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It was my first workaway experience and I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you! Even though I had to leave earlier than planned, a few weeks in the hotel was a pleasure. Since my first day I've worked in the kitchen while others did their job outside or in housekeeping. I found my 5 hours a day in the kitchen enjoyable since I already had some experience.… read more But even with no experience the work is pretty simple and staff members will teach everything you need to know. The rest of the day we were able to spend outside since the area is peaceful and nature is very beautiful around. There is a possibility to take a bike and visit close villages around. Also, there are yoga classes that we can participate together with guests if it's not too crowded. A benefit in this place is that there are other workawayers so we would always think of something to do. Every Thursday there is a German class, every Friday there is a bonfire that I enjoyed A LOT! Food in this place is pretty healthy but maybe a bit boring since everyday it's similar. But! People who work in the kitchen will try to make you happy and maybe cook something special. I have to mention that I loved breakfast (...ayurvedabrei...) in this place and Italian buffet for dinner that happened to be on my last day (special thanks to Leo and Alessia!). All in all, it was a good experience and I'm grateful for every person that I've met there because they made my stay unforgettable(:

This place really taught us what Workaway experience is about.
When we arrived, there was one volunteer girl to greet us, but when we left, we said goodbye to a whole family.
It provided so many opportunities of bonding, making, telling stories, playing games, exploring the nature and ourselves. A big credit for the family feeling should go to… read more Leo the cook – the Godfather of the Workawayers, who remembers all the Workees who ever came by name and by date (!), keeps the notes and the stories, and takes a lot of interest and initiative in social bonding and helping the volunteers to feel at home. Leo has a big heart (as long as you don’t mention Fettucine Alfredo! :D ), and we are grateful for him being there and running the Workawayer magic.

We would run out of count trying to mention all the special moments and activities that this place has to offer – free German lessons with a very cool teacher, Uwe; free Yoga lessons with volunteer teachers twice a day; meditation; sauna; bicycle rides to the neighboring cities (and seeing the river Elbe!); social games; kitchen experience; splendid Ayurveda food; bonding and laughing; and, of course, THE BONFIRES every week. 😊
The bonfires were especially dear to out heart, because we volunteered to become the Fire Keepers for our time being there. As a part of our job in the outdoors, we were gathering wood and branches in the forest, building the bonfire and keeping the fire alive. It was the most amazing job we could ask for – working out in the nature, with our hands and woodworking tools, while the birds were singing beyond our heads, or the light snow was falling around us and making us thankful for the winter magic. One week, we even helped in a project of building a tree house for the kids! The outside work was sincerely the best, and we would recommend it to everyone who loves spending time in the nature and find comfort in physical work! The other volunteers were working in the kitchen or housekeeping, and seemed to be happy with their work as well. 😊
The accommodation was amazing, we had a huge room to ourselves with a view to the forest, and couldn’t ask for a better home. It should be mentioned that the Wi-Fi signal in the accommodation house is sporadic and doesn’t always reach the building. But please, don’t let it put you off! This is just something we would recommend taking into consideration if you are dependent on studying online or doing some work and projects. At the time being here, it could be a good opportunity for you to postpone the online projects and focus on something new, something that you would never gain in any other place. For us it was the Yoga (which we never tried before but loved to bits!), the German learning, the magnificent nature and the People connection.

We would love to thank everyone in the team for being so patient with the new German speakers, so considerable and so generous in what they have to offer. We felt that this place was generous to both its’ guests and its’ Workawayers. Gathering the guests for a fire, talks and hot cider every week is a genius idea, and really makes this place special, warm and outstanding.
We made some very strong friendship bonds here, stayed for few extra weeks just because the work and the people were so fun, and left the place with love and longing.

I stayed here for four and a half weeks and it was wonderful! I arrived as a (very) last minute addition to their Workaway staff, and they were very kind and welcoming towards me. :)
The hotel is surrounded by lots of nature and fields and the closest town (Hitzacker) is ~7km away. So it is a very relaxing and peaceful environment to be in.… read more However, there are also plenty of opportunities to be social with your fellow workawayers. There was a bonfire every week and we would also sometimes have movie or game nights. It was a lot of fun!
The food was good and plentiful, the work was not very demanding, and the people were absolutely lovely! Your accommodation depends on how busy the hotel is, so when there are not a lot of guests you're likely to have your own private room. But when there are more guests you will have to share rooms with other Workawayers. During my last two days, the hotel was so full that all 8 workawayers had to share one big room; it was like a big sleepover party! :D
You also have the opportunity to attend yoga classes, meditations, and German lessons for free!
The staff do everything they can to make sure you are comfortable and well looked after. I am so glad I had the chance to stay and work here. Thank you! :)

We spent a month in here and we loved it. The place itself is in a very quiet, relaxing setting where you can take walks in the area or bicycle to the town close by in your free time. The best part of this place though is the company. When we were here there were 8 other workawayers there, of which all have become really good friends. We spent… read more lots of fun times at the weekly bonfire together and basicly at all other times when we werent working. The work itself is nothing very hard, we helped the housekeeping crew (again really nice people that we loved to work with ), but others had various tasks such as chopping wood, helping in the kitchen or general maintenance around the property. Oh and we also built a treehouse with the hausmeister at one point. Lodging was exceptional with our own private hotel rooms and food was also always good and plentiful. And also, free yoga twice a day. That is pretty great too. Sogasfeld, thank you for everything.

