Come and help in a newly-opened hostel and enjoy cultural exchange in Taichung, Taiwan

Taiwan

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Beschreibung
Stay with us !
Experiencing, Exploring, Enjoy !

Our hostel is situated at the hustle and bustle of Taiwan Blvd, 8 minutes walk from the transport hub with the brand new main Taichung train station and the main bus station. Easy access to tourist attractions & the bus/train goes to anywhere in Taiwan.

We are also located at the best heritage stop where you can rediscover old Taichung, within walking distance to Taichung Park (built 1903), Miyahara Eye Hospital (built 1927), Jiguang shopping street (built 60s), Zhonghua Night market (the oldest one in Taichung), Yizhong Street night market (food and shopping) and more.

If you are an easygoing, adventurous person who likes to meet people and communicate with people, you are perfect for us!
Arten von Arbeit
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Kochen/einkaufen
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Hausarbeiten
Hilfe mit Touristen
Sprachen praktizieren
Hilfe bei Kunstprojekten
Hilfe mit Computer / Internet
Unterrichten
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
It takes only 5 mins by walk from/to Taichung Train Station in where most of the city buses pass by. Many local bus stop's are very conveniant; less than a minute walk from the hostel. With the Taichung government's policy, you can ride the bus for free within 10 km (with use of an EASY Card), which makes it easy and free to explore the city. The station of intercity bus is just next to the train station as well. Three hours bus to other cities in Taiwan such as Taipei & Tainan. 7/11's are in range for food/beverages/atm transactions. Our hostel also provides in-depth travel plans for many sightseeing oppurtunties (Sun Moon Lake/Rainbow Village/multiple Night markets, Etc).
Arbeit
The main duty will be cleaning, hosting guests check-in/out, and helping with the events and tours.
Work 5 hours per day and two days off a week.
The working schedule is flexible with discussion (3 days in advance), we can arrange the day off together if necessay (5 days in advance).
Minimum stay is two-three weeks and longer stay can be discussed if we get on.
Gesprochene Sprachen
English: Fließend
Chinese (Mandarin): Fließend
Unterkunft
We offer the following for exchanging jobs:
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Stay in a dorm room
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️In working days: the breakfast is same as the guest (toast, coffee and egg); another meal (lunch/dinner) will be providing as free rice or noodles and the vegetables (occasionally), that you will need to prepare and cook on your own. There'll be toasts with different kinds of jam or peanut butter or coconut paste...as well.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️All the facility and service we offer to our guests (volunteers) as following:
- No Mixed Shower/Toilet ~ We have 5 female shower rooms & 3 female toilets seperated from the Men only area
- We have 2 types of hotel quality mattresses (Memory foam and innerspring) for your comfort sleep.
- Individual reading LED light
- Super Clean & Comfortable and Anti-dust mites mattresses with Soft and Freshly cleaned Linen
- Personal International electronic socket
- Different kinds of shampoo/shower gel
- Free locker (one for each if necessary and vacant)
- All rooms are air-conditioned (provided normally in sleeping night time)
- Privacy is assured by individualized curtains around each bunk bed
- Entertainment/Common Area with a 65" Flat Screen TV (occasionally)
- Kinds of board games (occasionally in the casual hours)
- Washing machine (maximum one times a day excluding the dryer)
- Hot/Cool/Cold Water 24h
- Well equipped kitchen: hot plate, microwaves, toaster oven, skillets, utensils...provided in your working shift (one of the hours for cooking and dining)
- Free Wifi -- there are three hubs in the entire area
*️️️️️some of the conditions are adjustable with the managing purpose for the hostel
Was noch ...
If you are planning on staying in Taiwan for a trip, it's better to stay in Taichung City. The location is easily to access to the other cities. There are a lot of day tours. And we can also introduce other hostels for you if you want to travel or work exchange at the other cities in Taiwan!
Etwas mehr Information
- Internet Zugang
- Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
- Wir besitzen Tiere
- Wir sind Raucher
- Familien möglich
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
eine(n)
Arbeitszeiten
5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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our rooftop

Feedback vom und über den Gastgaber (17)

18.11.2018

Vom Host für Workawayer (Judy)

Judy is a diligent and friendly person. Thanks for her working here for two weeks! She helped us a lot. She could also suggest our guests very useful recommendation, for example some hotspots in Taichung and great local dishes. She is highly organized and efficient. Besides, she is good at cooking. We highly recommend her to all hostel.

