Work exchange in Greece: Help needed in a traditional hostel in T...

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What you offer

32h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours 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.

Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.

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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.

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.

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

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 Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

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

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

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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 are located in the upper town of Thessaloniki. It is only 15mins walk from the center but it feels like a small village, because of the unique architecture, the stone-paved streets and the relaxed atmosphere.We are looking for worldpackers who can help us with the cleaning and the housekeeping. Also some help could be used during breakfast, coffee preparation and welcoming guests by offering a drink, giving maps and tips and showing the rooms.

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Requirements

Fluent English or Intermediate German
Between 18 and 36 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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8 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

6 Meeting international travelers
4 Practicing English
3 Immersing in the local culture
2 Meeting locals
1 Developing environmental awareness
1 Practicing Spanish

Germán

Italy

I had a great time at the hostel, the place is so charming. The work was generally relaxed, but it could sometimes get a bit demanding. Still, the tasks were simple and Costa was always available to explain things and help us whenever we needed it. Both Costa and the rest of the staff made me feel very welcome and comfortable, so I would repeat the experience without hesitation.

2 months ago

Constantino replied

Our experience with Germán was marvelous.He is very social and polite.Always willing to help with any kind of task.He helped us a lot with reception and general maintenance.He is doing great in bar assistance as well.The most important is that Germán is a good teamplayer.We had very good communication.He is totally recommended.

Tomáš

Czech Republic

Best thing about this hostel are volunteers and guests. It is easy to meet someone and have fun. In winter the heating is on only from 9am to 11am and 6p to 10pm in volunteers room, so you sleep in very cold environment. Owner is nice, but pays some volunteers 100€ a month, others get nothing, and there is zero communication from him, so you don't know why he decided like he decided. This can sometimes create weird atmosphere amongst volunteers. I wouldn't stay in the hostel again. On other hand Thessaloniki is one of the best cities to stay and live in, full of cafes, bars, clubs and culture.

7 months ago

Constantino replied

Im glad you enjoyed your stay.
It is true about the heating on the ground floors,but everything will be different since the 2nd February cause we install heat pumps.
There is communication,also before arrival, also during the stay.
Each volunteer from each program is different.Everything is arranged and agreed by both side before the exchange.There are no surprises.
There are volunteers who return after some months and there are volunteers who joined for 2 months but ended up staying 6.

Mona

Germany

My stay at the hostel was my first volunteer experience and I would definitely recommend it! The tasks were simple, we had a weekly shiftplan and the team was amazing. Since I was here in winter, the activity in the hostel was mostly slow, barely visitors but more time to grow together with the team. Thessaloniki itself is a cool city, good nightlife and an open-minded community :) Thank you for having me!!✨️

7 months ago

Pietro

Italy

The hostel Is a little cosy hostel where you have the chance to meet many backpackers from all around the world. Thessaloniki is a beautiful and welcoming city, really rich of history and I wish to have the opportunity to come back in the future. About the experience overall, it was one of the best that I had. I want to say thanks to Kosta for the great time and for all the knowledges about Thessaloniki and the Greek culture that made my travel there richer. I wish you the best and I hope to see you again in the future!

over 1 year ago

Eleanor

United Kingdom

The experience was good, the hostel has a good atmosphere and the team worked well together. However, I would recommend staying for longer than a month because then you'll also be given a small monthly payment (I stayed for exactly a month and wasn't given anything). Also, the evening/night shift usually overruns.

9 months ago

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