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Enjoy Berlin city life as well as a green, calm neigbourhood next to a canal, Germany

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Do you want to enjoy the city life of Berlin as well as a calm green neighbourhood? We are a retired couple living in the suburbs of Berlin (about 30-45 minutes with public transport to the center). The area we live in is green and situated next to a canal. The house is surrounded by our big garden. We need help with the garden, as well as with renovation work and cleaning up our house. For many years we host students from a language school coming from all over the world and we really enjoyed it. Now we want to broaden our experience with workaway.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can dive into Berlin and enjoy as well the company of a german family. Often we host students from a language school so it can get very international too.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We have a big garden where we also plant vegetables, salads, berries etc. and would enjoy to have help with it. Our house needs some renovation to be done. We want to paint the outside and some of the inside, repair the fence, put a new balustrade for the balcony, built a roofing for the terrace etc.. Also we want to declutter rooms and make more space again.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will live in single or double rooms in our house. We provide meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner and are also open to cook for vegetarians. We enjoy healthy food and try to eat as far as possible from our garden.
What else ...
Please do not smoke in the house.
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
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 255737434757

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15 Dec 2023

Left by Workawayer (Sophie) for host

Loved my stay at Hanna and Manfred's! I was there for one. month in September, and I worked 8-1 in the garden Mon-Fri, then had the afternoons to explore Berlin. It takes about an hour on public transport to get to the city center and is a little difficult to return late in the night, but it was a great balance of work and freedom. I recommend… read more

(Excellent )

1 Jul 2023

Left by Workawayer (Cheng-Wei) for host

Sorry for taking so long to leave feedback. The days with Hanna and Manfred are definitely I will never forget. I stayed with them for a month. They have a beautiful garden and a cozy house. Every meal Hanna cooks are so delicious. Manfred is very smart and humorous. They are really friendly and nice people. I really had a great time. And I also… read more

(Excellent )

5 May 2023

Left by Workawayer (Amy Loren & Luciano) for host

English:
My husband Luciano and I had a wonderful experience during our stay at Hannah and Manfred's house in Berlin. From the moment we arrived, we felt very welcomed and comfortable. The tasks assigned to us were simple and enjoyable, such as taking care of the garden and helping with daily household chores. Additionally, we had the opportunity… read more

(Excellent )

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15 Dec 2023

Left by Workawayer (Sophie) for host

(Excellent )

1 Jul 2023

Left by Workawayer (Cheng-Wei) for host

(Excellent )

5 May 2023

Left by Workawayer (Amy Loren & Luciano) for host

(Excellent )

28 Dec 2022

Left by Workawayer (Carl Christian ) for host

Thank you so much for three wonderful months Hanna and Manfred!<3

Practical:

The work is quite straight forward consisting of fx gardenwork, cleaning dishes, cleaning the house, tidying rooms that are messy, painting ect. You have a fixed schedule (work from 9-13, monday to friday) and central berlin is just 45 minutes away with public… read more

(Excellent )

24 Sep 2022

Left by Workawayer (Nojus) for host

I couldn't have hoped for a better first workaway experience and more welcoming hosts! Hanna and Manfred are super sweet, it feels like living with and helping your own loving grandparents. I came wanting to improve my German as much as possible and they spoke with me as much as possible. Of course they would sometimes mix up when English speaking… read more

(Excellent )

4 Aug 2022

Left by Workawayer (Jeffrey) for host

I had such a lovely stay with Hannah and Manfred! They are the warmest hosts you could ever have and they made me part of the family right away. I’m forever grateful for how they took care of me when I came down with Covid soon after arriving. Without them and their generosity my arrival in Germany could have turned out a lot worse!
It was a… read more

(Excellent )

24 Mar 2022

Left by Workawayer (Daniel & Sara) for host

We had a wonderful stay at Manfred's and Hanna's!
They are very kind and caring, Hanna cooks delicious meals, Manfred has always funny stories to tell, we've had great chats during lunch and dinner time...you never get bored, they're lovely ☺️
On the other hand, If you want to visit Berlin, their house is very well located, just 45' by public… read more

(Excellent )

5 Dec 2021

Left by Workawayer (Paula) for host

I stayed almost one month in Hanna and Manfred's house and since I arrived I felt like home! The communication and schedules are so clear since the first moment so it makes things so easy. I had time to discover Berlin and they were always very interested in knowing us, interesting conversations and funny stories in the lunch time!! They also told… read more

(Excellent )