I was here all October but I could have stayed more because it's the relaxing place that I was looking for. I love that place! It is great, surrounded by millions of colours in Autumm and nature.
I worked in the garden (sweeping leaves, burning,...), in the kitchen (washing dishes, pealing apples for marmalade, helping, organizing provisions...),… read more teaching yoga as substitute teacher, but the most of the time I worked in housekeeping (cleaning rooms, laundry, organizing rooms...). The team of housekeeping (Angelika, Jessica) are amazing and very good workers. To change the work showed me the good points of every one. We work 5 hours for 6 days a week.
It´s wonderful to share with other workawayers the experience. When I was, we were five and you can enjoy very good times. I had 2 roommates in a confy room. Also the workers are absolutely friendly.
I used to go for a ride with the bikes that the hotel had and it allowed me to enjoy more the landscape full of trees and beautiful villages, and the Elba river. It could be even a retreat for oneself... I attended yoga lessons and went for walks. And the food is really good... the breakfast is the best time! (And Porn, I love your cooking!)
I had a very low german but I could improve a little bit with the teacher that we can have once a week.
I thank you very much all the staff for so good stay there and I recommend this place for people that like calm places, enjoy with bike paths and can stay far away the internet connection. Great experience for me!!! :)

I really enjoyed working in this wonderful hotel! It’s a very paceful place, where you can relaxing, practicing yoga, and doing nice walking in the nature! The bedroom are beautiful and very confortable. The food is super and healthy. I have been lucky to work with the special staff of the hotel, I met a funny Volunteers like me, from all parts of… read more the world. I recomend all workawayer going there!! Have fun!
Arianna from Italy 🇮🇹 Ciaooo

Ps. I hope to come back soon!

I very much enjoyed the opportunities and people in this project. Workawayers can participate in yoga twice daily, and enjoy delicious vegan-friendly food. It is not completely ayurvedic in the wholistic sense, and the food is mostly not bio, but this place is affordable and accessible to most people. There is a variety of work that can be done… read more such as kitchen, housekeeping, gardening, and construction. I discovered how much I am suited for craftmanship and greatly enjoyed finishing the construction of a new yoga studio and renovating furniture. No matter how challenging the work, there is plenty of support and relaxation methods, such as yoga, sauna, biking, or just chilling with friends. We share comfortable hotel rooms and I stayed with some of the most beautiful people. A visit here will offer a beautiful setting and much more!

Staying at this Ayurveda hotel is definitely recommended if you need to get out of busy life for a while. You'll get to know some amazing people and you'll be surrounded by a beautiful and serene natural environment.

We both had a brilliant stay here. The staff were so friendly and welcoming, and the volunteers became a little family. As has been mentioned, it's very quiet and no internet so be prepared but it's a lovely relaxing place. We did lots of yoga, and we were kindly allowed to use the kitchen when it wasn't in use. Frau Becker was also very… read more understanding about a personal situation and allowed us both to work together. Sometimes gardening work was a little tedious, as we were told to tidy the forest, but we asked if we could tidy the flowerbeds instead and they were very happy to let us do that. We loved working in the kitchen and learning about the cooking. In free time it was great to be able to use the bikes for free, and the German lesson once a week was also amazing. Lovely hotel room, which we had to ourselves as we were a couple. Very lucky that our first workaway experience was here :)

I had an incredible stay in the Ayurveda hotel. First of all, we were so comfy with the hamacs, couches everywhere, deutsch unterricht with a great teacher, a sauna (pleasant), a lot of bikes available when we wanted to explore... The food was SO GOOD I tasted new stuff and learnt a lot ! The work was ok, it was outside, watering the plants,… read more cleaning the ground, or being inside in the kitchen, helping for the restaurant. Everything was so enjoyable because people are nice : Porn, incredible cook, always in a good mood and putting a smile on your face, so so fun and easygoing; Leo, very thoughtful and funny, we could speak for hours and laugh so much, and he cooks crazy stuff; Jessica was so nice, explained everything, was patient... The workawayers there I will not forget neither, Annabel, Wiktoria, Kai, Sonja, Ray, Eileen, Suet, each one so special... The fact that we are far from cities made me happy and relieved, I just walked for hours in nature and reconnected to myself. The yoga morning and night and a great impact on my energy and well being.
I have to end this text which is long now, I am very very grateful to have spent one month there, thank you Olaf, Frau Becke. The people I met were so enriching and we had a great time. It is a very unique place that I am glad I visited. Thanks to everyone from deep in my heart.

It's been a long time since my experience here, then I was absorbed by my work and new adventures. What can I say? it's a wonderful place full of peace, the people who work there are all in harmony with each other. I found myself really well. Thanks for everything, I will not forget you!

The place is very peaceful and the bedrooms are great! We had a nice time there during one month. The job was mostly housekeeping, kitchen, gardening and make the fire. Sometimes we worked more than 5 hours sometimes less. The food is great most of the days, the other volunteers that stayed with us made it even better! The german class is… read more great..we had bikes to go for the cities nearby. Don't have so much around, the place is soo quite but great to rest, to breathe and relax.

