Come to enjoy the sun and beaches while helping us! :)

Portugal

4

My time in the hotel was very very good especially for the fascinating and passionate people I met there. The staff is friendly, especially Belén and Bárbara who deal the most with the volunteers, they are wonderful and supportive <3 The tasks are clear, straightforward and the schedules are respected. If you are planning to work remotelly the internet connection in Aljezur area is not the best, even with hotspot, so I would suggest you have a plan B or C. The hotel has a really nice, chill, surfy romantic vibe. The pool was a plus for me. Thank you for the experience (:

about 1 year ago

United Kingdom

4

Utopía was a great experience for getting in touch with nature and creating connections with people from all across the world. For those who are looking to learn how to surf and be in a relaxed environment, Utopía is a great spot to volunteer. Arrifana is an incredible beach and we never got bored of visiting day to day. The workload was manageable and the staff were very friendly. We had a few issues with the car and there was a period it could not be used, but this was fixed relatively fast. I hope for there to be no issues with it for future volunteers :)

about 1 year ago

Germany

4

The hotel is magical. A rather remote place, where you are able to find true peace and true friendships. The team is amazing, welcoming and joyful. The work was totally manageable! The only little con is the current living situation. The area for the volunteers is a bit too small for ten volunteers but I am sure that this will be improved! Everyone was very caring and made sure that the experience was as amazing as i was. Thanks for everything! I will miss that place 🫶🏻🌊

about 1 year ago

Australia

4

This experience was super fun and the work was super chill!! Only 4 hours a day, and everyone is finished by 2:30pm, so it's great to be able to spend time w the other volunteers. Keep in mind that there is a cat and dog at the guest house, super cute but not great for allergies, and the guest house is a bit isolated, luckily we were able to use a car but the bikes were broken. Most things that are offered to the volunteers are not in working condition, and the volunteer space is very nice and away from the guests but gets quite dirty. Overall super fun and social though, perfect for 2 weeks.

about 1 year ago

Germany

4

I really enjoyed my stay at the hotel Guest House! João the owner is an amazing and kind man. The work was just as expected and the employed staff were wonderful to work with and very helpful when explaining how everything works. The only room for improvement was the cleanliness of our volunteer area and "well loved" boards and wetsuits. But to be fair with around eight to nine people there at the same time it's hard keeping everything tidy if not everybody helps out a little bit. Tofu the cat is an absolute cutie :)

about 1 year ago

Mexico

4

I stayed in the hotel for 10 days My stayed was fast but very special, i meet wonderful people and we're able to do some surfing. Even when the car was not working Joao offered hims on time to time, I would appreciate to have a bike to move around when ever the car was not working, and also a bit more of integration with the team from part of the management. Everything else was fantastic

about 1 year ago

Australia

4

My experience at the hotel was wonderful, met some great people and fell in love with the area, definitely recommend! Would be nice to have a partner when cleaning, that was the only downside!

over 1 year ago

Turkey

4

İts a nice first volunteering experience because of working 4 hours of day for 5 days a week and mainly because of the other volunteers that makes you feel like the hotel is your home after some time but of course there is some cons like not getting a real breakfast its just bread and chesse basically and the rooms are not shown in the images but you are staying as 5 and they are basically dorm rooms i can say and its not a problem also but i think they should have added it to the images but even with this things im so happy about choosing the hotel for my first volunteering

over 1 year ago

Germany

3

All in all it was a good experience but there where a few things that could be improved. To begin with I think the work itself and the hours where as described on here and fair but it can get a bit exhausting. The area around Aljezur and especially the beaches there are amazing and truly sooo beautiful and great for surfing. They provide lots of wetsuits which are in good conditions but only two working surfboard ,which are in quite bad shape. What was great is that we got some basic food and a car with petrol to get around, but the housing is kinda dirty and in bad shape.

over 1 year ago

Czech Republic

4

Not everything was perfect (volunteer area was dirty) but I can recommend this experience. Work is not difficult and in the afternoon/evening you have time just for chill (it is possible to use the pool) or for exploring places. You can use the car (I expected also bikes but they are not usable)

over 1 year ago

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