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Classificação do anfitrião
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Taxa de resposta
88.1 %
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Comentário
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Hospedagem min. solicitada: mínimo 1 semana
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We are a fun and loving couple. We live life to the fullest and love to meet and get to know people from other countries. Sanna is from Finland and Ellis from New Zealand.
We have traveled extensively and know what it is like to be in a new country far away from home. Ellis has been involved in filming several adventure travel documentaries, the latest for National Geographic.
We have built our own home ‘The Tree House’ with two 9 meter trees inside the lounge. The Tree House also has a huge rock fireplace and lots of other amazing features. Our property has stunning mountain views to the Inland Kaikoura Mountain Ranges.
We live a healthy lifestyle with healthy nutrition and daily exercise. We have our well-equipped gym and train ourselves daily. Sanna is a personal trainer. You are welcome to use the gym.
We have a couple of mountain bikes you are welcome to use. Our local beach is only 8 kms away and there are some nice walks and tracks that you can explore.
Be sure to check out the positive feedback that other travelers have submitted about us.Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Ajuda em projetos ambientais
Jardinagem
Construção/faça você mesmo
Ajuda em fazenda
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Manutenção geral
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
We have traveled extensively ourselves (between us over 60 countries) and we love to meet and get to know people from different countries and cultures, and we love to teach and share our lifestyle.
We pride ourselves in taking care of all travelers who stay with us.Ajuda
We are also currently building an Underground House on our property, as well as a Small Cabin, that we would need some help with. So anyone with experience as builders, carpenters, DIY people etc would be much appreciated :)
On our property there is always some planting, gardening, building, general maintenance and help cleaning around the house.
We ask you to buy and provide most of your groceries, however, we will supply some food, as well as seasonal fruit and veggies, and Sanna makes amazing home-baked bread.
We do appreciate positive, helpful, motivated, enthusiastic, honest people. If you feel like a real Kiwi / Finnish experience, then this is the place to be.Idiomas
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Finnish: Fluente
Swedish: FluenteEste anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
Este anfitrião indicou que tem interesse em compartilhar seu idioma ou em aprender um novo.
Entre em contato com ele para obter mais informações.Acomodação
We have built a cozy self-contained cabin on our property, near a small stream, which you will be staying in. The cabin runs on solar power, it has running water, a wood fire log burner, kitchen, living room, gas stove to cook on, and a separate little building with toilet and shower. There is also a cozy and sheltered big outdoor deck and picnic table.
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Cheviot is a small friendly town that occupies the rolling farmland between two of the South Island's magnificent braided rivers and the Pacific Ocean. While small in stature, Cheviot has attractions and services well beyond its size.
Big blue skies and fresh country air are the base notes for this slice of paradise. The pace is relaxed, crowds are few. Cheviot village is the economic and social hub of this largely rural community of around 1,500 people, where "old fashioned" community values sit comfortably alongside the town's growing art scene and attractive cafes.
Cheviot enjoys a full range of shops and services while just down the road is Gore Bay, one of the South Island's top surf spots and a popular destination for families to swim, explore the rock pools at low tide, fish and dive. The Hurunui and Waiau rivers offer premium salmon and trout fishing and the delicious whitebait.
Check out the Domain at the south edge of town on the coast side, wonderful in the spring with abundant Daffodils.Mais alguns detalhes
Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Pode hospedar nômades digitais
We have long range wifi connected to the cabin where you are staying.
Espaço para estacionar campervans
We have lots of parking space on our property.
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
Mais de 2
Horas previstas
20 hours/week - some food
Comentário (67)
It was beautiful, fun and we did works very interesting. If you want a workaway, you can not ask more than they offered to us.
2 amazing… read more
They are very enjoyable people, have great work ethics and do a great job.
We can highly recommend them to anyone, and we look forward to having them back one day :)
They are a great couple, always happy and smiling. They are very enjoyable to have around.
They did a great job with every task they were given and had great general skills.
We were super happy to get so many plants and seeds sown when they were here.
We wish them all the… read more
He did a great job and helped us with many different tasks.
We can highly recommend Jakub to anyone :)
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It was beautiful, fun and we did works very interesting. If you want a workaway, you can not ask more than they offered to us.
2 amazing… read more
They are very enjoyable people, have great work ethics and do a great job.
We can highly recommend them to anyone, and we look forward to having them back one day :)
They are a great couple, always happy and smiling. They are very enjoyable to have around.
They did a great job with every task they were given and had great general skills.
We were super happy to get so many plants and seeds sown when they were here.
We wish them all the… read more
He did a great job and helped us with many different tasks.
We can highly recommend Jakub to anyone :)
She is very enjoyable, has great work ethics and she always did a great job.
We can highly recommend Sophie to anyone, and we look forward to having her back one day :)
They are very enjoyable people, have great work ethics and do a great job.
