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19 Apr 2024
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Description
Hey there!
We are a small familiar hostel (max 24 guests) in the center of Puerto Viejo.
Our goal is to create a home away from home. Our guests very appreciate the familiar vibe as its very easy to get in touch with other travelers.
We are not just a place to sleep, we want to be a part of an unforgetable journey.
Puerto Viejo is a small town close to the panamanian boarder with beautiful beaches and nationalparks. You find Supermarkets, ATM, Bars, Restaurant - all what you need :) - in walk distance from the hostel.
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-> Please check the schedule before you message us. We just need volunteers if the color is green.
-> we just accept Solo-travelers because of organizational reasons.
-> We get a lot of message every day, so please apologize if we don't answer.
-> We love the chilled caribbean Life style but also expect your full attention, hard work and responsibility.
-> We plan about 2-3 weeks in advance so please message us not more than 4 weeks bevor your stay.
We are looking for flexible volunteers who sprays good vibes and loves to interacting with people. Fluent in English is a must.
Pura Vida
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workawayers will help alongside people from Costa Rica and an international variety of countries. you will learn about the logistics of running a hostel and will be staying right in the centre of town, an ideal location to dip into the rich Carribean streetlife and colourful night life.
Help
You will work 5 days per week - 5h per day (sometimes longer if the check-in arrives late, but of course you have time for breaks).
Works include: laundry, clean, check-in, check-outs, control over payment, organize tour bookings, smalltalk with guests etc.) There`s also a lot of place for your creativity projects.
You work where you live! So sometimes even on your days off guests have questions or other volunteers needs help.
Sometimes our guest arrive very late with the bus from San Jose around 10pm.
keep the place clean all day.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
We offer you a small private room with shared bathroom or a bed in our beautiful Dorm.
Free filtered water and coffee all day. You can use the common area and the fully equip Kitchen.
Free use of our laundry facilities
No meal incl.
What else ...
Great for surfing, exploring the 10 km of beautiful beaches and reggae culture in town. Carribean life.
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
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (7)
Through her calm and friendly nature, she has been able to maintain a good contact with the guests.
The time with her flew by and we would have liked to have her with us even longer.
Dear Sophie, thank you very much for your work and being. You enriched our hostel with your presence and we… read more
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Through her calm and friendly nature, she has been able to maintain a good contact with the guests.
The time with her flew by and we would have liked to have her with us even longer.
Dear Sophie, thank you very much for your work and being. You enriched our hostel with your presence and we… read more
At the beginning she struggled a bit because it was quite new for her to work with people. But she did a great job and learned very quickly.
She was reliable, always in a good mood and had an open ear for the guests. She carried out her tasks well.
Lina, thank you for your help and for your time… read more
Unfortunately she didn't show up and since than she never replied to my message or called back.
Finn is a reliable young man who always has a… read more
Projekte setzt sie selbständig um und denkt immer mit.
Kurz gesagt, sie ist ein Sonnenschein und eine grossartige Hilfe. Danke Sonja für alles! <3
Sonja… read more
Im Dorm habe ich mich wohl gefühlt. Die offene karibische Bauweise mag ich sehr und es ist sehr leicht mit den Gästen in Kontakt zu kommen. Das… read more
It is located perfectly in the center of Puerto Viejo. Especially if you are travelling alone it is very convenient to get everywhere very quickly (only 3 min to the nearest beach by foot, groceries even closer). If you are volunteering I can really recommend renting a bicycle to… read more
She was reliable and always willing to help out.
All the tasks have been fulfilled by her very carefully.
She has great social and communication skills and she understood our system right away.We had a very pleasant time with her and wish her all the best and safe travels! Pura Vida
She was reliable and always willing to help out.
All the tasks have been fulfilled by her very carefully.
She has great social and communication skills and she understood our system right away. She have been working by herselves and she have been very attentive,helpful and reliable host towards our guests. We… read more
The work itself is pretty easy and scheduling is simple. You basically just talk to the… read more
Both of them have been working by themselves and they have been very attentive, helpful and reliable hosts towards our guests.
Auguste and Ruta have great communication and social skills and were able to solve little issues by themselves immediately!They treated our little… read more
She was reliable and always willing to help out.
All the tasks have been fulfilled by her very carefully.
She has great social and communication skills and she understood our system right away.We had a very pleasant time with her and wish her all the best and safe travels!
He have been working by himselves and he have been very attentive,helpful and reliable hosts towards our guests.
Dylon have great communication and social skills and were able to solve little issues by themselves immediately!He treated our little hostel… read more
100% recommended. We miss her. Lots of love.
