Decorate facilities and have loads of fun in Central Europe!

Colombia

5

The experience was really nice, everyday you will meet new people and the others volunteers are soo wonderful fuck*ng people, I would like to come back again definitely 🫶🥰

12 months ago

United States

4

I had a super fun time at Wild! I connected really well with the other volunteers. The managers made the experience very collaborative and gave many opportunities for volunteers to bond. The shifts are long and intense but the experience made working worthwhile.

about 2 months ago

Brazil

3

I'd recommend this volunteering for up to two weeks to those who don't mind dedicating time to daily hostel activities, optional extra tasks, and parties. Shifts varied from 10 am-3 pm to 11 am-4 pm, with frequent unpaid extra hours and mandatory 6 pm meetings that made it hard to explore the city. Meals was basic, and dinner often ran out for volunteers because guests were served first. Still, it was a life-changing experience, where I met amazing people, gained confidence, and made lasting memories, especially at the river parties with a bonfire and the castle view in the background.

2 months ago

Philippines

4

Volunteered for only 2 weeks so I was assigned to helpshifts, and not gonna lie - the drunk shifts were the most fun. I loved meeting ppl from all over the world, and the volunteers felt like instant friends (& good cooks too!) The drinking scene wrecked me tho. Perfect if you're built for the nightlife lifestyle :>

3 months ago

Italy

4

This was my first Worldpackers experience and it was amazing! I met wonderful people and I'm going home with a heart full of love. 💛 The 5-hour shifts are respected, but there are also extra daily tasks (not mandatory but recommended) and a daily meeting at 6 pm. Sometimes this limited my afternoons, but it's part of hostel life and also part of the charm. Overall, I always felt welcomed and, most importantly, free to be myself.

4 months ago

France

2

The hostel is social, central and full of parties. But volunteering is not ok: more than 25h, daily meetings even on days off, very little food, and 0 respect for boundaries (nude pics in work group). Safety is the worst: the hostel pushes a “hard party” atmosphere, but there's zero proper management of risks. Nobody sober in charge, no one trained, with multiple situations of alcohol poisoning, inappropriate behaviors, and injuries because people had consumed too much. This is seriously unsafe for guests and volunteers, and it felt like no one responsible was taking it seriously.

4 months ago

Brazil

4

My overall experience was very good. It was my first volunteering with Worldpackers and I really enjoyed it. I stayed at Urban, a more relaxed hostel, but I joined Wild's parties almost every day and it worked out perfectly. The highlights were meeting people from all over the world, practicing English and making friends I plan to keep for life. Parties are free for volunteers, which is great if you like nightlife. On the negative side, the volunteers' dorm at Urban was dark, dirty and unhealthy, and meals were limited, with dinner being vegan and breakfast and lunch budgets often insufficient

4 months ago

Italy

4

The managers and the other volunteers were all very great always helping if you needed any suggestions and competent in what they were doing, understanding when making mistakes. The place was really good and all the guest fenomenal, sometimes working shifts may take longer but if you understand how to do things (everybody is always ready to explain if you have any doubt)you can manage to finish them on time. Accommodation for volunteers needs to improve

4 months ago

Italy

2

I volunteered at Urban Elephant Hostel. Working hours were rarely respected, often ending 30–60 minutes late. Only dinner is provided, prepared by volunteers; for breakfast and lunch the hostel gives €1 per volunteer per day, which is far from enough for proper meals. Accommodation was overcrowded, with 12 people in a small, dark room. Daily meetings at 6 pm were mandatory, and if you didn't attend you were given an extra task as a sort of punishment. Despite poor conditions and management, the volunteers I met were amazing and made the experience worthwhile.

4 months ago

Lithuania

3

I have mixed feelings about volunteering at Urban Elephant hostel. My feedback: (+) A great environment for partying and having fun with guests and other volunteers; Easy to apply to/ high chance if acceptance; Likeminded individuals: outgoing, party people, social volunteers. (-) The accommodations for Urban volunteers (not helpers) are very bad... It's a dark room, no windows, no air, little space; Working hours are longer than writen (extra shifts, longer shifts, daily activities); Only dinner is prepared (by volunteers), the other meals (breakfast, lunch) you have to prepare yourself.

4 months ago

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