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7 Jan 2023
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Description
We have a small hostel in the city of Kuching, Borneo. We have 20+ rooms and a small kitchen. Our guest are mainly English speaking. We have created an ambience of homely environment at the hostel. Located along the Sarawak river, in the heart of Kuching city and 2 minutes away from the famous Kuching Waterfront, we have always keeps its doors open to our guests.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our hostel records travellers around the globe. This would be a great place to have cultural exchange and meet new people. Our past and current volunteers extensively made new friends and expanded their networks. Not to miss the opportunity to exchange experiences, thoughts, advises and insights of places they visited in the past.
Help
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We are seeking an individual/s who can help assist us in the following:
Reception/Housekeeping volunteer:
Background in front of house would be helpful, but as long as you are friendly, have common sense, quick thinking and a good communicator then you will be considered. Someone who is good with a paintbrush will come in handy too. Based on the urgency, volunteers will be assigned to tasks (Housekeeping, maintenance, Painting rooms, fixing wallpapers, and others)
We have a rooftop which we are contemplating to change it to a rooftop cafe. Volunteer can assist in taking care of the rooftop.
Our hostel has two full-time staffs, managing aspects of reservations, housekeeping, gardening, laundry, general maintenance and other works as required to make sure the operations run smooth.
We require volunteers who can commit to us for AT LEAST 45 days.
Our first volunteers helped us to create the kitchen we now have, make-over several rooms and create our new 4 bed dorm and a lounge area. There is always something new to do!!
Single room with fan or a bed in the mixed dorm will allocated, either one which is available.
As for the meal options, we do cater or prepare meals at our hostel for volunteers. At the same time, through experience over the past years with volunteers, we do have options for them as some have very strict dieting options (Such as Vegans, Vegetarians, and other medical required diets), which we might not able to cater or meet. Such such we tend request 15 hours help a week (3 hours, 5 days), and this is also required by Workaway.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Volunteer will be allocated with either a room (single bed, wall-fan, attached bath and toilet with hot shower, free wifi, use of kitchen) or Double room accommodation may also be possible (to be negotiated) or a dorm bed.
What else ...
Borneo is vast. During off days, volunteers can travel and experience the culture and traditions of the aboriginals. Sarawak has 26 different kinds of tribes, which each and everyone are totally different from one another.
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.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 5hours per day, 5 days a week - 25 hours a week
Feedback (4)
Hugo, a humble man been with us close to two months. He helped us to transform the hostel environment in many aspects. Being friendly, he interacted very well with our guest whom are mainly Europeans.
He is well versed with hardwares and power tools. Hugo… read more
The tasks I made was helping with the house keeping and helping with the renovation of some rooms. Easy to do and just some hours per day.
Oliver and… read more
We were warmly welcomed by Oliver and Lynn who made us feel good from the first day, with their funky cats! Our main tasks were: taking care of the reservations, welcoming the customers, helping them out with their questions about sightseeing, and also doing the… read more
An interesting character with sense of humour. Maxime volunteered for about two months in our small hostel in Kuching, Borneo. A fast learner and most importantly, highly disciplined and self-motivated person.
Lynn and myself hardly need to guide him as he picked… read more
The work in the hostel is not too hard, housekeeping, general maintenance if you are able to, talking with guest and helping with the booking.
Oliver and Lynn are very flexible and open minded, it's really easy to work with them!
I… read more
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Hugo, a humble man been with us close to two months. He helped us to transform the hostel environment in many aspects. Being friendly, he interacted very well with our guest whom are mainly Europeans.
He is well versed with hardwares and power tools. Hugo… read more
The tasks I made was helping with the house keeping and helping with the renovation of some rooms. Easy to do and just some hours per day.
Oliver and… read more
We were warmly welcomed by Oliver and Lynn who made us feel good from the first day, with their funky cats! Our main tasks were: taking care of the reservations, welcoming the customers, helping them out with their questions about sightseeing, and also doing the… read more
An interesting character with sense of humour. Maxime volunteered for about two months in our small hostel in Kuching, Borneo. A fast learner and most importantly, highly disciplined and self-motivated person.
Lynn and myself hardly need to guide him as he picked… read more
The work in the hostel is not too hard, housekeeping, general maintenance if you are able to, talking with guest and helping with the booking.
Oliver and Lynn are very flexible and open minded, it's really easy to work with them!
I… read more
Mark and Naomi, two individuals with difference skills and experiences who compliments each other on any given task and responsibilities. As we're (Lynn and myself) operating a lodge, we required a volunteer who was dedicated, friendly, warm and multitasking. Mark and Naomi has all these qualities in them.
As… read more
This was our second Workaway placement, we agreed to stay for 1 month which quickly progressed to 3.
Lynn & Oli are great hosts who care greatly about the many projects they have going - with the Lodge being just one of those.
Our duties included full reception duties… read more
