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Nigeria

5

The experience is great and I am going to extend my stay. The hostel is in the center of Faro and there a lot to catch up on. There are a lot of volunteers from different countries, we have lunch together.......all is cool all in all. The host is a wonderful person, and the supervisors are great people. You should check it out too!

over 2 years ago

Germany

4

I really enjoyed my experience here, especially because of the people I met. The host was nice, and accepted requests for the days off. Sometimes there were problems with the lunch which had to be made by a volunteer on top of working hours. If no one volunteered to cook there was no lunch. Other than that I had a great time. The staff was really nice and tried their best to communicate with us and helped us a lot. I would recommend it since the city is amazing and the night life is great.

almost 2 years ago

Sweden

1

Sadly the host didn't inform me that his establishments had bed bugs. Volunteers lived in infested rooms, they got bitten and when they asked if they could get new accommodations, the host said no, even though there were available beds. If you don't speak Portuguese or Spanish it may be very lonely since there are periods when there's only Portuguese speaking volunteers as well as staff. I chose to change my departure date and leave early, because of the bed bugs situation.

almost 2 years ago

Emanuel replied

You are a F... Liar, and its very sad to have ppl like you in our house.
There was a problem with one off the Volunteers rooms with bed bugs ( situations that may happen ) and situations that in this case was solved one month before you arrival .
Any way it was suggested for you to change room or even house where you did the tasks so you don't imagine that could still be some in the room and you refuse saying that you would have to go to Suécia ( civilized county ) calling as retarded or 3 would country because we hade a problem with bedbud... its sad that in more that 1000 Volunteers that pass here we may have our account blocked because off a liar racist, that continue in the same room for more than one week after complaining about possible bed bugs in the room (that where not) , never hade any bits, refuse to leave the room or change and lied saying that where gonna go to Suécia to get check by a doctor and then justo move to a party hostel next door.
I guess in our guesthouse the partys and the boys where not enough for you so you needed to find a excuse.

Yes we ARE NOT a party hostel, we have rooms just for staff and Volunteers and all off you that don't have needs to sleep with OTHER GUESTS in shared rooms are welcome.

like i Said before its a shame the we may have our account blocked because ppl like you.

I do hope others read all the comments or in case off doubts talk to other Volunteers that stayed or are with us. :)

Finland

2

I traveled with my friend and this was my first worldpackers experience. Both of us speaks english but there were really few peopel working in hostel who spoked english. That leaded in communication issues and we didn't get same treatment than peopel who spoked portuguese or spanish. I don't recomment this if you speak only english. We also felt like our work wasn't recpected . Schedules came very late and sometimes you didn't know where you will be working before morning. Text messages that were sent to us were inappropriate and unfriendly. Location was great but the accommodation wasn't.

about 2 years ago

Romania

4

My experience with Nuno was good! I was put at another one of his guesthouses, The Central, which was a calm, big and open space, perfect for having a relaxing stay. We would sometimes have to work at different of his guesthouses, depending on the workload and needs, which was totally okay for me since they all are maximum 5 minutes of walk from each other, and it provided some diversity in the work. For lunch, everyone from all the guesthouses would meet up on a the guest house, and we would eat and chat with good music in the background. You could make a lot of new friendships this way!

over 2 years ago

United States

4

My experience in Faro was definitely one to remember for my first time volunteering with workdpackers. Although before we arrived we were switched hostels, and moved onto a different job than we were promised. The host was kind enough to work with us and accommodate us the best he could. The staff and other volunteers there are all very kind, and I had a wonderful time getting to know each of them. Be warned before you volunteer here that there is a great lack of communication. schedules were not made until very late the night before and sometimes we wouldn't know when we worked until 2am.

over 2 years ago

United States

4

Firstly, absolutely loved the staff in our hostel, including our immediate manager lived there as well. Once we arrived we were switched from our previously agreed upon jobs to more of a manual labor position, and although we decided to stay on that job, the head boss gave us the option to move hostels, jobs, and shifts with no problem. All the staff were so friendly & helpful. The work was reasonable, but we just had some issues with communication here and there. Schedules being changed late in the night, not always sure where to go or when, but we always figured it out and had a good time

over 2 years ago

Brazil

5

This was my first experience as a volunteer and I was very satisfied, I felt welcomed by the volunteers and the accommodation I stayed in was comfortable and clean. As Nuno has more than one property the dynamics of the work can vary, but the properties are very close and the scale was well organized. I didn't have information or communication problems, which made it a lot easier :) The city is a separate spectacle, each day of the month was special for me. Thank you, Nuno!

over 2 years ago

Ukraine

5

It was an incredible experience, thanks to the super nice team for the warm welcome and support, it was a pleasure to work with such cool people. Our hostel's tasks were quite simple and understandable, the host is very welcoming, we learned about the local culture and met a lot of cool volunteers there. Definitely recommend it and hope to come back again!

almost 3 years ago

United States

1

Disappointing. I ultimately left early as I didn't want to remain in a toxic environment where I felt less like a volunteer & more like my free labor was being exploited. There was no sense of community. 1st shift, Nuno was getting drunk at the hostel & left me alone with 100% capacity. This is not where I lived, nor worked. I don't recommend, & would suggest to Nuno to show more respect for the volunteers who are largely responsible for keeping his businesses afloat. Thankful I didn't let this experience discourage me from trying again. Please keep searching, I promise better is out there.

almost 3 years ago

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