Donnez-nous un coup de main dans notre villa surplombant le somptueux Lac de Côme, Civenna, Italie

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Description
We are looking for mature couple for after Easter. (We also need house sitters from now until 30 December 2021 and from 12 March 2022 until Easter) They need to have a can do attitude. Work includes cleaning, house (Villa) maintenance, gardening and many more things.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Civenna is a small village and has limited public transport. Buses do not work on a Sunday. Lovely walks nearby. You could practice your Italian with the locals. Learn about the food and culture of Italian. We are an English speaking house.

Como Lake is a famous tourist area with gorgeous towns to explore dotting the lake. There is limited public transport, and wonderful ferries on Lake Como to explore.
Aide
We are looking for helpful, fit and practical Workawayers.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Italien: Intermédiaire
Français: Débutant
Hébergement
Sometimes shared accommodation with other workawayers. Couples usually have own room.
Autres infos...
Lake Como is endlessly fascinating. There are ferries that go from all the little villages around the three arms of the lake to Bellagio, which is the nearest town to us at Civenna. Transportation is very limited here. The buses that go past our village only run about four times a day. From Bellagio you can take the ferry to incredible villas open to the public, mountain trail walking, charming villages around the lake. San Primo is on our side of the lake and the highest point. It has ski lifts and often snow in the winter, or hiking trails.
Informations complémentaires
- Accès Internet
- Accès Internet limité
- Nous avons des animaux
- Nous sommes fumeurs
- Familles bienvenues
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
5 hrs 5 days a week

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18.11.2021

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Carolina & Pablo)

Grazie to Caralita e Pablo - very lovely people who are well seasoned Workawayers - . 8 years to be exact. I really appreciated Pablo working after his vaccination when he was not well. (He had terrible nausea.) Théy had a great understanding of English, not always easy and Caralita improved daily. It was a pleasure to learn of Pablos ancestry -… read more

(Excellent )

09.11.2021

Laissé par le workawayer (Carolina & Pablo) pour l'hôte

honestly i was not 100% after my vaccination but Channel and BB were very patients, understanding and sweet to me.

After three months in Italy speaking only Italian it was not easy at first to return to English but communication was very good.

We really enjoyed this exchange in the beautiful lake of Como where my great-great-grandfather was… read more

(Excellent )

17.10.2021

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Yenny & Ivan)

Ivan and Jenny are a lovely couple. Both can work independently - Ivan is very focused on finishing jobs well. We would happily have them here again, very pleasant and helpful Grazie 🙏🏼

(Excellent )

08.10.2021

Laissé par le workawayer (Yenny & Ivan) pour l'hôte

We were with Chanel and Barbara for 2 months and it was wonderful. They are friendly, kind and funny women, and we really enjoyed to be with them.
The jobs are not difficult at all, and most of the time you can finish them in 2 or 3 hours. We cleaned the swimming pool, cut the grass, took care of the vegetable garden, made some mantainance, cut… read more

(Excellent )

28.10.2020

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Jenny & Peter)

Jenny and Peter were absolutely fantastic WAers.
It's been a while since we've had such willing workers, people who helped so much in every way, pleasant company, interesting, good vibe between them as a couple.
I love you guys and hope to meet you somewhere else in the world.
Thank you so, so much for the time we spent together and your help… read more

(Excellent )

27.10.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (Jenny & Peter) pour l'hôte

Wow!!!! The views from Barbara and Chanel's villa spoilt us for every other view of Lake Como! We had a wonderful 10 days with Barbara. She was a fabulous host, providing us with delicious meals, yummy sourdough bread and great conversation. We really enjoyed the work: gardening, cutting down trees, stacking wood and preparing the villa for… read more

(Excellent )

02.04.2020

Laissé par le workawayer (felipe) pour l'hôte

I've spend a lot of weeks the past summer with Chanel, Karen, Gerard and of course Sam, the dog! It's was the best host that I ever stay. They are really brave people. It was like stay at home! 100% Recommended. Felipe SF.

