House Sitting and Language Exchange in the Swiss Alps🏔️

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The experience

I offer stay, board, and Italian lessons if needed. Since I work a lot and have limited time, optional help with cleaning and cooking is greatly appreciated, as well as language lessons or conversation in other languages — preferably Spanish, English, Russian, and Albanian. If you speak any other languages, please let me know! 😊
Normally, I host one volunteer, but I can also consider couples or two friends.

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What you offer

2 hours of help per day

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

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What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Pub Crawls: Be a part of our pub crawls at local bars!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

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Requirements

Fluent Spanish or Fluent English

Between 18 and 60 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

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What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Program Details

The accommodation is in a typical 18th-century Ticino chalet located in the heart of the Swiss Alps at 1,400 meters above sea level. Just 300 meters from the Ritom funicular, 10 meters from the bus stop, and 7 minutes from the Quinto highway exit, the chalet is an excellent base for backpackers, globetrotters, digital nomads, mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders, open-minded travelers, couples, and nature lovers.

The chalet is cozy, vintage, and a bit rustic — so please don’t expect 5-star accommodation (and if you decide to stay, please don’t complain about that 😉).
Because it’s a historic building, the ceilings are only 185–195 cm high and there are exposed beams, so it may feel uncomfortable for people taller than 180 cm.

Here, you can enjoy fresh mountain air, peace, breathtaking landscapes, and scenic nature trails. The area is ideal year-round: long hikes, pristine forests, mountain biking, or skiing and snowboarding at the nearby Airolo, Carì, Prato Leventina, and Andermatt Sedrun slopes.

My name is Ettore — I’m a father and entrepreneur. I run my own technical support company and manage my vacation rental, a business I founded with my ex-girlfriend and now manage entirely on my own.
I’m easygoing, friendly, and open-minded. I’ve traveled widely, am used to sharing spaces with others, and value mutual respect and tolerance.

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Activities & Shift

I’m always interested in meeting new people and exchanging experiences, especially through language exchange. I’m currently studying Russian and Albanian and improving my Spanish.

I offer room, board, and Italian lessons if needed. Optional help with cleaning and cooking is appreciated, as well as language lessons or conversation in Spanish, English, Russian, Albanian, or any other language you may speak ✨

The kitchen is shared with me and with the guests of the house (where my vacation rental business also operates). Volunteers can also use my living room to work, read, relax, or enjoy a coffee.

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Rules

• The volounteer can normally sleep on a sofà in the living room or share a bedroom.
• There are 2 bathrooms, one with a shower.
• This experience is ideal for positive, informal, multicultural travelers who are used to hostel-style living, tents, shared spaces, and sharing a room or sleepinf on a sofà.
• If you’re seeking privacy, luxury, or are not comfortable sharing spaces, this is not the right fit.
• I’m happy to share experiences with volunteers — outings with friends, dinners out, skiing, walks, small trips, and excursions in the area.
• I’m always available to give tips about places to visit and things to do nearby.