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Hi, we are Natalie and Adam!
We are world travelers and after many far flung trips we have found our spot in Playa Gigante. Having decided we want something different in life we drove overland crossing America coast to coast and then down through Central America. We have taken over a hotel after falling in love with this magical land.
Natalie: Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, I am a Reiki master teacher, yoga teacher and holistic intuitive therapist. We plan to run healing workshops and yoga retreats in the near future.
Adam: I’m super excited for our amazing project, ideas are flowing and we cannot wait to put our playful touch to this existing hotel. Originally from the UK, I have a background in hospitality and am looking forward to getting stuck in, creating a vibrant place for people to enjoy our space!
The hotel has 8 rooms spread out on an ocean view knoll just 400 meters east of the Playa Gigante beachfront and about a 10 minute walk down to the beach. The 2.75 acre property includes four buildings totaling 6000sf, giving us plenty space for expansion, growth and creation.
The focal points of the business are the hotel, restaurant, the vegetable garden, yoga and healing. We have lots of great spaces, some which need attention. We also have an amazing ocean view from our pool area, restaurant and bar.
Playa Gigante is a renowned surf spot and we're in prime surf season! The waves are big, the beach is beautiful and the sunsets are spectacular.
We are looking for volunteers who are eager to work with us and help us to transform this magical space. All suggestions and ideas are welcome! We have the energy and love to do some amazing things and look forward to working with people who hold the same excitement for our project!
We look forward to hearing from you!
Natalie and Adam
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Mantenimiento general
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda en una granja
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Hostelería/turismo
Práctica de idiomas
Proyectos artísticos
Ayuda informática
Enseñanza
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Our volunteers work along side our full-time Nicaraguan employees, conversing in Spanish, and providing mutual support. Playa Gigante is a small, friendly community providing plenty opportunity to meet and chat with the locals. There is a Spanish school in town to get your daily dose of the lingo.
Ayuda
We have volunteer positions available for a minimum 4 week commitment (ideally 6 weeks or more) to help in the following areas:
- tourism
-commitment to sustainability ideals
-gardening/permaculture
-construction
-carpentry
-painting
-architecture
-building
-art, sign-making
-yoga/fitness/wellness
-social media, publicity, website building and SEO
-graphic designer
-marketing
-accounting/business management
We believe in working as a team and learning from one another.
We have a wonderful team of locals who you can learn from and practice your Spanish. Nicaragua is a special place and so are its people. Come emmerse yourself in this little fishing village, and learn the Nica way!
This is a fun and exciting project, and we have the energy, excitement and gusto to create and grow and make this space one where everyone feels welcome. One tribe - One vibe!
Please let us know in your application which of these areas you are qualified to contribute to. Also, bilingualism is a big plus - English + Spanish or another common global language.
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Español: Fluido
Alojamiento
Volunteers will help under the hotel ownership and management on a number of different tasks and projects, depending on expertise and need. Volunteers are expected to be flexible and to help for 25 hours per week, typically spread over 5 days (for example five weekly shifts of 5 hours each).
All volunteer positions are conditional and contingent on a "good fit" for both parties. Should you be offered a position with us, please know that the first week or two give both you and us a chance to assess the viability of the longer-term arrangement. Despite this two-week trial period, we are ideally looking for people who are planning to settle in for at least 2 months. If you cannot commit to the minimum 6 weeks, we likely will not open to hosting you.
The volunteers will stay in one of the "volunteer" rooms at the hotel, which can accommodate up to four volunteers each, but will typically have fewer. Please know that there are fans, but no A/C in the volunteer rooms. We have only one room that is a private room for a workaway couple so typically we host no more than one couple at a time. If you have a "couple" account, but are just friends who can share a room with other volunteers, please let us know that up front. The two volunteer rooms have a single shared bathroom.
We offer breakfast on the days that you work, and have a 20% discount on any additional food and drinks at the on-site restaurant.
There is also a communal kitchen adjoining the volunteer quarters where you can prepare your own meals and store food.
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The beaches are the big draw in Playa Gigante and along the "Emerald Coast" of Nicaragua in general. Surfing tourism plays a major role in the local economy with several world-class surfing locations along our little stretch of coast. From the hotel, one may walk to several beaches - Playa Gigante (10 minutes), Playa Amarillo (15 minutes), and the world-class barreling beach break at Playa Colorado (45 minutes).
If you are an experienced surfer looking to get a taste of our high-quality waves, you should plan to come during the surf season between March and September. Please know that if you come from December-February, the waves are typically smaller during that time.
