Help us in our small cozy place in a beautiful Langkawi, an island in Malaysia

Malaysia

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24/09/2021
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2021

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Description
We are a small cozy hostel in a beautiful Langkawi an island in Malaysia.
The hostel is in the main area and only a couple of minutes walk from the beach .
We open our place just a year ago and we are both traveller so we building a place that is not only a hostel but a home far away form home.
We love met people and share with them our experience and our life.
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can offer an unique experience in a beautiful island where you can learn more about the Malaysia cultures and met some new friends around. We love show how the Malaysia culture is so special and sharing our experience with people.
Help
We looking for someone ( single travel ) to helping us in our small new project . We building a small local cafe .
We need someone good on building and working with woods.
We looking for someone responsible , respectful, happy, friendly and he /she love to spend sometimes on the island .
We possibly need someone for 2 weeks.
In exchange of an accommodation in our hostel in a private room no sharing place. Our hostel is small and more like a family, we have only 5 rooms and we love to host someone happy to spend times in this beautiful part of Malaysia.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Malay: Fluent
Accommodation
We offer a private room in our hostel with air condition sharing hot shower and toilet.
Wi-Fi , kitchen that is in a common use, drinking water and coffee and tea.
What else ...
we are really close to one of the main beach only few minutes walk and one minutes walk from the main area where shop and restaurant are.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
4 hours for a day for 5 day at week

Photos

Us with a couple of guests

area around our hostel

Cenang Beach

Feedback left by and about host (27)

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Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)

Cultural exchange:
(5.0)

Communication:
(4.8)

07/02/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Angela)

Angela is such a great person...!! We really been super lucky to have her as a part of our small family even if was only for few week.
She really friendly, hard wok, trustable and funny.
Definitely we love to host her again may be in few year if she will planning another trip in Langkawi.
Thank you so so much for your help. Good luck and enjoy… read more

(Excellent )

07/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Angela) for host

I had such a great time here and could easily have stayed longer! Irene and Sam are really friendly and very knowledgable about the island. They’re also really generous and often bought me food and drink to try (including the delicious cheese naan!). The hostel itself is great, I met so many lovely people and the place has a really chilled vibe so… read more

(Excellent )

31/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Luise) for host

I had a great time in Langkawi with Irene and Sam. They were wonderful hosts and I really enjoyed getting to know them during my 3 week stay. They were very kind and helpful recommending places to visit on the island and often bought me local food and drinks to try. I even had the chance to join in their wedding celebrations. There is a very chill… read more

(Excellent )

30/01/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Luise)

Louise is a such a great person. Super friendly, hard worker, trustable and with great skill on interacted with guest.
We have a fantastic time with her and she been a great help in our small hostel.
Thank you so much for helping us and we hope to see you one day in New Zeeland.
Take care and save travel.
Irene and Sam

(Excellent )

12/10/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (NICOLAS)

We been really lucky to have Nicolas with us for long time.
He is a great guy, polite, sociable, friendly, hard working and trustable. Always able to help us around the hostel with any kind of jobs and good on related with our guest as well.
We hope he had a great time in Langkawi and you will always a part of our small family.
Thank you so… read more

(Excellent )

17/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Carlota) for host

Being here was a wonderful experience. Langkawi is the perfect place to chill and doing it with Irene and Sam was great. The hostel is clean and nice and has kitchen, so you can buy and cook your own food. I learned to do curry! The work at the hostel is easy and nice, and Irene helps a lot , too much even! I met really nice people (Emma!!!) and… read more

(Very good )

17/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Carlota)

Karlotta is an amazing soul.
Polite, happy and trustable. She been with us form many month and she been really helpful in the hostel and with our guest as well.
Thank you so much for this 3 months together and we hope we will see you again.

(Excellent )

17/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Paula & Lucia) for host

Irene and Sam were just amazing hosts for us! They are kind and lovely people. We spend one week there and we had our private room, and they provided us food so we could cook for our selves. We had to do cleaning around the hostel and was really easygoing job, a few hours between the two of us.. We could share a meal with Sam and his friends, and… read more

(Excellent )

16/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Paula & Lucia)

This girls are just amazing....
Friendly, flexible and respectful. Great on their duty and we been really happy to have them around our hostel.
We hope that they will come back one day.
Take care and thank you very much for your help.

