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My name is Champ (yep, that’s really my name!), and after spending several years working in hotels across Mexico, the U.S., and Japan, I returned home to Thailand in early 2023 with a mission to help turn around my family’s small resort business, which has been running for almost 20 years.
Like many local businesses, it faced serious challenges during the pandemic. But instead of giving up, I decided to reimagine what hospitality could look and feel like blending creativity, culture, healing, and heart.
Now, the project is growing into something more than just a hotel. It's slowly becoming a small collective of lifestyle spaces, all rooted in our local community but inspired by stories and ideas from around the world.
✨ What This Project Is All About
This is not a typical hotel gig. It’s about helping shape a space that matters to the people who visit, and the people who live here.
We now have a few different areas within our project:
- A nature-based resort mainly serving groups like schools, universities, and teams
- A dreamy glamping concept designed for digital detox and stargazing
- A farm-to-table restaurant inspired by Latin culture and sustainability
- A new wellness space focused on sound healing, meditation, and breathwork
Each space is small but special, and still evolving. Which is why I’m looking for open-hearted, talented people who want to get involved and leave their creative fingerprint on this journey.
💡 Help Needed in 2025
This is a heart-led project but we’re also serious about doing things well.
That’s why we’re looking for volunteers who are not only kind and creative, but also professional, passionate, and proud of what they do. If you’ve been honing your skill for years or even just poured your heart into a few meaningful projects this could be your place to shine.
Here’s what we’re currently looking for:
🌐 Website Builders
We're creating new websites for three of our core projects each with a distinct voice, audience, and purpose.
If you're a web designer/developer with real-world experience (and a portfolio to show), we would love your help bringing these online homes to life.
Your thoughtful structure and design will shape how people around the world discover us.
🖥️ Web projects include: our group retreat resort, our farm-to-table restaurant, and our wellness space.
🎨 Graphic & Brand Designers
We’re putting the final touches on our brand identities and would be thrilled to have a visual storyteller help us bring them to completion. You’d be working on:
- Finalizing logos, color palettes, and font systems
- Crafting brand guideline manuals for future team members
- Helping ensure our visuals feel aligned, heartfelt, and memorable
- Whether you're a branding expert or a skilled designer with a love for meaning, this could be your canvas.
🖌️ Artists & Visual Creatives
Our spaces are full of potential for beauty, and we’d love your help bringing them to life!
From mural painting and ambience styling, to giving feedback on layout, furniture, or overall mood — we welcome artists with an eye for aesthetics to co-create magic on-site.
🏡 Landscape / Interior Architects
We’re in the early stages of designing a living farm experience that merges hospitality, education, and sustainability.
If you have a background in landscape or interior architecture even as a student or recent grad with solid training , your perspective could deeply shape this vision.
We’re also continuously upgrading our spaces to be more guest-friendly, peaceful, and beautiful. Your insights would be invaluable.
📸 Photographers & Videographers
We’re preparing media kits for all of our spaces and would love to collaborate with:
- Photographers (especially in architecture, F&B, and lifestyle)
- Videographers or editors who can create short-form brand content
- If you’re experienced, passionate, and excited to capture something meaningful, we’ll give you stories to tell and plenty of beauty to shoot.
🧘 Wellness Experts & Facilitators
Our wellness space is small, soulful, and growing. We’re looking for facilitators or coaches with experience in:
- Sound healing
- Meditation
- Breathwork
Other forms of inner work or somatic practice
You can help us design a simple program or offer a few sessions to our guests and team. Either way, your presence will ripple far beyond the time you’re here.
🎸 (Optional) Musicians & Acoustic Artists
Every now and then, we host cozy live nights at our café-bar space. If you sing, play guitar, or just love acoustic vibes, your presence would be a beautiful bonus. No pressure, just a few heartfelt sets under the stars.
🌏 Why This Is Special
I started my journey as a Workawayer too. Since I was 18, I’ve traveled and volunteered in different countries and learned how important it is to become a global citizen, someone who listens, adapts, and contributes.
That’s why I care so much about creating a space that invites other dreamers, creatives, and changemakers to come in and shape it with me.
This project is based in Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi — a peaceful, nature-rich region in the western part of Thailand. It’s the kind of place that offers real stillness far from the bustle of Bangkok or the crowds of Thailand’s southern beaches and northern tourist zones.
Here you’ll find:
- Serene rivers and waterfalls
- Lush green mountains
- An elephant sanctuary nearby
- Friendly locals and slower, meaningful days
You can even take a scenic daily train ride from Bangkok Thonburi Station — a 4-hour journey through the countryside that feels like stepping into a different world.
If you're someone who:
1. Wants to experience Thai culture in a real and grounded way
2. Loves quiet nature, open skies, and meaningful projects
3. Has a skill you’re proud of and want to offer for good
Then I think you’ll feel right at home here.
💌 A Note About Applying
If this speaks to you, please send a message along with your CV, portfolio, or website link, it really helps us reply more quickly and understand how we can create something beautiful together.
We care most about intention, energy, and integrity in your craft, whether you’re a seasoned pro or an inspired creator. When great energy meets great skill, beautiful things happen.