Planning first on staying for a month I liked it so much that I decided to stay for two months and not go to the other place I had planned. My favorite was to teach yoga every morning at 8 for guests and I also worked in the kitchen and housekeeping. Every task is fun if you decide and I thoroughly enjoyed working with and getting to know the… read more staff. All great people.
I love nature so the forest was a great place to go for endless walks and I even made friends with the people who lived around, or one woman. My German was very rusty when I came but after two months it was much better. Unfortunately the German teacher was off due to illness most of my time there but the final week he came back.
It is always such a great experience to have other volunteers, so that is something I love about the place.
Germans have strong workethics so if you aren't willing to work, this is not a place for you. There is only one day off per week but make sure you get that day.
Loved the place, loved the people, delicious food, great experience.

this is some place you can easily enjoy. You should prepare yourself for a few things and be aware of some others I will now explain.

They gave me work and introduced me to either be a kitchen-helper or go gardening. And that's your option to become creative. Its what you choose to make of it. While you can wash the dishes all the time or go and… read more pull weed from the pavement there is no one who really looks after you and you can search for other work if you see it. The staff is open to ideas and you can make the place your own nicely. Just write down your over hours daily and ask for compensation a few days before you leave or demand free time. Prepare yourself to live in a very comfortable private room in the deep countryside, be aware that there is no internet coverage. Only the restaurant and reception have access.

There is a campfire some time, you can use the bicycles to go and explore the little towns or go to Elbe river. But really the best is that you can breath all the fresh air and somehow get a retreat yourself. I was also the yoga teacher in the mornings and the guests are mostly woman and they were in general very thankful. But you can also just join and enjoy the class, its not mandatory to teach. In the evenings you can help yourself with the spa if the guest situation allows. usually during the week its less crowded than in weekends.

The food is pretty awesome and you can also learn a lot about cooking if you ask questions and if you are curious. You can always eat the Ayurveda food that is left from the buffet by the guests and also you get your meals prepared and served. The three cooks are all great personalities and they will give you everything you ask for. Singing or dancing in the kitchen can happen =)

So to sum up, I felt filled up with new energy when I left after a month and I can recommend to everybody who is not afraid of being cut of from Internet. Try before if you can handle silence and be communicative and use the time here as your own retreat and you will find so much happiness in little things!

I Stayed 1 month here and i had a great time :)

The staff are very friendly and considerate, the communication was good and they were flexible with my arrival and departure date. The food is really good and the Rooms are a real treat.
I had the pleasure of staying with really good volunteers which really enhanced my overall experience.

This… read more place is great if you want to get away from the noisy city live, have a peaceful time by yourself or with some volunteers, enjoy bicycle rides in open fields, sit by the fire twice a week and enjoy the Sauna every here and there.

The work schedule is usually from 9-14:40 including lunch time, 6 days a week, and the work is pretty much easy (it was great fun working in the kitchen!)

Would totally recommend :)

I stayed 3 weeks here and I spent a really relaxing and peacefull time.
The rooms were so confy and so beautiful ! The food was awsome , I ate a lot of kartoffel :D
I had the chance to participate to some yoga classes , it was amazing, and really relaxing.

The only bad point is that I was there on winter and so there was not a lot of activities… read more to do outdside of the hotel. I'm sure in summer it could be really more awsome !!

I'll be back one day i'm Sure !

Hallo,
Is a great place to have a super nice experience working and having a good time as well. The place is beautifull and the people who works there is realy realy nice...So i would be glad to do it again :) Die Besten Wunsche fur alles dort.
Matias

I have spent one month here.

The hotel is a great place to volunteer. It is nice, in nature, about 7 km from the closest town. In your free time, you can attend yoga, or use the empty yoga room if there's no lesson. There is a lot of board games, books mainly in German, sauna that you can use in the evening. Be sure to bring enough books, if you… read more don't like to watch TV. You can also use WiFi in the reception, but it's closed for the night, so you will have to stay outside on the bench. Or, make sure to download everything important during the day. :)

There are bikes to borrow, and you can go to the nearest towns: Hotzaker (7 km) and Dannenberg (10 km). It's a very nice trip. We made a lot of trips, to Hannover and Lüneburg. Although I haven't made it to Hamburg, it is also relatively close.

The staff and the other volunteers were wonderful people, all of them was very friendly and talkative. I made a lot of friends. The staff is also very helpful if you have any issues, don't be afraid to talk about it and they'll do their best to help you.

The food was mostly delicious, I liked the Thai dinners and the Indian food. The breakfasts are huge, and you can choose from a variety of foods.

I definitely recommend you to visit the hotel, and I am looking forward to coming back next year.

sorry for the late feedback
This was my first workaway and was really good, i take it after several weeks travelling around a lots of city so i was looking for some place to relax and be far away in the country side. with that in mind, it was a really good desition, you can take a good break here.
If you are thinking in going there you have to… read more be prepared to be isolate, there are 2 towns in about 30-40 min cycling but no much to see there. The near "big town" is lunneburg and takes about one hour by bus, but they run just a few times per day at certain hours. you will only be able to connect to internet till around 8 inside the recepcion, after that the place is closed and you have to be outside trying to get some signal.

about the food and the room: the food is great the most of the time, the rooms are really nice, i got my own for almost all the time, just shared it with another workawayer for 3 days before a i leave the place.

