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Who are we?
We're the fist eco hostel in Jaipur (and probably have the most extensive eco systems in India) opening in the beginning of January 2017. The hostel is being ran in our family home in the old town of the Pink City - a very-very local Indian experience. As we are a small family run business hosting up to 25 people, we can afford to treat our guests as family friends rather than clients (the same goes for the volunteers!). A comforting, social and fun environment is guaranteed when you stay with us. :)
What makes us eco?
We've used natural/low VOC paints, composting, air-purifying plants, organic cotton bedding, natural cleaning agents and recycled furniture. The solar plant, solar water heating and grey water collection is also planned to get in place in a year. We're also trying to follow the mindset 'reduce, reuse and recycle'.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Language practice
Art Projects
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
- There's never a boring day at our hostel as the required tasks vary daily.
- You have a perfect opportunity to experience life in a traditional neighbourhood: the sounds and the smells, the poverty and luxury side by side, the seemingly never-ending cousins and relatives, everyone-knows-everyone life, the curious children, and who knows maybe you'll get lucky by being invited to an Indian wedding as well. ;)
- We are a Muslim family, so you can see the life of Indian Muslims, our traditions, festivals, challenges, beliefs, and we are also happy to tell you about Islam if you're interested.
- You can practise your Hindi and Urdu as we speak a mix of both in our home.
- What's more cooler than helping the community and leaving your mark? Your suggestions (especially about being more environmentally friendly) are really welcomed and we see our hostel as a role-model in the community that encourages the people to be more proactive, creative and environmentally friendly - something that's really needed in India. How cool would it be part of that?
Help
We have many different tasks for volunteers:
- maintaining our mini-garden and mini vegetable garden,
- welcoming the guests and helping them with any problems,
- doing some wall-painting and/or DIY projects,
- sharing your knowledge and skills about being more environmentally friendly, being the 'eco officer',
- a bit of house-keeping and cooking,
- helping us with the social media and technology,
- running errands and helping with the shopping (the awesome Indian bazaars!),
- sharing your ideas about developing the hostel,
- and all the other things we can't even think of now - this is India, remember? :)
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hindi: Fluent
Urdu: Fluent
Accommodation
You may be sharing a simple room with another volunteer/volunteers in the dorm of the hostel or in a nearby house depending on the occupancy of the hostel and the season. Traditional Indian meals are offered (both veg and non-veg). WiFi is available in the hostel.
As we have children around please respect our culture and family by not consuming alcohol and illegal drugs in the hostel/your accommodation. However, there's plenty of bars and clubs in Jaipur where you're free to loosen up and have a drink or two.
What else ...
You'll get to stay in one of the coolest cities in India: Jaipur has it all. You can do yoga in the Central Park at sunrise, have a katchori and chai for breakfast, ride a camel and see the amazing Mughal architecture by noon, have lunch in an organic Western cafe, do shopping in one of the many bazaars or modern shops, and finish the night with having a pint in a hip bar.
Jaipur has an awesome mix of traditional heritage, modern India and everything that falls between those two extremes.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (17)
Hope to see you again
Adèle and Morgane
All the family loves her and she become a part of family.
Thank you and you’re highly recommend to anyone you go to volunteer work.
You are always welcome to the hostel anytime :pray:
The Hostel is a charming place in the middle of a safe neighborhood but what made my experience memorable was Nadin, Salim, and the whole family. I was always treated like a family member and was even invited to a wedding, which was an unforgettable experience.
The job was fine, I had to redecorate one of the rooms and… read more
All the family loves the and they become a part of family.
Thank you and you’re highly recommend to anyone you go to volunteer work.
You are always welcome to the hostel anytime :pray:
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Hope to see you again
Adèle and Morgane
All the family loves her and she become a part of family.
Thank you and you’re highly recommend to anyone you go to volunteer work.
You are always welcome to the hostel anytime :pray:
The Hostel is a charming place in the middle of a safe neighborhood but what made my experience memorable was Nadin, Salim, and the whole family. I was always treated like a family member and was even invited to a wedding, which was an unforgettable experience.
The job was fine, I had to redecorate one of the rooms and… read more
All the family loves the and they become a part of family.
Thank you and you’re highly recommend to anyone you go to volunteer work.
You are always welcome to the hostel anytime :pray:
We planned to be there for 12 days but ended up staying 3 weeks because we had such a great time!
Nadeem and Saleem were helpful and caring hosts and they made us a part of their family. They helped us with… read more
Thank you so much Nadeem and Saleem for having me, it was such a great pleasure. Thank you also Anas for helping me out whenever I needed something amd caring about me! Thank you Bilal for the nice Chai-time and thank you to all the girls that made my stay feel even more like being part… read more
The hostel has an awesome friendly vibe. It was a great chance to see what real life is like for a family in Jaipur. Nadim, Saleem and Anas are wonderful guys who went out of their way to help me and the guests. I was really made to feel part… read more
The hostel is a real paradise in the crazy Jaipur, filled with plants, art, love and great people! I helped with the painting and it was really relaxing. Getting to let your inspiration go on the top of a beautiful rooftop, surrounded by incredible city noises and local life was… read more
Our work consisted in making a new decoration in the hostel's garden. We are not properly "artists" but Saleem were so nice and motivated us so much that we feel self-confident to do it and in the end our… read more
She was really nice and helpful person.
Always smile and easy going.
Highly recommend.
Thank you Lieke.
we had a wonderful time staying here. We unfortunately only stayed for one week but seriously would have to stayed longer. It was so much fun staying and playing with the kids, being together with the family and doing yoga in the sunset on the rooftop terrace.
It is a very beautiful atmosphere since all… read more
However you don't feel like you are working, it's a nice place to… read more
They were also very interested in spending time with the family and getting to know the local way of living, as well as it was… read more
