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Help in a chill hostel in Sun Moon Lake

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The experience

Hello everyone!

We are Nanou and Lena, a french/taiwanese couple who just open a hostel in beautiful Sun Moon Lake in the middle of Taiwan.
After a lot of travelling and volunteering, open our own hostel was our dream and we finally made it!
We are located right at the Sun Moon Lake, one of the most famous spot in Taiwan. Surrounded by small mountains, the area have a lot to offer to the one who love outdoor activities and explore new area.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

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

Reception: Help with check-ins, check-outs and guest assistance.

What you get

1 day 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.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

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

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

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Between 18 and 45 years old

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

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Our hostel have 3 dorm, one for female, one for male and one mixed, for a total of 16 bed. We also have a private room. Our common area is our rooftop, we build it to be a really chill place. The mountains view is amazing, especially in the morning. We just open so everything is still improving every day; but the building part is done.
We need help to take care of the daily life of the hostel, nothing complicated!

Activities & Shift

There is many way you can help! We will see together everyday what task is more urgent and what specific thing need to be done, but the basics are:
- daily cleaning (floor and bed mostly)
- take care of the breakfast for guest between 9am and 11am (this is very easy, no need to cook)
- socialise with the guest in the evening, make sure everyone have a good time
- help to explore the area and find secret place to recommend to the guest

Rules

We ask our volunteer to treat all guest as friends, build a warm and cool vibes around the hostel.
Smoking in not allowed inside the building and in the rooftop.