Magallanes.
El trabajo no es difícil ni mucho. Mis tareas consistían en limpiar y preparar la zona principal y las habitaciones después del desayuno, ¡pero también en registrar a los nuevos huéspedes!
Me gustó mucho el trabajo y me llevé bien con todo el mundo.
Echaré… read more
The work is easy to learn and you earn a lot experience of hostel life, surrounded of welcoming and helpful people. Your working schedule is always flexible, I even got 5 days of to do the trek to Cabo… read more
Recomendado 120% para los proximos hosts. Mucha suerte!!
Muchas gracias por toda tu ayuda!!! Me hubiese gustado tenerte mas tiempo en hostal :)
Hasta siempre!!
The hostel is located in the center of Punta Arenas and there are many beautiful places to visit nearby: The national park, the lighthouse "Faro San Isidro", Isla maddalena to see penguins, the costanera to watch cormorants, Forte Bulness, the Nao Victoria open air museum and much… read more
Always with a big smile ... responsible, hardworking, respectful, tolerant, sociable and open to developing new tasks.
A very professional person!
THANK YOU very much!!
You are an excellent and highly recommended volunteer, for all those who require your help.
My best wishes for… read more
Los dos meses transcurrieron muy… read more
Responsible, hardworking, respectful, tolerant, sociable and open to developing new tasks. A person full of charm!
THANK YOU very much for your help!
You are an excellent and highly recommended volunteer, for all those who require your… read more
The guests there felt like home as soon as they arrived and so did we as volunteers.
I helped… read more
Te integrastes muy bien y rapido al resto del staff y desarrollastes cada una de las tareas que se te enconmendo, como esperabamos. Para nosotros, sigues siendo nuestro cocinero estrella… read more
El trabajo consistió en limpiar los baños y pasar el aspirador en la mañana y attender a los huéspedes, y también he cocinado buenos platitos por el almuerzo ! ;)
Marisol te da mucha flexibilidad para… read more
You are an excellent and highly recommended volunteer, for all those who require your help.
I loved working with you!!
Inspite you are now doing a new volunteer, you continue to help me when there is a problem in our system. For all your good disposition ... THANK YOU very much with all my heart!
You are an excellent and… read more
Best Workaway ever! The environment is super chill and relaxed. Marisol, hte owner, is a great companion to chat with and she's super flexible.
Had a great stay and left broken-hearted after one month.
Super reccomended! 5 stars are not enough to describe this place!
I spent here amazing 6 months. The… read more
Estuve aqui durante 1 mes y media.
El trabajo esta simple, hay que ayudar Emilia por la limpieza y hacer la recepcion. El trabajo empieza como a las 11h y depues es un trabajo de equipo. Entonces hay que arreglarse con los otros para tener tiempo libre pero en general no hay problema !
Marisol es una… read more
The work is not difficult, and explained well. I was mostly cleaning, but Marisol had "special missions", what included painting, fixing things in and outdoor.
Punta Arenas is a perfect town as a starting point to visit all the major spots in Patagonia. Marisol is very… read more
This was an awesome experience for me with a fab team of volunteers and wonderful family owned B&B, including the best ever housekeeper.
Emma the dog also has a special place in my heart and my introduction to pisco sour has been an enjoyable local… read more
Siii claaaro, lo pasamos muy bien como una familia que fuimos. Esa es la idea y con uds. todo se dio de manera muy facil. Tengo muy bonitos recuerdos de todos esos meses que compartimos en el hostal.
Aprendi mucho de ti Oscar, aunque no lo creas. Aprendi que en la vida hay que… read more
Marisol, Emilia y todo el staff fue increible haber compartido tan buen tiempo como una gran familia!!
Va a ser de los mejores workaway en los que he estado un saludo y un fuerte abrazo a todos!
Eres una persona muy amable, tolerante, agradecida, cooperadoora, entusiasta, trabajadora, responsable...Eres el ideal de persona para ayudar en un hostel con altas expectativas profesionales!!!
Colegas del rubro, no duden en trabajar con… read more
I know the time runs very fast but we remenber you as a very special person still. I remenber you always smailing and with good humor.
We wish you all best and a lot of hugs from the "end of the word".
Marisol.
The work was the basic hostel stuff: cleaning, prepping beds, sitting at the front desk...but what was nice, was that you always felt like you were… read more
Thanks a lot for your beautiful words and for your help in our hostel.
Anytime you went out to trek we throught it was the last time we would see you...but you get back once...twice..third time...and I'm wondering if there will be a fourth time??? Hahahaha (joke)
You are part of the family :) big hugs… read more
They are both very knowledgeable about things to do and see around Patagonia, and I felt like volunteering with them gave me… read more
Gracias por tu bella amistad y lindos momentos… read more
Especially for watching the house and Emma, our dog, for a weekend. This allowed us, to go with our kids and grandma on a long overdue trip to visit family in Tierra del Fuego. This was a great gift and wouldn't have been possible without you!
Hope to see you again one day in Patagonia! ;-)
--Sebastian
Thanks for everything,
Riley
He's a very nice, well behaved person, who's not shy of work at all. We highly recommend him to anyone out there with some tasks that… read more
Il spent a really good time helping them!
Hope to se you again!
Saludos!
Tchus!
