Help look after guests in our New Forest Hotel & Tea Rooms

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Practice English: 52 travelers recommend this host to practice English
Connect with the locals: 42 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals

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What you offer

25h

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

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

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

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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

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.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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 would love you to welcome you to help us in our small hotel and Tea Rooms in the beautiful New Forest National Park. You will be involved in a range of duties throughout the hotel, including housekeeping, cleaning, and providing exceptional service to our guests. Additionally, you may be asked to assist in our quaint Tea Room located within the hotel. We provide accommodation, food, drink, laundry and internet for our staff.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
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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77 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hotel

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

52 Practicing English
42 Meeting locals
41 Get in touch with nature
38 Meeting international travelers
37 Immersing in the local culture
7 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

15 8. Decent work and economic growth
8 3. Good health and well-being
8 12. Responsible consumption and production

Livia

Sweden

I really enjoyed my time at the hotel. The place is lovely and Helen & Phil and tea room staff were all very friendly and welcoming. Most of the work is cleaning the rooms and then help in the tea room when necessary, which I think should be mentioned as a task but isn't. Overall, it was a great place and great experience and I really recommend it.

about 2 months ago

Sandra

Peru

I really enjoyed all the time I spent helping the New Forest Business Partnership. We attended many interesting events where I was able to practice my skills in filming and social media. More than just volunteering, it was a great opportunity to improve my professional skills. Matthew and David were very kind and made sure I had everything I needed at the house. The New Forest area is a truly beautiful part of England. I was able to visit many stunning places using the local buses, and I highly recommend exploring the beautiful beaches nearby.

2 months ago

Mateus

Brazil

My experience was unforgettable, living in a village in the south of England in a nature reserve with wild horses is really an immersion in local culture! The tasks were easy, always having a lot o fun with Ryan and the tea rooms team is wonderful and very friendly, if you are looking for a place to make friends with locals, connect with nature and learn new skills, this is the right volunteer for you! You will have a complete restaurant's kitchen to cook your meals after 5pm, a room just for you, a bike to explore around the New Forest and the hotel it's near the train station.

5 months ago

Catalina

Chile

The first month I was in Brockenhurst and although the room and bathroom were not very comfortable, the team at Esme's Tea Room were extremely welcoming. Phill and Helen are incredible hosts and make you feel at home. Then I moved to Lymington which was bigger and more comfortable with plenty of cafes and things to do. At least there was an in-person event to go to each week hosted by Matthew & Alice and it was really nice to spend time with everyone and then prepare the content to post. The tasks and hours were always ad hoc to what was agreed :)

3 months ago

Helen replied

Thank you for your kind comments about our team, but we do not understand what you mean about the tasks and hours being ad hoc - because we always work within the agreed hours. We trust our volunteers to manage their own time around their other commitments.

Mardene

South Africa

The This was a lovely place to unwind and spend time in nature after work, the host and my colleagues were very pleasant people and it was a great break from fast-living.

8 months ago

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