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Experience Rural Life & Help at our Guesthouse Close to Tirana

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The experience

Located in a small mountain village we are looking for volunteers that look to immerse themselves into the tranquil and unhurried life that Pellumbas has to offer. As no day is the same as the previous one and activities vary according to need you will need to be flexible and able to adapt to whatever the day may bring.

You can expect to particpate in cleaning all around the house, gardening, cooking, arts/crafts and reception work.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

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

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.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, 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 Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

In exchange for the help provided we will gladly offer free accommodation in a shared volunteer dorm, breakfast and dinner. Volunteers will also be able to take advantage of a 50% discount at our sister-hostel in Tirana (Tirana Backpackers, Albania's first hostel).
We would also encourage you to join us on our weekly shopping trips to Tirana where we buy fresh, local produce from local market traders - a great opportunity to come into contact with Albanian culture and learn the language.

Activities & Shift

Cleaning: hanging/folding of bed sheets, preparing guest rooms, cleaning bathrooms/toilets and kitchen area
Cooking: (assisting with) preparation of breakfast and dinner for guests and volunteers
Harvesting and preserving produce from our garden
General maintainance: painting, sewing, fixing things
Receiving guests, explaining house rules, showing them around and being available in case they have any questions
Usage of our in-house administration system, receiving reservations through different booking platforms and updating our administration system
Preparing dog food and caring for our 3 dogs - Blacky, Michi and Pelluma

We normally organise ourselves with either a shift based schedule (for high season) which consists of 5 non interrupted hours 5 days a week or a task based schedule (low season) which is more flexible and allows the group to organise itself in ways that it prefers.

Rules

We are a vegetarian/vegan guesthouse so no meat (of any kind) is allowed on our premises.