We are Jasper and Iona. We run a small hotel, and a garden centre, in the Isle of Skye. We have two children, a yellow Labrador, and tabby cat.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Light gardening
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a small family-run business in the beautiful Isle of Skye. A lot of our team are local to the island and we have lots of insider knowledge to share. We can even help with gaelic! And if you are keen to learn to sail, Jasper is always delighted to share his passion.
Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
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Help
We are looking for a solo traveller to finish up the 2026 season with us.
We are also looking for solo travellers and couples to join our small friendly team, for the whole of the 2027 Season, April to October. Please don’t message if you are only available for a shorter time. We will not be able to accommodate you at this stage.
We run a hotel, and garden centre. The bulk of the help we need is in the hotel and sometimes the grounds around it - very occasionally, we need an extra hand down at the garden centre too. Our team is small and we all turn our hands to lots of tasks: in the hotel, that can be table waiting , housekeeping, reception work, food preparation, etc. In the garden and garden centre that might be log splitting (we have a machine), weeding, plant care, watering, strimming, leaf clearing, assisting customers, etc.
We are a small team and while we work hard, we have a lot of fun, too.
All positions are paid so you must be eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor applications (seasonal jobs in our industry are not eligible). Please don't message if you are not already entitled to work in the UK.
Languages spoken
French: Intermediate
Gaelic (Scottish): Beginner
Accommodation
There is a studio for couples. For solo travellers, you will have your own room and a shared shower room (only with one other). We can also accommodate a van or camper.
Hugo joined the team fairly late in the season and was an asset from the moment he arrived.
He is very hardworking and has an eye for details.
He is very outgoing and got on very well with the other team members, despite joining us later in the year.
We would love to have Hugo back anytime and can highly recommend him to other Workaway hosts.
(Excellent
)
31 Jul 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Dylan)
Dylan was a dream to have join the team: he's sunny-natured, can-do, hardworking, always willing to lend a hand to colleagues. I cannot say enough good things! We would have Dylan back in a heartbeat.
(Excellent
)
7 Dec 2023
Left by Workawayer (Dylan) for host
What an incredible stay! I had such a great time with Iona and Jasper, and everyone else in the family. They were incredibly welcoming, inviting me in to their house for a cup of tea and cake once I arrived. The work was varied, and easily completed. with a good mix of customer service, and more back of house jobs. There are always sweet treats… read more being prepared, and team lunches are always delicious.
The grounds are absolutely incredible! Not something I'm used to, coming from Australia.
I can't recommend this workaeay enough.
Thanks I, J, J & P!
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I stayed here April - October 2023 and got a lot out of the experience of being there. You can feel how much Iona cares about the place and creating a welcome experience and a fluid team and a lot of good memories were made with the varied cast we had across the season. The accommodation provided was good and there was an abundance of food, with… read more Kay getting a shout out for a smashing mac ‘n’ cheese, you’re taken care of well.
In terms of work there is lots of varied roles to be done and to try your hand at across housekeeping, kitchen, service, outside, reception etc. and Katie was very flexible and understanding to try make schedules work for everyone.
Skye itself is beautiful and a hikers dream, and fortunately the buses are decent enough to get around the island if you’re without a car. Jasper will even take you out on the boat if you ask nicely which was super cool.
Thanks for the experience, I hope this season is going well & maybe in the future I’ll be bagel boy once again :)
It was an absolute pleasure to have Rob on our team this season. He initially signed up for a shorter spell and we were thrilled when he decided he'd like to stay on until the end of the season.
Rob was a completely reliable and diligent team member and worked all across the business: reception, housekeeping, table waiting, outdoor work, and… read more cooking. He is gloriously unflappable -- an oasis of calm amidst the chaos -- and has a delightfully dry sense of humour. It was a delight to work with him. The world could use a few more Robs! In addition to his cool head, he's also refreshingly full of common sense.
He was an integral part of creating a particularly lovely team dynamic this season - always ready to help out his coworkers. Nothing was too much trouble. We would welcome Rob back in an instant. We thoroughly recommend having him join your team.
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(5.0)
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(5.0)
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(5.0)
12 Nov 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Hugo)
Hugo joined the team fairly late in the season and was an asset from the moment he arrived.
He is very hardworking and has an eye for details.
He is very outgoing and got on very well with the other team members, despite joining us later in the year.
We would love to have Hugo back anytime and can highly recommend him to other Workaway hosts.
(Excellent)
31 Jul 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Dylan)
Dylan was a dream to have join the team: he's sunny-natured, can-do, hardworking, always willing to lend a hand to colleagues. I cannot say enough good things! We would have Dylan back in a heartbeat.
(Excellent)
7 Dec 2023
Left by Workawayer (Dylan) for host
What an incredible stay! I had such a great time with Iona and Jasper, and everyone else in the family. They were incredibly welcoming, inviting me in to their house for a cup of tea and cake once I arrived. The work was varied, and easily completed. with a good mix of customer service, and more back of house jobs. There are always sweet treats… read more being prepared, and team lunches are always delicious.
The grounds are absolutely incredible! Not something I'm used to, coming from Australia.
