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Hi everybody! We are a couple who loves to travel but when we are not traveling we have engaged to bring the world to our cozy hostel in the heart of Tirana. This is our sixth year running the hostel and we are looking for motivated, passionate and energetic travelers who share our love for new cultures and meeting with other fellow travelers.
Our hostel is located in one of the best areas of Tirana, 300m from Pazari I Ri (the main market) and 800m from the city center (Skanderbeg Square). The place has six rooms in total, two dorms and four private rooms.
The hostel is cosy and small that is why we like to do everything ourself; check in-s and check out-s, keeping the place nice and clean, creating a harmonious atmosphere between the team and the guests and being as helpful as you can about providing usefull information for our guests so they can make the best of their time during their stay.
There is a lot of work to do and that is why we like to have hard working people and people who take initiatives in resolving challenging situations. On the other hand is a beautiful experience, you will learn a lot about not only running a hostel but as well meet with amazing travelers and personalities.
We are adding small details each day and we would love to have you as part of the team of creative travelers with creative ides!
If this sounds good to you, we would love to host you for three weeks (or more). We offer a comfortable bed, some food that you can cook in the kitchen and lots of beautiful moments!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Tirana is a city culturally and historically rich so there are plenty of museums and cultural sites to visit, the social scene is unique and as the capital, Tirana has a dinamic rythem and an energetic night life. Except the main clubing areas in the city, there are lots of clubs, pubs and restaurants just around the corner of the hostel. While the surrounding area of Tirana is beautiful to explore if you want to escape from the city and dive into nature, just about 3km is mount Dajti for a light hike :), Shpella e Pëllumbasit in the village of Ibë is 30min by bus, Petrela village and lots of other natural sites. There are plenty of things to visit in this small country, a lot of tradition to experience and very kind locals to meet over a coffee or a glass of raki.
Help
We try to create a very welcoming and nice atmosphere with our guests and this is essential. What we are looking for is a motivated and energetic person that shares our love for travel and meeting new people, who can help us with the reception - check in's and check out's, with general maintenance of the hostel - keeping the place clean, a person who is hard working and communicative and that is why englesh skills are required.
Even though the job is quite flexible and depending from the reservations, we require for the person to help from 5 hour/day, 5 days/week.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Albanian: 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 offer: a comfortable bed in one of our private rooms we use only for our staff, food that you can cook in the kitchen and of course, good company :)
What else ...
During your free time there are plenty of things to do. In the city you can visit the museums, National Historical Museum, Bunk Art 1 and 2, the House of Leaves, the city center (Skanderbeg Square), Pazari I Ri or the Blloku area, the National Art Gallery, the Et'hem Beu Mosque, visit the exhibition in alternative art galleries around Tirana (Zeta Gallery, Bazament, FAB gallery etc) and many other attractions.
You can visit the surrounding villages as daily tours such as Ibë and Pëllumbas cave, castle of Petrela, Preza and Peza, Kruja and Durrës.
In Albania you can make week-end tours to many other cities such as Berat, Gjirokastra, Shkodra, Saranda etc.
We will be happy to help you with lots of recommendations so you can make most of your experience in Albania.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have had several digital nomads until now and we think the place is very good for that. Especially because of the great wifi connection ;)
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (26)
The work is very easy to do and you will find yourself with plenty of free time to hang around the hostel or to go outside and explore the city. In exchange you get food and a nice bed in the volunteers room.
The hostel itself is very cozy and warm looking, located right in the… read more
I don't find the help at the hostel difficult or too much, it is a very fair deal for the lodging… read more
Johnathan and Stavri are very welcoming and super friendly, we felt at home since the first day.
The work is not heavy and you will be able to explore the city or have some free time.
Usually you have two days off in a week and you will work 5h in one day, we spent a… read more
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The work is very easy to do and you will find yourself with plenty of free time to hang around the hostel or to go outside and explore the city. In exchange you get food and a nice bed in the volunteers room.
