Looking for fun, motivated and responsible volunteers in Alcobaça, close to surfers paradise in Portugal

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We are a young couple (family) that are 2.5 years into a journey to live out our dream of running a small resort in Portugal. We've purchased a beautiful piece of land in Alcobaça, next to Nazare which is a beautiful beach town famous for the highest wave ever recorded in history. It's a surfers paradise :-) There are 5 members to the family. Jeff is a Canadian born 39 year old son of two Portuguese parents that has lived in Amsterdam for the past 10 years before arriving here. He's a huge basketball fan, coach and former player, easy going, loves to have fun and meet new people. Lena is a 35 year old Dutch native born and raised in Amsterdam, very kind nature, loves to cook, host, take care of her family and is looking forward to becoming a gardening expert. Together we are parents to a charming toddler named Tiago who is now 3 years old, loves to smile and has already adopted the easy going attitude of his parents, as well as our beautiful daughter Olivia that is an adventurous happy baby. The last member of our small family is our friendly, yet shy dog Joey.

After 16 months of intense renovations, we've now been in full operation welcoming guests for the past year. As a result, we're always keen to welcome motivated and responsible people to join our crew to help us maintain our mini resort at a high standard and to also endeavour into new ways to improve our space.

Cheers,
Jeff and Lena
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Mantenimiento general
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda en una granja
Ayuda doméstica
Práctica de idiomas
Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Portugal is one of the oldest cultures in Europe and has a fascinating history as a world power that discovered half of the world. It has the longest standing border lines in the entire world and benefits from a perfectly sunny climate, picturesque landscapes, delicious food, under appreciated wine, warm people and some of the most beautiful beaches. At our B&B, you'll enjoy learning new useful life skills, but also have the freedom to use the facilities on the property (Pool, BBQ, fire pit, etc) and help build other fun things like a swing that over looks a breath taking view, basketball court etc. One of the most beautiful beaches in Portugal is a short 15 minute drive away and that same beach is known for it's amazing surfing.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
We're looking for friendly, low maintenance and motivated people that enjoy a healthy work hard, play hard mentality that would be willing to help us with the daily tasks of running our mini resort. There'll be a wide range of tasks to take on such as gardening, mowing the lawn, creating wood working projects, helping renovate a small 50 SQM studio apartment, BBQing, running errands and generally helping to create a paradise for our guests.
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Holandés: Fluido
Portugués: Fluido
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Alojamiento
The property itself is best described as a small resort and you, as our helper will enjoy the comforts of your very own apartment complete with most ammenities to help you feel at home. This can either be on the resort itself, or in a ground floor apartment a short 5 min walking distance from it. In all cases you'd have a private entrance, bathroom and kitchen.
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Although you're in a picturesque country setting with beautiful views and lanscapes, you're only a few minutes drive from a well known town called Alcobaça that has all the ammenities expected in a city. Also within a short drive is the beautiful beach town of Nazare, known for it's long white sand beaches and big waves. There is a national park also within walking distance in which you can explore if you like hiking and nature.
Un poco más de información
- 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.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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17/11/2021

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Orsolya & Priyesh)

It's amazing how quickly strangers can come into your life and become an unforgettable part of it. Orshi and Priyesh are friendly, low maintenance people that maintain a positive outlook, a "can do" attitude and are amazing with children and animals. They are both very reliable, trustworthy and responsible.

Although Priyesh severely injured… read more

(Excelente )

09/11/2021

Dejado por el workawayer (Orsolya & Priyesh) para el anfitrión

I will keep short and simple. It was an emotional rollercoaster for our 1st work away! Without the support and the big heart of Jeff and Lena helping us with everything, the experience was unforgettable. My wife and I spent 2 months in Alcobaca helping jeff with the renovation and daily upkeeps of his Quintoa and enjoyed our time in Portugal!

I… read more

(Excelente )

20/11/2020

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Nicole & Alexander)

We loved having Nicole and Alex stay with us. They're such low maintenance, friendly, down to earth hard workers that really left an impact on our place.

