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9 May 2024
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You'll be made feel very welcome and become part of our hostel team which has a family feel to it. Shkodra is full of beautiful markets and a very traditional city and there are great sightseeing options nearby - especially the beautiful Castle and the biggest Balkan Shkodra lake.
In return for your work, we offer
FREE accommodation
FREE Wi-fi & hi-speed Internet
FREE use of our bicycles
FREE coffee & tea
FREE Laundry
If you are a social person and you like to hang around with people having fun than this is your place
Usually :
We need volunteers in our Hostel to help with the guest, cleaning, make beds and take care of our 3 dogs and 1 cat
This is a family run business.
Important to the ecology and micro economy of the village and the city. We are not a party hostel, so the atmosphere here is relaxed and chill. We like to have volunteers that want to stay at least 1 month or more (3 WEEKS MINIMUM). If you think to stay less please don't contact us, your email won't be replied.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseHospitality/TourismGeneral MaintenanceHelp with Computers/ InternetCultural exchange and learning opportunities
learn team work, living in community, making new friends, feeling home.
Help
If you are a social person and you like to hang around with people having fun than this is your place
Usually :
We need volunteers in our Hostel to help with the guest, doing laundry, making beds, watering the garden and taking care of our 3 dogs (Mira,Bimba and Lola) and 1 cat (Chicho).
This is a family run businesses and we help the communities around. Important to ecology and micro economy of the village and the city. We are not a party hostel, so the atmosphere here is friendly, relaxed and chill.
We like to have volunteers that want to stay at least 1 month or more. if you think to stay less please don't contact us, your email wont be replied.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Albanian: FluentAccommodation
With space for up to 4 volunteers, mattresses are available and when the hostel is fully booked, couches are also used when needed.
What else ...
You'll be made feel very welcome and become part of our hostel team which has a family feel to it. Shkodra is full of beautiful markets and a very traditional city and there are great sightseeing option nearby - especially beautiful Castle and the biggest balkan lake of Shkodra where you can swim
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours per day - 2 days off a week
Feedback (22)
I had the possibility to pass there the Christmas and the new year, having a big dinner with Edi's family and all the guest of the hostel.
Was an incredible opportunity to live the Albanian culture fully and to share food and experience with people from all around the… read more
It was great having you around. A warm and kind presence around, the work done, taking care and giving love to our lovely dogs and cat, the right discipline. All these and more, can be the words to use when describing having Chiara here.
Again, we are happy to have hosted you. Thank you… read more
Hard working, serious and always ready to help when it comes to work. A very kind, positive and fun energy to have around as well. We're glad to have had you here and we thank you for your great service.
And feel free to visit us again in the… read more
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I had the possibility to pass there the Christmas and the new year, having a big dinner with Edi's family and all the guest of the hostel.
Was an incredible opportunity to live the Albanian culture fully and to share food and experience with people from all around the… read more
It was great having you around. A warm and kind presence around, the work done, taking care and giving love to our lovely dogs and cat, the right discipline. All these and more, can be the words to use when describing having Chiara here.
Again, we are happy to have hosted you. Thank you… read more
Hard working, serious and always ready to help when it comes to work. A very kind, positive and fun energy to have around as well. We're glad to have had you here and we thank you for your great service.
And feel free to visit us again in the… read more
Thanks a lot for this experience. We… read more
sweet and caring with all our animals also in her days off.
All the house will be sad when she will leave, but hopefully she will come back :)
I'm a early bird so working from 6am-11am suited me perfectly. I helped serve the best breakfast in the Balkans. I would have the rest of the day off to chill or explore the area.
The hostel itself is beautiful and homely. Plenty of instruments to play, a huge kitchen to… read more
She always take care about hostel work, for example prepare breakfast, clean the hostel, help check-in for guests, friendly communicate with guests, walk with dogs, buy ingredients, also make delicious Korean food! Wherever needs hands, She gave her hands.
In hostel she was totally part of… read more
The volunteering chores aren’t hard.
There are day trips that can be taken on off days and many great places to go out and eat at.… read more
she is a very sweet girl, always happy to help.
see you soon :)
always ready to help, always smiling
working with her was so much fun!
During my month there I made new friends that I'm still in touch with, and spent plenty of time (never enough) with the… read more
was so nice having Kaan with us, we will never forget him
it was very nice
there is always a place for him in our home!!!! <3
confirmed with us her stay for 1 month, she came, never said something was wrong or that she wasnt happy.
after one week she just disappeared without telling no one.
she could say something before at least.
I felt very good energy and vibration so I could relax.Thank you so much Alma,Ani and Medina!!(and Zigi and Michu)
At the beginning,it was a little hard for me since I didn't know what I was expected to do for the job.But the reason for this was that they are respecting each of the volunteers character. We… read more
I was one month in march 2015 here. It's was the winter time, so it's was not so busy. I really enjoy my time in this place ! The morning I was working then the afternoon I visited the beautiful place around with my bicycle. The beautiful castle, the big lake, the city..
Thanks Drini and Alma :)
we met a friend!
hoping to meet him again, once
Ruben you will always have a place to stay in Shkodra, with less work tho :))))
We had a lot of work because the hostel was full everyday, but it was always fun and easy hostel tasks, and during my time here I… read more
was nice to have you here