The hostel itself is very cozy and warm looking, located right in the… read more
I don't find the help at the hostel difficult or too much, it is a very fair deal for the lodging… read more
Johnathan and Stavri are very welcoming and super friendly, we felt at home since the first day.
The work is not heavy and you will be able to explore the city or have some free time.
Usually you have two days off in a week and you will work 5h in one day, we spent a… read more
Upon arrival I felt welcomed and comfortable with answers to any questions I had.
Jonathon and stavri were incredible during my stay for 3 weeks and made some great memories. Both stavri and Jonathan have great… read more
She got on well with everybody and was well liked by the others. Pamela main duties were housekeeping (she loves a good clean kitchen!), and general maintenance of the hostel. We would 100% recommend Pamela to any other hosts.
El trabajo es fácil, tiene mucha interacción con los huéspedes, se conoce a mucha gente, algo que yo disfruto.
Además, los turnos están acomodados de tal manera que son apropiados para poder viajar en el… read more
Fantastic experience!
Stavli and Jonathan are two fantastic people, available and ready to help you discover the wonders of Albania and the surrounding territories.
The work is not demanding, you have a lot of time available to explore the area.
Tirana is an excellent base for seeing… read more
Both were very much hands on, taking on projects with skills they were not used to.
We strongly recommend Tomas and Dahiana to any… read more
El dueño es super cordial y tiene mucha información para compartir sobre que lugares visitar, al igual que el manager Jonathan.
El trato es estupendo y lo que… read more
This was our first experience in a hostel as volunteers and was amazing, u can meet a lot of people from all over the world and the most of them were very kind people.
Our experience was very nice, u… read more
The work is really not hard, and give us a lot of free time for chilling… and it’s also really nice to be surrounded by different guests every week, a lot of fun.
The hostel is cozy and a nice place! located in one of the best areas of Tirana,
Tirana is a city culturally and… read more
Definitely recommend volunteering here :)
El trato es excelente, tienes mucho tiempo libre para disfrutar de Tirana y el grupo de voluntarios que nos tocó fue genial.
El trabajo es tranquilo, el dormitorio de voluntarios está bien e hicieron lo… read more
Agradezco y destaco la hospitalidad del personal para conmigo, el acompañamiento y amabilidad al momento de explicar las actividades rutinarias, permitiendo que éstas sean desarrolladas de la forma más óptimas.
Es de destacar que los acuerdos pactados en tiempos laborales,… read more
The work was relax and easy. Mostly cleaning, do loundry, make beds, check… read more
The hostel environment is nice and friendly but not a… read more
The schedule is very good. You have plenty of time every day to go out and do something if you want. You also have two days a week… read more
the only thing is that there is not that much food available to cook and you still have to buy 50% of what… read more
You are a very energetic and positive couple, very helpful and responsable, fast learners and have great communication skills which in a hostel is very valuable (both for the staff and for the guests...). We are grateful for assisting us with the required task and we value that you went beyond your… read more
The owners, Stavri and Matilda, are super nice people, always ready to help and answer questions, usually in a matter of seconds after you text them, which is great for the situations you've not encountered before.
The hostel… read more
Luca and Alessia are a positive, hard working couple and they bring that "dolce vita" mood of the beautiful Italy. They were very helpful with all the tasks that a hostel… read more
The environment is very chill, the work is not hard and either the staff and the guests contributed to make the whole experience absolutely… read more
They are fast learners and open… read more
I didn't expect this, but I really I connect with this beautiful people.
Thanks for everything, for open doors and help to the people in everything you can. You have a big heart and beautiful mind. I love… read more
Me and my partner, we highly recommend him for any kind of experience.
She stayed with us for almost one month and she would take charge when we were not… read more
We did travel several times and left her managing the hostel all by herself and she managed just great.
She kept the palace clean, she managed check… read more