Nicole put together the information booklet that we now use at our resort. It was amazingly done and will be used for many years to come. She also did a lot of cleaning of the apartments,… read more

(Excelente )

08/11/2020

Dejado por el workawayer (Nicole & Alexander) para el anfitrión

We had a really incredible time staying with Jeff & Lena for around 7 weeks, helping out at their gorgeous villas! The time absolutely BLEW by. They are incredibly welcoming and every work day we would enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal and great conversation - they even took us out once for traditional Portuguese food (& wine ;) ). The apartment… read more

(Excelente )

12/01/2020

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Ruth & Graham)

How did we ever manage anything without Ruth and Graham before they came. What an absolute pleasure and gift it was to have them stay with us.

Where do I begin? Well for starters, they both just have a can do attitude. They are very positive and really enjoy leaving a good and lasting impression through their work. They are definitely… read more responsible and are only satisfied with a job well done. I can't count the amount of times I told either one of them that a particular thing they were doing was fine, only to have them insist on perfection, often on their own time.

Ruth is tough as nails. The type of person to just get on with a task. She needs no supervision and you can fully trust that she is plugging away to finish a project in a timely and professional manner. She is skilled with a chainsaw and we certainly took advantage of that having her empty a 3 x 3 shed stacked to the top of wood and cur it down to fireplace usable size. This is an exhausting and back breaking task that Ruth made her own and left us with an empty shed. It was empty, because not only did she cut it to size, she packed it up in a van and brought it over to the resort where she patiently and almost artistically stacked the wood according to size. She also helped us with cleaning houses, painting, organizing storage units full of random tiles and construction materials (not an easy ask) and also helping turn one of our apartments from a winter storage, back into it's original luster for a NYE booking. She also took on the arduous task of weeding essentially the whole resort by herself. Never a single complaint through out the whole process. In fact, Ruth was even thoughtful enough to make us a delicious dinner.

Graham on the other hand was useless. No wait....I meant he was an absolute life saver and just a jack of all trades, but an electrician by trade. He is that rare bread of person that can seemingly fix everything and does it with such a positive attitude. Him and I worked together in the first few days running cables through nearly impossibly plugged tubes underground that had been crushed by the weight on top of it. I had reached my maximum with regards to patients in getting the cables passed, but Graham insisted and persisted and in the end we managed to do the impossible and pass all the cables. He also set up a series of sensor lights through out the resort and fixed a few random problems we had there too. He showed off some masonary skills by setting up a garden bordered by stone, fixed our fireplace fan, sealed our baseboards with silicone, fixed our oven, installed countless light fixtures and installed our kitchen exhaust fan. On his own time, he also came with me to one of the apartments because a guest had broken a key in the door lock. He managed to get it out and save the day. He also came on his own time, late at night to look at a problem with a pellet salamander at one of the apartments. On another occasion, he helped me move a van full of stones, also on his own time, never asking for anything in return.

Not only did they both not ask for anything in return, they both continued to go above and beyond. On their last 2 days before they left, both Ruth and Graham helped me build a big wooden shed. These 2 days were both on their last weekend with us when they could have been relaxing and preparing for their upcoming journey. Ruth was the master engineer that steered us in the right direction *saving Graham's butt, ahem* and Graham doing what he does...helping build. It was such a selfless and generous act that will not be forgotten from our side, but is just another example of the type of people you could expect if you're lucky enough to host them.

Aside from all this, they were just great company. We instantly became great friends and we have sorely missed them since their departure. We'll continue to try and convince them to settle in close to us once they decide to settle in their new home, because it's not often you come across people with this type of character, humility, humour and trustworthiness.

If it's not already blatantly obvious for any host reading this....if you're fortunate to be contacted by these two beauties, jump all over it. You won't regret it and will be grateful you did.

(Excelente )

11/01/2020

Dejado por el workawayer (Ruth & Graham) para el anfitrión

From start to finish we had a five star experience at Jeff and Lena's place, in a small village surrounded by beautiful countryside.
We couldn't have wished for better hosts and were immediately welcomed in as part of the family, sharing delicious hearty meals and entertaining chat.