(Excellent )

23.09.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Thomas) pour l'hôte

I don't know where to start to explain how my first WA experience became one of the best experience I have ever had! First of all Chanel and Barbara are so kind and lovely.
As soon as we arrived they made us very comfortable and they cooked us a delicious meal that we enjoyed all together with the breathtaking view of the lake that the house is… read more

(Excellent )

17.09.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Thomas)

Tomas is a WA extraordinaire. We found him to be so very very helpful - he worked independantly and came up with great ideas how to do things. Very tidy and also great in the kitchen. Would highly recommend him to anyone..... He is Welcome back anytime and our lives were enriched by his presence.

(Excellent )

21.09.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Joanna) pour l'hôte

This one week with Chanel and Barbara was one of the best through my whole summer this year. Couldn't dream about better first workaway experience, hope I was able to help as much as I learned lot of new things :) This place is so amazing, that is hard to describe it! Chanel and Barbara are lovely hosts, very helpful and well organized. AND if you… read more

(Excellent )

17.09.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Joanna)

Joanna is a very lovely pleasant young woman. Helpful in the house and always willing to learn new things. We wish her all the best with her future.

(Très bien )

17.09.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Anthony & Amy)

Amy and Anthony were wonderful Workerawayers. Always thoughtful and so very helpful. Highly recommend them into anyone. A Great couple. Grazie, come back anytime

(Excellent )

13.09.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Anthony & Amy) pour l'hôte

We loved staying with Chanel and Barbara. The villa is absolutely amazing with the most incredible views of Lake Como. We felt very lucky to stay in such a wonderful place with truly lovely people. The work consisted of gardening, moving furniture, clearing the garage, cleaning rooms and keeping the place tidy. Barbara is a great cook and made… read more

(Excellent )

25.05.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Andrew) pour l'hôte

Well this is home, a place for interesting conversation, great food and company
It feels like leaving family, BB, DJ and the wonderful dancer Chanell you are and were like family

(Excellent )

17.04.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Kleber) pour l'hôte

This was my first experience on the Workaway and I'm very happy to have been with Barbara and David. I stayed with them for 9 days.

There was a lot of work, often more than 5 hours a day, but the atmosphere was light and fun. They always gave us the freedom to eat whatever we wanted at any time.

I was able to meet other volunteers, being a… read more

(Très bien )

17.02.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Dmitriy ) pour l'hôte

I stayed with these guys 2 weeks. It was really enjoyable time.
Gerard is well experienced in everything so it was really good for me to help him he taught me a lot.
Karen is the best cook ever (Still cannot understand why they haven’t thought yet to open a restaurant ahah).Because of her I felt like it’s my second home
Sam is forever in my… read more

(Excellent )

11.02.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Dmitriy )

Dimi became like a son in a very short space of time. What an incredible young man, kind, considerate, thoughtful and his room was spotless when he left. He did an outstanding job of chopping wood, using the chain-saw and stacking wood. He was always keen to help inside the house too. We missed him from the moment he left. Good luck Dimi and it… read more

(Excellent )

11.02.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Cem)

We loved Cem (pronounced Gem), and that’s what he is, an absolute Gem. My husband said he was one of the best, methodical outside workers we have ever had. He would have him back anytime. We wish you all the best Cem and thank-you so much for leaving your room nice and tidy. We all miss you, take care, Karen, Gerard and Sam.

(Excellent )

29.01.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Kiran)

Kiran was the perfect workawayer and she was a pleasure to host. She is incredibly hard working and will do anything that is asked of her, and more. She was very well liked with fellow workawayers and we had many nights chatting, watching a movie or playing cards.

