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Hi there, traveler!
We are Janna and Matilde.
During a year, Sander and Iris transformed an old stone bakery from 1860 into the first indoor camping of Belgium! We've done as much as possible of the construction works by ourselves, mostly with recycled materials. Our furniture comes from thrift shops, from the living room of our grandmothers, from the garage of neighbours and sympathizers, ...
After 3 years, Sander started a new chapter. But don't worry: Matilde joined the team.
You can find us in one of the cosiest neighbourhoods of Ghent, where many different cultures meet. Here, people hang their head out of the window for a talk, young musicians and artists have a place to do their thing, beer flows frequently, and everyday something (or someone) unexpected crosses your path.
Next to the hostel we have a bar, where the guest of the Hostel come to have breakfast and locals come to read the paper and have a chat. At our bar, travellers meet locals drinking a good Belgian beer while listening to a concert. It’s a place where you can as well enjoy quiz nights, drawing courses and so much more. We're very proud of the cosiness this mix creates, and we invite you most warmly to come and enjoy our place!
This bar is a non profit organisation where we work with a combination of a regular staff and friends who come to help a hand when we organise an event. The profits of the bar are used to organise free events and make sure they stay free!Types of help and learning opportunities
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You'll get to know a lot of people. Everyday we have new guests passing by with all their unique stories. You'll learn all about Ghent and Belgium in general as you'll have enough time to explore!
We try to work together to see what tasks fit you best according to your interests and skills. You could even learn how to cook new dishes as we love to exchange recipes. You'll be free to express your creativity by creating new decorations in the bar and around.Help
You'll be in charge of different tasks depending on the day.
First of all you can help us by sharing your experiences, your thoughts and stories, show people around and make people feel at home.
Next to that you can give us a hand with organizing events, like music evenings in our non profit.
There are a few general maintenance task but your own creative input in the hostel is very welcome!
If you like you can bake cakes, help us to make furniture and make our place look different/better each day.
We like to make things ourselves and upcycle.
Most of the help is needed between 11am and 1pm.
Sometimes it will be a bit longer, it depends on the project.
The rest of the day you're off.
Free days can be taken when is best for you, just discuss with us first what's possible so there is always someone around.
Workawayers would never help with any tasks at all relating to the hostel, since that is not a non-profit and we have paid staff.
Also we will never request you to do any obligatory bar help.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: FluentAccommodation
We've reserved a whole room for you, which you will share with your co-WorkAwayers
We provide breakfast, for lunch we take leftovers from breakfast and for diner we cook each at a time so there's a rotating system. Depending on how many people we host, every 3rd or 4th day it's your turn to buy and cook the food.
There's a breakfast buffet available for you, everyday between 8 - 11h.What else ...
You'll get to use a bike to get around, when they are available. We also have kayaks that you can use in the canal next to us. From Ghent you can easily visit Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and many other Belgian cities.
Unfortunately, we can not accept work awayers that don't have a EU pasport :(A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Love you guys 🫶🏼🤌🏻
It was smooth to get settled in, the tasks are pretty simple and straightforward, and if they needed extra help at the… read more
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Love you guys 🫶🏼🤌🏻
It was smooth to get settled in, the tasks are pretty simple and straightforward, and if they needed extra help at the… read more
I am grateful for having the opportunity to get to volunteer in such a beautiful place, with amazingly beautiful people.
The team has been like family to me and they will always be in my heart. The tasks are straight forward, easy to accomplish and they all are opened to communication, if there is confusion. They… read more
I spent an awesome month here and I'm thankful for everyone who was a part of it. I cannot recommend it enough.
I was only originally only suppose to stay for 2 months but it was so great that I decided to stay for 3! The team is fantastic, they are all so lovely, kind and helpful people, always there to talk and laugh with you :) I came to work at the hostel… read more
The work is within the hours written on the profile and very easy to do. I got recommendations on what to visit, had great conversations with guests as well as other WorkAways and was always respected.
Thank you to Iris, Matilde and the Team
I'm… read more
The daily tasks that I needed to complete were basically: refilling the bar, DIY, helping with the cleaning & with breakfast if necessary (& others depending on the needings of… read more
From the beginning I understood that I arrived in one of the coolest envinronment I've ever been to! I spend one month there but now I wish I could have stayed more. Every person of the staff, along with the other Workawayers, has a different personality, but they're only… read more
I had the opportunity to spend 3 weeks at Iris' and Matilde's hostel. The place is so unique and cool. I loved it. The tasks weren' t hard, we mostly helped to keep the place clean. We always worked together as a team, shared meals and stories. In my free time I had the opportunity to take walks, bike rides, explore Gent, Brugge,… read more
I've been there for 3 weeks (until yesterday) and my stay was great!
Mathilde and Iris are good people (and bosses) and the work was not hard at all.
There's also a lot of staff, so it's easy to get to know new people.
However, I put my feedback as Very Good and not Excellent because I feel that due to the restrictions, the tasks… read more
She was very closed and didn't search for interaction with us.
She was often away, in the search for a job.
We got the feeling we were just a place to get free accommodation and drinks, which is not our intention and reason why we like to work together with Work Away.
