Hotel Valparaíso, Chile

4.5
(47 reviews)47

Stay in the most recycled Hotel in Chile

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Connect with international travelers
32 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Practice Spanish
25 travelers recommend this host to practice Spanish
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers
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What you offer

25h

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.
Kitchen Hand
Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Cleaning
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Bartending
Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.
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What you get

2

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
Team Dorm
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Breakfast
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Use our equipped kitchen
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Free Laundry
You can use our laundry room freely.
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Availability

Apr
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Stay at least
2 weeks

The Experience

For this position helpers could be asked to help with the breakfast service, cleaning, bartending, cooking, and do maintainance work . You will be staying in one of the hotel rooms, shared with one more volunteer, all the rooms are a recycled shipping containers, with a private bathroom and kitchen. We asked our volunteers to help for 25 hrs a week, and we provide FOOD FOR YOU TO MAKE YOUR OWN BREAKFAST, and other basics for lunch and dinner.

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Requirements

  • Beginner English or Beginner Spanish
  • Over 20 years old
  • Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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47 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.0

Hotel

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

  • 32 Meeting international travelers
  • 25 Practicing Spanish
  • 21 Practicing English
  • 20 Meeting locals
  • 18 Immersing in the local culture
  • 6 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

  • 13 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 8 8. Decent work and economic growth
  • 5 11. Sustainable cities and communities

India

5

I had a wonderful experience at the hotel! The accommodation is generous, the property & views are stunning and the staff are kind and helpful. While there is definitely a lack of training (and a very dirty room) upon arrival, if you ask for help it will always be given to you. I liked that this experience offered new learning opportunities, the chance to work with fellow volunteers, befriend locals and enjoy some privacy that you don't often have as a traveller staying in hostels!

about 1 month ago

United States

5

The experience we had at the hotel was fantastic. Great place to spend some time tending bar and meeting people from everywhere. The work was as expected and the agreed upon hours were not exceeded. The staff was super friendly and awesome to hang out with! The hotel is beautiful and the view from the upper terrace is truly incredible. Besides a (really) dirty room upon arrival there is nothing but good things to say about our stay. Expect to be trained by the other volunteers or take initiative, but everyone is super helpful when you need them. Thank you the hotel!

about 2 months ago

Canada

1

It sorrows me to say, like most volunteers, we left 2 weeks early. It was made clear to us after our first shift that the host is not attentive to their business or volunteers. There is no structure for volunteers or staff. We were the chef, bartender, hosts and cleaners. We increased our improvise, adapt, overcome skills. & had to Google recipes. The lovely and amazing staff helped us where they could but were clearly lost on instruction as well. No fault of their own. They trying to keep the business running. Staff was asked to stay during fire evacuation orders. Disappointing but the truth

2 months ago

Mexico

4

The hotel was an interesting experience, the staff is amazing! They are really cool guys and you can learn a lot from them, the only problem is that the owners tend to be not that helpful, and they decide the work for the volunteers, so you end up beeing responsable for a small restaurant, a bar and a bunch of stuff that non of us really know how to do. The private room its amaizing, pretty cool and cozy. I will recomend it for a few weeks of caotic fun

2 months ago

United States

3

Maybe because I was there during the busiest season, I had a just ok experience at the hotel. The staff is very welcoming and the rooms/food provided are really nice!! But the biggest problem was that I often had to work 1hr extra each shift with no compensation. I felt treated more like a free employee than a volunteer specifically by the owners, who were disorganized and uncommunicative. They told us only 1 day in advance that during NYE they had rented out our rooms! All the volunteers had to stay for 2 nights in the owners house! Overall I felt a little disappointed with the expectations.

3 months ago

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