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17h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Cleaning
- Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
- 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.
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.
- Fast Internet Access
- High-speed internet for you to work remotely
- 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.
- Discounts on Restaurants
- Get discounts at nearby restaurants.
- Discounts on Tours
- Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
- Discounts on Accommodation
- Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
- Free Tours
- We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
- Free Hiking Tours
- We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
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- 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
- 4 weeks
- Stay up to
- 12 weeks
The Experience
Come and join our hostel team, we need help at reception and with housekeeping. If you are looking for a place to meet travelers from all over the world and explore the beautiful city of Riga in Latvia, this is the perfect place for you!
Learn moreRequirements
- Intermediate English
- Between 18 and 40 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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11 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Hostel
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 11 Meeting international travelers
- 9 Practicing English
- 8 Immersing in the local culture
- 6 Developing social awareness
- 4 Practicing Spanish
- 2 Meeting locals
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 4 8. Decent work and economic growth
- 4 10. Reduced inequalities
Guadalupe
Argentina
I have only great things to say about my time at the hostel. Ikary and the rest of the team instantly welcomed me and made this feel like home away from home. We all got to know each other well during shifts where there is mutual respect and clear communication. The overall environment within the hostel is calm and cozy and our shared meals and conversations as a team added to that. This is an ideal experience to meet international travelers, learn about Latvia, make amazing colleagues/friends, and experience personal growth. Thank you the hostel!
about 1 month ago
Riikka
Finland
I went for a month, but ended up staying 6! the hostel felt like a home, not just for me but also the guests. The hostel is cosy and very social, but not a party place: you can sleep at night. The working hours and days off are respected, and the weeks follow the same pattern so it's easy to plan trips around Latvia. If you're on a cleaning shift, your hours might even be lower than 5 hr/day. Ikary is one of the best bosses I've ever had: once you learn his standards and expectations, he has your back always. We became family for sure! I will certainly go back, if I ever have the chance <3
5 months ago
Selina
Italy
This was our first volunteering experience and we couldn't have wished for a better place. the hostel is a calm and inviting Hostel that quickly felt like home. The host Ikary is very helpful and chill, his trust in us made us feel secure. He made our stay pleasureful, we organized lunches together, where we cooked and ate traditional dishes with the team. We were able to meet and talk to lots of interesting people. The tasks were easy to learn but taught us lots of things. We are very grateful that we were able to make the hostel our home for a month and definitely want to come back.
5 months ago
Noah
Germany
I had an amazing experience volunteering at the hostel! This place feels like home, I was warmly welcomed by the host and the other volunteers. I felt so comfortable! The work (cleaning and reception) was easily managable (with enough free time) and I learned a lot, especially in the reception. The host was always there for the volunteers, if we had questions or needed help. He would always have our back. I highly recommend to volunteer at this hostel, if you are looking for a calm and cozy place to stay and if you take the work that you do seriously! I had an amazing time!
9 months ago
Niko
Colombia
Worked with Gonzalo and Yohaan, Damian and Paula. They also contributed with making my experience even better. The owner Ikary was always around and ready to help. My work was alternating reception and housekeeping. There were two women that work here as housekeeping, so we were in charge of only one floor. As this is not a party hostel, the guests who stayed here were very interesting; had a bunch of nice experiences while traveling and the atmosphere was always friendly and engaging. Sometimes after closing reception we organized plans with the guests. Lovely experience. Thank u!
10 months ago
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