Helping out at our casa in the area of Alicante, Spain

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Hello Workawayers.
We are a Dutch couple enjoying life in the province of Alicante in Spain, only 30 minutes drive from the airport and close to Alicante, Elche and Murcia. We own a large house with a huge garden in which we also created a turtle pond. We have two lovely dogs.
Our house is located in a very beautiful and restful area just a bit outside the touristic region but quite close to real Spanish villages. located 15 km from the lovely beaches of the Costa Blanca. We enjoy a sunny climate, even in winter,
We are looking for workawayers to help us with mainly maintenance on the house and gardening, mostly for a term of minimal two weeks with a possibility to extend. We prefer a couple of workawayers.
We offer a very nice private room with bathroom and food in exchange.
Love to hear from you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can help you with a lot of language, Spanish, Dutch, German or English if you like. We can show and tell you about the Spanish culture.
Help
We are looking for one or two workawayers to help with maintenance and gardening on our plot, see our list of help. We prefer a couple. Maybe also some paintwork and help in the house.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
This host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Private accommodation. We offer a very nice room with private bathroom and food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in exchange.
From May till October the swimmingpool is also available.
What else ...
We have mountainbikes and helmets available to explore the area if you like.
There is little public transport in our area, we live in the countryside.
Unfortunately we can't accept other dogs or cats to stay.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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22/11/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Janneke & Paul)

Paul and Janneke stayed with us for 2.5 weeks. We were very pleased having them around and had simply a wonderful time with them! Very enjoyable people. I only can mention positive points hahaha. Janneke and Paul are very easy going, just lovely people, hardworking, skilled and very practical. They love to talk about anything, just as we do, and… read more

(Excellent )

19/11/2021

Left by Workawayer (Janneke & Paul) for host

We stayed with Wieke and Guus for 2 1/2 weeks and really enjoyed our time with them. They made us feel welcome and we stayed in a beautiful room with private bathroom.
Wieke is a very enthusiastic woman who is always busy and helped along side of us. Guus made sure we had enough material to work with and traveled lots of kilometers to get it all… read more

(Excellent )

21/08/2020

Left by Workawayer (Line Cecilie & Juan francisco) for host

We have stayed three lovely weeks with Wieke and Gus, and it has been wonderful! They have been so nice and attentive to us. Wieke has been going and working alonside us the whole time guiding and explaning the various jobs they had for us. The work was good and diverse with music, podcasts and language practice to keep it fun also :)
They were… read more

(Excellent )

18/08/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Line Cecilie & Juan francisco)

Line and Juan are now staying here for over two weeks and hopefully they will stay another week. They are a lovely young couple, active, interesting, precise and smart. Everything is simply going easy: the communication, the help with all types of work, the getting up in the morning to start working at 7 am (: the cooking and so on. By the way:… read more

(Excellent )

22/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Lucia & Manuel) for host

Esta fue nuestra primera experiencia en WorkAway y fue maravillosa, fueron dos semanas en las que compartimos charlas, risas, trabajo, paseos, comidas y hasta mate! Hicimos trabajos de jardinería y se nos pasó súper rápido entre risas, música y charlas. Su casa es muy cómoda, estuvimos en una habitación privada con baño privado y nunca nos faltó… read more

(Excellent )

20/01/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Lucia & Manuel)

Una linda pareja argentina que ha trabajado con gran precisión y dedicación. Nuestro jardín se ve fantástico nuevamente y todos los árboles frutales tienen un estilo 'Lucía'. Estamos muy contentos con eso.
Lucia y Manuel también pueden cocinar y siempre ayudan con la limpieza y el lavado. Vimos películas juntos, caminamos en las montañas y… read more

(Excellent )

24/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Benjamin & Tiffany) for host

We had an amazing time with Guus and Wieke! They were incredibly hospitable and accommodating and we had such a good time being part of the family. We will consider ourselves adopted :) They are incredible hosts and we highly recommend them. But don’t fill up all their calendar because we want to return ;)

(Excellent )

23/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Benjamin & Tiffany)

What a wonderful experience it was to get to know this lovely couple, Tiffany and Benjamin from Alaska. Such wonderful people!! After cycling all over the world for more than a year they came to us. They helped us clean up our garden (3000m2) after a flood: an incredible heavy and dirty job getting rid of the thick layer of clay that covered our… read more

(Excellent )

23/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Luciana & Gonzalo) for host

Ha sido un verdadero placer compartir estas dos semanas junto a Guus y Wieke en mi primer experiencia como workaway. Ellos son una pareja excelente que desde el primer dia me han hecho sentir como en casa, siempre interesados en que este a gusto tanto en el trabajo como con mi tiempo libre.

