Be our "Hostel Sitter" near the Baltic Sea

Top Host: This host receives lots of worldpackers and has a high average rating, being recognized by the community as a Top Host.
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Connect with nature: 22 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Connect with the locals: 21 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

Hours per day: 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.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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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.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

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: 2 weeks

The Experience

We are a small family run hostel with 23 beds near the Baltic Sea, just north of Kiel. We do not live at the hostel ourselves so it is nice to have someone around who is there to let us know if everything is ok. You are more or less a "normal" guest who helps us a little with cleaning, gardening or welcoming other guests. Work times are flexible and there is plenty of time to explore the area by bike. The nearest beach is 2.5km away.

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Requirements

Fluent English or Fluent German
Over 20 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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29 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

22 Get in touch with nature
21 Meeting locals
18 Immersing in the local culture
16 Practicing English
16 Meeting international travelers
10 Developing environmental awareness

Chen

Israel

It was my first worldpacker experience and it was amazing. Silke is a really nice and caring host that will help you with everything you need, the room she provided was comfortable and cozy. The tasks are easy and well explained so I could spend long time to explore the beautiful surroundings fields around the hostel and the beach nearby , the supermarket is 15-20 minutes ride with bicycle which is also very convenient. Overall I strongly recommend about the experience at the hostel.

12 days ago

Amaia

Spain

I had a great time at the hostel und the hostel! The hostel is a quiet and cozy place surrounded by nature. The closest supermarket is at a 20 minute bike ride, and so is the beach. I consider it ideal for enjoying the rural North Germany and relaxing from the noise of the city. My favorite part was getting to talk to all kinds of people that spent the night at the hostel. There were no boring days. The tasks were easy, and most of the days everything was done in less than 3 hours. Silke is an amazing host, really attentive, helpful, and friendly. I highly recommend this volunteering experience.

10 months ago

Jemima

Australia

We loved our experience volunteering here. Silke is so lovely and friendly and very flexible and accommodating. The town is amazing to explore. It's very much a piece of the country side but by the sea. Great for unwinding and relaxing. But it has an amazing forest 15 mins on bike with a walk to explore, an awesome German fishing town an hour on bike (great weekend activity) and beautiful sea side to unwind in the evening and watch the sunset. The bedroom is also amazing! Big and has a table and chairs. I recommend this experience highly! Thank you so much Silke, from Louis and Jemima

10 months ago

Caroline

Brazil

I had a great time volunteering in the hostel. It's a chill hostel and it's very easy to find someone to have a nice chat and play something. The work was easy: clean the hostel and make the beds in the morning and later on, help with the check-ins. We had plenty of time to go the beach, study or bike around the beautiful area of Baltic sea. Silke is a great and generous host.

11 months ago

Emilio

Chile

We truly enjoyed our time in Penauts. Silke is an amazing host, who always took care that we were feeling good and comfortable, we spend some time and meals together and it was always fun. She is very kind, caring and generous and we truly couldn't have asked for a better host. The work was easy and the hours quite flexible, leaving plenty of personal time to share with interesting people at the hostel or explore the beautiful surroundings. Our room was cozy, spacious and private. I would recommend this experience to anybody considering it. Thank you Silke !

12 months ago

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