We can highly recommend them to anyone, and we look forward to having them back one day :)
The experience to live in a home made of wood was so amazing, i loved it ! Such a good and… read more
It was my absolute fortune to stay, work, help, laugh, share stories, share trips, share meals, and live simple moments with Ellis & Sanna.
I learned so much I’m not sure if it was a win-win like Ellis… read more
Omar is an amazing person, extremely knowledgeable, capable and keen to turn his hand to anything.
Omar is wise beyond his years and a great conversationalist.
Omar was not only a great help for us on our lifestyle property but he became a close and personal… read more
We came to the Tree House expecting to stopover for two weeks and ended up staying for over a month. Our time there was not only the highlight of our trip to New Zealand, but also over many months of… read more
She is easy going and very enjoyable to have as a guest.
Hayley did various jobs for us, graphic design, gardening etc and she did a good job with tasks given to her :)
We can highly recommend Hayley to anyone :)
We look forward to having her back.
They are both enjoyable people to have around, and they did a great job with taks given to them.
We can highly recommend them :)
Ellis is a very hard working man and it was impressive to work with him. He has a lot of humor which makes the worktime fun and enjoyable. Sanna gave us this wonderful warm loaf of bread which she made and it was so… read more
They are very enjoyable and easygoing people to have around, and they did a great job with tasks given to them :)
We can highly recommend them to anyone :)
They also joined us on a multi day sea kayaking adventure, and they were the greatest around the camp. Always looking after and cooking for the whole… read more
We can highly recommend them as WorkAwayers.
The are always happy and willing to do any jobs, they are hard working, do the jobs very well, they are nice, polite and very enjoyable to have around, and we can HIGHLY recommend them to anyone :)
We (Birgit and Mario) are 2 globetrotters from Austria & in the middle of one of the most exciting times of our lives, a year-long trip around the world. Mostly planless we have made it as backpackers, cyclists (U.S. West Coast from Washington Port Angeles to L.A. with 2 City Bikes 🚲😁), train & bus… read more
Ellis is an amazing person. He is a very welcoming person. He will always be there for you if you need anything. He is also patient and understanding and knows how to adapt to you, especially if like me, you don't speak English well :). He is obviously… read more
The jobs are easy, interesting and you never get bored because Ellis always ask if you want to change task when it's a while you do the same job.
Sanna cooked us her delicious bread, we really enjoyed it, best bread… read more
I stayed here for 6 weeks and really had the time of my life. I learned a lot of new skills while working on the beautiful property with views on the snowy mountains, the tree house and the cozy workawayer cabins.
The work was really interesting and always different and if I didn't know how to do something, Ellis was always… read more
Ellis and Sanna are fantastic hosts. Super positive, fun, inspiring, inclusive people.
Their place is beautiful. The cabin for workawayers is super cosy and… read more
I can highly recommend them as workers! They are hardworking and they do a great job.
They are also great as persons and very easy to get along with and have good conversations with.
We had a good time together and I look forward to having them back sometime in the future :)
I wish… read more
Accommodation was great. We had our own private cabin (which had a… read more
River is a nice, polite and enjoyable person to have around, and he helped us with various gardening tasks during his stay with us :)
We can highly recommend him :)
We look forward to hopefully have Niklas back again :)
The… read more
She is an enjoyable person to have stay, she does a great job, is respectful and positive, and we can highly recommend her :)
We stayed in a cute little self-contained cabin. It has everything you need.
And we already miss Sasha the dog :)
Thanks guys… read more
They have so much passion and love for life that is contagious and inspiring.
He is ultra active and always have different projects ahead, she never miss a smile and good laugh.
I have been working for their father that is a piece of museum… read more
They saw a lot of the world and have great story's to share.
The work is fine they always try to find something that suits your skills and often you learn something new.
I installed a lot of lights and two solar panels at the two self contained cabins on the property.
That is the place to where the Workawayers… read more
We can highly recommend him to anyone, and we wish that he would have stayed longer :)
We wanted to make a workaway and that was our first experience. But Sanna and Ellis made us feel so comfortable that we immediately felt to be part of the family. Everyday we had the chance to wake up to an awesome view and then start the day with some work. The work was always fun because it was a new task… read more
We loved our experience at Ellis and Sanna.
Thank you, we hope to see you again,
Alex & Marie
Amy is super positive, fun and full of funny jokes, and she is so lovely to have around. She has been a great companion and person for my father-in-law.
She is willing to do any tasks and she does them to perfection.
Amy is hardworking, take initiative and… read more
It was my first experience and couldn’t be any better. First of all, it is a pure pleasure to with Sanna and Ellis and I couldn’t get enough of it. Second, this place is amazing. Not only the views from the top, the cozy cabins but most important the family feeling.
My understanding of NZ being friendly, kind and generous is… read more
We have had the absolute pleasure of having Jan staying with us and helping us out. He is an amazing person, so mature, responsible, and confident for his young age, and he takes pride in what he is doing, is hard-working, takes initiative and uses common sense, and does a great job.
