Dingo Backpackers Hostel

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Come help us at the kitchen and bar, Kutaisi - Georgia

Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending

Kutaisi, Georgia

Breakfast and housekeeping manager

Gardening Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand

Kutaisi, Georgia

Backpacker Hostel in Georgia looking for help

Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping Reception

Kutaisi, Georgia

Take care about 2 cats in a traditional Georgian house .

Painting & Decorating Cleaning Building & Repairing Animal Care

Kutaisi, Georgia

Tour guide for a new developing area in tourism

Night Shift Kitchen Hand Tour Guide

Kutaisi, Georgia

Reviews

3.5
(7 reviews)7

Staff & Host

3.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

3.5

Learning & Fun

3.5

Brazil

3

PROS
-The house is nice and cozy, and the location is great.
-Riccardo is flexible regarding shifts and days off.
-Olga (manager) is lovely and always available to help.
CONS
-It's clear from the beginning that no volunteers are trusted. This results in Riccardo micromanaging everyone from afar (he's not in Georgia), even when things are working.
-The amount of work is much bigger than what's agreed upon arrival. Innumerable people were surprised that I was a volunteer, not a paid worker.
-No privacy: you'll be watched through the cameras often; your bed will be in a dorm with guests.

9 days ago

Mexico

2

I left early as the experience didn’t match the role I applied for. The cooking/social position included shopping, cooking, cleaning, prepping breakfast, entertaining, and being constantly expected to sell to guests, too much for one person. Communication happened at all hours, beyond agreed schedules, making it hard to disconnect. Most guidance was remote, which added pressure. I’m sharing this so others can have clearer expectations.

25 days ago

Riccardo replied

Elizabeth is mostly Busy with her job and other personal chores she stayed really short time and she let us lose a lot of time not the experienced worldpackers she showed to be .
She left without notice after 3 days .
All the expectation are written in the description and a bit of personal organization is expected.

Turkey

5

Had a really good experience volunteering here. Riccardo was easy to work with. Everything felt clear and welcoming. The atmosphere at the hostel was relaxed but well-organized, as I was told by a few of the guests during my stay. I met a lot of amazing people. Would recommend to travelers/volunteers. It was great to explore Kutaisi and rural Georgia. It has a lot of interesting natural and cultural variety, as well as events happening throughout the year.

4 months ago

Costa Rica

5

Great hostel, the owner very friendly, good communication, thanks for accepting me in my first experience as a volunteer

over 1 year ago

Singapore

5

I applied under cat-sitting listing during low season (owner and manager are away). Before confirmation, host did inform me of extra things required to do that is not originally mentioned in the listing like check-in of guests. Most of the housekeeping duties were done by a cleaner who came weekly and I was then asked to fill in a little bit in between, which wasn’t too much work. So although there were some extra stuff outside the original agreement, they were reasonable. Cats are well-behaved and easy to manage, I will definitely miss them!

over 1 year ago