Bring good vibes to our hostel in Medellín, Colombia

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    Join our small international family in Medellín!

    We're a friendly and relaxed hostel located in the Estadio neighborhood, just one block from Floresta metro station — an ideal place to explore the city and connect with travelers from all over the world.

    We’re looking for a friendly and motivated traveler to join us and help out a few hours a day in the house.

    ✨ What you’ll help with:

    – Light support with cleaning shared spaces
    – Welcoming guests and creating a friendly atmosphere
    – Helping with organization, decorating, or setting up spaces
    – And if you have other creative skills (music, art, language exchange, social media…), we'd love for you to share them with us!

    ⏰ Hours: We ask for a maximum of 25 hours per week, spread over 5 days, with flexible scheduling that we can agree on together.

    🏡 In exchange, you’ll receive:

    – A bed in our volunteer room
    – Free Wi-Fi
    – Use of our open kitchen
    – Laundry service
    – A warm and welcoming environment where you can feel at home

    🎉 We love hosting volunteers of all ages who bring positive energy and a basic level of Spanish to connect with others.

    Come enjoy Medellín while living and sharing in a supportive community!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Help with Eco Projects
    DIY and building projects
    Help around the house
    Hospitality/Tourism
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    In the house, we are organizing cultural events like language exchange, concerts, jamsessions so that might be something to participate in as well.

  • Help

    Help

    🛠️ Help Required:
    We’re looking for friendly and proactive volunteers to support us with the daily flow of our hostel. The tasks may include:

    🧹 Supporting with cleaning of shared spaces like kitchen, bathrooms, and common areas
    🔧 General maintenance of the house (small repairs, organization, etc.)
    🛎️ Reception and guest assistance (check-ins/outs, answering questions, creating a welcoming environment)

    We’re very flexible and open — if you have specific skills (art, social media, events, gardening, etc.), let us know! We love it when volunteers bring their own spark to the house.

    ⏰ We ask for 25 hours a week, and the schedule is flexible — we’ll set it together based on your availability and the needs of the house.

    You'll be joining a relaxed, respectful, and multicultural environment. Our goal is to make the space feel like home, both for guests and for you

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The volunteer will have a bed in a dorm of 4 people.
    The all house is open, big commun areas, clean bathrooms.
    Free access to the internet and laundry service (one time a week).

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The traveler will have the possibility to visit Medellin (2nd biggest city of Colombia), a city full of museums, parcs, cultures, colors, dances ,accents, history, art and more.

    The house is located 2 minutes from the metro Floresta. bus to the center straight in front of the house. There are 24h stores around, a 24h farmacy, restaurants, atm's... Once a week, there is a barbecue where local and travelers are sharing experiences, music, food ... Instruments of music are available and free. If you know how to play guitar, you can teach us:)

    Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex is located 10 min by walk from the Guest house. There is aerobic, fitness, swimming pool, ping pong, football, basketball, volleyball, handball.. and all those are free... Also there is the possibility to take yoga classes (donation based) relatively closeby.

    There are two metro cables in Medellin, one which goes to the barrio Santo Domingo and finally to Parque Arvi, which is a very nice national park to visit, to get some fresh air and enjoy nature. The other goes to Comuna 13 and is very cool to visit for its view and graffiti. And another metro ride, you will find El parque Berrio with all the famous Botero sculptures.

    Further, Antioquia (the state of Medellin) is full of villages typicals paisas such as Santa fe, Jardin, Guatape, San Jeronimo, Santa Marta, Rio Negro, Rio Claro,... All more beautifull.

    If you want to know Medellin life, this hostel it’s a cool way to get to knowother travelers, sleep for free and have time to explore the city and other close destinations.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

Host ref number: 713149721294

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