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What you offer

25h

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.

Administration: Help with booking systems and payments.

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

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What you get

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.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

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

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 weeks

Stay up to: 12 weeks

The Experience

We need extremely flexible and collaborative people, for different commitments. Attention to customers, check in check out, attention to detail, cleaning, instagram familiarity, etc ... Important basic Spanish

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Requirements

Intermediate Spanish and Intermediate English
Over 20 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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31 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

25 Meeting locals
23 Meeting international travelers
19 Immersing in the local culture
18 Get in touch with nature
14 Practicing Spanish
7 Practicing English

Cristóbal

Switzerland

I really enjoyed the time in this hostel. It is located in a calm and small town, so it's perfect to relax and slow down a bit. There are beautiful beaches close to the hostel and if you like to hike, you'll get to even more beautiful beaches (or you can go with a boat too). The job is to be at the reception and do check-in and check-outs. There are some small tasks you might do as well, but it's very chill and easy :)

3 months ago

Franco replied

🤩😍
Gracias x todo❗

Lilla

Hungary

I had a nice time in Las Galeras. The owner, Barbara is very nice and flexible, the full-time staff is also very welcoming. The town is kinda small, there aren't many things to do, it's more like a chill place. However there are some excursions you can take with a discount :) shifts are easy, you need to do administration at the reception, help changing bedsheets, other small tasks. If you have any problems, you can talk to the staff and they will help, everyone is very kind. I recommend to buy earplugs for the night, not only for staying here, but staying in the DR in general

5 months ago

Franco replied

Thanks for your review!
Y me gustaria saber quien es el raton que se roba la comida

Celeste

United States

This hostel for me has been a home away from home. Out of all my experience traveling and volunteering at 14 different hostels, this is probably in my top 2. I felt so welcomed since my first day and las galeras is a lovely little corner of the world. Can't recommend enough!

over 1 year ago

Franco replied

Thank you, it was nice for us too to share with you

Svenja

Germany

The hostel itself is a nice place with great people who made my stay a lot better. My work tasks were easy once I knew the routine of each shift and working hours were respected. However, I did not enjoy Las Galeras as a place. Of course, the beaches are nice but for me that does not make up for all the men shouting disgusting things at me whenever I was walking down the street. I've been travelling Latin America for a long time but never saw a country were it was a bad as it is here. In total, I think other people might have a great time staying here but it simply wasn't my place to be.

about 1 year ago

Kayla

United States

This was an amazing experience and it was my first time volunteering. the hostel is such a great spot and Barbara was a great host and supported me through the had task of learning Spanish. It is possible to succeed in this position not knowing a lot of Spanish but it was a very very difficult experience for me. The other volunteers and the locals we met were the greatest part of this experience for me. I made so many memories I will never forget and life long friendships! Las Galeras is an amazing town with so much to explore and learn.

over 2 years ago

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