I would highly recommend Kiran for workaway work, she was extremely helpful inside… read more

(Excellent )

03.01.2019

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Michael)

We absolutely loved hosting Mike and his lovely, extremely well mannered, son, Robbie. It is hard not to get on so well with them both, which we did from the moment we met. They are both extremely fit, hardworking and absolutely willing. They adored our dog Sam, especially Robbie, who beamed from ear to ear each time he saw him, and likewise for… read more

(Excellent )

02.01.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Michael) pour l'hôte

Karen, Gerard and Sam, their adorable dog gave Robbie and I one of the best memories of our lives. After spending a few days with this couple, you realise that there are people in this world who live for creativity, fun, good old honest work and most of all love for fellow human beings. Karen and Gerard are so down to earth and immediately take… read more

(Excellent )

09.12.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Marissa)

Thank-you Marissa for your help on our renovation project.

It was a pleasure to host Marissa. She was extremely easy to live with, very diligent with her workaway duties and she did everything that was asked of her. She was competent, conscientious and she adored our dog!

I would have no hesitation in recommending Marissa. I wish she could… read more

(Excellent )

23.07.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Colleen)

Colleen was an incredibly valuable person to have at the villa and turned up at just the right time. We had about 8 workawayers and I'm not good at managing people. Colleen on the other hand, had a lot of experience with that so I delegated this job to her.

As well as getting in herself and doing whatever needed doing, and more importantly,… read more

(Excellent )

12.07.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Colleen) pour l'hôte

I worked for Barbara from June 20th-June 30th 2018 It was an exciting time to be at the Cloud House as Barbara was days away from completing a project that she'd spent over a year working to complete. The home was full with workawayers hustling to complete the renovation of the home. My main task was to manage the other workawayers and to help… read more

(Excellent )

22.07.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Caroline Cello)

Cello was such a fantastic workawayer. She and her friend Courtney even sang and danced while they worked!

They were both eager to learn and cleaned places that were quite depressing to work in with joy and conscientiousness.

They were also a couple of the most appreciative workawayers we've had. We loved having them around and would have them… read more

(Excellent )

03.07.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Caroline Cello) pour l'hôte

Staying and working here was an exceptional experience. Not only is the house in an incredible location, but the spirit fostered within it created a community that I feel honored to have been apart of. Each morning Barbara and the other workawayers brought an abundant energy to the tasks at hand, and each evening we celebrated our hard work with… read more

(Excellent )

13.07.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Mai-Brit) pour l'hôte

I had the most amazing time with wonderful, kindhearted and friendly people from different corners of the world that had all come together to make this cloud-house a reality. I feel lucky to have had the chance to be a part of Barbara's dream that grew from having a little house in Italian countryside to an extravagant villa with the most… read more

(Excellent )

01.07.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Chanel)

Chanel was just a fabulous workawayer! I can't tell you how happy we were to have her, and how much we miss her.

She kept an eye on everything in the house, from what was needed in the kitchen and needed to be cooked, towels, toilet paper - like it was her own home.

She also planted plants and grass over a rubble mound, cleaned many things… read more

(Excellent )

01.07.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Natasha & Issy) pour l'hôte

This was our first workaway experience and we only stayed for a week but we wished we could’ve stayed longer. It was an incredible experience working in one of the most beautiful homes we have ever seen. We were with 10 other workawayers from all over the world so it really felt like a big family and created a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Barbara… read more

(Excellent )

28.06.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Ana Rocio)

Ana was an absolute delight to have as a workwayer. We only had her for a week, but she was always smiling, willing to do any task we asked of her and help with cooking and cleaning as well.

Ana cleaned an incredibly large and dusty loungeroom the day she arrived and did many small and large tasks while she was with us. She's intelligent and has… read more

(Excellent )

28.06.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (stefan & Kata)

Stefan was an absolutely fabulous workawayer in every possible respect. He worked hard, was skillful, thorough and always willing to work and be helpful. He did a variety of things from painting, fixing marble, and plain old hard physical work like carrying and lifting heavy things. He's also a good cook!