Our accommodation was excellent, in our own apartment, with… read more

(Excelente )

23/11/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Peter) para el anfitrión

We had a great two weeks at Jeff and Lena's place, in a nice peaceful village only a 10min ride to Alcobaca. We had an awesome private apartment to stay in, attached to Jeff and Lena's house. We worked in the morning, enjoyed tasty lunches with the family and had plenty of free time in the afternoons. It rained pretty much the whole time we were… read more

(Excelente )

15/11/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Liam) para el anfitrión

My Brother and I spent a couple of weeks here doing various tasks from assembling an Ikea wardrobe, tiling to installing sound insulation. Jeff and Lena where both amazing hosts, very friendly, easy going and always checking in if we had what we needed. Our apartment was also super spacious and comfortable which we very much enjoyed as a change… read more

(Excelente )

27/09/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Tom & Liliana)

Tom and Lily were a blessing. They were last minute additions to our team and absolutely added so much value and accomplished a tremendous amount while with us. They both work well alone, or as a unit and are always willing to go above and beyond duty. Anything in the name of contributing to our overall goals.

We asked them to tackle many… read more

(Excelente )

16/09/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Tom & Liliana) para el anfitrión

We feel incredibly lucky having had such a positive first Workaway experience. Jeff and Lena were so welcoming right from the moment we arrived, and by the first evening it felt as though we were all long time friends. Even Joey the BFG-like "guard dog" warmed to us before long.

We were given a variety of tasks, such as garden and pool… read more

(Excelente )

11/07/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Mariano Andres)

Although Mariano was with us for a relatively short period, he has been a big help to us. Nothing was too much for him to ask and he took every job very serious. He helped us with gardening, weeding, maintenance and many other things. He is a very social person and so it was fun when we had dinner together. He even made us Argentinian pizza!… read more

(Excelente )

09/07/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Mariano Andres) para el anfitrión

Staying with Jeff and Lena was a great experience! We stayed for just over two weeks and were able to use the pool, visit the centre a 40 minute walk away, go for walks and visit nazare. The work was always varied with lots of things to do cleaning houses, weeding, making new galloping walls and some basic maintenance. The hours were great as we… read more

(Excelente )

08/05/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Bill & Ellis)

Bill was amazing. He's a young man, but with a high sense of responsibility and work ethic. He prides himself on doing a job well and is careful and responsible with any tools he uses. He's also just a very charming young man that seemlessly adapts to any social environment. Whether it's with guests, other workawayers, our friends and family or… read more

(Excelente )

07/05/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Bill & Ellis) para el anfitrión

I stayed with Jeff and Lena for a little over 4 weeks and it was a welcomed break from the tiring travel. Jeff and Lena were super welcoming and Lena was always attentive to see that my needs were met. Their place is located a bus ride from one of Portugals best surf spots ~ Nazere. Jeff was alway flexible with when I could work so I could fit my… read more

(Excelente )

05/04/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Rachel & Cody)

If I were to fully explain how amazing our experience was with Rachel and Cody (Dody) was, I'd have to write a novel and it would still do them no justice. So I'll try my best to summarize. Simply put, we were absolutely blessed to have them spend so much time with us, they embody absolutely eveything about the spirit of Workaway and any Workaway… read more host should feel priviliged should they contact you for a volunteering stint.

Both Cody and Rachel are just nice people. Very curtious, humble, polite, thoughtful, engaging, intelligent and just fun to speak with. They are flexible, low maintenance, hardworking, no nonsense, goal oriented and quality driven. They can work together, alone, with a team, supervised or not. It doesn't change their production or great attitude. They pride themselves on not simply getting a job done as fast as possible, but doing so while leaving a quality finish. They take direction well, problem solve at a high level, but are not afraid to ask questions because they are conscious of the final result and it's importance.

We had Cody and Rachel doing all sorts of jobs. None of which were particularly glamorous or easy. Cody helped put in some laminate flooring in two different houses, both with extremely tight time lines. He painted, he moved dirt, he weeded, mowed the lawn, sanded, collected big rocks, mixed cement, did some wood working, put trim in place amongst other things. We worked together and he worked alone and there was no difference in his production. He worked with a great attitude at all times and is very self motivated. He's also very fit, so there's seemingly no drop off in his energy level.