24 Aug 2021

Left by Workawayer (Emma) for host

I stayed at Hanna and Manfred's for two weeks and from the first Moment i entered their house it seemed like I had known them my whole life, since they're very calm, welcoming and open people. The house and garden have work to be done but its always so fun to help! The meals cooked were good and Hannah was open to cook vegeterian also. It was my… read more

(Excellent )

25 Dec 2019

Left by Workawayer (Emma) for host

Hannah and Manfred welcomed me very last minutes. Thank you again by the way. I stayed only 2 weeks but what 2 weeks ! They are the sweetest people. They helped a lot of workaway at the beginning of their journey in berlin and some are still living here now! There is always friends in the house from all ages. I was very happy to be with 2 others… read more

(Excellent )

3 Dec 2019

Left by Workawayer (NOELIA) for host

I had my first experience as a Workewayer at the home of Hanna and Manfred. They received me very warmly, they are a loving couple, very attentive and kind. Hanna is a great cook and we had nice moments at meals together. The work is nice, they worked with me, we did gardening and cleaning. I learned a lot about plants and compost.
I felt at home… read more

(Excellent )

24 Jul 2019

Left by Workawayer (Lucas) for host

I stayed with Hanna and Manfred for 19 days. Staying with Hanna and Manfred was a great experience! They provided every meal and were great at teaching me about the history of Germany and Berlin as well as learning the German language. They were very good about not working me hard (only worked 4-5 hours a day, from breakfast until lunch) and the… read more

(Excellent )

28 Dec 2018

Left by Workawayer (Joe & Andrzejek) for host

I stayed with Hanna and Manfred for a month and it was an amazing experience. They are a lovely couple and really looked after me...it felt like being at home! Hanna is a very talented cook so you will enjoy trying her cooking, especially the various German dishes, they are delicious. Manfred is great, he has so many funny jokes and good stories,… read more

(Excellent )

3 Oct 2018

Left by Workawayer (Hal & Charley) for host

We had a great stay with Hanna and Manfred! The work was mainly in the garden, and was very rewarding (even if it was hot at the time). The food is very good, they were accommodating to our dietary needs and we both left feeling very healthy! It's a good location, very easy to get into the city as there are bikes available. We would definitely… read more

(Excellent )

25 Aug 2018

Left by Workawayer (Marina) for host

I have a lovely time with Manfred and Hannah. They are very interesting persons. Manfred has a good sense of humor. I remembered a lot of funny time with him. Hannah is genius of cooking, her cooking is really nice. I miss about it. Also their home is good experience of german because its good opportunity for understanding german life. we had a… read more

(Excellent )

7 Jul 2018

Left by Workawayer (Camille) for host

Hanna and Manfred welcomed me for a month, in June. It was my first WorkAway experience and I am so grateful! I could not wish for a better place.

It felt like being home! They are lovely, full of energy and interesting stories. Hanna's cooking is amazing and Manfred has the best little German joke ahah! There was between 3 to 4 other nice… read more

(Excellent )

9 Jun 2018

Left by Workawayer (Manuel) for host

I spend 2 months with Hanna and Manfred.
They are grea, hart warming, they kind of adopt me and i really like the time I was there.
Hanna cook wonderful and Manfred has always something new to do o fix, he never stops.
The neighborhood is amazing, full of green and the best of the house is the enormus garden, love to spend the afternoons there… read more

(Excellent )

22 Mar 2018

Left by Workawayer (Hamish) for host

Staying with Hanna and Manfred was a great experience, lots of fun, Hanna cooked great meals every day, the conversations and accomodation was also good - as was the work, which was largely of the gardening, labouring and wood chopping variety - with indoor work for those who aren't so suited to working outdoors. I hope to visit again soon!

(Excellent )

25 Feb 2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Hamish)

Hamish stayed in our house for 2 weeks in February 2018. When it was time for work he worked busy and good. He was also a friendly and good guest in our family and we have had good conversations. Hanna and Manfred Weigt

(Excellent )

22 Mar 2018

Left by Workawayer (Kevin Enrique) for host

I had a really good experience at Hanna and Manfred's house, they are very kind and you will always feel like you're at home. The work is not hard and mainly outside in their big garden but I also worked in the house when outside it was too cold. In the vicinity you can find everything you want and you can easily reach the center of Berlin.
Thank… read more

(Excellent )

25 Feb 2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Oleksandr)

Oleksandr stayed in our house for 2 weeks in February 2018. When it was time for work he worked busy and good. He was also a friendly and good guest in our family and we have had good conversations. Hanna and Manfred Weigt

(Excellent )

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Enjoy Berlin city life as well as a green, calm neigbourhood next to a canal, Germany

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