Kata was an incredibly creative and… read more

(Neutre )

26.06.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Colette & Martin) pour l'hôte

Barbara made us feel welcome from the outset.
The villa is a large project and will be awesome once Barbara has completed all she wants to there.
This was our first workaway experience and we couldn't have been to a more beautiful place. The views across the lake are amazing and sitting and chilling on the balconies with a glass of wine after a… read more

(Excellent )

25.06.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Dmytro & Anna)

These guys were so great. Even though they had their own business to run in their off hours, they put into the house 100%. Anna was so gorgeous. Dmytro was reticent at first. Not so trusting. But over time, he came to trust and believe there are good people even if strangers!

They worked hard, and longer hours than necessary - despite having to… read more

(Excellent )

24.06.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Dmytro & Anna) pour l'hôte

This was our first Workaway experience. Barbara appreciated and was thankful for every job that have been done. I have never heard a bad thing about anyone in her house. The atmosphere was friendly and easy. It felt as we’re a big family and we renovated the house for us. Every task was pleasure to do and was done as for oneself. Although we’ve… read more

(Excellent )

23.06.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Courtney)

Courtney was an amazing person and worker. Although she didn't have a lot of experience in building she was willing to learn anything! She sanded and fixed and painted a large metal door, including using a metal cutting disc. She always worked with a smile and sometimes sang and even danced once while she worked. Such a pleasure to have around.… read more

(Excellent )

22.06.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Courtney) pour l'hôte

Words truly cannot describe how unbelievably amazing this experience was! The house itself is lovely and in just a few days began revealing itself as the magnificent villa it will be by the end of the month. Barbara was very prompt about accepting us and making us feel comfortable during our stay. Although I entered with zero prior building… read more

(Excellent )

16.05.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Matheus)

Wow!

We have had some really spectacularly good workawayers here at the house, but we can honestly say that Matheus has been the biggest star for us.

Why?

Not only did he give his all to the work, working many more hours than required, but he also got along well with everybody in the house. He's sensitive to people's personalities and moods,… read more

(Excellent )

11.04.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Justin)

Wow! Wow! Wow!

If you're lucky enough to have Justin grace your doorstep, you'll learn a lot and get a lot done! Such an interesting man!

My husband Darrell said he works like 3-4 men! he just doesn't stop. And his knowledge of building and all manner of things is so expansive that even the Italian tradesmen we were employing concurrently,… read more

(Excellent )

11.04.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Justin) pour l'hôte

Stayed a month With Barbara and Darrell in Como,was a home away from home.The food is better than a restaurant,accommodation is excellent. Tasks are a joy with plenty of options ,Barbara is more than happy if you can help close any of the boxes on her list.You will grow and learn much from the wisdom of Darrell and Barbara ,they're more than happy… read more

(Excellent )

28.03.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Libertad ) pour l'hôte

We had our first Work Away experience with Barbara and Darrell and I don't have words to explain how lucky we had to find this people! They are just amazing! The house, the view and the little town are beautiful, one of my favorite places in the world.
I stayed with them almost a month and by the time I had to leave the house I feel like I was… read more

(Excellent )

10.02.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Libertad )

What a really fantastic young couple. Don't be put off by their young ages, they work like much older people We couldn't believe how much energy they have.
They're very much in love and clearly love being together. Juan and Libertad work as a great team. They worked harder and longer than necessary, but just have a strong working spirit. They… read more

(Excellent )

16.03.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Oleh & Yuliia)

Oleh and Yulia were great

Our only mistake was not to ask what Oleh could do....far more than we presumed....and we only discovered in their second week!

We enjoyed their company. Different to the South Americans we had hosted before. But they were earnest, hard working, interesting and skilled!

Oleh can do everything practical and enjoys a… read more

(Excellent )

16.03.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Oleh & Yuliia) pour l'hôte

It was our first Workaway experience and it was just great. Great location, great house, great veiw, great people.
It was pleasure to live and work with Barbara and Darrel. Thank you for the opportunity to lern how to cook borshch:).
Thank you for pasteceria and delicios cakes.
Hope to see you some day again.

