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Description
Homehelp required for March please.
The Off grid property, an old Spanish farmhouse, is in a remote and peaceful countryside location with lots of land, garden and space.
Access is 3km of dirt track passable enough for a normal car or van.
About 10km from Motril town, sea, beaches. Lots of fresh air, sunshine(normally), books and tracks for walking.
Accommodation is a twin bedded room with separate salon, terrace and bathroom with your own entrance, shared kitchen.
Accommodation and food in return for help around the place. Lots of varied tasks to be done, nothing too skilled.
It's dirty and dusty working in the garden, or clearing out sheds etc. Hot work shifting stones or moving blocks.
Flexible hours and days.
A couple with own transport preferable as very remote.
Opportunity to experience off grid remote living.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can help with cooking skills. Maintenance and construction tuition.
English-speaking. Ex pat experience.
Lots of books to read.
Walking/ hiking.
Cycles available if you can repair them!
Lots of peace and quiet so not the ideal place for a party animal or urban dweller.
Help
Generally unskilled tasks, weeding, pruning trees, painting.
House sitting.
Unless you have a skill to apply to a project!
If you are a digital nomad then I think a WhatsApp call to discuss availability would be best prior to arrival.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
English speaking but trying to be fluent in Spanish! Practice needed. X
Accommodation
Self contained apartment(end of house).
We require helpers to cater for their own breakfast. We provide ingredients, normally museli and milk, bread and jam. Water and hot drinks.
We provide lunch and dinner with a small amount of beer or wine that we all share and exchange stories and experience.
Late evening and weekends are private quiet times.
We are flexible to fit with helpers requirements.
It is a non smoking house.
What else ...
There is not much to do with time off other than walk, read etc. No public transport is available. We try not to go to town in the evenings. If you want to make a trip out to Granada for the day we can try and accommodate your plans.
Housesitters must be confident driving ' off-road' although the track is not so rough, passable with a normal car.
Some people find driving along the hillside slightly unnerving but as you can only drive slowly it's perfectly safe.
I do have an elderly dog who needs company and attention, I would like to visit the UK for a short time so could use a dog and housesitter for a week or so.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Access is a rough dirt track but has been driven before.
Can possibly accept pets
As long as its quiet and friendly.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week Flexible.. not applicable to house sitting
Feedback (6)
I was very glad they wanted to stay in the house while I was away. Beneficial to us both. They kept the place clean and tidy and looked after the plants and solar system. They are welcome back any time. If you are looking for a house and pet sitter then this couple are absolutely… read more
They were both always conscientious about switching up the jobs so as never to be boring or overly repetitive, and in fact the main job of our stay (roofing) was pretty interesting and a learning experience. In our down time, the setting is a lovely… read more
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I was very glad they wanted to stay in the house while I was away. Beneficial to us both. They kept the place clean and tidy and looked after the plants and solar system. They are welcome back any time. If you are looking for a house and pet sitter then this couple are absolutely… read more
They were both always conscientious about switching up the jobs so as never to be boring or overly repetitive, and in fact the main job of our stay (roofing) was pretty interesting and a learning experience. In our down time, the setting is a lovely… read more
The couple were housesitters for over two weeks in our off grid home with all its odd set ups with ease and confidence.
The dogs were looked after very well and the chooks had no complaints.
Marianne helped with some cleaning and decluttering… read more
It was a really good time I spend in Liz and Micks place. They are both very well organized, we always knew when we had our work time and when we had our freetime. After 2 hour of work we always had a little coffee break, and at all we worked about 4 hours a day.They always cared for us really… read more
They looked after the dogs, chickens and house while we were away.
They were punctual and responsible. Antonia is a mature young lady for her 20 years.
This was our first experience with workaway hosting and we were impressed.
Best… read more
A genuine generous and gentle man who is very caring and conscientious.
A very responsible person to leave your property and animals in the care of.
Gino and Casi were spoilt and will miss the extra attention.
We will miss the conversations… read more
Liz and Mick are two very well organized workaway hosts, that have already a lot of experience with… read more
