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Host rating
100 %
Last replied
22 Apr 2024
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100.0 %
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Feedback
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Description
Hello Workawayers.
We are a Dutch couple enjoying life in the province of Alicante in Spain, only 30 minutes drive from the airport and close to Alicante, Elche and Murcia. We own a large house with a huge garden in which we also created a turtle pond. We have two lovely dogs.
Our house is located in a very beautiful and restful area just a bit outside the touristic region but quite close to real Spanish villages. located 15 km from the lovely beaches of the Costa Blanca. We enjoy a sunny climate, even in winter,
We are looking for workawayers to help us with mainly maintenance on the house and gardening, mostly for a term of minimal two weeks with a possibility to extend. We prefer a couple of workawayers with reviews.
We offer a very nice private room with bathroom and food in exchange.
Love to hear from you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can help you with a lot of languages, Spanish, Dutch, German or English if you like. We can show and tell you about the Spanish culture.
Help
We are looking for one or two workawayers to help with maintenance and gardening on our plot, see our list of help. We prefer a couple with positive reviews. Cooking is never included in the 5 hours working time.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis 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
Private accommodation. We offer a very nice room with private bathroom and food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in exchange.
From April till October the swimmingpool is also available.
What else ...
We have mountainbikes and helmets available to explore the area if you like.
There is poor public transport in our area, we live in the countryside.
Unfortunately we can't accept big dogs or cats to stay.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have the possibility to park a campervan (max 6m) on our own terrain.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Host ref number: 441962689365
Feedback (14)
30 Oct 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Henk & Marion)
Henk en Marion zijn twee weken bij ons geweest. Een stel lieve, behulpzame mensen, die samen met hun caravan door Europa trekken en daarbij graag de armen uit de mouwen steken als Workawayer. Ze zijn gezellig en werken hard en goed, iets waar wij heel blij mee waren!
Ze hebben samen het onderhoud van onze tuin gedaan, tot in detail hahaha,… read more
Ze hebben samen het onderhoud van onze tuin gedaan, tot in detail hahaha,… read more
(Excellent
)
27 Oct 2023
Left by Workawayer (Henk & Marion) for host
Wij hebben de afgelopen twee weken heerlijk gewerkt bij Guus en Wieke. We hebben ons uit kunnen leven in de tuin met snoei- en opruimwerk en de buitenmuren een mooi kleurtje gegeven.
We hebben in toerbeurten gekookt, maar het was meestal Guus die de lekkerste maaltijden voorschotelde. Onze slaapkamer met eigen badkamer en terras was ook helemaal… read more
We hebben in toerbeurten gekookt, maar het was meestal Guus die de lekkerste maaltijden voorschotelde. Onze slaapkamer met eigen badkamer en terras was ook helemaal… read more
16 Apr 2023
Left by Workawayer (Pieter) for host
Heb de afgelopen twee weken echt een top tijd gehad bij Guus en Wieke. Voelde me al snel helemaal thuis. Alles was super verzorgd vanaf het begin tot aan het einde van mijn verblijf. Heb super leuke uitjes mee gemaakt. Van een bakkie doen in de stad tot aan hiken in de omgeving. Ook was er altijd wel wat werk te doen, wat ik met plezier heb kunnen… read more
15 Apr 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Pieter)
Wat een geluk hebben wij gehad met Pieter als Workawayer. Een super sympathieke gezellige jongeman, getraind en sterk en tevreden met elk soort werk. Hij heeft hier allerlei zware klussen gedaan in de tuin en geholpen met alles wat maar nodig was: een geul van 30 meter graven, onkruid wieden met de bosmaaier, bomen omzagen, riet weghalen, planten… read more
(Excellent
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4 Jan 2023
Left by Workawayer (Inge) for host
I stayed for one month at Guus & Wieke's. The experience was perfect. Guus & Wieke are very warm and lovely people to be with. Highly recommend! They have a lot of different things to do in and around the house and they take time to show you around so you learn things about the culture and living in Spain.
