Lisbon Soul Surf Camp

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Help us with the Cleaning of our Beach Inspired Hostel in Lisbon

Cleaning Housekeeping

Cascais, Portugal

Reviews

4.5
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Staff & Host

4.5

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

United States

5

I spent all of July volunteering at the surf camp with my best friend and it was an amazing experience filled with friendships, surf lessons, and many adventures. The work was fair and my role included cleaning, breakfast setup, check ins, and check outs. There was plenty of time to explore Cascais and the neighboring cities. Drica was so welcoming and hardworking, and the volunteer team felt like a family that I will always remember. The only downside was that we were sometimes asked to move rooms or beds to accommodate guests with little notice, but I would still recommend this experience!

about 1 month ago

Canada

2

Great & practice location. Several issues affected my stay. Main problem: organization & communication. A lot of changing plan and last minute task. The agreed exchange of work for benefits was not fully respected, extra hours are required to do surf lessons for exemple. Never heard of yoga or anything other tours that was inside the “what you get” spacing in Wp. I felt unheard when it cames to talk about concerns or feedback.. David keeps jumping topics and i could not really place a word in the conversation, making it hard to feel truly listened. Could have potentiel but not what i expected

3 months ago

David replied

We was very clear during all our conversations before you arrive, its a shame that you come here to lie about things that we have proofs.. our mistake was having you here so long, bad work and energy in many ways.. even other volunteer complain about you.. you went here just for party and "surfing" or look for surfers.. but firts there are responsabilitys.. about the last minute changes its normal when you work in the high season, when there is a new team and changes with guests etc..

Canada

3

My stay at Lisbon Soul was a bit difficult.. David is really focus on his business and not really well organized which led to uncomfortable situations. The 4 hours of cleaning is intense because there’s a lot to do and you do it mostly alone. On top of these hours, extra work is expected when you’re in the house if you want some extras from him (surfing, etc). The social media job was better than the cleaning one, but still demanding since he ask minimum 6 stories a day. The surf instructor was really fun tho and I still managed to have fun, but it was a roller coaster.

3 months ago

David replied

you don´t know even how to manage you bed and room, was always dirty and smelly, food and dirty clothes every where.. and other volunteers complained and you come here to talk about organization and comunication? shame on you. you should leave when we had the first talk, you asked me to stay, that you will change your position and atitud, in the end was worst.. we did a bad choice.. this surfcamp is based on effort, work and responsability like every business, surfcamp doens´t mean party and sex

United States

3

I wish David the best in his endeavor w his hostel but I wish he would communicate better. First, he asks for me to come 1 week earlier in my travels. I cut 4 days off my travels but then he does not have a bed available in the hostel because the other volunteer is still there so he puts me up in his house. Which is fine. Very last minute but no communication. There's very little yoga to teach & so when not teaching yoga I'm supposed to be doing check ins which is easy work but hours not truly respected as I'm stuck at the hostel from 3pm until the last check in-sometimes as late as 11pm/12am.

4 months ago

Sweden

5

I spent four weeks volunteering at Lisbon Soul Surfcamp, and from the very beginning it felt like a second home. It was my first time volunteering and I couldn’t have asked for a better place. The atmosphere was welcoming, the people were incredible, and the sense of community made the experience truly special. David and Drica, who run the place, are warm, fun, and genuinely care about their volunteers. I’m so grateful for my time there and highly recommend it to anyone considering volunteering.

5 months ago