Profile information
Host rating
70 %
Last replied
22 Apr 2025
Reply rate
70.4 %
Usually responds within 8 days
Feedback
20
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Badges (2)
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Description
We are the team of the first hostel in Almaty based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In our team we have 4 people. We speak English, Russian and Kazakh. We are young and motivated to develop tourism in Central Asia and rated as the best hostel in the region.
We also run budget trips around Almaty, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Almaty is surrounded by beautiful mountains. It is a multi-national city. People are very friendly and generous here.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You may visit beautiful sites in Almaty Region with our guests, museums, mountains, lakes. Get introduced with nomadic life and culture. You also could learn Russian and Kazakh languages.
Help
Registering tourists, advising the tourists on sightseeings, cleaning the house, maintaining the work at the reception, cleaning, some gardening, help in the house
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Kazakh: Fluent
Russian: FluentThis 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
Hostel, bed in the 6 or 8 mixed dorm room. Breakfast will be provided, also you may use fridge, microwave owen, and other kitchen utilities.
What else ...
You may chat with backpackers from all over the world, mainly from the US, Germany and England. Also you could visit beautiful sightseeings of Almaty, museums, bazaars, monuments and chill out with our guests.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have all the conditions for digital nomads.
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
Feedback (12)
The work wasn't really hard, cleaning the hostel and if you are more than one volonteer as it was the case for me, it is done really quickly !
I was usually working from 12pm until around 3pm which was good without food, and the administrators don't put pressure on you and… read more
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The work wasn't really hard, cleaning the hostel and if you are more than one volonteer as it was the case for me, it is done really quickly !
I was usually working from 12pm until around 3pm which was good without food, and the administrators don't put pressure on you and… read more
Nargiza, Alex and Aibek always wanted me to feel like home.
The hostel is located in a really nice and quite area of Almaty and you can make easy new friends.
At first I was a bit overwhelmed how much chaos it is to work there.
As I arrived nobody of the staff knew that I am coming.… read more
The day typically starts at 08:30. Work typically consists of helping with the preparation of breakfast, buying groceries, cleaning, laundry, changing beds - All standard hostel tasks.… read more
I stayed here for just over three weeks and everyone was so kind and welcoming. Aigerim who works at the reception is a really kind, helpful person who was always there to explain and help out the volunteers if ever there was an issue. Rakhat comes by… read more
