Help in our bed & breakfast in San José, Costa Rica

Immerse yourself in the local culture: A traveler recommended this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Connect with international travelers: A traveler recommended this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

26h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

Administration: Help with booking systems and payments.

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

Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

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

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

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: 3 weeks

Stay up to: 8 weeks

The Experience

We are looking for energetic people who like to really like to find their way through contribution here, there is a lot of potential everywhere you look, so those who would genuinely get the most out of this experience would be the sort of person who wants to share some of their vision, someone who could positively impose themselves through their creativity and ideas to the journey of transfomation here.

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Spanish
Between 18 and 45 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Be from outside Costa Rica

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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2 Reviews

3.0

Host & Team

3.0

Hours & Tasks

3.0

Guest House

2.5

Learning & Fun

3.0

How this experience will transform you

1 Immersing in the local culture
1 Meeting international travelers
1 Meeting locals

Meranda

United States

The work wasn't hard but the living areas for staff was DISGUSTING. There are bugs everywhere, pipes broken so smells like sewer 24/7 and windows don't shut so can't sleep because it's always loud outside on the street. Overall nothing is clean even the staff kitchen was full of bugs. Couldn't handle it so left early.

7 months ago

Casa replied

They came as 2 friends. No matter how positive her friend Reagan was and wanted to help, Meranda showed the exact opposite attitude. Not only did I observe this as a manager, but also the employees in our restaurant had the same opinion about her. We stated that we would fumigate the day after their 2-night experience, and we fumigated the room and the kitchen where the volunteers stayed. If we were spraying, there would be consequences for it. She should have mentioned in her critique that spraying was done that day. Love it or hate it, she could have left here the next day, no one told her to stay, it's a good thing she left because the energy she gave us would also affect the other volunteers. The room and kitchen we provide volunteers are areas that were established with the efforts of our previous volunteers, these are our conditions, she may not be happy with them, in this case she was free to leave which she did at the end. By the way, we would like to inform everyone here that she left our hotel without any notice, we consider this a disrespectful act.

We are a 13-year-old establishment, we have hosted hundreds of volunteers, some volunteers come, they leave on time as promised, some even extend their 1-month period to 3 months, or some do not like the conditions on the same or next day they leave. We do not force anyone to stay with us. People come for a project, they believe in that project, and they become partners in helping the project reach its goal. We want everything to develop naturally, if a volunteer is willing to help, they stay, to others we say goodbye.

We will follow her other experiences here, we are curious about other hosts comments about her, most likely they will be negative, we hope we are wrong. Our opinion is that this person is not efficient and enthusiastic enough, and unfortunately we cannot recommend her to anyone.

Geovanny

Honduras

Una excelente experiencia vivida en la casa, tareas y horarios bien distribuidls y justos, 3 días libres a la semana que eran perfectos para ir a otra zona del país quedarse y disfrutar de estos lugares (ir a la playa o la montaña). Las areas comunes muy buenas y la oportunidad de relacionarse con otros viajeros. Emir fue un gran anfitrión, muy comprensivo y flexible. El lugar es bastante céntrico en San José que permite adentrarse en la cultura local.

5 months ago

Casa replied

The good volunteers show their presence, and with their arrival, great changes were felt in our hotel. We wrote our comment about him, but we would like to thank him again. Do not hesitate to take this young and reliable man with you, because he will try to help you as much as he can.

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