Rachel did all sorts of small jobs that carried so much value for us. She did a lot of painting...A LOT OF PAINTING!! Painted walls inside and out, painted doors, painted door frames, painted furniture, painted a fence and a shed etc. She fixed walls, sanded them too. She did some babysitting for us as well because we could fully trust her and completely felt comfortable with who she is and would be with our kids. Rachel did weeding and planting and is responsible for our beautiful garden. She also did a lot of cleaning for us. Not something we usually trust people with, because we take the quality of cleaning very seriously for our guests, but she proved time and time again to simply do a perfect job. Some of our great reviews make direct mention to the cleanliness of the apartments she was responsible for. All this despite cleaning not being her favourite job. She never complained, kept an amazing attitude and did a great job. Amongst the most valuable of her work was helping us put together our website.....most of which she did in her own time, because she is so driven and goal oriented. If you're curious, you're welcome to have a look for yourself. It speaks for itself and the efforts she put in the website.

I tried to kjeep this short and have much more gratitude than I could put into words. We were very fortunate to have them join us and if you as a host have that same opportunity, you should grasp it tight with both hands. We consider ourselves fortunate for that, but even more so that we met such great people and made such great friends. Thanks for everything once again guys.

(Excelente )

24/03/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Rachel & Cody) para el anfitrión

It’s hard to fully put into words the 6 weeks we spent with Jeff, Lena, Tiago, Olivia, and Joey.

Right from the beginning Jeff and Lena welcomed us into their home and lifestyle.

There was plenty of work to accomplish from painting, floor installation, web design, cleaning, and helping build a retaining wall.

Jeff was very conscientious and… read more

(Excelente )

02/04/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Sam) para el anfitrión

Jeff and Lena are a very bubbly couple always laughing and in good spirits, but I think I arrived at a difficult time for them with their new born baby. I helped by chopping wood, preparing for laminate flooring and some general cleaning. They have built properties that are clean and modern but I only stayed for a week because the house I was… read more

(Muy Bien )

04/03/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Bernhard & Alexander)

Bert and Alex were great. Very friendly guys that tried their best to do good work. They were self sufficient, motivated, worked well un supervised and fun to have around. Great workawayers for any host looking for help!

(Excelente )

06/02/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Bernhard & Alexander) para el anfitrión

Our 2nd Workaway was at the lovely place from Lena & Jeff :two_hearts:
The view, the area was so great. Amazing what the build up the last 16 month.
From nothing to that :blush::thumbsup_tone1:

We helped them build up their house they want to move in next.
The painting was the thing. Not easy at all at the beginning and some challenge. Our… read more

(Excelente )

20/01/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Jo) para el anfitrión

So you make arrangements for 2 weeks, eventually stay for double....
If the work or the hosts weren’t that cool, that would never happen.
Okey, Maybe the work was not always cool, been sweaty, dirty and dusty, few times almost pukked of the hard work....but that was my mind and body, they are both happy now!
It must be jeff and lena why i… read more

(Excelente )

20/11/2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Freddy)

Freddy was the perfect addition to our team at the perfect time. He brought a can-do attitude and was out to prove that our policy of work hard and play hard was alive and well. Unfortunately for Freddy, he joined us at a time when the tasks were not the most pleasureable. They were primarily things that a typical workawayer would try to avoid if… read more

(Excelente )

15/11/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Freddy) para el anfitrión

Our first workaway experience. Jeff and Lena were so hospitable- we grubbed on some home cooked meals, drank amazing wine, and even better conversation and laughs with them. We connected with their family, and they made us feel at home. Portugal was a beautiful country, and their story has truly inspired Sara and I in life.
Thank you for making… read more

(Excelente )

20/11/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Zoe & Fletcher) para el anfitrión

We stayed with Jeff and Lena back in August for 3 weeks and we both absolutely loved our time spent there! We were immediately welcomed into their family and shared many delicious meals with them all. Our time spent there was also spent with other work-awayers and I’m so grateful for the experience we all shared together and the great… read more

(Excelente )

05/11/2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Janey & Andy)