We like to get to know our visitors, sit… read more
Plays great music and gets to know new people quickly.
But sometimes we found it difficult to interact, maybe because she is still young, she didn't always realize what her responsibilities were.
Sleeping in late, not showing up for help, going out really… read more
The hostel is awesome, and I have only good things to say about the hostel, you can't find a better place to do a workaway, I spent one month there and I felt like at home.
The tasks are easy and various, you… read more
All the people are very kind and welcoming you so nice at the hostel. You feel home so fast there.
Iris and Matilde are very warm and respond to your wishes at work and throughout life there. The work there is so varied, but mostly it is just fun to work with… read more
I stayed at hostel for 10 days on February. It was my first workaway experince and it was amaaaaaaaaaaazing!
These 10 days were like a loooong month with my best friends and loved ones. We cooked Italian lasagna and baked apple cakes, we moved caravanes and stylized the recreation area and a lot of other things. And still I had a lot of… read more
Iris and Matilda are the best bosses you could ask for. We loved working with Alex, Calle, Eline, Andries, Nieves and Andrea. All the best with Creme de la Crêpe!
We are very jealous… read more
They are so full of energy, we never met people who are so joyfull ALL THE TIME!
Don't miss out the chance to get to know them, give George some beers and he will go even more crazy :D!
It was really great to have them around, they are always up for some work, even if it's not a… read more
You can count on him for warm moments and a lot of laughter but next to that he is also a really hard worker who sees what needs to be done. Apart from that he knows his way around the kitchen.
Feel free to come back anytime, Sam!
Kind regards from all of us!
I stayed for a bit over 2 weeks and it went by so quickly. I arrived and it felt like home immediatlely! Of course Ghent is a beautiful town and Hostel itself is a wonderful and creative place, but for me the most important was, who I was working with. And that was the… read more
Next to that she is an amazing cook!
She is quite opinionated and not really used to play in a team, but she is aware of that and although she is still young she is able to do self critics and adapts to every situation. She wants to end every task as good as possible and… read more
From the first moment, the team always helps you. They are SO SO nice, generous and good that I left feeling I became better myself. You can see how much love they put into their work and that's amazing.
I fell in love with Ghent (seriously, right now is one… read more
The tasks I did were very diverse but whatever it was - I always felt incredibly appreciated for my work and was treated like a real part of the team (family is the better word).
I had the perfect balance of freetime and work, got to… read more
She is super interesting, very nice to have around, always smiling and ready to help.
She sees work when there is help needed, very sociable and smart.
She can make guest feel at home, make sure the place is organized and clean and go out for a party or talk hours about a movie she saw.
Don't hesitate to work together with… read more
He likes live and shows that when he is around.
He can be on his own, but always ready to help!
Ghent is a beautiful city full of activities.
The hostel team was amazing and really friendly, we also did a lot of activities together like playing cards and partying!
I had a beautiful stay and I wish to come back and say hallo to these beautiful people!
A… read more
I recomend this experience for everyone! Work is mostly easy and one can learn a few things. The best thing is that you will have a bike to get to know the city!
Hope I can see every one again!
Greetings… read more
He's sweet, willing to learn, sees work and not afraid to have a nice evening with a beer.
:)
Wish you all the best and we hope you are happy to be home again!
Kind regards
Can definitely not be described in some words.
You really need to take the opportunity to get to know here.
She is wonderful in many ways.
She has a big heart and so much talents, so I guess she will be able to help anywhere!
While she's there, don't miss the change to bye a piece of art!!
Kit, we hope to see you again!!
Big kisses from… read more
She's always ready to help and makes everyone feel at home!
It was a great extra value to have her with us.
'Garry'; you're always welcome ;)
Big hugs from everyone here!
I´ve felt welcome from the first day on and I had a hard time leaving after one month.
If you are looking for a cool place to work with an open-hearted, funny and awesome team- that´s the place to be. Don´t miss it.
Thank you so much Iris and… read more
After the work away period… read more
This hostel is a place where you will receive more the more you give. It’s a place with an eco-friendly,… read more
She is a bit shy in the beginning but once she was settled in she opened up.
She is very kind with people and is not afraid to make her hands dirty.
Always welcome!!
She was communicative with the guests but quiet shy with us.
We try to give small and different tasks but were never sure if she was happy with it or not, which made us feel… read more
You could go from interesting conversations to baking cake, she can do it all!
She is very attentive and always eager to help wherever she can!
We hope to see you again, thanks for everything!!
x
Tasks are easy and always is someone there to help you if needed. Im never going to forget my wonderful time there, and all the friends I made.
Gent is a lifeful city with… read more
He's very handy and always ready to help.
His work/him being here improved our Hostel!!
She's very good with people, she became friends with our whole team and definitely improved the atmosphere in our Hostel just by being there.
He's very social, clever and funny.
He knows how to deal with different situations and brings a lively atmosphere!
We hope to see him soon to re-join our Team ;)
She really is, always laughing, funny, charming and ready to help wherever she can!
You should stop her from working too much.
She brings good vibes, a sweet little dog and the perfect companion for long nights and interesting talks, at the same time she'll prepare you the best meal and serve it with love!