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Last replied
24 Apr 2025
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Description
¡Hola! Hey there! Hallo!
Nice to meet you!
We‘re a lovely hostel which is located in beautiful La Fortuna. I am Wilson, born and raised in La Fortuna. I am managing this place and I am looking for friendly, responsible and open-minded people who would like to support us at the reception.
During your free time, you can read, make art, play the guitar, just relax in our hammocks or connect with many people at the hostel, who are coming from all over the world.
We are located in a peaceful area, but at the same time, you‘re just 5 minutes away from the main square. There you‘ll find several supermarkets, restaurants and bars, an ATM, a park and a bus station to all directions (we will provide full information).
Around 500 meters away, there is a sloth trail, 1,5 km away, you'll find a river where you can jump inside, 5 km away we have a beautiful waterfall.
There are more activities, such as Ziplining, hiking to the volcano, White Water Rafting, a coffee tour and many other things where we can help you with planning.
In this place, you can find a lovely balance between peace and adventure.
We‘re looking forward to meeting you!
¡Hasta luego! 🦥
Types of help and learning opportunities
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Volunteering in this hostel is a great opportunity to connect with many people from many different countries, which makes it great to get to know other languages and cultures and share stories and knowledge. While living in La Fortuna, you will learn to see the area from a local perspective. If you want to learn about the Spanish language and cuisine, here is the right place for that :-)
Help
We will need your help at the reception and/or as a driver for our tours.
The work will be:
- checking in the guests, taking payments, showing them our hostel, telling them about tours and what to do in the area
-support with general maintenance of the hostel, keeping the kitchen and common area clean, putting laundry in the washing machine
- if you have a license and you're comfortable with driving as well, it would be great if you could help us to drive the guests to different places in the area. (This is not a must, but would be a huge plus if you could help us with that)
-> A good command of the English language is required. You don‘t need to speak Spanish, but it would be a plus :-) Otherwise, here you would have a good opportunity to learn/improve your Spanish skills.
For the help, we will provide accommodation, as well as Internet, laundry once per week, one meal per day (usually breakfast), plus water, coffee or tea all the time.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
Important note: At the moment we can only accept female volunteers who are 23 years old or older. We only have a female dormitory available.
You‘ll get a bed in our female dormitory, which is only for volunteers and has its own private bathroom. Of course, you can use our Wifi and all facilities of our hostel, including the shared kitchen and outdoor space with hammocks.
We will provide one meal per day. If you're Vegetarian/Vegan or lactose/gluten free, that is no problem.
What else ...
La Fortuna is a beautiful and popular destination, that is surrounded by nature with a volcano as your neighbor :-)
We are just 2 hours away from San Jose and less than 3 hours from Manuel Antonio, Jaco, Tamarindo and Samara. We can help you with the bus schedules from wherever you‘re coming.
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?
More than two
Feedback (23)
The tasks are very simple: make the coffee in the morning, manage the check-in and check-out and clean the kitchen. The only negative point is the lack of organisation: you only know in the evening what your working hours will be the next… read more
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The tasks are very simple: make the coffee in the morning, manage the check-in and check-out and clean the kitchen. The only negative point is the lack of organisation: you only know in the evening what your working hours will be the next… read more
Overall, the work was quiet and pleasant, although a little disorganized.
We left with the other volunteers in 3 shifts: morning, noon and evening. We mainly had to take care of the reception, clean the kitchen, and prepare… read more
When you arrive you are welcomed into a family consisting of Wilson and the other 1-3 volunteers. The environment is so friendly and social, there are lots of great activities to do discounted or even for free.
Wilson is an excellent cook, you shouldn’t miss out on his gallo pinto and patacones!
The work is… read more
The host Wilson is really kind and creates a safe space. He is also a… read more
The work is simple (cleaning the common areas, working at the reception and driving the shuttle for those who know how to drive) and in low season, it provides time to do personal activities and to plan future… read more
Wilson is such a heartwarming person, he cares about his volunteers and is ready to help in any case.
We went all together to Salsa, cooked together and laughed so much.
Also his dog Molly is so cute, she is still a poppy and loves to… read more
always willing to do more for guests
The work I had to do mainly consisted in being at the reception, doing check-ins or helping guests with any questions they might have, and keeping the kitchen area clean. Before going there, I didn’t… read more