3 Jan 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Inge)
Inge is een vrolijke, openhartige en lieve jonge vrouw, die samen met haar schattige hondje Billy een maand lang bij ons geweest zijn. Inge heeft fantastisch geholpen met allerlei werkzaamheden zoals tuinwerk, allerlei soorten schilderwerk zoals het schilderen van metalen traliewerk, ballustrades en de tuinmuur, en bijvoorbeeld het reorganiseren… read more
(Excellent
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(4.9)
Cultural exchange:
(4.9)
Communication:
(4.9)
30 Oct 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Henk & Marion)
Henk en Marion zijn twee weken bij ons geweest. Een stel lieve, behulpzame mensen, die samen met hun caravan door Europa trekken en daarbij graag de armen uit de mouwen steken als Workawayer. Ze zijn gezellig en werken hard en goed, iets waar wij heel blij mee waren!
Ze hebben samen het onderhoud van onze tuin gedaan, tot in detail hahaha,… read more
Ze hebben samen het onderhoud van onze tuin gedaan, tot in detail hahaha,… read more
(Excellent
)
27 Oct 2023
Left by Workawayer (Henk & Marion) for host
Wij hebben de afgelopen twee weken heerlijk gewerkt bij Guus en Wieke. We hebben ons uit kunnen leven in de tuin met snoei- en opruimwerk en de buitenmuren een mooi kleurtje gegeven.
We hebben in toerbeurten gekookt, maar het was meestal Guus die de lekkerste maaltijden voorschotelde. Onze slaapkamer met eigen badkamer en terras was ook helemaal… read more
We hebben in toerbeurten gekookt, maar het was meestal Guus die de lekkerste maaltijden voorschotelde. Onze slaapkamer met eigen badkamer en terras was ook helemaal… read more
16 Apr 2023
Left by Workawayer (Pieter) for host
Heb de afgelopen twee weken echt een top tijd gehad bij Guus en Wieke. Voelde me al snel helemaal thuis. Alles was super verzorgd vanaf het begin tot aan het einde van mijn verblijf. Heb super leuke uitjes mee gemaakt. Van een bakkie doen in de stad tot aan hiken in de omgeving. Ook was er altijd wel wat werk te doen, wat ik met plezier heb kunnen… read more
15 Apr 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Pieter)
Wat een geluk hebben wij gehad met Pieter als Workawayer. Een super sympathieke gezellige jongeman, getraind en sterk en tevreden met elk soort werk. Hij heeft hier allerlei zware klussen gedaan in de tuin en geholpen met alles wat maar nodig was: een geul van 30 meter graven, onkruid wieden met de bosmaaier, bomen omzagen, riet weghalen, planten… read more
(Excellent
)
4 Jan 2023
Left by Workawayer (Inge) for host
I stayed for one month at Guus & Wieke's. The experience was perfect. Guus & Wieke are very warm and lovely people to be with. Highly recommend! They have a lot of different things to do in and around the house and they take time to show you around so you learn things about the culture and living in Spain.
3 Jan 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Inge)
Inge is een vrolijke, openhartige en lieve jonge vrouw, die samen met haar schattige hondje Billy een maand lang bij ons geweest zijn. Inge heeft fantastisch geholpen met allerlei werkzaamheden zoals tuinwerk, allerlei soorten schilderwerk zoals het schilderen van metalen traliewerk, ballustrades en de tuinmuur, en bijvoorbeeld het reorganiseren… read more
(Excellent
)
29 May 2022
Left by Workawayer (Martina & Mauro) for host
Wieke and Guus are two super sweet , kind and interesting people.
We stayed with them for two and a half weeks and mainly helped them painting and gardening.
During our stay we also had the time to visit Elche, Elche University, Almoradì (we did a fantastic cultural walk there with Wieke :) ), Catral and Callosa de Segura; we sang together and had… read more
We stayed with them for two and a half weeks and mainly helped them painting and gardening.
During our stay we also had the time to visit Elche, Elche University, Almoradì (we did a fantastic cultural walk there with Wieke :) ), Catral and Callosa de Segura; we sang together and had… read more
25 May 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Martina & Mauro)
Mauro and Martina have been with us for two and a half weeks. It was a very nice experience: two super sweet people who helped us with all kinds of work with a lot of dedication and commitment. Warm people with a good heart.
