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18 Apr 2025
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Description
UPDATES JANUARY 2025:
Besides our reception position, we also have an open position for a street art artist to fill the huge and empty wall in our beautiful garden
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Our Hostal in SAN PEDRO LA LAGUNA, LAKE ATITLAN, Guatemala, is a relaxed chill hostel. Family like atmosphere, art oriented, involved in social work with the local community.
We are a relative small hostel with a mas capacity of 29 guests at the moment. Our staff is carefully selected and you can see that on their tenure, we have the best staff on site and other local people that is always willing to help our guests and volunteers.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Languages, hostel managing, local culture.
You can go from a swim at the lake to climb a volcano and have the best view of this paradise on earth, several different towns all along the lake shore, each with a unique example of the Guatemalan diversity. You can practice your Spanish with us and learn about Guatemalan culture. Each day you meet other travelers from all over the world, and make new friends, help organizing our movie/pizza/game nights and feel like home with our family.
Help
WHAT WE NEED:
Mostly being at the reception and sometimes organise hostel activities.
Your main work will be guest assistance.
We are also considering people who could help us with decorating spaces, renewing common areas and rooms. Feel free to introduce yourself through a message.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis 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
We offer a bed in one of our dorms (full size bed, no bunks) a locker and access to our fully equipped kitchen with all the basics always available.
Rooftop with stunning lake's view where you can chill, drink a beer or work with your laptop.
A beautiful garden where you can relax, practice yoga or have a drink.
You can use our washing machine once a week.
What else ...
On your day offs you can in swim in the lake and go to the secret beach called “la finca”. You can practice Yoga in a amazing Yoga studio in San Pedro with a stunning view on the lake. San Pedro has a lot of Spanish schools, the perfect place If you want improve your Spanish.
We provide tours for the guests which you have a discount on it. If you would like hike to the Indian nose or the volcano San Pedro, that’s your chance! We have many more tours like horseback riding, Paragliding or renting a Kayak. In San Pedro there is a market every day, where you can buy fresh vegetables, fruits or rice.
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.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (3)
This is a lovely hostel and it's clear that the staff really care about making it a welcoming place for guests.
The work is just as described. You will have some days of training with another receptionist before you start shifts on your own. There's lots of flexibility if you need certains days off - I was able… read more
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This is a lovely hostel and it's clear that the staff really care about making it a welcoming place for guests.
The work is just as described. You will have some days of training with another receptionist before you start shifts on your own. There's lots of flexibility if you need certains days off - I was able… read more
