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Be part of our team and find a second home in Tirana

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The experience

We welcome you to experience hostel life in the heart of Tirana!
If you’re looking for a place full of history, artistic vibes, and good energy, this is it. Shifts are around 25 hours a week and can include helping in the kitchen, cleaning, running the bar, working on art projects, and many other things that keep the hostel alive and fun.

It’s like being home with friends and family... just on a bigger scale ;)

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

What you get

2 days off per week

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

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.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 20 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteers get a bed in a shared dorm with other awesome volunteers in exchange for around 25 hours of helping out per week (tasks are listed below). You’ll also get to enjoy breakfast and dinner provided by the hostel every day.
We’re Albania’s first hostel, open for over 20 years, and here you can be part of our little community, meet people from all over the world in our garden, give cuddles to our dog (aka queen) Riza, and have a base to explore the entire country :)

Activities & Shift

Dinner shift - cooking for between 7 and 12 people (low season) or up to 25 people (high season). Volunteers prepare and serve the food to the other volunteers (and sometimes guests), as well as clean-up the kitchen afterwards (including sweeping and moping the floors).
Cleaning shift - preparing beds for incoming guests, cleaning the dorm rooms, private rooms, bathrooms, and other shared spaces in the hostel.

Rules

- We are a big, chaotic family from all over the world, and absolutely no form of discrimination is tolerated
- As a vegetarian hostel, volunteers are not allowed to bring or consume meat on the premises
- We expect you to maintain a respectful and friendly coexistence with other volunteers, staff, and guests