About the work : 5h/day 6 day/ week, one free day. The work is pretty easy but can be boring if you are doing all the days the same, i was mainly in the garden, some times helping in the kitchen and also doing the bonfire for the guest on friday and sunday evenings. the days past really fast and you have time enough.

i want to say thanks to all the people from the staff , you guys were really nice with me. specialy all the ladies from the kitchen that always ask me if my food was okey or if i need anything else (since i'm vegetarian some times they have too do some extra food just for me).

Thanks to all the others workawayers that made my stay better, even if i spend just a few days whith you guys, thanks Laura, carla , Kevin,Christine and Connor. was a real pleasure the meet you,i hope you all are doing good.

Thanks again,

Ramón

I only stayed for 10 days and I had all added up a lovely time there...I stayed in a very beautiful room, nicer then I would have ever expected. Later I shared it with two other workaway ladies which was even nicer :-)
In short, the people made my stay really enjoyable, we had great moments!
The food was yummy most days and if we were still… read more hungry we could ask for some more in the kitchen...where it can get quite stressy at times I have to say.

But I worked in the garden most days, so I had my own rhythm...the time scedule was very defined. My work hours were from 10 - 12.30 and then from 1.30 - 4pm 6 days a week.

In our free time we often used the sauna, went for walks through the forest, even at night with lovely Priya:-) ...she know where she is going;-) !
In the end I felt very comfortable with everyone there and I am greatful to have made this experience. Thanks to everybody!

I stayed almost one month here, the place is quiet and quite beautiful, not much to see but you can relax, that's good. The work can be very boring: in the kitchen you wash dishes, in the garden you brush things and in the housekeeping you make beds and wash things... Sometimes you do more than 5 hours, sometimes the food is not very exciting… read more sometimes very good (thanks again Porn !), so mixed feelings about the place, but a strong feeling of boredom and tireness...
The people are in majority really great, and the other WorkAways too, they made me stay this long! So thanks Jamon, Laura, Christine, Connor, Lewke, Jennifer, Adam, lenna and Tessa ! And Priya of course, all the kitchen staff too, the massages staff, everybody, thanks again !
Conclusion: place not very exciting, work Boring but great people !

This place was really great. Rooms were really comfortable and most days food was amazing. Work wasn`t very hard and on average we had to work for 5 hours a day, some days we had to do more and on some we had more free time. I was mostly cleaning rooms and doing laundry, although I worked few days in the kitchen too.
One of the best things… read more here were free yoga lessons in the mornings with different teachers. I also had lots of free time for myself. This place really is secluded and the nearest shop is 7km away but it is possible to borrow bikes. Internet connection is available only at the reception until 8pm so the evenings were spent in company of some amazing workawayers.
My only problem was that I don`t speak German and most of the stuff doesn`t speak English. It made the communication harder and it was upsetting because they all were very nice and I wish I would have been able to communicate with them more.
Overall it was a really great experience.

I stayed in this hotel for a month. It was a great experience, I really enjoyed it and probably I will come back! I exploited all the German course hours available, the teacher was very friendly and cleared all the doubts I had, the free Yoga course in the morning is cool too, food is amazing and all the people do their best to make you feel at… read more ease. Though we are in Germany and Germans have plenty of rules! There is a general standard rule sheet which is given to you at the start of the experience but then every cook has her own rules, every cleaning lady the same, sometimes I was afraid to piss them off because of the new rules! The wi-fi connection is only available in the restaurant (and in some spots it doesn't work) and in reception, when the guests have finished dinner this house closes down and it can leave you high and dry, and I had 02 as a German mobile phone provider and over there the signal is very weak, so no 3G either! There are some spots around where wi-fi works but you need to be brave! Other than that there are many books (in german) available and average work is 25hrs per week so there is plenty of time to read and study, and this is really cool!

I stayed at the Ayurveda hotel one month and the experience was great!

My job was to sweep leaves, chop wood and take care of the garden. We also made a fire for the guests, twice a week, a good chance to relax with Workawayers and practice German. I also worked as Kitchen Assistant (cutting vegetables and fruits) and Dishwasher. I was asked… read more to help the hotel for six days a week, 5 hours per day.

I was given a large single room with private bathroom and a kitchen, I had to share it with another volunteer just for one night. If you love nature, peace and healthy lifestyle, the Ayurveda Hotel is the right place for you! ;) Rooms are not provided with Wi-Fi, but to be honest it was not a huge problem. You can spend time walking, reading and practising Yoga.

If I have to find something negative with the hotel, I would say the lack of a fixed schedule. It often happened that we worked without any supervisor, nobody kept an eye on us. I think this can be a problem for the staff, when dealing with lazy workawayers.

Overall, food was okey, I appreciated the Ayurvedic Kitchen, with plenty of rice, spice and fish. Sehr lecker! ;)

Once a week, we also attended a free German course, the teacher Uwe came to the hotel for his lessons. He was friendly and competent, we learned a lot!

PS: Lüneburg is just one hour away, you can walk to the closest bus stop in 5 minutes.