Can’t wait to meet the kind souls this season will bring.
Warmly,
Champ
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Events & social
Farming
Vegetarian or vegan
Videography
Self development
Sustainability
Culture
Plant care
Photography
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Art & design
Architecture
Water sports
Mountain
Nature
Yoga / Wellness
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
What You'll Get
A peaceful and private place to stay in a beautiful riverside resort (single or double room depending on availability)
1. One delicious local meal per day, lovingly prepared by our family (my mom is an amazing home cook and loves to share her Thai cooking secrets!)
2. Free transportation between Bangkok and Kanchanaburi (depending on availability)
3. Daily inspiration from nature — mountains, rivers, trees, and open skies all around
4. The chance to live with a kind and welcoming Thai family and become part of our small, heart-led team
5. Opportunities to learn and practice Thai daily — perfect for beginners or those wanting to improve quickly through real-life interaction
6. A quiet, authentic escape from busy cities and tourist hotspots — our home in Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi is rich in culture, history, and natural beauty
7. The ability to use your skills to make a real difference in a meaningful, evolving hospitality and wellness project
8. Plenty of cultural exchange and soul-nourishing conversations, with space to reflect, create, and grow
9. New friendships and memories that will stay with you long after your time here ends
Whether you're here to build, design, heal, teach, or simply reconnect — we’ll welcome you with open arms, and your presence will be truly valued.
Help
We need people with SKILL, ENERGY and PASSION to make a difference to the resort.
If you think that your skills might be useful to the project, please let us know :)
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Thai: Fluent
Accommodation
Accommodation: private room for solo workawayer or couple
Food: We provide one meal per day (usually team lunch together or sometimes dinner) . However, there are five convenient stores in the area (7-11, Tesco, Big C) and local restaurants in a walking distance which could cost less than two US dollars per meal.
We offer you a free transportation from Bangkok to the resort and also my parents always travel between these two provinces, so you can definitely come back to Bangkok for your days off (if you want)
What else ...
We kindly ask you to help us 5 days a week (two days off are very flexible so you can just let us know when you would like to have days off during the week)
On your days off, you can spend your time chilling at the resort, reading, sunbathing, swimming in the river or going to visit other tourist spots in the province. PLUS! we have motorbike for rent at the resort with discounted price and you will also get 15% off for any F&B consumption for volunteer price, so you can design your program on your day off and explore around the beautiful town& nature. You can also come back to Bangkok with my parents for shopping, visiting a capital city and free accommodation in Bangkok is also available on your days off :)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Zitao's architectural and design talents really shone as he played a crucial role in our restaurant and cafe project. Despite his youth, his… read more
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Zitao's architectural and design talents really shone as he played a crucial role in our restaurant and cafe project. Despite his youth, his… read more
I felt lucky to be in such a serene and quiet place while working on redesigning and renovating rooms in the retreat.
I have done several wokaways and helped set up small businesses with workaway, so I… read more
Angela is actually an angel for us all. She walks around the property with her big smile and always greet/interact with our local staff with respect. She is so hard working, professional and responsible. We had such a great time together… read more
I´m gonna miss the peaceful mornings working and laughting with Angela in the porch, the chatting with the girls under the tamarind tree ( cause the… read more
She's so sweet, hard working and caring! She helped us finish the guestbook, designing the new restaurant from scratch and also help us plan for interior design project for the floating raft room. I have to say that she's a really professional architect/designer. Apart from that all the… read more
The deal with Champ is impeccable, everything is spoken and fixed. I have not had any problems and rather I have experienced a great exchange.
The place and its staff are fantastic! I left very sadly there but very happy to have had the… read more
Working and getting to know both of them have… read more
We were given a very comfortable room, the staff at the resort were always friendly to us even that we had… read more
They are really smart when it comes to work. They managed their time very well and made a good balance between work and travel.
Nadia helped us a lot with social media (facebook and instagram) she is really creative and has a good ‘STYLE’
Lucas helped us with video editing and has… read more
Jana is also a very easy going girl with a great ‘can do’ attitude so she is willing to help with everything from serving food to translate written material into german.
Thank you for coming to stay with us and I really… read more
She has contributed a lot to our project and was SUPER friendly to everyone at the resort.
Joss helped us create so many artworks and graphic design like map of the resort, menu and other ads things.
It’s already been a while since she went back to Mexico but everyone here is still talking about her and how sweet she… read more
Emilio(= Pla) and Christine(= Krathin) are just so AMAZING!!
They are one of the best volunteers we have ever had in the resort, they both helped us with creating content in English for our website, dealing with customer, joing our activities on New year's eve, helping local… read more
She is loved by all the local staffs at the resort. She is really well organized, smart and most importantly very sociable.
Carita has helped us manage all our social media channels and made online content for the project.
She can help both for office work and also to take care of guests. This young lady has done a… read more
She has done a lot for our project and the most amazing thing about her is her friendly smile to our local staffs and guests. In spite of her short stay with us, she has contributed so much to the resort and we all love her.
Really hope… read more
Highly recommend :)
