Lovely people wanted to help at our mountainside finca!

Brazil

5

I spent two weeks with my partner at the guest house. We just met Paul, who made us very welcome. Our tasks were basically to keep things clean, organize and clean the two rooms they rent out to guests. We also did some gardening and picked some olives. It was easy to fit in around our remote jobs. The property is very beautiful, it's quiet, and the nearby village is really nice. Overall, I would recommend it to other volunteers.

11 months ago

Paul and James replied

Thank you Juliano! We hope you're having a fantastic time in Morocco!

Australia

5

I spent 3 weeks here with my partner and loved it! Paul and James were very welcoming, always happy to answer any questions or give suggestions. The property is a bit isolated however the village is easy to get to and it was easy to get into Malaga for day trips if you wanted. The work was a nice change of pace from doing daily chores to some maintenance work. Overall I'd highly recommend this work away!

12 months ago

Paul and James replied

Thank you Katie. You were a joy to have around. We hope to see you again some time :)

Brazil

5

I had an excellent experience on my first volunteering trip. the guest house is situated in a beautiful, tranquil region, offering stunning scenery—a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of big cities. Paul and James were welcoming and always treating us with respect and attentiveness. My volunteer partner, Olivia, was great company during the workdays; we had fun together and delivered outstanding results. The animals at the finca were also excellent companions during our downtime, especially Leo, a gentle dog who was always by our side.

about 1 year ago

Paul and James replied

Thank you Vinicius! It was lovely to have you here and good luck with the next steps in your travels and plans :)

Denmark

5

Very nice place. I worked with my sister and we had a very nice time at the guest house:)

about 1 year ago

Paul and James replied

Thank you Lotte! Good luck with the studies and we hope to see you back here again some day :)

Denmark

5

We had a great time volunteering at the guest house. James and Paul were very welcoming and very helpful regarding visiting the local village Casarabonela, doing grocery shopping etc. We did a great variation of different tasks and their cute dog Leo always followed us around. Would 100% recommend!

about 1 year ago

Paul and James replied

Thank you Trine! It was a joy to have you both come and stay with us and we hope to see you both again :)

United Kingdom

5

I stayed here with a friend for 2 weeks and it completely exceeded our expectations. We were blown away with the location, the amazing views and nearby village is lovely as well. Our tasks generally involved building and painting, cleaning/ tidying up, some housekeeping, and manual labour tasks. Paul and James were lovely and accommodating and respectful of space; they are happy to give you lifts and will answer any questions. It is a very independent experience so I would recommend going with a friend but they have three sweet dogs who will keep you company. Perfect to enjoy rural Spain!

about 1 year ago

Paul and James replied

Thank you so much Anna! It was a pleasure having you both here and thank you for all your work :)

United Kingdom

5

I had a wonderful time at the guest house! It was very relaxing to stay in such a peaceful part of Spain, surrounded by beautiful nature. The house has a lovely kitchen and garden, and three adorable dogs. I ate fresh eggs, avocado and oranges every day, cooked with locally produced olive oil. I would recommend visiting with a friend to keep you company, unless you are happy with some relaxing alone time!

about 1 year ago

Paul and James replied

Flo! You are a star. Thank you so much for your hard work here at Finca Martina! Hopefully we will see you again :)

Chile

5

A beautiful and very pleasant quiet place, ideal for those who would like to spend a family vacation disconnected from the city. This place offers us what you are looking for. I recommend it to you, Paul and James, very good, friendly, welcoming and sociable hosts.

over 1 year ago

Paul and James replied

Marcela, thank you so much for being here with us! Take care and we hope to see you again.

Ireland

1

There was an ant infestation throughout the 3 weeks we were there with no help provided until the last few days after asking for numerous help for the matter, James was lovely but Paul was not, unhelpful we weren't offered a lift once to the town and forced to walk an hour in the heat whenever we did our shopping, incredibly vague about tasks and then complained that we weren't spending enough time doing work when we weren't assigned enough to fill out our 5 hours of work, would not recommend for younger people

10 months ago

Paul and James replied

We offer all of our volunteers lifts into and out of town for shopping as our reviews show, Adam never asked for this.

Ants are always attracted by food and we tried to explain this to Adam. We gave Adam various remedies to try and help him.

We ask volunteers to clean their room before they leave us, which Adam didn't do. While we were cleaning the room the cause of the problem was obvious, there were food crumbs on the floor attracting the ants.

There are now no ants there.

It is really important to us that our volunteers feel comfortable throughout their stay, part of that involves mutual trust.

Sadly with Adam things did not work out and we had to ask him to leave early.

Australia

4

My partner and I spend 3 weeks here with James and Paul, during that time our work mostly consisted of daily tasks (make sure the place is neat and tidy) as well as occasional guest checkout clean and tidy tasks. Besides those we also did some painting, digging, and stone wall building. There was a lot of down time during the hot period of the days and Casarabonela is quite a small town so I highly recommend that you have something to keep you busy when you're not doing tasks (work, study, etc). The hosts James and Paul are super lovely people, this is a perfect place for a new world packer!

12 months ago

Paul and James replied

Thank you Ryan! We loved having you here and good luck with Japan and the next chapter :)

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