Leo

I was there summer 15, from may till June.. I went there looking to improve my German did improve my German for that I can only be thank full.. when I look back there was some funny stories from staff to other workaways.. Workaway I meet there was amazing from all over Spain France Canada Italy and many more.. the rooms you are given was really… read more nice I had to move rooms 2,3 times when I was there and all of them was really nice.. days off there very understanding in the time I was there I got time off to go into Hamburg also Lubeck.. So they are understanding with time off...

Staff I met there I am still in touch with now So amazing people.. work wise was ok bit boring but time fly by so quickly so it was really good also the hours are very good so yes can not complain at all... for the time I was there but enjoyed.. Wifi was not the best but it was was the same for other workaways and I still had the change too call home and check what I Had too.. German class I cared on with the teacher when I left and returned to back to the UK.. so amazing person he will help.. all in all defo worth doing the other workaways was amazing really was love them all.. staff from room staff to kitcken staff amazing and with out any question the cosmetic team..

Sylvia I will never forget you Thank you so much for all you did also Norman and of course Mareen amazing people..

Sorry for the late feedback.It was my first workaway experience and I stayed 3 weeks from July to August.It's a perfect place if you want to stay away from the hubbub of the city and lead a peaceful life for a while.The work here wasn't hard at all and the food was delicious (except that sometimes we only had bread or something i dont remember,but… read more it wasn't amply for us all).
The staff was nice to us and the other workawayers were all well amazing.I did have a great time here.
ps: Its a beautiful but a little isolated countryside so do bring enough books or download as many series as you can .

Ongi, I can't believe our message wasn't sent! We went for a month in July. The truth is that we have mixed feelings.
We didn't start well, we had a communication problem and we were in the train station of the nearest town without a way to arrive to the hotel. They told us they wereally going to came for us... and they arrived 3 hours later… read more (it was 45 minutes from there). They gave us some cheese and bread for dinner. As we were going to be there for a month we decided that we should start the next morning from scratch.
Thank god we did. This place is amazing, and it could be even better if things improved a bit. I guess they just need timeand hard workers. I believe we made a change. We mowed the lawn, cleaned the place around the big sauna and the small lake, we put some decorative stones... it seems easy, but it wasn't. One of the problems this place has is the lack of resources. I had to take the plants of the lake with a spoon...
But on the other hand the workers of the hotel are marvellous. I really mean it. They are all great, but Silvia, Porn and the German teacher (yeah, there is one! (I'm sorry, I forgot the name, was it Eve?)) are the best!
But if you are going to go, you really have to like the countryside and bring lots of books, because there is nothing to do, we were about 8 workawayers and there were only 3 bikes, and one was broken.
All in all, I recommend this place, it was my first workaway experience and I'm willing to repeat it. And to any workawayer that wants to come, I wish them to be as lucky as we were, we had an amazing group of workawayers (and they are our friends now).
My best wishes, Julen.

It was my first workaway and it has been amazing! The place is wonderful, you are totally surrounded by nature, with amazing colours, woods, apple trees and many horses.

There was a lot of work, I'd been working mainly in the kitchen, sometimes also cleaning the rooms and helping in the restaurant service. The cookers are really nice,… read more sometimes problems with the communication in german but for the rest all great and I had learnt a lot, also some recipes that Wannaporn taught to me. All the cleaning ladies are nice and patient, also the women that help during the morning in the kitchen.
You can go to yoga classes, and during your free time having walkings and going by bike to the nearest village. I totally reccomend this place to the nature lovers.
The food was also very good ( lecker!) with lot of potatoes, chicken and rice, delicious jams and you can also taste different types of tea and chai.
I had a great month here, I've meet wonderful people, lot of funny moments with others workawayers. An experience that I would recommend without any doubt.

I did my first workaway here and my time there was absolutely great! Anyway, I'd share some tips as some references here look like the people haven't really been prepared for the reality there and so not given the best points, although it's absolutely worth it! The first very important thing is that, yes, the place is far from all the cities, you… read more will be in a countryside, where there are only forests and farms and not so good connections to wander around. So, if you can't stand the silence and being separated from the crowd, then it's probably not the best place for you. I was staying here for 4 weeks without any co-workawayer so I was spending a lot of time just by myself. And there's no internet in the rooms, that's another important thing to remember. So I read 6 books in 4 weeks, found a lot of time to practice yoga (you can participate the morning yoga class at 8 am + use the yoga room when it's empty), did my writing work and studied a lot of German. It really surprised me, how much I could learn in just one month! But the workers were really helpful with this, gently "forcing" me to speak in German and also the free German classes once a week were really good.

I was working in the kitchen and restaurant, having two shifts (9:30-13:30 incl lunch break) and around 17:30-19:30 (incl dinner). One day in the week was off, but it was usually in the week as there was more work on the weekends. The work wasn't anything hard and I learnt a lot about cooking and wrote down many recipes. The meals were great! Every day I could eat the same food that was offered to the guests. They have ayurvedic, Thai and German cuisine days.

The place is absolutely beautiful, there is lot of space, you can walk and take bicycle trips in the nature and to the closest towns (7 and 10 km), you can use the sauna and common room where there are painting stuff, books and tv. And you can really learn a lot that is quite essential about workaway I think... both about the culture you visit and about yourself. Living in the middle of the nature with limited internet access is sort of a challenge for a young people nowadays and this place can teach you a lot about that. For me it was only enlightening and not limiting so I am very happy with my time there!