Ellos viven en una casa muy bonita ubicada en el corazón… read more

(Excellent )

22/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Luciana & Gonzalo)

Fue una experiencia muy buena! !Cinco estrellas al mínimo! O seis (:
Gonzalo estuvo aquí por más de 2 semanas mientras su esposa estaba trabajando en Torrevieja en un restaurante. Un chico muy amable, y su esposa también. Ha sido muy fácil tenerlo a nuestro alrededor. Es un chico listo y muy trabajador, sin quejas, y muy flexible.
Hemos… read more

(Excellent )

21/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Mitchell)

Mitchell, a very sweet young man but very mature , travelling through Europe in his camper van, was an excellent addition in our home. He was very friendly and at ease in character. He did all kinds of random chores, like gardening, painting, including sanding and repainting our gate. We hope to see him again one day! Thank you for all your effort… read more

(Excellent )

20/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Mitchell) for host

I have had the most amazing and time in Spain for two weeks. From the moment that I arrived untill the moment I left, I felt welcome and at home. Their house is situated beautifully just outside Callosa de Segura, with an amazing sunset on the Callosa (mountain) every evening, I loved photographing and sharing a little bit of my passion with… read more

(Excellent )

18/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (James & Amber) for host

James and I had a fantastic workaway with Wieke and Guus and have left their property with great memories! The work itself is very fair, it was pleasant working together in the garden, and the work was never outside of our capabilities. It was also great fun speaking to them in Spanish during the work day which was perfect for us! Guus and Wieke… read more

(Excellent )

16/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (James & Amber)

A lovely couple, very easy going, hard workers, very precise and open to doing any work. We had a lot of gardening to do, like pruning and weeding, but also preparing a piece of artwork made of concrete, doing grouting etc. They did everything more than perfectly! One of the great advantages for us is that both of them also speak Spanish, so… read more

(Excellent )

25/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sara) for host

Me ha encantado conocer a esta estupenda pareja holandesa y a sus adorables perritas! La experiencia de workaway con ellos ha sido fantástica. Han sido muy amables y acogedores desde el primer momento. Su casa es preciosa y la habitación en la que me alojaron es perfecta. He disfrutado mucho con los trabajos manuales para el mantenimiento de la… read more

(Excellent )

17/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Sara)

Sara se quedó con nosotros durante dos semanas, ¡pero hubiéramos estado más que felices si se quedara durante medio año! ¡Qué chica tan adorable es ella! Fue un gran regalo que nos dio, con su mente abierta, ayuda, cuidado e inteligente forma de hacer las cosas y ayudarnos con la pintura, la jardinería y la cocina. Ella nos dio clases de español… read more

(Excellent )

05/03/2018

Left by Workawayer (Daisy & Callum) for host

We were made to feel so at home during our stay with Guus and Wieke. Guus cooked for us most of the time creating scrumptious meals such as beef stew which he made with is very own special recipe.

We worked 5 hours a day with weekends off which we spend hiking in the Spanish mountains with Wieke and visiting the nearby markets. We were also… read more

(Excellent )

24/02/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Daisy & Callum)

We had this lovely couple to stay here for two weeks. They are easy going, great people and their work is very thorough. They are very willing to learn new things by the day and always ask if they aren't sure about how to do something. The work they did over here was grouting the large roof terrace (for 4 days!!) , and cleaning all the grout… read more

(Excellent )

21/12/2017

Left by Workawayer (Joshua & Lewis) for host

We had a really amazing time with Guus and Wieke staying near Alicante, Spain. We wished we had stayed longer than the two weeks we planned, as Guus and Wieke were such kind, friendly people who made us feel welcomed at all times! Their three dogs are absolutely lovely and gave us lots of laughs during our time there. The work was varied and never… read more

(Excellent )

15/12/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Joshua & Lewis)

Yaéms and Lewis stayed with us (in Spain) for nearly two weeks. We had a really lovely time with these two lovely lads. They helped us with gardening (pruning palmtrees, cleaning up the garden, cutting reeds etc,) and the last day they helpt us with grouting the roof terras! It was really perfect! They worked hard, never complained about the harsh… read more

(Excellent )

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