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Hospitality support – directly on a lake, 40 min from Berlin

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The experience

We're a small retreat on a lake 40 min from Berlin, hosting team offsites and individual guests who come to work and recharge. We need friendly, hands-on people to help us take care of our guests – setting tables, serving meals, helping in the kitchen, and keeping things running smoothly. Mid-April onwards, 2-3 volunteers at a time. Shared meals, sauna by the lake, and a community of interesting people passing through.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

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

Reception: Help with check-ins, check-outs and guest assistance.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Requirements

Intermediate German or Intermediate English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Neupitz is a retreat location directly on a lake in Brandenburg, about 40 minutes from Berlin. We host team retreats and offsites for companies, as well as individual guests who come to work remotely in a quiet, natural setting. The property includes a main house from the early 1900s and several GDR-era bungalows spread across the grounds.

During the season, we have a mix of guests coming through – mostly small companies from Berlin doing team offsites, but also yoga and meditation retreats, and individuals looking for a quiet place to focus. It's a calm, friendly atmosphere with interesting people passing through regularly.

As a hospitality volunteer, you'll help us take care of our guests and keep daily operations running smoothly. You'll be one of 2-3 volunteers working alongside our small core team. The work is practical and varied – some days you're in the kitchen, other days you're setting up for a group arrival or making sure the common spaces are tidy.

You'll stay in one of our bungalows. Depending on how many volunteers are here, you may have a private room or share with one other person. We eat together as a team – vegetarian meals – and a few times a week, we fire up the sauna at the lake.

Activities & Shift

You'll work 30 hours per week with 2 days off. With 2-3 hospitality volunteers on site, you can coordinate schedules among yourselves.

**Daily tasks:**

- Setting and clearing tables for meals
- Serving meals to guests
- Helping in the kitchen with food preparation and dishes
- Cleaning common spaces
- Refilling our fridge of trust with drinks
- Taking out the trash
- Watering plants and similar small tasks

**Guest-related tasks:**

- Welcoming guests on arrival
- Making sure guest areas are tidy and well-stocked

Rules

- Minimum stay of 2 weeks, longer preferred
- Friendly, reliable, and comfortable around guests
- Hospitality or restaurant experience is a plus, but not required
- Fluent English or fluent German required
- Organized and able to work independently
- Openness and joy in connecting
- Self-initiated, action-oriented and team spirited