I was there in July and it's a very quite place to stay. The accomodation is very comfortable and the food, it depends on the day, is suitable and on Wednsday I have had the opportunity to try exotic food :) (from Thailand). Other workawayers have lived this experience with me, and they have done my stay very nice and enjoyable. My inconvenient… read more was the work plan, I didn't have enough time to visit other places and the Hotel is far away from all. When I have had time I have visited other places by bike (but there aren't enough). I have spoken with the other volunteers in English and I would like to practice german. Regards all the employers from the Hotel!

It was my first workaway experience and I couldn't expect better!It was hard to leave! I spent 3 weeks here and the staff is very friendly, they make you fell at home. The work is easy and the accommodation is very confortable. Here is the right place to keep in touch with the nature, to improve your german with german lessons and to taste asiatic… read more specialities. In addition, bikes are available and you can easily reach cities like Hitzacker and Dannenberg and enjoy your time.

I spent 4 weeks in the hotel. Before going there, make sure you are comfortable with being, literally, in the middle of nowhere. The hotel is located in the countryside, surrounded be fields and forests. The nearest town is 7 km away. There are 4 bikes in the hotel which you can borrow. However, these are not always available as might be used by… read more guests. The work in the kitchen, rooms or garden is easy and no more than 4-5 hours a day. The rooms are nice and spacious :-) the food was ok but depends on the day. Getting bread with cheese or a cooked potato several days in a row did not make any of us happy.
There is WiFi only at the reception, which gets locked in the evening, and thus if you need to use the internet you have to stay outside (in any weather :-D )
The staff are nice and easy going.
I also have to mention that there are not many opportunities to speak German. You work either alone or with another workawayer and do not get in touch with the German-speaking staff. The only possibility to practise German was at the German lesson, which was good and took place once a week.
All in all, I must say it is a nice place and working there was a good experience.
Thank you & greetings,
Sara :-)

I was here during 1 month and it's a very great place!
The work isn't hard and there is a very friendly atmosphere during the work. The other workawayers are very nice and the staff too.
The accomodation is very great and the food is delicious. You have a plenty of time to do what you want and you can choose when you want your day off! It's a… read more very quite place. You can borrow bikes to go to the little villages around the place they are very beautiful.
I want to thank everybody for this experience!
Danke und Bis Bald!

We just left here 2 days ago. It was an awesome experience : the staff members were very friendly with us and we felt at ease at every time ! The rooms were big and clean (we often had to change rooms because of the new guests but it was not a problem at all)
It is in the middle of nowhere but honestly we didn't feel bored : you can borrow… read more bikes - cooking during the afternoon in the kitchen - ... You can choose your days off , the food is so delicious and the others workawayers were so nice ! It was a great place . The wifi connexion is limited but it is a good point, it allows you to focus on something else during the day . I would like to thank everyone for everything . It was perfect !

I was here for the last three weeks of July, 2014 (sorry for the late review!). I think there were 8 volunteers from many different countries for the majority of my stay and the others are really what made it enjoyable. However, the jobs that we were given were fairly tedious and repetitive, and during our off hours there wasn't much to do due to… read more how isolated we were. There were quite a few bicycles available so luckily we were able to go into town (7km away) whenever we got too bored or needed something from the shop. Meals were family-style with the volunteers so that was really nice, but the actual food that we were given was pretty hit and miss. Some days it was literally just a (dirty and sandy) potato and a bowl of salad, and other days it was Pohn's AMAZING Thai food. The Workawayer accommodation was nice, I shared a room with two other girls but it was really big and we had a nice bathroom with a shower. I clearly have very mixed feelings about the place, but overall I had a good experience.

This hotel is placed at a really nice, quiet and peaceful location. It is a great place for those, who are willing to bring some regular rhythm to their lives, eat healthy, breath fresh air and enjoy sun with a cup of tea or coffee. On one hand, the main let down for me was very poor internet connection and limited availability. On the other hand,… read more it gave me more time for rediscovering myself, reading, writing, doing yoga, jogging and so on. I got to work quite much in the kitchen. Work (4-7 hours) in there strongly depended on the number of guests. Cooks were happy to share their knowledge about Ayurvedic or Thai cuisine and gave all the patient for me to practice German language. I believe that that was the place I learned most of my German speaking skills. Some of the days I was working in the rooms or doing work outside. I have to say I enjoy working outside most.
I was planning to stay for 5 weeks and ended up staying 8. It is funny, that in such a small place you can meet people from all over the world and without travelling get an experience of meeting all the world.

Volunteering here was totally amazing. Friendly and patient staff, delicious food, relaxing environment, very good work with the rooms, the kitchen and the service. It's a really good place to practice your German and the ideal place where you can take a break from a chaotic, stressful life. I liked it here so much that I decided to come back in… read more the future. I highly recommend it to anyone. Enjoy!!!! :D

My experience here was excellent, the staff working there are all really friendly , helpful with your german and they always looked after the workawayers , the food was delicious and the work in the garden was always fair and I personally found it very pleasant and sometimes even fun.I liked it so much that I will even try to come back some time… read more in the future,so I totally recommend it to anyone
Viel Spaß!! :)
Javier

I always feel warm during the time I stay here. I got a separated big and cosy room. Moreover, I had regular German lesson per week. The teacher is nice and patient. So If u want to improve your German and enjoy some quietness, then this would be your place. :)

I really enjoyed my time their hotel, I with a big pleasure done 1 month there. It's very good place, if you want to be alone with yourself and forget about interntet for some time, because connection was limited. But for me it was even better, and usually spent my time on a bicycle or practising yoga. Very peacefull staff and delicious cuisine!… read more
Just come and enjoy!