Short, but absolutely sweet! In just over a week, Andy and Jane made a huge impact and certainly left their imprints on our project. Andy is super handy. I asked him to do a few jobs that only someone with a patient demeanor and a crafty skillset could pull off. He made sure to leave no doubt about both. All done with little or no supervision and… read more

(Excelente )

17/10/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Janey & Andy) para el anfitrión

Our stay with Jeff and Lena probably wasn’t the most typical as we were only there for one week. That being said, they made us feel right at home straight away and are a really lovely, welcoming couple. It was a great workaway experience, we were well looked after and had a lovely apartment. We ate with Jeff and Lena on our first night and were… read more

(Excelente )

11/10/2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Sean)

Sean was simply put...a life saver. Prior to his arrival we had a field that turned into a jungle and Sean was tasked with taming it. Not only did he take this responsibility head on, but he did it with enthusiasm and with quality work. Once Sean conquered the fields, he then began to help painting the outside of our apartments which was… read more

(Excelente )

29/09/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Sean) para el anfitrión

I very much enjoyed my 6 week stay here. They really are a great family to stay with and excellent hosts in every way. The apartments provided for the volunteers were amongst the nicest of places I've ever stayed and the food was fantastic. They're both great cooks. So nice to sit and have a chat and a couple of drinks with the hosts over a… read more

(Excelente )

27/08/2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Megan)

Megan stayed with us for 6 weeks and starting from day 1 it was an absolute pleasure having her around. She was so helpfull during our renovations and absolutely nothing was too much too ask from her. No mather the kind of tasks she would be doing for that day she always did a great job. Megan is sweet, hard working, responsible and a very nice… read more

(Excelente )

11/08/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Megan) para el anfitrión

I had a lovely time staying with Jeff, Lena, Tiago and Joey!
As soon as I arrived they were so friendly and welcoming, I felt a part of the family straight away.
I am especially grateful to Lena and Jeff for allowing me to be their first Vegan worker and supplying me with delicious food, Lena made such an effort to accommodate my requirements and… read more

(Excelente )

06/03/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (Valentina & James) para el anfitrión

I love these guys! Jeff and Lena are very welcoming and friendly, always up for a chat and a good laugh. I really had an amazing time at their place. I enjoyed the different kind of jobs that needed to be done, clearing the land, cutting grass, putting furniture together and using my massage therapist skills. Lena is a wonderful cook, I loved… read more

(Excelente )

01/12/2017

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Gigi & Tom)

Tom and Georgia (Gigi) were a real pleasure to host. Work related, they were amazingly hard working, punctual, flexible, took instructions well, worked unsupervised and never once uttered a word of complaints. Tom was persecuted to cutting endless amounts of wood, dug out a new picnic area with primitive tools (including taking out a root that… read more

(Excelente )

21/11/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Gigi & Tom) para el anfitrión

Wow - what an incredible workaway experience. Honestly our best one yet! Firstly, Jeff & Lena are the coolest people ever. The description couldn't be more accurate, Lena has to be one of the nicest people we have ever met, and Jeff is a great guy to both work with and socialise and they are so very welcoming as soon as you arrive.
The property… read more

(Excelente )

05/08/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Jack) para el anfitrión

It was an absolute pleasure to spend some time with Jeff, Lena, Tiago and Joey in there project in the Portuguese countryside. The family are awesome; super laid back, interesting and sociable people, willing to help you enjoy your stay in any way they can. There was a lot going on with the project, and it was hard work, but rewarding and really… read more

(Excelente )

03/07/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Eric & Rorie) para el anfitrión

Our time with Jeff, Lena, Tiago & Joey was one to be remembered! Jeff and Lena welcomed us in as part of the family right off the bat and always made sure we were happy and comfortable. We worked hard & relaxed beautifully & ate deliciously. We will never forget the homemade heavenly birthday cake! It was magical to be a part of the start of their… read more

(Excelente )

03/07/2017

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Eric & Rorie)

Rorie and Eric are essentially the perfect workaway couple. Seriously! They are very pleasant and polite, trustworthy, adaptable, low maintenance and hard working. They became a member of our family and really helped with many facets of our project. There is not an ounce of negativity within either one of them. Only a can do attitude. They are… read more

(Excelente )

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