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Hi! I'm Samantha. I grew up around Vancouver and have lived on savary for 3 years. I run a cafe and a retreat style accommodation on Savary that I am developing. I am 34 years old, I love to surf, travel, dance, and eat good food. I may have some friends on the property who are around the same age - we are generally a fun bunch that like to make food together, share laughs and express ourselves authentically. Come hang and help out!
The property is a 20 person vacation rental for groups and families on Savary Island. It is very close to Mermaid Beach. There is no surfing on savary, but many beautiful beaches to explore, swim and frolic!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Savary island is an unbelievably beautiful tropical paradise in BC. The entire island is off grid. My property is powered with solar panels and a diesel generator. The waters are warm, the sand is white, and there is lots of wild seafood to harvest freely on the beaches such as clams and oysters. Desolation sound is a fisherman's paradise - there are lots of waterfalls in the area if you have accessibility to a boat. There aren't a lot of vehicles on savary, so riding your bike around the island visiting many of the beaches and old growth trees is a beautiful way to explore the area. The community of Savary is pretty small and eclectic - if you're open to it, I'm sure you will make lots of friends with the locals.
There's lots to explore in lund and powell river if you have a car - waterfalls, hikes, mountain bike trails, lakes.Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Help
Spring - I am looking for carpenters, tilers, landscapers, artists, and anyone with trades experience. I'd like to build wooden platforms for tents, outdoor showers/toilets, and an outdoor storage shed. I also want to build a large hammock net - please let me know if you’ve built one before! Weekly allowance plus food and accommodation provided.
I'd also love photographers for website and social media development to stay for a few days in the late spring/early summer.
I'm pretty open to suggestions and would love to support your creative expression!
Summer -
POSITIONS
I am looking for 2 couples to run the restaurant and clean the resort. You will all share the same tasks to evenly distribute the work hours. Some hospitality, cleaning and kitchen experience preferred.
Both of these positions require you to be comfortable sharing spaces. Your kitchen is the restaurant kitchen. Your bathroom is shared with the restaurant patrons. It’s a very social environment and we work hard! It’s pretty silly and you will get to know lots of locals.
Payment: Minimum wage plus room and board. Must commit to mid June to mid September. Small deposit returned at the end of season is required. One Drivers license per couple is required. Hours: 30-45 per work roughly depending on time of the summer.
The restaurant is a high paced, fun and very social environment and requires you to improvise and think on your toes! We throw dj and karaoke parties until 12am a few nights of the week.
The resort requires cleaning once or twice a week. It is important to be fast, efficient and thorough. You are required to also support guests if they need anything, which isn’t that often!
**bonus points if you can offer something therapeutic to the guests (you can charge for this)
**more bonus points if you are good at making reels and other social mediate content!
**even more bonus points if you are mechanically inclined
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
id love to learn more spanish
Accommodation
For spring, You will probably have access to your own room and own toilet in the resort. The bunkhouse rooms have a queen bed and two twins in each room. There are 4 of these rooms. I may be bringing from friends over throughout your stay to help on the property, but I can assure you that there will be good vibes, delicious food and good music.
The property is surrounded by big trees, lots of grass space and big fire pit. Some amazing workawayers have helped build a sauna previously - so we can indulge in some spa therapy as well!
For summer, you will have your own room next to the mermaid beach club in the staff housing as the resort will be for guests. You will have a queen bed.
What else ...
There is only one store on savary - so i'd recommend bringing lots of books, a bike, and taking in the local nature. My friends will be happy to hang out if you'd like, or give you space and alone time as you need. We like to play music as we work and share laughs and generally just be goofballs, and we work hard too!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
excellent internet connection
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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It was a great pleasure to get to know Sam, her friends, other Workaways, and all the locals.
I took on various tasks and was also able to contribute my own ideas to find the best solutions.
I highly recommend this place! I will try to come back sometime.
He is such a gem. He is thoughtful, hardworking and very creative! He helped out in all areas of my projects - he was always very willing to take on any new task. He loved to chop wood! He helped out with all of the house tasks and cooking dinner, and was a pleasure to spend time with. He’s a great guy and plays and sings guitar… read more
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It was a great pleasure to get to know Sam, her friends, other Workaways, and all the locals.
I took on various tasks and was also able to contribute my own ideas to find the best solutions.
I highly recommend this place! I will try to come back sometime.
He is such a gem. He is thoughtful, hardworking and very creative! He helped out in all areas of my projects - he was always very willing to take on any new task. He loved to chop wood! He helped out with all of the house tasks and cooking dinner, and was a pleasure to spend time with. He’s a great guy and plays and sings guitar… read more
They ran my restaurant and resort like efficient wizards. They were so kind, personable, and were always willing to take on new challenges. They handle stress very well and they are very collaborative. They are beautiful human beings and they will do everything with meaning and… read more
He is a very good listener and takes direction well. He is also very lovely of a human being - he has a beautiful outlook on life, he is… read more
The jobs were always enjoyable. I never felt pressured or under stress thanks to Sam's approach to people and work management.
Furthermore, Savary is an incredible… read more
Savary island it's a mix between Mexico and shambhala festival. You can chill, do a paddle board, fire camp in a beach, eat ice cream in Hacienda, and you have a small market Thursday too. Every people on this island are friendly, you don't have a steal, you can meet a great… read more
As soon as we arrived, we quickly connected with her story and her project's… read more
Samantha is very generous, kind and will always do her best to make you feel at home. The accommodations are great, we all had our own… read more
