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Guest House Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom
Enjoy Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands and surrounding area
What you offer
20h
- 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.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
2
- 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.
- 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.
- Dinner
- You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- 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
- Stay up to
- 8 weeks
The Experience
Looking for Non-smokers/flexible, happy/honest, people/ happy to help with cleaning, housekeeping, light garden work/maintenance/technical minded/helping with our own pets for between 2-4 hours a day over 5days. In return we will strive to make your experience a happy one and and (bus. permitting) will show you around the immediate and surrounding area of Loch Ness home of 'Nessie'. Also hosting helpers working remotely have good wi-fi for this
Learn moreRequirements
- Fluent English
- Between 18 and 35 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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How this experience will transform you
- 32 Get in touch with nature
- 26 Meeting international travelers
- 24 Immersing in the local culture
- 18 Meeting locals
- 18 Practicing English
- 8 Developing environmental awareness
Jose
Mexico
The place is incredible, the accomodations are amazing, there are a lot of local hikes that you can go, Sophie and Rags are very good pets and you'll have a great time with them. Charlotte is very good, she likes things done her way because she has been in the business many years. She loves talking about Scotland, she is very proud to be from the UK and she loves talking about music. I would recommend the experience, it takes patience to learn how to do the things you need to, but they are very simple tasks. I went on the off-season so there was not much work to do, but enjoyed the experience.
3 months ago
Asya
United Kingdom
My experience at the guest house was truly amazing. The nature and surrounding areas are incredible. Charlotte is a great host and I've learnt a lot from her! She runs a bread and breakfast. The work can be hard at first, but once you learn how to complete the tasks you're good to go! :) I was there on off season so I got to hang out with Sophie more and take her on walks. Charlotte took me on trips on days off to see some beautiful places in Inverness. Thank you for everything! I will make sure to stay here again at one point this year :) will miss you, Sophie and Rags!!
3 months ago
James
United States
I truly can not overstate how great the stay at the guest house is. Initially I was only supposed to stay for a month and a half but ended up staying for 4 months. This does not mean that there weren't hiccups along the way, getting used to the way things are expected to get done takes a while, and the weather can be pretty despairing for long periods of time. I just mean that the good greatly outweighed any sort of discomfort that came up during my time here. Charlotte is a fantastic host that cares for her volunteers. I already miss the experience and hope to go back one day!
5 months ago
CHARLOTTE replied
James just great having you here and we are all missing you.
You have a great attitude, manner and are good fun to have around. Zali has now also just returned to Mexico and Ihope it is not too long till she gets back. regards your coming back - you will be welcome back anytime especially to put up those Christmas lights haha. hope all goes well with your studies and you achieve all of your dreams (I think you will) will defo. keep in touch. for now take care, keep in touch and THANKS AGAIN.
Hannah
United States
Charlotte's a gracious host in what's provided, she even took us on a day trip north, & helped us attend church regularly which we appreciated! The work can be particular but that's the case with any business. We would've liked consistent mealtimes, they can vary by hours. Wish we could say all was great, but Charlotte is kind until she's not. We were open to correction & apologetic if something was wrong but were never given chances to explain misunderstandings & were recipients of some mood swings/comments that were occasionally demeaning. Feel free to message either of us with questions.
20 days ago
Madeleine
Australia
Thank you, thank you, thank you times a thousand!!! I had the most incredible month with Charlotte and the other volunteers in Loch Ness…Being the “off season”, there wasn't a whole lot of work to do but it's still important to put a hand up and help out when required - Charlotte really appreciates that…With work days being less, Charlotte was able to take us on some incredible day trips in the highlands, I already miss the gorgeous snowy scenery right outside my bedroom, warm home cooked meals, movie nights, christmas decorating and local hikes. I look forward to coming back at some stage!!
7 months ago
CHARLOTTE replied
Hi Maddie thanks for your kind words and I am pleased you enjoyed your time here with me and the other volunteers and I do hope you will keep in touch with me and ofcourse them (think you have made some long term friends with James, Zali and Isabella).
You will have arrived on the Island of Coll by now and I am sure you are settling in and maybe enjoying some fabulous honey. Hope all goes well (no reason not to) and that you have a great time. Looking forward to meeting up and getting all your news.
Take care. Charlotte
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