Profile information
Host rating
80 %
Feedback
8
Email verified
Badges (2)
Details
Description
Hi, I am British and I own a hostal and a pizzeria in Valparaíso on the Chilean coast. I have lived in Chile for ten years and have two boys who live with me. I started the hostel in 2007 having bought a house in the most attractive part of the town, and have been building up the business slowly. I think it is nice, it has an antique jukebox and a table soccer game in the living room. The restaurant which I started in 2004 is very near and I am always running between the two.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Help
I am looking for someone to come and live for free in my hostal in return for helping out with recepcion and cleaning duties. I am thinking of about 30 hours a week in total - split between helping with cleaning and making beds etc. in the morning and manning reception in the evening.
I do really need someone with reasonable Spanish.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
Either in a nice shared room which has a private bathroom and access to a small terrace, or a small private room. You will have free breakfast and obviously use of the kitchen the rest of the time.
What else ...
Valparaiso is a really great, spectacular city with lots of nightlife, foreign visitors and things to see and do. Most people love it.
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?
One
Hours expected
Three or four hours in the day, and help with reception some evenings
Feedback (5)
Ed no dudó en aceptarnos cuando nos conocimos, es muy relajado y simpático y siempre está alegre ante cualquier inconveniente que se pueda dar en un emprendimiento hotelero. Es muy accesible para conversar… read more
I stayed one month. Everybody at the hostel (Ed, Sole, Pame, Luis) are really kind and good people. The work is really fair, the hostel is an old house really beautiful, with a nice living room (with a Piano!) and great kitchen.
The place is perfectly located in Valparaiso.
If you're lucky, you will… read more
Me llevo muy buenos recuerdos :)
Gracias por todo
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Ed no dudó en aceptarnos cuando nos conocimos, es muy relajado y simpático y siempre está alegre ante cualquier inconveniente que se pueda dar en un emprendimiento hotelero. Es muy accesible para conversar… read more
I stayed one month. Everybody at the hostel (Ed, Sole, Pame, Luis) are really kind and good people. The work is really fair, the hostel is an old house really beautiful, with a nice living room (with a Piano!) and great kitchen.
The place is perfectly located in Valparaiso.
If you're lucky, you will… read more
Me llevo muy buenos recuerdos :)
Gracias por todo
This was our first Workaway experience and it did not disappoint.
The work was very fair once expectations were hashed out. It was nice as a couple to only need to work separate shifts some of the time. As Ed notes in the "Volunteering hours expected" description, it is… read more
Siempre recordaremos tu hostel tan acogedor con cariño. Ha sido nuestro primer workaway y no pudimos tener mejor comienzo.
Gracias por todo, ojalá volvamos a encontrarnos.… read more
