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help needed to maintain and improve a modest suburban home in the tourist mecca of Rotorua...
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Help in the house
Animal care
Charity work
Help with Computers / internet
Rotorua is a world-renowned tourist mecca - famous for its Maori cultural experiences, geothermal attractions, spas, hot pools, nature & wildlife parks, biking, marathons & outdoor adventures. We love meeting new people from all walks of life and seeing them recharge and relax or get out and about enjoying Rotorua in exchange for low-stress, easy tasks.
Two options: 2 hours work per person per night, buy and prepare your own food or 5 hours, meals provided.
Tasks that suit the weather and your abilities... choose from a long list of improvements to restore the property to a pristine state - housekeeping, lawn mowing, weeding, window cleaning, various repairs & maintenance. Suggestions based on your own particular talents and work experience welcomed also. Arrange your hours so as to have entire days free of any commitments here and just enjoy being a tourist here.
Right now we are focused on decluttering, improving the sleepout/cabin and tidying the garden.
Minimum stay 3 nights. Unless you have skills of exceptional value, our usual maximum stay is ONE week.
Please note also that we have listings on 2 other sites and often receive multiple enquiries daily. If you do not confirm arrangements ASAP after we respond to your initial enquiry with an offer, our response will be out of date very quickly. It was taking up a lot of time chasing people for confirmations and providing individual updates so we no longer do that. If offered a timeslot that you want, accept the offer ASAP as otherwise it is likely to be very quickly gone to someone else.
English plus a little French, Spanish & Tagalog
For for solo travellers or a group of two, we have a spare bedroom with bunks (a double bed & a single bed) in the main house with shared use of the kitchen and bathroom. Immaculately clean bedding & towels provided. Unlimited highspeed fibre wifi and laundry facilities. There is a large well-stocked supermarket just a few minutes' walk away.
Please note that your host is somewhat introverted plus works from home. If it is essential for you to spend lots and lots of your free time with a chatty host family in an upmarket situation, this is definitely NOT the place for you. It is more suited to self-reliant independent travellers who value privacy and a good night's sleep.
In addition to the supermarket, there are several takeaway food outlets and bus stops on Fairy Springs Road (SH5) in just a few minutes' walk. Skyline Luge Gondola is visible from the driveway. We're on the north side of town, 3.5 kms from the Rotorua iSite bus depot.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Two
2 hours no food, 5 hours with meals
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