As work we did the garden, painted the living room, painted the garden wall, pruned a large tree etc etc. Really fantastic… read more
As work we did the garden, painted the living room, painted the garden wall, pruned a large tree etc etc. Really fantastic… read more
(Excellent
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22 Nov 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Janneke & Paul)
Paul and Janneke stayed with us for 2.5 weeks. We were very pleased having them around and had simply a wonderful time with them! Very enjoyable people. I only can mention positive points hahaha. Janneke and Paul are very easy going, just lovely people, hardworking, skilled and very practical. They love to talk about anything, just as we do, and… read more
(Excellent
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19 Nov 2021
Left by Workawayer (Janneke & Paul) for host
We stayed with Wieke and Guus for 2 1/2 weeks and really enjoyed our time with them. They made us feel welcome and we stayed in a beautiful room with private bathroom.
Wieke is a very enthusiastic woman who is always busy and helped along side of us. Guus made sure we had enough material to work with and traveled lots of kilometers to get it all… read more
Wieke is a very enthusiastic woman who is always busy and helped along side of us. Guus made sure we had enough material to work with and traveled lots of kilometers to get it all… read more
21 Aug 2020
Left by Workawayer (Line Cecilie & Juan francisco) for host
We have stayed three lovely weeks with Wieke and Gus, and it has been wonderful! They have been so nice and attentive to us. Wieke has been going and working alonside us the whole time guiding and explaning the various jobs they had for us. The work was good and diverse with music, podcasts and language practice to keep it fun also :)
They were… read more
They were… read more
18 Aug 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Line Cecilie & Juan francisco)
Line and Juan are now staying here for over two weeks and hopefully they will stay another week. They are a lovely young couple, active, interesting, precise and smart. Everything is simply going easy: the communication, the help with all types of work, the getting up in the morning to start working at 7 am (: the cooking and so on. By the way:… read more
(Excellent
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22 Jan 2020
Left by Workawayer (Lucia & Manuel) for host
Esta fue nuestra primera experiencia en WorkAway y fue maravillosa, fueron dos semanas en las que compartimos charlas, risas, trabajo, paseos, comidas y hasta mate! Hicimos trabajos de jardinería y se nos pasó súper rápido entre risas, música y charlas. Su casa es muy cómoda, estuvimos en una habitación privada con baño privado y nunca nos faltó… read more
20 Jan 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Lucia & Manuel)
Una linda pareja argentina que ha trabajado con gran precisión y dedicación. Nuestro jardín se ve fantástico nuevamente y todos los árboles frutales tienen un estilo 'Lucía'. Estamos muy contentos con eso.
Lucia y Manuel también pueden cocinar y siempre ayudan con la limpieza y el lavado. Vimos películas juntos, caminamos en las montañas y… read more
Lucia y Manuel también pueden cocinar y siempre ayudan con la limpieza y el lavado. Vimos películas juntos, caminamos en las montañas y… read more
(Excellent
)
24 Nov 2019
Left by Workawayer (Benjamin & Tiffany) for host
We had an amazing time with Guus and Wieke! They were incredibly hospitable and accommodating and we had such a good time being part of the family. We will consider ourselves adopted :) They are incredible hosts and we highly recommend them. But don’t fill up all their calendar because we want to return ;)
23 Nov 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Benjamin & Tiffany)
What a wonderful experience it was to get to know this lovely couple, Tiffany and Benjamin from Alaska. Such wonderful people!! After cycling all over the world for more than a year they came to us. They helped us clean up our garden (3000m2) after a flood: an incredible heavy and dirty job getting rid of the thick layer of clay that covered our… read more
(Excellent
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23 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Luciana & Gonzalo) for host
Ha sido un verdadero placer compartir estas dos semanas junto a Guus y Wieke en mi primer experiencia como workaway. Ellos son una pareja excelente que desde el primer dia me han hecho sentir como en casa, siempre interesados en que este a gusto tanto en el trabajo como con mi tiempo libre.
Ellos viven en una casa muy bonita ubicada en el corazón… read more
Ellos viven en una casa muy bonita ubicada en el corazón… read more
22 Jul 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Luciana & Gonzalo)
Fue una experiencia muy buena! !Cinco estrellas al mínimo! O seis (:
Gonzalo estuvo aquí por más de 2 semanas mientras su esposa estaba trabajando en Torrevieja en un restaurante. Un chico muy amable, y su esposa también. Ha sido muy fácil tenerlo a nuestro alrededor. Es un chico listo y muy trabajador, sin quejas, y muy flexible.
