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Connect with international travelers: 64 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Connect with the locals: 60 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Needs help immediately
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.

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

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

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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.

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.

Basic Internet Access: Basic 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 Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

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

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Stay at least: 3 weeks

Stay up to: 8 weeks

The Experience

Help Wanted in Housekeeping and Cleaning the dishes in our restaurant Bennies! Our super fun team is looking for reinforcement in our hostel and restaurant. In this role you will work 2 or 3 days in housekeeping and 1 day cleaning the dishes. Your working hours are from 11 AM to 4:30 PM for housekeeping and from 5 PM till 10 PM, when you will help with cleaning the dishes at Bennies. You'll always have at least 2-3 days a week off.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
European Union Passport

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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72 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

64 Meeting international travelers
60 Meeting locals
56 Immersing in the local culture
53 Practicing English
16 Developing social awareness
10 Get in touch with nature

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

35 5. Gender equality
27 11. Sustainable cities and communities
14 13. Climate action

Mika

Germany

Unfortunately, my volunteering experience at BENNIES Hostel was deeply affected by unfair management practices, lack of accountability, and serious issues around respect and safety. One of the main problems was the behavior of management/supervision. On multiple occasions, the supervisor entered the volunteers' room without proper consideration and took photos of personal spaces, sometimes while volunteers were asleep after working night shifts. These photos were then posted in the main hostel WhatsApp group. Meanwhile other volunteers just left during their nightshift to party, haha.

10 days ago

Anuska replied

Hi Mika, we had a private meeting to evaluate your time here at De Basis, giving you an opportunity to raise any issues with us in person, but we haven't heard about these problems until now.
In terms of the room inspections, prior notice was always given through a WhatsApp message indicating what time the receptionist was going to check the room, and photos were never taken of volunteers sleeping but only of the messes that needed to be cleaned.
This 1 star review feels quite unreasonable.

Leonardo

Italy

It was my first experience as a volunteer and it was incredible! awesome people, I had the best time ever!! ❤️

22 days ago

Lena

Austria

I had a great time in Zwolle. The Host and the people in general were so lovely. The tasks were as agreed on. The provided food was amazing. Zwolle in general is a very small but lovely city. Especially the nightlife is quite fun. Gonna miss everyone and can't wait to be back. Would definitely recommend it!

23 days ago

Finja

Germany

Our stay at Bennies and the hostel was great! We met a lot of new people within our short stay. The work was always as agreed, most days even less and especially the breakfast was very good! Everyone around was nice and helpful. When we wanted to change shifts or our day to leave it was never in problem. All in all we had a good, but sadly short time and would love to come back one day!💛

29 days ago

Kayla

United States

The hostel became another kind of family during my stay here. Everyone is so kind, the work is well organized and easy to understand, and the friends I have made along the way are just an added bonus. Zwolle is a great city if you are looking for something young, international, student friendly. It's not too small a city or to large, and serves as a great central point to travel from on your days off. I will be coming back:)

about 1 month ago

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