A guesthouse like home

Francia

3

My stay at Cristina's was pleasant but not always what I expected. Expect to work on construction sites, clean her own house and her son's place (which Cristina both considers as accommodations), garden in her own backyard and iron hundreds of clothes for her own business. These tasks aren't mentioned in the description. You will only work a little for the guesthouse. If you come as a pair, be prepared to work separately in different locations most of the time which can be annoying if you have plans together after work. Thanks to Marcio, Fernanda and Nayara for making my experience great !

più di 2 anni fa

Stati Uniti

4

My stay at the guest house was nice! Christina is so lovely and friendly and makes you feel very welcome. It was a great place to meet other travellers as well, because there are a lot of volunteers! The volunteer work was a bit chaotic, and not communicated very clearly. There was no training, just expected to know what to do, and tasks change everyday so you don't know what you'll be doing. The work shift was typically 8-1, so you had the rest of the day to yourself and to explore. Alvor is a beautiful place with stunning beaches, so most of my time was spent there and it was incredible!

più di 2 anni fa

Francia

4

We were here 18 days, it was our first experience volunteering. Cristina made sure we were comfortable and was really nice to us. She can be challenging to work with because you never know what you are going to do. We had to clean rooms, her garden, her son's house, even a construction site. We lived in a house outside of Alvor, it's a 30min walk to the beach, so you might want to take an Uber afterwards (4€).. It is far but we liked it! It was a pleasure to share the house with Marcio, Fernanda, Nayara, Breno, Delfina and Angela. I will cherish the memories we made for a long time! :)

più di 2 anni fa

Belgio

4

Los trabajos pueden ser difficiles pero los horarios se respetan !

più di 2 anni fa

Brasile

3

Foi meu primeiro voluntário, mas só gostei dos amigos que fiz lá na casa que fiquei ,muito legais e divertido. O trabalho e muito sofrido para um voluntariado a Anfitriã quer um funcionário não um voluntário! Ajudei em obra de construção civil e afazeres na casa dos donos um empregado que faz tudo , se gosta de sofrer pode se candidatar 👍🏻

più di 2 anni fa

Irlanda

4

Alvor is a perfect place to stay for a tranquil and small town vibe with a great nightlife (Karaoke must do!). João and Gugga absolute legends, really made my time here very enjoyable. I would like to address that Gardening does involve manual labour more so than gardening itself, which at times proved challenging and not what I expected. Cristina is a lovely person, but challenging to work for. Overall I would recommend staying in Alvor for the experience of meeting fellow travellers and immersing yourself in a new culture.

più di 2 anni fa

Irlanda

3

My fellow volunteers made my time amazing in Alvor. With the work, we were not told what we were doing for the day until the morning, which was an issue for me. Tasks ranged from sweeping and mopping, preparing breakfast for the guests, and cleaning rooms. Other days the work was harder like clearing overgrown weeds or cleaning an entire house. The hours were 8am-1pm and were always stuck to, and Cristina was flexible with what day we wanted off. There we no cooking facilities in the house I was in except a microwave so you may not be able to cook (there are two houses for volunteers).

più di 2 anni fa

Argentina

2

La habitación era muy incómoda, los colchones super delgados, no había privacidad porque la utilizaban de depósito cuando llegaban las sabanas limpias. Aunque fuera tu día libre no podías descansar porque te despertaban. Cristina nos pareció una excelente persona,siempre cálida y amable, pero a veces nos hacía trabajar demasiado y sentíamos que estábamos trabajando para el lugar y no ayudando cómo voluntarias. No te explican las tareas que tenés que hacer con antelación, ni el lugar en el que las vas a hacer. En nuestro primer día nos llevaron a un campo sin explicarnos nada.Mala experiencia

più di 2 anni fa

Brasile

4

As my first experience, I would like to say that it was a good one. The host and the other volunteers received me and treated me very well. Everyone was always very willing to help me and teach me what to do in all the activities. The accommodation was comfortable. Alvor is a tranquility seaside town. I would like to leave my special thanks to Fabio who helped me with everything from start to finish. Besides learning from the whole experience, what made me happiest was that I made a friend for life. A 20-star person. Thank you very much Cristina and all the other volunteers, I hope to see you.

più di 2 anni fa

Cile

1

El voluntariado es en realidad un trabajo, agotador y demandante. Se pide bastante para cumplir con lo mínimo que se entrega (desayuno) y muchas veces sentí que se paso a llevar el rol de voluntario y dar por hecho que eras obrero o equipo de limpieza. Si bien los horarios se cumplen y el lugar donde nos hospedamos era bastante bueno, es el equipo de voluntarios los que creaban el grato ambiente donde estar. Se exige a un nivel que quizás no todos los que viajamos estamos preparados ya que no se describe lo que harás y es vago comparado con la realidad.

più di 2 anni fa

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