The village of Playa Gigante has approximately 400 residents plus several hostels, restaurants, and bars. Playa Amarillo is stunningly beautiful and remains completely undeveloped.
We live in a sleepy fishing village. There is not much to do except surf, swim, read a book or lie in a hammock. So if you need more stimulation, and a city vibe... then Playa Gigante won't be your vibe. However if you are chilled and like a hammock - you are coming to the right place!
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Este anfitrión ha indicado que le encanta acoger a nómadas digitales.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentarios (16)
Roki and Ben are a great team together, with a wonderful sense of humor and a great all Aussie attitude to get stuck into the task at hand. They diligently hotel and dog sat for us interacting… read more
He helped with the land, tourism, cleaning, organising, inventory, front of house,… read more
Natalie has a true gift and passion.... her energy is contagious and a joy to be around. I truly felt my experience with getting a reiki treatment with her and my level 1 was the beginning of big beautiful positive change. Also, just in this journey… read more
Chaz is creative, artistic and energetic. She painted some of our signs that will be placed all over the region. She also taught movement classes to our team. We all got on our hands and knees and learned how to truly connect with our body and move in deeply conscious ways.
Chaz is super friendly, helpful and a beautiful… read more
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Roki and Ben are a great team together, with a wonderful sense of humor and a great all Aussie attitude to get stuck into the task at hand. They diligently hotel and dog sat for us interacting… read more
He helped with the land, tourism, cleaning, organising, inventory, front of house,… read more
Natalie has a true gift and passion.... her energy is contagious and a joy to be around. I truly felt my experience with getting a reiki treatment with her and my level 1 was the beginning of big beautiful positive change. Also, just in this journey… read more
Chaz is creative, artistic and energetic. She painted some of our signs that will be placed all over the region. She also taught movement classes to our team. We all got on our hands and knees and learned how to truly connect with our body and move in deeply conscious ways.
Chaz is super friendly, helpful and a beautiful… read more
Janey taught our local team English. They all loved their lessons and continue to practice. She also taught yoga classes three times a week. The classes were always unique, beautiful and deep. She… read more
We appreciate everything that you have done to help develop and grow our organic garden. From creating the sweet potato garden, planting various seeds and fruits and for setting up the vivero.
I love that on the morning that you left to continue on your travels, we had our first rains! So all of your loving and hard work will… read more
The volunteer accommodations were pretty sweet, kind of separated from the rest of the lodge with our own private rooms and a designated kitchen and bathroom. The hotel itself is a… read more
I stayed at this hotel for almost 2 months helping Adam and Natalie, doing loads of different stuff around their property. This is a really chill place to stay and if you wanna get into surfing or are already surfers, there is some good breaks there! Also not to far from the Costa Rican border so easy to do a trip there in… read more
If you are thinking of accommodating Damien for workaway, then you don’t need to even think about it, just get him in!!
Damien is a friendly and kind person, and all of our guests enjoyed chatting with him.
Damien is great behind the bar, he has a lot of… read more
The work was enjoyable, mostly in their relaxed bar and restaurant, serving a mixture of locals, foreigners who have chosen relocate to Playa Gigante for part or all year, and people traveling in Nicaragua and visiting this… read more
She has the energy of someone more than half her age...… read more
She also completed her Reiki I degree with me, which was so… read more
Working with these guys was a lot of fun, they allowed us to be creative and autonomous but were always there when… read more
If you are ever in Nicaragua, please come and say HI!!
Cheers
Nat & Adam
Super thanks for being apart of the Team :) You were super helpful and make us all laugh so much! We already miss your great sense of humour around the breakfast table.
I hope you have a fantastic Christmas back home, and just know you are always welcome back here as a workaway!!
Natalie
The experience here was great also becouse Alex and Craig were well organized and every time ready to work with us, so I really really recommend this workaway host.
Wish to meet you again Alex&Craig
The day always started with a family breakfast with the whole team and it was a nice time of the day to chat, plan… read more
Hope the rest of your travels are fun and exciting. We loved working with you both, and the highlight was the firepit! What magical moments.
Keep well and stay in touch!!
Nat y Adam
For future volunteers, you won't regret your time here. It's a beautiful place, quiet and relaxing. It has a fantastic ocean view for sunsets. You'll feel definitely comfortable as if you were… read more
Natalie and Adam
I had loved this amazing spot and helping under the previous owner (so much that I extended my stay a month longer than originally planned), and then was equally delighted to meet this lovely, inspired couple and spend time with them when they were in the process of… read more
