Help out at our Surf Lodge in Nicaragua

Nicaragua

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10
Last activity
17/09/2020
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2020

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Description
Las Palmas Surf Lodge is a small B&B style hotel 100 meters from the beach on Playa Jiquilite. My wife works full time offsite so it is usually just me to take on the responsiblities. We would like to upgrade our guest experiences by keeping the property looking nice and making upgrades.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are situated in a diverse area and you will experience how a small business in hospitality runs and learn property management. Oh and some excellent surfing within walking distance
Help
We have a small 3 bedroom hotel and could use some extra help with the basic chores of keeping the hotel tidy, guest interaction, feeding animals, gardening, receiving deliveries etc.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
We live in a 2 bedroom apartment and you will have the opportunity to have your own room with a shared bath
What else ...
The Popoyo/Santana area has plenty of surf and beautiful beaches. Other attractions are a short bus ride away, Granada and Ometepe islands. We enjoy a simple laid back lifestyle
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
15 hours a week (3 hours a day 5 days a week

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(5.0)

Cultural exchange:
(4.3)

Communication:
(5.0)

06/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Laura & Taavet) for host

We stayed at Jonathans place for two weeks house sitting and helping with maintenance. We loved our time at Las Palmas Surf Lodge. It’s a very quiet place with good breaks for all levels so if your into surfing this place is perfect for you. Jonathan is such an amazing individual who trusted us looking after his place and pets while he was away.… read more

(Excellent )

05/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Laura & Taavet)

Laura and Taavet were awesome. We put a lot of responsibility on them housesitting here in Nicaragua, taking care of the house without very little guidance and they did a great job. Super interesting, excited to chat and natural born travelers. They loved our animals and the animals certainly appreciated the attention. Definitely give these two a… read more

(Excellent )

22/10/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Jye & Janice)

Jye and Janice were/are awesome! They kept in good contact with us about arrival date. Once they arrived they were super ambitious about helping out and giving us new ideas for the business. Jye was out first thing in the morning tackling physical labor projects with Janice's help and then they would switch over to helping with artistic visions… read more

(Excellent )

13/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Jye & Janice) for host

What a great first WorkAway experience!

Las Palmas is an awesome place very home-like and relaxing. Jon and Ashley are really nice people and make some amazing home made pizza ;)
It is such a great location, with a short walk to multiple surf breaks. They have the best dogs (Tido & Nomeo) who we miss so much especially Tido you little… read more

(Excellent )

29/09/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Eileen & Fynn)

Eileen & Fynn were excellent volunteers for our surf lodge. They were communicative, very hardworking and respectful of the common space. They did a lot of dirty work helping us landscape our property, build and paint an outdoor kitchen, and always managed to stay enthusiastic. We and our guests appreciate their contribution to our project. They… read more

(Excellent )

24/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Eileen & Fynn) for host

We spent 2 1/2 weeks at John's hostel and had a great time. John and Ashley are a lovely, interesting and supportive couple and give a lot of freedom for example when you want to do your work. John liked it also to get some ideas from us, what made it even more fun to work there. The place is especially for surfers a paradise, because it's quite… read more

(Excellent )

05/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Jordan & Casey) for host

We stayed here two weeks and had a great time! Jon and Ashley are awesome and we enjoyed getting to know them. The work was fun and not too hard - we painted a room and helped with yard work. Jon let us work around the surf and the lodge was walking distance to multiple surf spots. We would highly recommend coming here! Thanks again for having us!

(Excellent )

23/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Shane) for host

Las Palmas was sweet. I really enjoyed my time here, thanks to our lovely and welcoming hosts Jon and Ashley, and the other volunteers.
Life here was pretty easy going, with most of our work organized around surfs (thanks Jon) - I mostly painted and did bits of landscaping and nothing was ever too strenuous.
This area is beautiful too, with… read more

(Excellent )

21/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Brian)

Brian was an ideal workawayer for our modest AirBnB. He brought a positive attitude to conversations with everyone he met, and was very respectful of maintaining the shared space. He woke up early every day and got to work landscaping which was clearly his passion. He polished our property to an appearance we hope to be able to maintain! He shared… read more

(Excellent )

13/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Brian) for host

This was such a great WorkAway :) Las Palmas is a fantastic surf lodge near some amazing beaches in a very beautiful part of Nicaragua. Jon and Ashley are super cool, easy to get along with, and so warm and welcoming. They have a great little community of friends and host some low-key but fun and social pizza nights.

The waves are great at the… read more

(Excellent )

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