Hemos… read more
Gonzalo estuvo aquí por más de 2 semanas mientras su esposa estaba trabajando en Torrevieja en un restaurante. Un chico muy amable, y su esposa también. Ha sido muy fácil tenerlo a nuestro alrededor. Es un chico listo y muy trabajador, sin quejas, y muy flexible.
Hemos… read more
(Excellent
)
21 Feb 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Mitchell)
Mitchell, a very sweet young man but very mature , travelling through Europe in his camper van, was an excellent addition in our home. He was very friendly and at ease in character. He did all kinds of random chores, like gardening, painting, including sanding and repainting our gate. We hope to see him again one day! Thank you for all your effort… read more
(Excellent
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20 Feb 2019
Left by Workawayer (Mitchell) for host
I have had the most amazing and time in Spain for two weeks. From the moment that I arrived untill the moment I left, I felt welcome and at home. Their house is situated beautifully just outside Callosa de Segura, with an amazing sunset on the Callosa (mountain) every evening, I loved photographing and sharing a little bit of my passion with… read more
18 Nov 2018
Left by Workawayer (JamesandAmber) for host
James and I had a fantastic workaway with Wieke and Guus and have left their property with great memories! The work itself is very fair, it was pleasant working together in the garden, and the work was never outside of our capabilities. It was also great fun speaking to them in Spanish during the work day which was perfect for us! Guus and Wieke… read more
16 Nov 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (JamesandAmber)
A lovely couple, very easy going, hard workers, very precise and open to doing any work. We had a lot of gardening to do, like pruning and weeding, but also preparing a piece of artwork made of concrete, doing grouting etc. They did everything more than perfectly! One of the great advantages for us is that both of them also speak Spanish, so… read more
(Excellent
)
25 Sep 2018
Left by Workawayer (Sara) for host
Me ha encantado conocer a esta estupenda pareja holandesa y a sus adorables perritas! La experiencia de workaway con ellos ha sido fantástica. Han sido muy amables y acogedores desde el primer momento. Su casa es preciosa y la habitación en la que me alojaron es perfecta. He disfrutado mucho con los trabajos manuales para el mantenimiento de la… read more
17 Sep 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Sara)
Sara se quedó con nosotros durante dos semanas, ¡pero hubiéramos estado más que felices si se quedara durante medio año! ¡Qué chica tan adorable es ella! Fue un gran regalo que nos dio, con su mente abierta, ayuda, cuidado e inteligente forma de hacer las cosas y ayudarnos con la pintura, la jardinería y la cocina. Ella nos dio clases de español… read more
(Excellent
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5 Mar 2018
Left by Workawayer (Daisy & Callum) for host
We were made to feel so at home during our stay with Guus and Wieke. Guus cooked for us most of the time creating scrumptious meals such as beef stew which he made with is very own special recipe.
We worked 5 hours a day with weekends off which we spend hiking in the Spanish mountains with Wieke and visiting the nearby markets. We were also… read more
We worked 5 hours a day with weekends off which we spend hiking in the Spanish mountains with Wieke and visiting the nearby markets. We were also… read more
24 Feb 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Daisy & Callum)
We had this lovely couple to stay here for two weeks. They are easy going, great people and their work is very thorough. They are very willing to learn new things by the day and always ask if they aren't sure about how to do something. The work they did over here was grouting the large roof terrace (for 4 days!!) , and cleaning all the grout… read more
(Excellent
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21 Dec 2017
Left by Workawayer (Joshua & Lewis) for host
We had a really amazing time with Guus and Wieke staying near Alicante, Spain. We wished we had stayed longer than the two weeks we planned, as Guus and Wieke were such kind, friendly people who made us feel welcomed at all times! Their three dogs are absolutely lovely and gave us lots of laughs during our time there. The work was varied and never… read more
15 Dec 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Joshua & Lewis)
Yaéms and Lewis stayed with us (in Spain) for nearly two weeks. We had a really lovely time with these two lovely lads. They helped us with gardening (pruning palmtrees, cleaning up the garden, cutting reeds etc,) and the last day they helpt us with grouting the roof terras! It was really perfect! They worked hard, never complained about the harsh… read more
(Excellent
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