Immerse yourself in German culture and interact with the locals in Pottenstein, Germany

Infos

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  Description

  Hi! Join us in beautiful Pottenstein!
  
  My husband Francisco and I (Meg) are running a small guesthouse in Pottenstein, an area famous for it's natural wonders, wellness and activities like mountain biking, kayaking, hiking, and visiting the local attractions. I am Australian and Francisco is American so we are native English speakers.
  
  Pottenstein is a very popular tourist destination yet is still rich in German culture. We love the German culture and traditions and would love to share what we know and encourage you to explore the town and surrounds.
  
  Our guesthouse has 6 rooms (i.e. hotel rooms) and we plan to renovate to add more rooms. It also has a very large restaurant that we plan to open in the coming months. It has a beautiful big pond and lots of nature, gardens, and wildlife. We're health focused and eco conscious.
  
  On the top floor is a very large "owner's residence" where we live. It has 4 bedrooms and a big living area. This is where you would stay with us - on site at the guesthouse. We welcome solo travellers, couples, and families or groups. We have three bedrooms available.
  
  There are many things we are working on: our online marketing and content creation, revitalising the gardens, nurturing the pond to attract local wildlife, maintaining and repairing parts of the hotel building, preparing our cafe/bar/restaurant for opening, offering in room dining and breakfast to our hotel guests and the list goes on.
  
  We're very enthusiastic and passionate about what we're doing. Our brand message is "Easy, Casual, Always Nice" and we like to practice this in everything we do. We make it as easy as possible for our guests, we keep it casual meaning we are ourselves and don't expect false facades from our employees or our guests (just be comfortable!), and always nice refers to the high standard of products and services.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Culture

  

  Ferme

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Films et télé

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Architecture

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Jardinage

  

  Langues

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Astronomie

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Nature

  

  Fitness

  

  Camping

  

  Plage

  

  Montagne

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  I am Australian and love sharing our relaxed easy going way of life, food, and sense of humour. Francisco is American (from Texas!!) and equally loves sharing his cultural norms, providing true southern hospitality and great banter.
  We're both native English speakers yet have been in Germany for some time, immersing ourselves in the culture here. I would love to show you what I know about German culture and more than likely there will be a cultural event or tradition of sorts when you're here that we can attend together!
  Francisco is also Spanish and he speaks Spanish.
  I speak beginner level German and Spanish.
  
  We welcome people from all cultures and are eager to learn what we can from you and your culture. Equally, we welcome Aussies, Spaniards or Americans seeking familiarity, there'll still be something to learn from each other!

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  L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum

  Cet hôte offre l'hébergement et une rémunération.

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  Aide

  We invite lovely people of all skillsets and backgrounds. Some key areas include:
  - assistance preparing meals and cooking for hotel guests and for our cafe
  - back of house hotel operations like cleaning hotel rooms
  - gardening
  - building/renovation or labour support
  - creative projects like art pieces around the property, creating products you can sell in our retail shop
  - front of house support if you can speak German including phone calls and emails but also working in the cafe or assisting hotel guests
  
  We will pay above German minimum wage for all positions. It depends on your skillset and the roles you will take on but all positions start at 15 Euros per hour. Accommodation is included with all positions.
  
  We're an English speaking home so English knowledge to some degree is required. We're of course happy to help you improve your English if you are learning.
  
  Depending on the skills and experience you bring and the type of work you would like to do will determine the arrangement we make for paying you for your work. Germany is in the centre of Europe and it is so easy to travel and explore other countries. Given this, for those seeking a work/travel arrangement we're happy to accommodate scheduling to fit - travelling is amazing!!!
  
  We will refine the details depending on your skills but we will expect a minimum (i.e. 5-10hrs/week) and then we'll build from there.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire
  Allemand: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  You will have your own room in our large 4 bedroom apartment at the top of the hotel. Your room will be upstairs. It's small and simple but it's yours. It is a quiet, private space to relax and unwind. There's wifi across the property.
  You need to be comfortable with stairs, there are a lot of them!
  You will share the kitchen, bathroom and living areas with me and Francisco and any other workawayers we have staying. Depending on when you come, my mum may also be staying with us.
  I hope we can have dinner together some nights. Francisco and I love cooking. We would love to cook with you and learn about foods/dishes you love. I am often trialing recipes and dishes for the cafe/restaurant and have a lot of left overs from that too.
  When we're not eating together, everybody just organises their own meals. Of course you have full use of the kitchen any time and staple ingredients but please anticipate buying your own food a lot of the time. We're sharing people by nature so we'll of course never let you go hungry but contribution is appreciated.

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  Autres infos...

  We can find something for you to do, whether you have a trade (builder, chef, landscaper) or degree (marketing, health science) or have just finished school and don't have work experience yet, we're looking for people with good intentions, a kind approach.
  
  Can't wait to chat to you soon :)

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We can make any schedule work!

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  oooohhhh boy do we love dogs - and cats. Our hotel is pet friendly (dogs and cats) so your pet just needs to be okay with other pets. Your pet/s will be the only ones in the apartment (Francisco and I don't have pets) but they will encounter guest's pets around the property. Also, toiletting can be a little bit inconvenient as you will have to take your dog downstairs outside. If that's okay with you then that's okay with us!

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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