Villa CAPPARELLA

This is the right place to recharge the batteries, far from the city troubles, chaos, pollution and frenetic life. A full immersion in the ancient life, slow time, and quite relax.

Volunteers will be part of our family. They will stay with us for the meals, and will be free to spend the resting time with us, into the Villa, or going around to the country paths, or to the lake to swim. We expect from the volounteers that they are neat, polite, and fully and unconditionally respectful of our rules.

Todas las experiencias

Great experience in the Villa on Lago del Salto

Ayuda en Granjas Eco Pintura y Decoración Construcción y Reparación Jardinería

Province of Rieti, Italia

Great experience in a homestay in Lazio, Italy

Limpieza Mano de Cocina Ayuda en Granjas Eco Jardinería

Province of Rieti, Italia

Reseñas

4.0
(10 reseñas)10

Anfitrión y equipo

3.5

Horas y tareas

4.0

Hostal

4.5

Aprendizaje y diversión

4.0

Estados Unidos

1

I genuinely tried my best to help and follow directions. Unfortunately the person you will be working with is not the host and does not speak English. Any mistake or misunderstanding was met with an overreaction of screaming and yelling that left me sobbing. I felt gaslit, I know I’m a good person and I did what she asked of me, but I felt like her expectations were impossible to gauge. I found myself afraid of her anytime she entered the room, wondering what I had done wrong that time. There were three of us there and all of us felt uncomfortable with the experience. I wouldn’t not recommend

hace 1 mes

FRANCESCO respondido

Dear Morgan, it is true that I have not been in the Villa, (unfortunally working reasons did not let me to be there), and that you could be a good person, but you let yourself be influenced and dragged along by the other two volunteers. But I've known my sister for a long time, obviously, and honestly, I trust her more than any of you. On the other hand, we've been hosting volunteers for a long time, and almost everyone has had a great time. Most likely, the problem isn'us...

Hungría

4

I had nice & peaceful time here; tasks, primarily gardening, cleaning aren’t difficult, the location itself is beautiful and not touristic, full of small wonders ( a lot of lighting bugs, geckos, majestic mountains),however I need to mention that me and other volunteers had difficulties to communicate with Valeria, a sister of Francesco who have been absent the whole time. Even with use of translation apps we didn’t understand each other correctly a couple of times which results in small conflicts, so it is definitely helpful to learn some basic italian and be patient! (no internet in house)

hace 1 mes

Nueva Zelandia

3

The gardening, organising and cleaning were satisfying. The lake is beautiful and hiking and swimming were fun. Working with Valeria was extremely difficult. Miscommunications from the language barrier led to her screaming at us. She accused me of lying about using a towel (until I showed her my travel towel as proof) and taking her food (even searched through my grocery bag)… I made an effort to connect and we shared some jokes, but her behavior was bullying and unpredictable making us all very anxious to the point of crying. She was also often late by hours, stranding us - very unreliable.

hace 2 meses

FRANCESCO respondido

I cried too when you cut down my beautiful thyme, rosemary, and oregano plants without me asking, or when you climbed over the gate and entered the house through the second-story window, scaring the dog away, and left the gate open. What if the dogs bit you or you fell while climbing? I cried when you often left the lights on (the bills weigh heavily) or when you threw things in the living room without consulting me. And what about the blanket thrown on the stairs and the beer bottles left aroun

España

4

I think this is a very good experience for those who love nature, the lake, reading... The work is not hard, you have a lot of free time, so I recommend taking a book or a notebook to spend the afternoons at the lake. Valeria is a nice person, sometimes communication was difficult because I didn't speak Italian, but little by little we understood each other very well. I also have to say that the person who goes should take the opportunity to live with the other volunteers, you will learn more than you think.

hace 1 año

Reino Unido

4

The experience was good, made most by the amazing scenery. The lake is truly magical. A true untouched piece of nature. The experience is not with the host but is with his sister who doesn’t speak english, so communication was difficult and would have been useful to know before hand. The work is easy and the hours are respected but I was there for 10 days and only had 1 day off. The place is also far two hours bus from rome so not very accessible to explore on time off. Overall it was good and I would recommend but go for the nature not for the social aspect

hace 1 año

Perfecto para ti si estás buscando

Contacto con la naturaleza

Rural

Contacto con los animales

Montaña

Familia