Volunteer at our Backpacker's Hostel in Beautiful PEI!

Connect with the locals: 7 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Connect with international travelers: 6 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

24h

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.

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.

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.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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.

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

The Experience

We only require that you work in the hostel for 20-24 hours per week at most in exchange for a free bed in our staff accommodation next door. Duties include preparing breakfast, cleaning bathrooms, making beds, doing laundry, taking reservations, checking in guests, giving tours of the hostel, assisting guests with directions, dealing with payment, etc. Training is provided and we encourage positive, outgoing interactions between staff & guests.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
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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c) How much did you spend on this trip?

8 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

7 Meeting locals
6 Meeting international travelers
6 Practicing English
3 Get in touch with nature
3 Immersing in the local culture
2 Creating true social impact

vinicius

Brazil

Shannon and her hostel are great. I stayed for 2 months, the schedule is good and organized. Shannon is a great person, always very concerned about safety and well being, always buying staff treats, and her hard work makes the hostel comfortable, clean, and welcoming for guests. The cleaning is the main task for this position, where almost every shift you have to help with cleaning. Personally, I'm not a big fan of cleaning, but if you like it, great! Rooms for guests are very comfortable, for staff not that big. Location is great, i will miss Shannon, the staff members and the banana bread!!

about 1 month ago

Katie

United Kingdom

I had the best time at the hostel! Shannon is really good to work for - very easy going, understanding and kind! She always makes sure the work is fair and makes it known we can go to her if there's any problems! The other volunteers I was working with were amazing & the guests were lovely and social and really nice to interact with! Charlottetown itself is a very good city with lots of foodie places and cute little shops, as well as different activities to do. I'm really going to miss it, I'll definitely be back to visit. Thank you Shannon! ❣️

12 months ago

Daniel

Brazil

It started great but, things was a mess later. Shannon, the owner, needs to take a time to take care of herself. The craziness of this woman's insane as well as the rules she demands. The level of perfeccionism she expects from the volunteers leaves you too uncomfotable. Shows to be good at first but, don't get fooled. Places needs to have rules and cleanliness but the level she determine for you to follow is as you were on a military. She kicked a volunteer from Poland out, mistreated another volunteer from England and locked the hostel's door on my last day at breakfast time. SO WEIRD!😖

about 1 year ago

Linda-Elisa

Germany

I stayed 1,5 month at the the hostel and had a wonderful time. Shannon takes really good care of the volunteers and we got to live together in a small apartment close to the hostel, where we had some privacy besides the hostel operation:) The work was really varied so it never got boring, and we had a lot of free time to explore Charlottetown. The island and city is beautiful but it is kinda hard to explore the island because of the bus transit. Anyways me and my boyfriend had a wonderful summer in Charlottetown! Would always come back :)

almost 2 years ago

Aiden

Canada

Everyone i met was lovely! Shannon is a very easygoing person who seems to genuinely care. i would definitely recommend working for her:) the house was nice and close to everything in town and i had many things to do to keep me busy thought the trip.

almost 2 years ago

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