Dolphins Hostel

Welcome to Dolphins Hostel 🐬

We’re a brand new, huge and super clean new hostel in the heart of Hoi An! We are the closest hostel to town which means you can walk everywhere. We currently have space for 170 guests making us the biggest hostel in Central Vietnam. There’s a full bar and restaurant, pool table, foosball, swimming pool with raised balcony for drinks/dinner + outside bar, huge walk in showers, male/female separate floors and toilets/bathrooms, a tour desk selling bus tickets, tours and many other travel related trips…the list goes on! 🤯

Socially we have an awesome common area where people can chill or chat to guests as well as many events such as; pub crawls, pub quiz, free walking tours, game nights, pool parties & BBQ’s! This is the number one hostel in Central Vietnam. Take a look at our reviews!

What do we need from you?
We need outgoing party people to be king or queen of vibes! Socially confident, approachable and fun loving. Down to party and get the group together. This is a very social role aimed at those that love people and care about customer service. There’s zero cleaning and no admin work, it’s all about talking with people. We also accept people for social media roles. In exchange for your help you’ll get:

- A same sex dorm bed (plug, shelf, reading light, fan, privacy curtain) šŸ’¤
- Breakfast buffet every day šŸ³
- Staff dinners šŸ˜‹
- Loads of free drinks if you drink, no problem if you don’t šŸ»
- The opportunity to meet many great people 🄳
- The opportunity to really get to know Hoi An
- Discounts on laundry, day trips, motorbike hire

Please check out and follow our social media to get an idea of what we’re about! @dolphinshostel

Thanks for reading and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Dolphins Team

PLEASE NOTE WE NOW ONLY TAKE ON VOLUNTEERS FOR A MINIMUM OF 1 MONTH.
WE HAVE A 3 DAY PROBATION AND ZERO TOLERANCE WITH OUR RULES.

The rules:
No drugs.
No hooking up with guests in the hostel.

I'm the manager, Adam. I live and breath Vietnam having travelled over 40,000km here in the last two years. I was head hunted for this role because I've worked in and managed hostels. I know customer service and my job here is to create the best hostel in Central Vietnam, I understood the assignment! We sold out the womens only floor in just 10 weeks, with the whole hostel being fully booked in just 11 weeks. On Booking.com we have been the most booked hostel in all of Central Vietnam for since late Feb. This is testament to the owners and staff who are all amazing. Basically, we care. We care about the people and realise by looking after the people first, the money and the good times will come later. The staff have all been involved with the owners for many years with only a few newbies who are meticulously vetted. The cleaners are champions, we couldn't run Dolphins Hostel without their hard work, they are the unsung heros here. Security are experienced and are key to the operation. Trusted men who can also operate the huge surveillance network here, help guests with bags, manage access to rooms when keycards are lost, and stop any unwelcome guests entering the premises. The service team for the bar and the restaurant are the jokers! They will always be smiling and laughing a lot. They bring the atmosphere up a level and are always there to help. The receptionists have a tough job but manage very well. A customer facing role with a lot of logistic and problem solving too, they are vital to the smooth running of the hostel. Dolphins Hostel overall is a team effort, and we want you to be part of the team! You'll get treated very well here but we do need you to work/engage with guests. Your room will be so comfortable, we can help you with anything whilst you're here, discounts on many things, free breakfast & dinner, lots of free drinks (although no worries if you don't drink, teetotal volunteers welcomed too, our first volunteer was and he was amazing). What are you waiting for, come join the crew!

Top Host
This host receives a lot of worldpackers and has a high average rating.