Very nice facilities, beautiful yoga room, very nice guests and staff, and very good food. The work is easy and there is not too much of it, but it can be tedious. It is located in the middle of nowhere, but there are some really cute towns and a beautiful forest nearby. Great place to practice German, as well. All in all, a good workaway… read more experience and everyone was very kind to us.

As you enter you start feeling at home: everybody is so smiley, and they are doing their best to make you feel good and at home. The place is sourrunding by nature and you are free to join all the hotel service, like sauna, solarium.. I had a huge comfortable room which I don't have to share since we were just 2 workawayers. The job was very… read more flexible and easy, most of the time I was working in the kitchen, where I learnt a lot of recipes! I already miss my Göhrde family...! Thanks a lot for everything..Denise

Overall, our experience workawaying here was positive :) During our time there during the summer, there were several other workawayers, at one stage up to 8 of us! That was really fun getting to meet different people and form out own little family :) The work was alright, sometimes tedious and a little annoying but never too hard and not very… read more much per day. The staff were generally quite nice, although some we didn't find too easy to get along with. The town is very isolated, although we knew this and didn't mind too much - there were enough bikes for everyone and the countryside is beautiful :) bear in mind that the bus service to the nearest large town is quite infrequent though. Food was good, especially Pon's thai food on Tuesdays and Fridays! The rooms were lovely, big and comfortable. In terms of german language improvement, as we were such a big group, English was the common language so we did not practise too much, but if you are working in the kitchen, you will speak german with the chef's which is good practise. The lessons on Wednesday were also somewhat helpful.
Overall, I would reccommend coming here, but do keep in mind how isolated it can be.

I couldn't ask for a better first workaway experience! Everything was better than expected and the staff and Frau Becker were delightful. We were 8 workawayers there at the beginning and I had a lot of fun as the group were amazing!
However, the hotel is a little bit isolated and the nearest town is 7 kilometers away. But don't dispare: there's… read more always bikes available.
The work is fairly easy and the food is good (buffet style). The rooms are comfortable.
If you have any sort of knowledge in German, you will be fine but if you don't (and that was my case) you won't learn much and sometimes come across some language communication problems in the nearby village. Not a deal breaker, though!
If you like to be totally immersed by beautiful landscapes and relax while feeling like at home, this is probably a great place for you!

I stayed here last summer, august 2013. I must admit that at the beginning was hard for me as I felt a bit isolated and wifi was not always available for workawayers.
But at the end this turned out to be a great opportunity to have a full immertion in local life and german language. I really enjoyed exploring by bicycle the amazing surroundings:… read more It is located in the middle of pure nature. The job was more than I expected and I gave hard time to the great cookers as I was always hungry!
The staff was absolutely kind, expecially the girls from cleaning staff whom I worked with. If you want to practice your german this is a good place to do it and everybody will be very patient with you.

My first Workaway experience couldn't be better.
It is beautiful and silent place with great people working over there.
Thank You very much for everything.
Tschüss.
Jacob.

This was an amazing workaway experience for me. They provide guestrooms for workawayers and its really nice. I had a huge room for myself for 3 weeks, though, sometimes you need to share with other workawayers especially if there's a lot of guests. The food is really good, and I was never hungry during my stay here. Most importantly, the staff and… read more the guests were just amazing. Even if my Deutsch is not good, I get to talk and be friends with a lot of people there.

They provide weekly german lesson and we can join yoga every morning. During our free days, the staff would drive us to nearby cities. We also often go biking in Hitzacker, that is the nearest city and supermarket which is 6-7kilometers.

Expect to do really serious work like help in the kitchen, preparing rooms, working outside etc. There are times when I work longer because I just feel at home already. There is no nightlife in this area so we just watch movies and hang with other workawayers in the evening.

Such A Lovely place! I spent there a month and a half and i would spend more time if i could. The work is not very hard, 5 hours aproximatedly inside or outside, it depends. The accomodation is really good and the food too. You can visit the surrounding by bike (avaiable in the hotel) or walking, the landscape is very beautiful. There are also… read more buses and trains which you can take to go further, like Luneburg or Hamburg. And the people from the hotel are lovely, very nice and friendly people. if you speak a little bit German its easier to make relationship with workers or customers. You can learn or improve the language there. It was my first workaway experience and was a good one. I sincerely recomended this small hotel, you will feel like at home.

It was my first workaway experience and it has been amazing. Since the first moment I felt like i was at home, everyone were friendly to me. It was a pitty that I wasn't able to speak german because you cannot get close to some staff members. The work was light, I did it without any problem. Moreover, they give me the chance to choose my days off,… read more that's something I appreciate. If you love countryside you should go there. It is really quiet place and you can find amazing views. You can visit different villages nearby using the bikes from the hotel.

it was a very good experience , the job is not hard and there are lots of nice people , i hope that i would come back one day. the place is very nice too and more of that there is goo food. you can take bikes to explore the region and the train to have party or visit luneburg or hamburg.