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15.11.2018

Vom Workawayer (Judy) für Host

I had a great experience working here for 2 weeks! Alvin the manager and Ray were so kind and easygoing. The hostel is one of the cleaniest hostels ive stayed at and its location is centrally located and a 10 min walk from Taichung main station. The work is very very easy. All the tasks are simple and you get to take your time. There are 3… read more

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31.01.2018

Vom Workawayer (Ady & Angel) für Host

After working in a number of hostels during my travels in Taiwan, I can say that this is probably the best hostel that I have worked at or will work for in Taiwan. I can also say that many Workawayers feel the same way, since many of them who are there are repeated offenders, haha.
The work is very easy, since there are a number of other… read more

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15.01.2018

Vom Workawayer (Hyang Seo) für Host

Mia,Lena and Dave made my love for Taiwan so much bigger, and into something I wouldn't of ever imagined. these staffs and other volunteers were incredibly friendly, very positive and extremely gentle!

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06.01.2018

Vom Workawayer (Olaf) für Host

Amazing hostel, tasks are easy and fast. I had loads of free time to explore Taichung. I still can't believe I only spent 2 weeks there while it felt such as home. I'd recommend this hostel to anyone travelling to Taichung. Mia and Lena are awesome, as well as the other volunteers who work there, and fatboy ofcourse! I'm sure I'll see you guys… read more

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04.12.2017

Vom Workawayer (Vidur) für Host

Probably one of my favorite Workaway experiences - the hostel staff truly knows how to make you feel like family. The work is supremely easy, which leaves you with a ton of time to explore the city and hang out with locals/guests/travelers. I originally planned to stay for only about two weeks but extended to about a month, because of how… read more

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17.11.2017

Vom Workawayer (Ina) für Host

It's been 5 days since I left this super clean and modern hostel and I'm already missing the people I met there!
At first i felt slightly confused since nothing ever really felt like work apart from cleaning the bathrooms. So it's very different from my previous experiences!
But I got used to it quickly and enjoyed the movie nights we had, sitting… read more

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26.10.2017

Vom Workawayer (Clea) für Host

I stayed for two weeks at this hostel and it was a great experience. The staff is willing to help you and they will cook for you and give you as many veggies & fruits as you want (if you're willing to bake cakes for them haha). The hostel itself is super modern and the facilities are awesome (free stuff in the bathroom such as cotton pads,… read more

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18.09.2017

Vom Host für Workawayer (redo)

Redo is a fantastic volunteer! He is hard working and very responsible. We were always able to count on him to be efficient with the tasks given. He is also very friendy and always have a smile on his face. We could hear the laugh from him and the guests around him everyday. It was very nice and lucky to have him join us. We would definately… read more

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14.09.2017

Vom Workawayer (redo) für Host

This was my first experience with Workaway and it turned out to be an amazing one. I've spent 3 weeks in the Hostel and it was absolutely great experience.

I supposed to stay for two weeks here and going to travel around Taiwan for one week before I'm going back to Indonesia but I cancelled my trip and worked with them for 3 weeks!

Mia and Lena… read more

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02.09.2017

Vom Workawayer (Sasha) für Host

I stayed for a little over 2 weeks here in August. It was a very nice hostel, the location is perfect and the meals are very good. The work itself is very straight-forward and fair (there are 3 main shifts: the morning one for setting up breakfast and changing my the beds, the afternoon one for cleaning up the toilets and the rooms and the evening… read more

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25.08.2017

Vom Workawayer (Yuanlei) für Host

This place has got a lot to offer as a workaway host, the hostel is located conviently near the Taichung train station and bus stops, as well as the Ubus terminal.

