Have the best time in the Algarve while you help us :)

Netherlands

5

I stayed at the hostel & restaurant for 4 weeks. I had an amazing time. Ana helped me alot and is very fun. The hours and work is fair. Because i was there in the low season it was a bit too quite for me but the coworkers are very kind! The place is 45 min from the beach and 1 min from the centrum.

4 months ago

United States

5

I had a wonderful time at the hostel! It was such a great experience especially being hands-on in the restaurant and getting to learn more about Portuguese culture! Hours were fair and explained and allowed for much time to explore Portimão and surrounding areas as well! I recommend this stay to other volunteers and hope to visit again!

5 months ago

New Zealand

5

I had an amazing time at the hostel! You get a bed in a shared dorm with up to 6 other volunteers, with your own kitchen and bathroom, and you get given breakfast food to make yourself, and every morning you get lunch and dinner and can eat it whenever you like, and the food was amazing! All the permanant staff are friendly and kind, and the work is very easy to pick up. Portimao is a great city to explore the algarve, and you can do overnight trips on your days off. I made amazing friends with the other volunteers and had the best time :) Thank you Anna and Cleiton (and everyone else) :) xx

6 months ago

Netherlands

5

I had such an amazing time at the hostel!! :)) The communication with Ana was great, hours as agreed and the work not too difficult. The restaurant was quite calm because of low season. The other staff was absolutely lovely. I am now certified to give weather reports in full Portugese thanks to Cleiton and Carla haha :) The volunteers had their own kitchen, showers and toilet which was amazing. Carla's food is delicious and will be severly missed. There was enough free time to explore the Algarve with all the volunteers. We were even lucky enough to be there for Ana's birthday!! Obrigada! :)

6 months ago

Chile

5

My time here was amazing, Ana is a great host, she is always there if we needed anything. The job is fun and when the restaurant wasn't busy they would let me leave my shift early. The food was great, Carla is a great chef, me and the other volunteers always had plenty of food and Ana asked everyone when they got there if they had any dietary restrictions which I thought was very considerate. Volunteers had our own room with bunkbeds, private kitchen separate from the guests one, and our own bathroom with two showers and plenty of storage in there and in the bedroom, it was an ideal place.

6 months ago

Bermuda

5

I had such a lovely time volunteering here! Ana was incredibly helpful and accommodating, making me feel welcome from the start. The restaurant staff, including Scarlett, were amazing to work with—kind, friendly, and so helpful. The work was easy and enjoyable, and the restaurant and Hostel itself is a hidden gem in Portomaio—so beautifully designed and inviting. I'm truly grateful for this experience and the volunteers I met along the way. I highly recommend! Hope to see everyone again sometime in the future <3

7 months ago

United States

5

With this being my 1st WP experience, I truly loved it. The work in the restaurant was easy and Scarlet was amazing. We were given meals daily which was nice to have the option. I want to thank Ana and her father for the hospitality. I felt welcomed and would definitely love to come back!

7 months ago

Brazil

3

Portimão is an excellent base to explore the Algarve, and with two days off per week, it is possible to take short trips to nearby towns. The pool area is a great place to relax, and the volunteer room, although small, includes a kitchen, a practical detail that helps reduce costs (each volunteer receives €20 per week for groceries). Work at the restaurant during high season can be quite demanding. The lack of structured training or a clear onboarding process for new volunteers can make the experience stressful. Clayton is an amazing person, thank you for everything!

6 days ago

Brazil

4

Ana was always really sweet with me and the more I got to know her, the more I enjoyed my stay, She is a fun person to be around. All of the staff of the restaurant are amazing and sweet and I'm glad I've meet each one of them. I went on the super high season and it was a heavy work, felt like a real job (which was different from my other experiences in Worldpackers, so I had to get used to it ) which I already knew it would be but because I'm not used to this kinda of job, it was a little bit hard on me… the hours were exactly what agreed on and we had a cutesy little apartment.

30 days ago

Greece

4

It was a good hostel experience. I'm thankful to Ana for what I learned through working in the reception in my time there(even if it was very demanding at times),for her trust and guidance-and to Cleiton for his support along the way.The hostel is in the heart of Portimão,with a lot places in Algarve region in minimum distance.As volunteer you have a space that is designed only for us-small though comfortable and pocket money 20€ per week for groceries.For exploring this part of Portugal it's a nice place to be!

about 1 month ago

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