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Hostel Hiroshima, Japan

5.0
(45 reviews)45

Help us with general cleaning while you're enjoying Hiroshima

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This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
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42 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Connect with the locals
24 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers
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What you offer

10h

Hours per week
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Cleaning
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Housekeeping
Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.
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What you get

3

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
Shared Dorm
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Fast Internet Access
High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Use our equipped kitchen
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Language lessons
Take free language classes at our place.
Support
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Availability

Aug
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Stay at least
4 weeks

The Experience

Working Holiday visa or working visa required. Japanese language skills is not required. We have 3 guesthouse locations in Japan (Kyoto, Hiroshima, Okinawa) ·Type of help: Cleaning and housekeeping, around 1~3 hours a day, up tp 4 days a week. You can work at the reception depending on length of stay and language skills. FYI, If you are planning to stay longer than one month, paid work is also available :) Please reach me out!

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Requirements

  • Beginner English or Beginner Japanese
  • Over 18 years old
  • Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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45 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

  • 42 Meeting international travelers
  • 24 Meeting locals
  • 20 Immersing in the local culture
  • 18 Practicing English
  • 10 Practicing Spanish
  • 8 Developing social awareness

Netherlands

5

Had an amazing time here!! Work is straightforward and as long as there are enough volunteers it's done easy. Location is perfect, very central, close to the typical tourist attractions and easy to go out. You sleep in a dorm of about 25 beds with staff and guests. Can get hectic but overall it's good. The team is really nice! Mario and Eva really do their best to emerge you in Japanese culture and if you're lucky with the other volunteers/guests this can be a really social hostel!

19 days ago

Australia

5

Santiago guesthouse is a great place to volunteer at the hostel. The location is perfect and very central. The work is very reasonable and you stay in a dorm mixed with volunteers and guests. The managers Eva and Mario were amazing!

19 days ago

Australia

5

Santiago was my third volunteering experience, and it has been my favourite so far! The work is straightforward, with ample free time to enjoy the beautiful city of Hiroshima. Although the guesthouse is situated in a fantastic location, the cosy air-conditioned common room claimed me for many days during the hostel's summer! The staff were always welcoming, understanding, and happy to help on busy days or with shift changes. ¡Gracias y hasta pronto!

about 1 month ago

United Kingdom

5

My stay at Santiago guesthouse was really enjoyable. I met some great volunteers and the receptionist Mario is so hardworking and a really lovely and genuine guy. You sleep in capsule beds which I personally love. The work is pretty simple after the first few days, and you have training too. Although you finish when the tasks are done, so depending on the volunteers, it might get done slower but Mario is very fair and makes sure the work is divided equally and everyone does their fair share... Overall I really recommend it here, and the location is perfectly central and convenient :)

about 2 months ago

Germany

5

What do other travelers need to know about this experience? How did your host make you feel? I had an amazing time in Santiago Hostel. The work was really easy and manageable (4 days a week). The team came from different places all over the world and made me feel welcomed right from the beginning. There are so many nice things to do together in and around Hiroshima.

3 months ago

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