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United States

4

Overall, the guest house was a good experience. The other volunteers made the experience well worth it and we had an incredible group of people! The facilities left little to be desired, and at first I was shocked. The guesthouse is gorgeous but the volunteer area needs help. The tasks are good and the hours were respected. The town is small, you get to know the people who live there and the area very well! Overall a good experience, thank you!

over 2 years ago

Colombia

4

Oli, Fiona, Pamela and Vicky were really helpful and made my experience so much better! I appreciate all they did to make me feel welcomed and comfortable! I think it would be good for the manager to be a little more involved with the volunteers, give them some rules in regards to the cleaning and maintenance of the comunal areas so everyone could enjoy them, the majority of the girls were very disorganized and not very clean so it can be a big shock when a new volunteer arrives and that has a big impact in the overall experience

over 2 years ago

France

4

This experience was incredible i had so much fun. What made this journey so great was truly the other volunteers i met and the team that works in the guesthouse. Aljezur is such a cute city and is very relaxing. The only bad aspect of this experience was that for 2 weeks straight we only had 1 bathroom for 12 people (no water in the sink though so you had to brush your teeth in the kitchen sink), sometimes the communication between the host and some volunteers wasn't the best and there is only 2 surfboards available. Overall it was a great experience will do it again. Thanks the guest house <3

over 2 years ago

Austria

1

1) When You arrive, Nobody welcomes you or tell you about the work, but they will be the first complaining that we don't know how to do things 2) there aren't enough surfboards as they claim. There are 2 for 12 volunteers 3) also the car is trash, and it's not even allowed to drive to another city with it 4) you sleep with 5 other people in a room. Some even have to sleep on the floor, so there is not even enough beds for everyone. If you have bad luck you are the one sleeping where everyone is walking 9) Sometimes the whole day there is no water to shower 10) don't choose the guest house, trust!!

over 2 years ago

Austria

4

I had a great time at the guest house! the work was quite intense but i met the coolest people and the nature there is amazing :) i would definitely recommend!

over 2 years ago

Latvia

4

It was really Good experience. I love people I met there and time. Just organization need to be a little bit more planned☺️

almost 3 years ago

United States

5

I had a great few weeks at the guest house. The other volunteers were all very nice and welcoming. The volunteer living spaces were homey and the breakfast food was good (you will eat SO MUCH delicious bread during your stay here). There are only 3 surfboards & the one car (the bikes are all kinda broken) for ~12 volunteers/staff, so coordinating it is a bit tricky sometimes. Aljezur is remote/hilly, so be prepared to walk a lot (though if the weather's nice, it's not bad!). The beach is gorgeous & you're done with work early enough every day that you can enjoy the sunset by the water!

about 3 years ago

Czech Republic

5

My stay in the guest house was truly one of the best two weeks in my life. I had so much fun. It was because of the people I was staying there with (our little shell family<3). The tasks were bearable and didn't take up too much time (we usually finished cleaning in 3 hours). Surfboards, bikes and a car were at our disposal (the bikes are very damaged though). The place is not very well located for public transport, but usually someone will pick u up, or take you to the nearest bus stop (but you are pretty much dependent on the car, when wanting to go further away). 🌞🌞🌞

over 3 years ago

Germany

5

The guest house was my first volunteering experience and I loved it. The people and the place are really nice and I felt welcomed by everyone. It's a great place to practice your English or Spanish. The work was pretty easy and most of the time we finished earlier. The pool is really nice and the landscape with the cliffs is beautiful. I would totally recommend that place to everyone. My only problem was that all the softboards in the guest house were broken and they only could organize hardboards. But all in all I had a great experience and I would totally come back :)

over 3 years ago

Romania

5

I felt great at the guest house bcz we were allowed to use the pool and the tennis court without any restriction and even if the car was pretty old it got us where we needed to go. The surroundings are amazing and the work was pretty easy, so we had a lot of time to go the beach, to Boa Vida Social Club (totally recommend), to Lagos or the lake nearby. I was lucky to travel with a friend, but if you're nice to everybody you should be able to make friends even if at times you may find that it's complicated to live with people from all over the world. Anyway, have a drink together and it will be ok. ❤

over 3 years ago

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