Become a team member of the first and only hostel in Suriname!

The experience

Volunteering in the one and only hostel in Suriname, and even in the three Guianas!

We're looking for people to help us in and around the hostel - but most importantly people who are nice and friendly with our guests. Your duties vary between reception, housekeeping, gardening, social media, creating DIY-tours and other tasks, including your own input in order to improve our hostel.

Go on a tour with us, you'll pay a discount price.

What you offer

24 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

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

What you get

2 days off per week

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.

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

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Spanish

Between 18 and 40 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteering for about 24 hours a week in exchange for a bed in our volunteer room or a bed in a dorm.

What we appreciate in volunteers is flexibility. In case we have staffing issues, you will work reception / housekeeping shifts. Otherwise, we appreciate the help during busy days. Your other tasks and duties vary depending on what the hostel needs at the moment. Besides fixed shifts, we are flexible regarding the working hours.

We have a volunteer room available for our volunteers, that you might have to share with one other volunteer. If this room is booked by guests, we will give you a bed in one of our dorm rooms, but preferably you will stay in the volunteer room. You will have access to the kitchen and breakfast facilities and you can use the washing machine.

If you want to go on a tour, you'll get a discounted price when booking with us.

Activities & Shift

- Morning reception (07:00 - 15:50)
- Afternoon reception (15:00 - 23:30)
- Night shift (23:00 - 07:30 - if you are open to this)
- Housekeeping shift (08:00 - 13:00)

Other possible tasks:
- Support of reception and housekeeping;
- Social media and marketing;
- Gardening;
- Small maintenance in the hostel;
- Painting and decorating;
- Creating DIY tours for guests;
- Organizing small events at the hostel;
- Do shopping for the hostel;
- Provide us with social media content;
- Other ideas that you might have that can help us improve the hostel.