He is a pleasure to have around and… read more
They are hard workers and willing to do any tasks, and they do a great job.
We can highly recommend them as helpers :)
They do a good job, follow instructions and complete the job with a smile on their face :)
We can highly recommend them as helpers :)
She is positive and willing to do any task given, and she does a great job. She is enjoyable to have around and we can highly recommend her to anyone :)
We look forward to hopefully have her back in the future :)
They are an amazing young couple, hard-working, punctual and a pleasure to have around.
We can highly recommend them :)
Kind regards,
Sanna and Ellis :)
She is an easygoing, happy and positive girl, who is willing to learn and do new things.
She has great work ethics and is a hard worker.
We look forward to having her back :)
They are happy, positive, enthusiastic, hard-working and easy-going, and a pleasure to have around :)
We can highly recommend them :)
Chloe is punctual and keeps well in touch if there are any problems or questions.
Chloe is a bubbly and positive person with a great look at life.
As well as… read more
We can highly recommend Finja to… read more
What began as a one-week-in-between-solution turned into a three week stay and really became a second home for me.
Instead of staying at Ellises and Sanna place I was hosted by Ellis father Robyn who is one of the kindest and heart warming people I've met… read more
Ellis and Sanna were lovely hosts who made us feel at home!… read more
They did a great job with any task at hand, and they also managed other travellers staying with us with various jobs on our property.
They are hard working, tidy, organized and they do a great job - and we can… read more
We enjoyed having them with us and they always did their best and were happy to do any tasks.
We can highly recommend them to anyone ;)
The cabin we lived in was cosy and although there was no power, we could use the gas heater and stove to cook.
We mostly worked for Ellis who picked us up in the mornings (resulting in ongoing fights over who got to… read more
The work wasn‘t too hard and usually varied every day, why I feel like that I learned a lot of different things. I also liked that… read more
She is an awesome, happy and positive girl with great work ethics, and she is a joy to have around.
She is punctual, hardworking and does a great job.
She is willing to do any jobs and she does them thoroughly.
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We can highly recommend them to anyone :)
We can highly recommend Naomi to anyone :)
The work is relatively easy and I learnt lots of new skills. Mainly you’ll be helping Ellis with any of his many projects. He… read more
Jackson is a happy and positive person who is willing to help with any task, and giving anything a go.
We can recommend him as a helper.
My best experience so far with Workaway. From helping to build the outside bathroom, to sitting outside and talking by the fire, it was everything I could have pictured. Sanna and Ellis are such gracious hosts, and they lit my desire to push myself to higher forms of adventure ...Scuba, and many other… read more
We can highly recommend D'Arcy to anyone needing help.
He is punctual, respectful and a nice person to have in your home.
He is a hard worker and is willing to do any work task, and he does them well.
We are looking forward to having D'Arcy back at… read more
He is a great guy, punctual, tidy and hard working.
He was willing to help with any task at hand, and he always did a great job.
We can highly recommend Philipp to anyone needing a helping hand, he is an asset to have around :)
Kind regards,
Sanna :)
They are both nice and positive girls to have around.
They were willing to do any work, and they did the jobs well.
They are polite and considerate and a pleasure to have in the house.
We can highly recommend both Lisa and Caroline to anyone needing a helping hand.
Kind… read more
We have done a lot of gardening, I was planting trees,getting firewood or taking care of the plants in the shade house while my brother was helping ellis building a tree house in the… read more
The work was varied : we did a lot of landscaping (planting trees and native grass, removing weeds and mulching). We also helped on the construction of wooden tree houses and other jobs like mowing the… read more
Ruta and Olivier are bot a very happy and positive couple and a pleasure to have around - always filming and content.
They are punctual and do a great work and clean up after the job is done.
We can highly recommend Ruta and Olivier to… read more
He is hardworking and eager, with great work ethics.
He is a pleasure to have around and always happy and positive.
Their parents (in-law) are lovely and I felt welcome all the time. I learnt new things and enjoyed helping them.
Thanks for the great experience!
Johanna :)
She is a great worker with good work ethics. She does a great job and takes initiative.
Johanna is a good communicator and has great stories.
We can highly recommend Johanna to anyone needing a helping hand :)
Kind regards,
Sanna :)
Kind regards,
Sanna :)
We recommend this host if you like quiet stay and the sport :-)
Thanks for all!
They are punctual and tidy, and clean up after each job was completed.
We can highly recommend their assistance to anyone who need a helping hand :)
Heidi has high work ethics and is willing to do any jobs, and she does them to a good standard. She is hard working, punctual and reliable and she cleans up after each job.
I has been an absolute pleasure to have Heidi stay with… read more
Ellis & Sanna are so kind and inspiring people. Sanna makes lots of… read more