Change The World Hostels - Açores - Ponta Delgada

We are a comfortable hostel located in Ponta Delgada, in the São Miguel Island, 20 minutes from the historical city centre.
We have beautiful gardens and a very walkable city center.
You can get to know the Island by bus or rent a bicycle if you are brave enough!
We provide you place to stay with a kitchen to cook your meals on a budget.
Come see the best views and eat the best food.
We will give you the best tips to live like a local!

The volunteers will integrate a small, friendly and cheerful team, that will be here to support you and make your stay comfortable. Volunteers will be treated with respect and we expect respect as well from the other hand. We are very open to talk and to change THE WORLD!


Reseñas

4.5
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Anfitrión y equipo

4.0

Horas y tareas

4.0

Hostal

4.5

Aprendizaje y diversión

4.5

Italia

4

Overall, I had a positive experience. The hosts were very welcoming and always available to help or answer any questions. The atmosphere was nice, and I had the chance to meet new people and enjoy the volunteering experience.
The volunteers’ room was not the best — a bit disorganized— but still fine for the stay.
Anyway, I would recommend this experience

hace 13 días

España

4

It was a great experience. The island is beautiful and Carolina is very kind, flexible with the requests in the schedule and very thoughtful with the volunteers.
The main issue I found in the island was the transport. Renting a car in summer is really expensive, you can move by bus but it is more complicated, so I ended up spending more money than expected. But is worth it because as I said the island is amazing.
The work is easy (the main thing is cleaning and doing laundry) and the hours are respected.
I recommend this experience to anyone who loves nature or hiking.

hace 16 días


Change The World Hostels respondido

Thank you so much for everything!
Hope you get anything you want in life :)

España

5

My experience at Change the World Hostels was very pleasant. The island is charming, and so are the people who work at the hostel, as well as most of the guests who stay there. The work is usually not very demanding, and the relationship with the managers is generally quite good. Perhaps the accommodation for volunteers could be improved so that we can have a bit more peace and not share our privacy so much with the guests. Even so, I felt at home and was able to enjoy the island and its people during my stay there. I recommend it!

hace 16 días


Change The World Hostels respondido

Thank you so much for everything, once more :)
Hope you get anything you want in life!

España

2


The accomodation for the volunteers (and the hostel) needs renovations. The paint falls on you, the beds are two old matresses put together and it’s a room with old stuff and broken courtains so it gets hot and bright. The noise due to the truck and plane traffic it’s pretty bad, you have to go to a guesst room to shower. They should hire more people, not just volunteers. There is a lot of work, I was alone for most of my time so maybe that’s why. They are strict about the schedule but they don’t follow theirs
They are a bit passive agresive in the group chat. The island compensates

hace 1 mes


Change The World Hostels respondido

We appreciated if you said that while were here. You could stayed in guests room. We have fans. We informed all volunteers before arriving that we are short-staffed. You only had to work the 5h/day and do the tasks we informed in advance. We are flexible, if asked. You can't compare a worker and a volunteer. You guys work 5h and leave. The staff has outside work and at-home work, so we compensate by arriving later or leaving earlier. You should learn to be more open and comprehensive.

España

4

The experience in São Miguel has been extraordinary. The island is beautiful!! I stayed for a month (july), and the hostel schedule allows you to explore the whole island. In the work, at first, I felt a bit lonely, as they closely monitored my tasks online through reports, but I didn’t see much of them in person. As if I were a professional in hospitality, they wanted the tasks to be done in a specific way and within a set time frame. However, progressively, they showed more interest in getting to know us, and we even organized a farewell meal together.

hace 2 meses


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