(Excellent )

14.02.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Catherine) pour l'hôte

This wonderful place and people was my first Workaway experience and I think I was very lucky to start here. The situation is absolutely amazing and I completely fall in love with the Lake Como. My room had the best view over mountains and lake I never had in my life. Barbara and Darrell were really nice with us, nice talk about their life and… read more

(Excellent )

14.02.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Catherine)

This was Catherine's first workaway. She fitted in beautifully to our little helper community, along with her lovely husband Thierry, who also joined us.
Catherine is very knowledgable about many things to do with the home and renovating and maintenance. Because the couple had renovated homes in the past, they had heaps of practical skills.… read more

(Excellent )

14.02.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Thierry)

Thierry helped with everything we asked, even though working in the cold weather in the garage sanding wooden blinds was a tedious, unrewarding job, he did it with precision and diligence. Ditto patching and repairing the top of a very damaged and fiddly stairwell, with glass tiles set in metal. He also helped Catherine, his wife, fix our botched… read more

(Excellent )

14.01.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Gwena) pour l'hôte

Woah, just woah. Incredible project, the most generous people, and don't get me started on the food.

The house is a three storied masterpiece, located at the end of the world. It is very private and easy to find your own space (ensuites on offer!!).

Darrell and Barbara encourage and trust you to keep track of your hours, and there is great… read more

(Excellent )

13.12.2017

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Mike & Maria)

Mike and Maria came with their gorgeous and shy tiny dog Bimba in a campervan and brought cold weather with them! Our heating wasn't yet working and our hot water for showers kept cutting out (both now fixed!), but no complaints from either of them, which we were very grateful for.

Mike hadn't worked as an electrician for 15 years or so, but… read more

(Très bien )

13.12.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Mike & Maria) pour l'hôte

We spent a couple of weeks helping Barbara and Daryl with their renovation project and can highly recommend it for both location and hospitality. We were made to feel very welcome from the minute we arrived and often spent time talking over some delicious snacks and the odd glass of wine.
The food was wonderful and we had the opportunity to… read more

(Excellent )

22.11.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Felipe & Sofia) pour l'hôte

It is beautiful to find people in the world like Barbara and Darrel.
We stay more than a month and everyday was a pleasure to be there.
They are very interesting people to know and above all they are honest, kind and sensitive.
we get along more than well in every way! we feel them like friends and family!

We worked on the restoration of the… read more

(Excellent )

25.10.2017

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Felipe & Sofia)

We were so very lucky to have Sophia and Felipe as our first workawayers. Wow!

Words can't describe these guys. We came to love them like family/friends.

They are both very sensitive and mature for young people - more so than most people our own age! They have a quiet and thoughtful manner, relaxed sense of being in their own skin, they are… read more

(Excellent )

07.11.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Andrea) pour l'hôte

We had such a fantastic time we couldn't have asked for a better experience!! Both Barbara and Darrell are great hosts. They are knowledgeable, warm and good hearted people that open their house and their lives and host, teach, share and treat you like family. The house is incredible, the view is from a postcard overlooking Como lake and the… read more

(Excellent )

07.11.2017

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Andrea)

We were so lucky to have met Andrea and Alvaro. Not only such lovely people, but Andrea is the best organizer you could imagine. Any job she approaches like a manager, but with such an unobtrusive, helpful attitude. It was such a blessing to have a rest of doing this myself! Anything we asked of her, any time, she always was happy to do with a… read more

(Excellent )

10.10.2017

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Giorgina & Michael)

Avis : Le workawayer a annulé son séjour ou ne s’est pas présenté à la dernière minute

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10.10.2017

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Christian)

Avis : Le workawayer a annulé son séjour ou ne s’est pas présenté à la dernière minute

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