It is a good place, if you need to be alone for some time.
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Es ist ein guter Ort, wenn Sie allein zu bleiben für einige Zeit benötigen.

I will never forget the time I spend in the Hotel. Here, I got to teach yoga and met so many nice german guests. Hotel staff was very helpful and patient when teaching german. Here, I got to know real german kitchen(lots of potatoes! also some meat). I also tasted healthy ayurvedic foods. Work here isn't hard and working hours aren't long. On the… read more other hand, the place is quite remote so you must think of that before arrival. I think it would be best to come here by car and explore the neighborhood (there are lots of good bicycles you could use, but only if the weather is nice..). I hope to come by someday!
Best of all, Namaste.

Wow...I don`t know where I should to begin. But you can be sure that this is the best place to visit. Let`s begin with the 1st day. Irmgard(Fruhstuck lady): was the person who received us. She is a very nice person. She always is trying to explain everything that you can ask. She is really friendly. Edel(kochin): she is a very good kochin and… read more very nice person too. if you can`t eat something she always remember it and she has another thing for you.(thank you, Sadi). And the better...Ulrike, it`s a very happy person, she is always smyling, everytime is very nice with everybody. There really is only nice people. Nadine is very nice and friendly too. She maybe doesen`t speak too much, but with a smyle you can understand everything. Work: is really fun. only helping a few hours and than you are free. you have a lot of time to see all around. Accomodation: The room they offer to you is a really good one. There everything is good. The place, people, things to do, everything. So thank you for everything team. Good bye, Sadi and johana.

we helped here for sylvester, the new years eve celebrations and although we were very busy and worked long hours the work was not hard and we had a good amount of free time, accomodation and food is good and they made an effort to cater to our vegetarian needs, very friendly and helpful staff! thanks so much for letting us stay! much love xx

I'm extremely lucky to come and did my first workaway service!

The staff is very friendly and light -hearted people. So as long as you speak with them in German, you can improve your German quite fast! There're lots of flexibility at work so that you're able to try various roles in the hotel(e.g. helping in the kitchen/ garden, room… read more cleaning...)

Visiting surrounding area by bike/bus is definitely a must as they're just so scenic! My cycling skill has improved quite a lot because of that=)

I'm so grateful to meet the team and the other workawayers and had a memorable time there!! Thanks so much Ulrike and the team^^

I really enjoyed my stay here :)

The area is just so pretty, a bit in the middle of nowhere and all the staff made feel like at home.

If you want to gain some work experience in hotels this is the best place to go for, as you are most likely to try all duties which was quite cool. Moreover if your aim is to improve your german, this is a great… read more place to practise as during your working hours you´ll be always with native speakers with lots of patience that will help you a lot!

I had a wonderful experiencie here, and I got to see the surronding areas , towns and cities. I´m not only taking good memories of this place but friends, whom I hope to meet again soon :)

Big hugh to all the team :D
xo

I encourage everyone to spend at least one month here! The place is really nice and quiet, surrounded by forest.
I arrived in September, and i will leave in December. I'm enjoying my time here, with all the staff and with the work too. I help in the kitchen, in the restaurant and sweeping leaves.
The staff is very friendly and you really feel… read more like home. It's lovely to have the chance to take different kinds of tea in the afternoon and taste german and international food.
You can use the bike to visit the surrounding towns, like Hitzacker (30 minuts) and Dannenberg (45 minuts) or enjoy the path watching the horses and nature.
You are always welcome and Ulrike will receive you with a big smile and will encourage you to spend a very good time here.

ps: don't forget to take yoga class from 8:00 am until 8:30 am!!

I'm very grateful to them :D

Ich war beim im Juli, weil ich Deutsch sprechen und verbessern wollte. Klar, das habe ich gemacht und ich bin sehr zufrieden! Die Arbeit war nicht schwierig, ich habe bei der Kueche und bei den Zimmer ein bisschen geholfen. Dort habe ich Brot backen und Marmalade kochen gelernt! Beim habe ich viele nette Leute kennengelernt. Alle sind sehr sehr… read more nett - Frau Becker, Ute, Frau Heiler, Klaus und die anderen - mit denen ich schoene Erinnerungen gemacht habe. Waehrend dieser Zeit bin ich rund die Grenze und nach Schnega, Schnackenburg, Lüneburg und Hamburg gefahren. Ich habe eine Kuhfladenroulette (das war etch cool!) erlebt, ein Erntefest gesehen und auch ein Grillparty gemacht. Am Ende meiner Reise war mein Koffer sehr schwer, weil ich so viele gute Erinnerungen tragen hatte! :P
Danke noch mal, dass ihr mich genommen hattet! (: Bliebt uns in Kontakt!

Wow, this was a really great place to volunteer and having been there for a month the days just went so quickly. Not knowing any German when I came but immediately I was welcomed and felt at home with everyone's kindness at the hotel. Being somewhere like this away from the hustle and bustle of every day life I had the wonderful opportunity to… read more cycle around through the countryside or to the nearby towns. (having not ridden a bike in 5 years I was apprehensive on my first day but I grew to love it!). Ulrike is a warm and enthusiastic person that encouraged us volunteers to make the most of our stay.
Danke, Bis Bald!