On the day that I arrived I was given with the day off, the manager and owner offered to take another workawayer and myself to the dawn market as a part of our "induction" and welcome.… read more

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19.07.2017

Vom Workawayer (Mariana & Miguel) für Host

We stayed a bit over 2 weeks in Taichung, though we split our time between helping at the hostel and also giving a hand with some web marketing and painting (as well as the occasional language exchange event) at a very nice and cozy little café/bistro in the West District.

The hostel is well located, close to the main train and bus stations and… read more also some very nice historic buildings, as well as within walking distance to Taichung Park and some good food/night markets. Getting to other districts in Taichung is made easy and cheap thanks to the free public bus (make sure to get an Easy Card at 7-eleven!).

Unsurprisingly (since we’ve already had some Workaway experiences by now), what struck us as the best part of our stay in Taichung was the wonderful people we’ve met, working/helping both at the hostel and at the café (a special "多謝", "merci" and also "obrigado" to Ingrid, Lena and Melissa!).

We gotta say, this is a grade-A hostel (with awesome grade-A beds and pillows), and was definitely one of the most spotlessly clean accommodations we’ve ever stayed at, and that is possible because the standard for hygiene is kept ultra-high, even if sometimes it felt like that standard reached a point of becoming almost an obsession, which from the helper/worker point of view could feel a bit frustrating, since sometimes it became hard to tell the difference from an A+ to an A+++ cleaning standard.

The tasks were pretty straight-forward, mostly involving cleaning, changing beds, entertaining guests and arranging the breakfast buffet, though, as mentioned, the level of detail can at times be somewhat over-the-top, which might be a turn-off for some helpers (though definitely doable since, you know, it’s still work).
Something else we think could be improved is the communication with the staff members and the setting up of a schedule, both of which should be made more direct and accurate, so everyone is kept on the same page and work is made more productive for all parts.

All in all, it was another great Workaway experience and one which left us with some great new friends whom we really really hope to meet again, whether it happens somewhere abroad or back in Portugal (would be awesome! :D)

To any Workawayers headed for at least 2 weeks in Taichung, feel free to give us a heads up if you want to ask us anything else about our experience there.

(Sehr gut )

22.05.2017

Vom Workawayer (Ryan) für Host

Great hostel in Taichung.
Mac and Mia really are a good team and doing a great job in this new hostel.
They look after the work away staff very well, using their own skills to the advantage of the hostel.
The guests are treated extremely well too.
I'd recommend this place for work away people and guests alike. Some guests I met came back to do… read more

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14.05.2017

Vom Workawayer (David) für Host

This is a wonderful new hostel that will surely make a name for itself in Taichung for it's hospitality, cleanliness and family-like atmosphere. I spent 3 weeks and my work here involved general housekeeping (cleaning bathrooms, dorms, changing bed linens and doing laundry) and my hours were generally from 11am - 3:30pm (5 days/week, including a… read more

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25.02.2017

Vom Host für Workawayer (Carmel)

Carmel has such a lovely personality with good energy and vibes.
She worked 2 weeks in our place and she did great job. Hard worker, with a lot of humor and smart, she is always up to hang out and even organize a wonderful and memorable rooftop party.
She has a lot to bring and to share wherever she will be.
Thank you for taking time to be part of… read more

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09.02.2017

Vom Workawayer (Carmel) für Host

Even though I only spent 2 weeks at this hostel it felt as though I'd been there for years. The host's Mac and Mia have such genuine and warm personalities that you instantly feel comfortable and part of the family.

You'll quickly notice Mac's passion for food with the table being covered with a variety of different cuisines at each meal… read more

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