I can't recommend this workaeay enough.
Thanks I, J, J & P!
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
I stayed here April - October 2023 and got a lot out of the experience of being there. You can feel how much Iona cares about the place and creating a welcome experience and a fluid team and a lot of good memories were made with the varied cast we had across the season. The accommodation provided was good and there was an abundance of food, with… read more Kay getting a shout out for a smashing mac ‘n’ cheese, you’re taken care of well.
In terms of work there is lots of varied roles to be done and to try your hand at across housekeeping, kitchen, service, outside, reception etc. and Katie was very flexible and understanding to try make schedules work for everyone.
Skye itself is beautiful and a hikers dream, and fortunately the buses are decent enough to get around the island if you’re without a car. Jasper will even take you out on the boat if you ask nicely which was super cool.
Thanks for the experience, I hope this season is going well & maybe in the future I’ll be bagel boy once again :)
It was an absolute pleasure to have Rob on our team this season. He initially signed up for a shorter spell and we were thrilled when he decided he'd like to stay on until the end of the season.
Rob was a completely reliable and diligent team member and worked all across the business: reception, housekeeping, table waiting, outdoor work, and… read more cooking. He is gloriously unflappable -- an oasis of calm amidst the chaos -- and has a delightfully dry sense of humour. It was a delight to work with him. The world could use a few more Robs! In addition to his cool head, he's also refreshingly full of common sense.
He was an integral part of creating a particularly lovely team dynamic this season - always ready to help out his coworkers. Nothing was too much trouble. We would welcome Rob back in an instant. We thoroughly recommend having him join your team.
(Excellent)
17 Nov 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Destiny & Kayla)
Destiny and her partner Joe worked for us for the whole of our 2023 season and were absolute superstars. They were completely reliable and quickly became indispensable members of the team. They are both hardworking, conscientious and generally a delight to be around.
They both worked across all areas of the business and were always professional… read more and diligent, turning their hands to anything. They are superb team-players, always stepping in to help out when needed. They were brilliant at dealing with the unexpected and integral to creating a lovely, supportive team dynamic this year. As well as being hard workers, they are both also throughly fun to be around. It was a pleasure to work with them. So much so that we did regularly joke about hiding their passports so that they couldn't go back to the States! We'd have them back in an instant, and wholeheartedly recommend having them on your team.
(Excellent)
17 Nov 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Amanda)
Amanda is an absolute star. We truly loved having her on our team. She helped with all manner of tasks in running our hotel, including office and reception work, housekeeping , and table waiting. She is also great with small children, and regularly kept our toddler amused when we needed a bit of help.
Amanda joined us mid-season and immediately… read more fitted in with the rest of the team. She is cheerful, reliable, and detail-oriented. She is also a lot of fun! So, in addition to being an entirely dependable employee, it was also a pleasure to work alongside her. We would have her back on the team in a heartbeat.
(Excellent)
17 Nov 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Lauren & Jon)
We honestly cannot say enough good things about Lauren and Jon (and their lovely dog, Belka). We so loved having them on the team. There was no task they couldn't or wouldn't do: they assisted with everything from reception work, office duties, gardening, log-splitting, table-waiting; housekeeping; taking in deliveries; entertaining our toddler;… read more tractor driving; cooking! You name it.
Any time they were on shift we could relax knowing that things would be handled with perfect professionalism. They are conscientious, capable and hardworking: brilliant at taking initiative in dealing with the unexpected, and the every day, and great at suggesting ways to improve things, also. There was never any task that we hesitated about delegating to them.
Lauren and Jon were lynchpins in setting a brilliant team dynamic this season; always supporting their coworkers, patiently training up new starts, and cheerfully attending to the job at hand. They are infectiously good-humoured, which made working with them an absolute pleasure. It's genuinely tempting to keep how brilliant they are a secret so that we can keep them all to ourselves; but that wouldn't be right! We so hope to welcome them back again, and we whole-heartedly recommend having them join your team.
(Excellent)
23 Oct 2023
Left by Workawayer (Lauren & Jon) for host
The family and local staff were all so welcoming, kind and generous. We were immediately made to feel part of the the home and local community. Our time here was absolutely magical and the whole family made us fee at home. Iona is an experienced, generous and thoughtful Workaway host who genuinely cares that workers are safe, well and happy. We… read more truly appreciated this and cannot recommend the experience highly enough.
The hotel work was varied, interesting and always well explained. It is a perfect work environment if you like to work hard and have lots of variety. We were both very proud to be a part of a hotel team that had high standards and made sure guests had a great experience.
Iona, Jasper and Katie were always very accommodating and compassionate, making sure all workers were well catered for and that a fair balance of duties and hours were provided. These made for an excellent team feeling.
As well as pay, we were also provided an extremely comfortable room with en suite and small kitchen which was perfect for us and our dog. Our dog also loved being able to roam the grounds and play with the other resident pets! We also loved the communal meals - including the delicious staff lunches (thanks Kay!)