Reviews

5.0
(8 reviews)8

Staff & Host

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

Canada

5

If you’re down to socialize with guests and go out (almost) every night Dolphins is a great hostel to volunteer at. Workload is easy with the most ā€œlabour intensiveā€ task being that of leading pubcrawls 2-3 days a week. Most days you won’t start work until evening so you have all day to explore Hoi An and surroundings areas. Adam is an amazing and understanding volunteer. Only issue I had at the hostel was since it’s new, the activities can change on short notice but Adam is always seeking volunteer insight on how we can improve the activities! 10/10 experience

22 days ago


Dolphins replied

Wow, what can I say! Andrew is a pub crawl legend and will remain as one of the best volunteers we've ever had. Andrew is super committed to the role and gave 110% every day. Andrews style is different from most but it absolutely works and along with Isla, is the best volunteer we've ever had from WorldPackers. Hire this guy, he can run events day in day out, solo or as a team, and could probably do it with his eyes closed! A big thanks to Andrew, legend.

Australia

5

This volunteer experience is one I will never forget! The hostel is absolutely fantastic, extremely clean and well looked after by the friendly staff. Adam, the manager, is a great guy and made me feel welcome as soon as I arrived. The work is really enjoyable, allowing you to meet and interact with people from all over the world. Also the working hours are very fair, providing you ample time to explore the surrounding areas and nightlife when you’re off. Common areas, especially the pool, are great to meet other people and relax.
I loved my stay here and would highly recommend it to anyone!

about 1 month ago


Dolphins replied

I've done a few reviews for volunteers now but I can wholeheartedly say Isla is in the absolute elite group of best volunteers ever! A huge step up from most, with way more passion and initiative than anyone else we've had from WorldPackers. The combo of you, Mai & Andrew in particular was next level & we appreciate your efforts very very much. You will go far in life because you're a great person and I loved hanging out with you. Please come back again in the future, PLEASE! Thank you Isla :)

Peru

5

Volunteering in Dolphins was amazing! I loved the tasks as basically is to host the evening activities (Pub Crawls, Game night, Quiz night, etc), you can work doing Walking tours in the day one or two days a week as well. I worked along more volunteers and they were amazing as well. You have all day basically to explore the city or just chill in the pool. Adam is a great manager and I would’ve definitely stayed longer if I had the time :(, I’m gonna miss you guys, thanks for everything ✨

about 1 month ago


Dolphins replied

Thanks for coming along and giving your time to volunteer with us! We appreciate your hard work running events with the team. It was a really fun crew and you were a big part of that. Thanks for giving some detail about the role to potential volunteers - I think hearing about some of the other roles available, this is quite easy, but of course quite demanding socially. To hosts reading this, Naomi is capable, caring and happy. Hire her! Thanks again mate :)

United States

5

This was such an amazing and fun experience!! The hostel is amazing and the work is truly fun and you get to meet so many amazing people! The hours are fair and Adam is such a cool and nice guy. We loved our stay. The only thing to note is the female and male floors are separate so if you’re a couple keep that in mind but Adam communicated that early on so we were well prepared and had an amazing experience. I honestly wish we could have stayed longer.

about 1 month ago


Dolphins replied

Thanks to both of you for coming along and running events at Dolphins Hostel! It was a really fun team and you guys did a great job, always happy and cared well for the guests.

Haha yes, for couples it might not be ideal because we only have separate dorms but thanks for understanding.

We wish you stayed longer too, we were just getting into it and the vibe with that team of volunteers was so good!

Safe travels and for any potential hosts reading - hire these guys!

Croatia

5

Amazing Volunteering Experience in Hoi An!
I had the most wonderful time volunteering at this hostel in Hoi An! From the moment I arrived, everyone was incredibly kind, welcoming, and approachable. The atmosphere was warm and friendly, and I immediately felt like part of the family.The hostel itself is beautiful – clean, cozy, and very well maintained. One of my favorite parts was definitely the swimming pool – the perfect spot to relax after a day of exploring or working. The common areas were also great for meeting other travelers and volunteers from all around the world.

about 1 month ago


Dolphins replied

Thanks so much for coming along and helping at Dolphins Hostel! We appreciate the great write up too :) We loved having you here to run the events of which you did an awesome job! We're happy to hear you had a great experience with us and we hope your next experience is just as good. After you left I did 3 weeks as the only person running events - so I missed you very much. You're more than welcome back in the future and to potential hosts reading this, get Katarina on your team!


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