Irene and sam

(Excellent )

30/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Rebecca)

Rebecca is an amazing happy person.
Really funny, friendly and trustable.
We been really happy to have her in our small places. She did a fantastic job for us and for our guest as well.
Thank you very much and you will always been part of our small family.
All the best
Irene and Sam

(Excellent )

27/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Ai)

Thank you so much Ai for you help.
AI IS REALLY friendly, trastable and happy person. She been with us for few weeks and we been really lucky to have her in our small hostel.
Enjoy your travel around the world and hope we see you again.
Irene and Sam

(Excellent )

22/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Ai) for host

I stayed there for 2weeks and had great experiences.
Irene and Sam are friendly and lovely host.
Thank you so much for wonderful time in Langkawi.
She was busy but she always try to make time for me. Thank you.
Working was easy. My work is almost cleaning in the hostel.
Hostel is located near the Beach so I went to there everyday. We can make… read more

(Excellent )

27/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Olivia)

Olivia is a beautiful girl really nice, polide and friendly and trastable.
We been really lucky to have her in our hostel for few weeks.
Take care and enjoy your travel around.
Thank you so much
Irene and Sam

(Excellent )

17/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Olivia) for host

I stayed almost three weeks in the House and I had an amazing time! Irene and Sam are very friendly and helpful and the hostel has an extremely relaxed and social atmosphere. :slight_smile:
The work was mainly easy cleaning jobs in the morning and sometimes reception work in the afternoon. But most of the times I had the afternoon off to enjoy… read more

(Excellent )

11/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sofia) for host

I been for two weeks and I had a great time. The hostel looks very cool and its super clean. It's from 3min Pantai Cenang beach also close to the restaurants and coffes... The work it's very easy an quickly because the hostel it's small. Irene and Sam the owner's are super frendly and Irene help you with everything. Definitely I recomended this… read more

(Excellent )

30/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Sofia)

Sofia is a beautiful soul , really friendly and funny.
We been really happy to have her in our place for few week.
Thank you very much for your help we hope to see you again.
Ciao
Irene and Sam

(Excellent )

02/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Mareike) for host

From the moment Irene picked me up from the airport she made me feel welcome. I shared my room and the work with another workawayer, so we were done very quickly most days and could negotiate days off easily. The work involved cleaning the rooms of the hostel, making the bed and taking care of the reception, when neither Irene nor Sam, her… read more

(Excellent )

30/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Mareike)

Mary is a wonderful girl.
We been really lucky to have her in our place. She really friendly and polite person, easy to work with and trustable.
Thank you very much for your help and remember that you always have a home in Langkawi.
See you soon
Irene and Sam

(Excellent )

16/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Shelby)

Shelby is an incredible, friendly and funny girl.
We been really lucky to have her in our place and helping us with the guest.
She really trustable and she is definitely a happy person.
So thank you so much.
We hope to met each other again.

(Excellent )

16/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Shelby) for host

I had a wonderful stay working at this hostel. The hostel has a cozy, chill vibe and I felt at home instantly. It's a three minute walk from the beach, which is perfect for relaxing before or after shifts. I loved exploring Langkawi, helping around the hostel, and Irene and Sam were excellent hosts. Thanks for your hospitality, Irene and Sam, and… read more

(Excellent )

27/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Jessica & Marcin)

Thank you very much for your help.
Jess and Marcin are really nice, friendly, trustable and polite people. Was great have them in our hostel.
Marcin thank you very much for your pictures.
We hope to see you again,
Enjoy your travel and thanks again.

(Excellent )

12/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Alessandro & Jessica) for host

Ire and Sam were really great to us and the hostel they run is super chilled and it has a great vibe. Both of them and their friends really went out of their way to make sure we had a good stay and tried all kinds of beautiful Malay foods. Plus their cat Emily is a beauty.
We highly recommend doing a workaway experience here and we hope to see… read more

(Excellent )

11/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Alessandro & Jessica)

Jess and Alex are fantastic people. Really friendly, kind and funny.
We been really lucky to have them with us . Thank you very much for everything, don't forget you always have a home in Langkawi.

(Excellent )

19/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Pablo) for host

The two weeks I spent with Irene and Sam were great. They run a small but beautiful hostel, with a cool vibe. The work is easy and relaxed, and in free time you can go to the beach or to explore the beautiful Langkawi. It's not just work (which is quiet), it's also sharing good times with the guests, and connecting with the harmony and peaceful… read more

(Excellent )

19/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Pablo)

Pablo is an amazing soul, really friendly, respectful and hard worker.
We been really happy to have him with us for a wild.
Thank you so much for your help....

(Excellent )

28/07/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Mariska)

Thank you Mariska for your help...
Really friendly, hard worker and respectful person. We been really lucky to have her with us for a month.
We hope to see you again.

(Excellent )

26/06/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Hannah & Josh)

This guys are amazing people with a lot of good vibe.....
We been really lucky to have them as part of our small family. They helping us for a few weeks and we can say that we high recommended them.
We hope that you guys come and visit us in your future trip to Langkawi.
Thanks a lot.
Irene and Sam

(Excellent )

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