The Isle of Skye is one of the most beautiful places we've ever seen so it felt like a real privilege being able to call it home for 6 months. The whole team were eager to share their local knowledge and top tips for where to go on our time off. Jasper even offered everyone sailing trips when the timings/weather allowed.
We were very sad when the doors shut for the season and are already talking about possibly returning in the future.
Thank you all x
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(Excellent)
26 Jan 2023
Left by Workawayer (Cassia & Jackson) for host
I completely forgot to write a review! I'm so sorry!
I had an absolutely amazing time at this place! Both me and Jackson are so greatful to everyone that we worked with.
The staff and the family are kind and beautiful people and welcomed us so wonderfully.
It was an amazing opportunity to work on skye, such a beautiful island and such generous… read more hosts/employers!
It was very hard to say goodbye!
Thank you the whole team ❤
The place itself is a very impressive building with magnificent rooms and the garden and grounds surounding the house are truly beautiful.
It was my pleasure to live and work here with and for all the wonderful people.
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(Excellent)
11 Jan 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Cassia & Jackson)
It was an absolute pleasure to have Cassia on our team. She is sunshine personified. She joined us towards the end of a busy season and fitted in brilliantly. Her fiance Jackson joined a little later and was equally brilliant to have on board. They are fantastic all rounders, keen to turn their hands to whatever is needed, and perhaps most… read more importantly of all they are both fantastic fun.Lovely to chat to over a cup of tea, or something stronger! We would be delighted to see them back any time!
(Excellent)
29 Sep 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Len)
We really enjoyed meeting Len. She was a lovely member of the team, and is especially good with children. She was great at jumping in and keeping our toddler occupied when I was struggling with the juggle. She helped out with a variety of tasks including housekeeping and table waiting and worked really well alongside the rest of our team. She was… read more a delight and we hope she'll keep coming back to see us!
(Excellent)
29 Sep 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Polly)
Polly was a dream! Due to a team member breaking an arm (ouch!), we were suddenly short-handed and Polly came to the rescue. I could not have wished for a better Girl Friday. She was a delight to work with and we would welcome her back in a heartbeat.
(Excellent)
29 Sep 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Farid)
Farid was a pleasure to have on our small team. We really enjoyed meeting him and working with him. He’s friendly and reliable. We’d be delighted to welcome him back any time.
(Excellent)
14 Jun 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Alex)
Alex came to work with us at the start of our season and was a pleasure to have on the team. He’s friendly and enthusiastic, always willing to jump in and help out, and was great at seeing what needed doing and mucking in. He was super with the guests too, and a big hit with our toddler! We’d be delighted to welcome him back any time.
(Excellent)
30 Nov 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Andras & Henrietta)
Henrietta and Andras were a dream to have on our team. They are so friendly and positive. Flexible and helpful and incredibly hardworking. We would have been lost without them this very busy season and we cannot wait to have them back again. They were very willing to help with all sorts of tasks: housekeeping, welcoming guests, office work,… read more outside chores. Andy's fires kept our guests warm all summer long. They were both amazing with the guests, who frequently commented on how excellently they looked after them. There honestly are not enough superlatives to describe just what a delight these two are. They are a joy to have around.
(Excellent)
27 Nov 2021
Left by Workawayer (Andras & Henrietta) for host
We could not wish for a better Workaway experience! Iona, Jusper and the little lovely Juno are absolutely the best and friendly family.
We spent the whole summer there, and leaving as a friend. We already miss the giggling Juno and we promise we,ll be back.
Iona is so encouraging and tolerant and is wonderful and patient teacher. She does… read more everything with passion, happy to help us and share her knowledge. It was great work on various projects, and it was nice to see Iona appreciate the way we work for her in the hotel, garden and service. Iona is flexible during working hours and genuinely thinks about your comfort and safety.
The hotel is goorgeous, amazing place, we loved to work there! The work was very very exciting as we were able to work in different department. It is a very friendly hotel, also the guest are very friendly and talkative. We worked during the busy summer period, mainly serving breakfast, cleaning and evening service.
The acomodation was a nice cosy room with its own shower. Also we had access to the hotel kitchen to use it any time for cooking. It was nice to sit next to the aga and relax. There was more than enough food to accommodate us and we could cook for ourself.
The location is excellent, 10 minutes walk from the center, from the port. The island is wonderful place! Everyone has to go there once in a lifetime. If you love nature, this is the place to visit. There are so many sights here, that we were never left out of things to do. Iona has a great tips where to go and what to see.
We will keep in touch with Iona and Jusper, they are an inspiring persons and has been a pleasure to meet.
Thank you very much, Iona and Jusper, for all your support and help. We already miss the little Juno! We will see you all next season. Thank you for a great experience in your home.
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(Excellent)
11 Oct 2021
Left by Workawayer (Bethan) for host
Iona and Jasper are the loveliest couple you could hope to meet! So warm and welcoming and are genuinely concerned with making sure you're comfortable and having a good time. The whole hotel team are amazing and so friendly and it's in such a beautiful area! Unfortunately had to cut my stay short but in just 2 short weeks they made me feel so at… read more home. Hope to see you again in the future guys!
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(Excellent)
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Light gardening
Help around the house
Light maintenance
