🌊 Volunteer at a Seaside Hotel in Atami, Japan! 🗾✨

Brazil

5

My boyfriend and I really enjoyed our experience. The job was very light and consisted of 3 hours a day of bed making. It's a repetitive task but the time goes by really fast. The host is very kind and the staff is helpful too. When I took the volunteering I didn't know much about the position (I think communication here on the app could improve, actually) but I'm glad I took it. I'd like to thank the host for being so kind and letting my boyfriend and I use the private onsen on our free time, that really made our experience next level! :) also shimoda is the cutest town! Def recommend it!

10 months ago

United Kingdom

5

Mr Wu was a wonderful host. He worked hard to ensure we were comfortable and enjoyed our time working at the hotel. The hotel and shimoda were lovely too meaning we had a lovely time enjoying the facilities and area when we weren't working!

11 months ago

United States

5

My experience at the hotel was great. It's a very nice hotel in a smaller town, really good for those looking to experience rural Japan. 100% recommend.

11 months ago

Germany

4

The hotel itself is very nice; its located outside Shimoda (so a little hard to reach) but the area is very nice. The staff is friendly and you can just ask them if there's any questions, but sometimes it felt like communication was lacking a little bit; especially in the beginning. The rooms you get to stay in are okay but the kitchen is really bad (I used it but it was not nice) and the bathroom is a little bit broken and not the best either. Though apart from that, it was a nice experience and not too much work, so there was lots of time to explore and try nice restaurants :)

about 2 months ago

Spain

3

Shimoda is a dreamy place, beach, cliffs, shrines, temples, local food. The work is easy, 2-3 hours a day, plenty of time to explore around. Communication is definitely missing, don't expect it. Make sure you bring your own food the first day, and don't rely on shuttle bus (last local bus from Shimoda to Suzaki is at 17:50). Kitchen is disgusting, I never used it, just the microwave. You have to pay for onsen, towel, laundry and detergent. Definitely worth it to come, despite communication and kitchen. You can use the bicycles for free. We wrote guidelines, send me a message to check it :)

3 months ago

Finland

4

I truly feel communication is missing for volunteers. so this is for next people. if u can edit video like nicely work with social medias. say it to the owners by showing ur work. I had a great time on my last few days as i was able to speak to the owners in madarin. one of the main reason the owners wanted volunteers was for ig and fb. but this was never communicated to us so we were cleaning rooms. so my last 1 week was just editing videos and daily exploring the city, didnt need to clean. join this link for volunteers. https://chat.whatsapp.com/DXLUGBbtC1M0qtMKd9svYV?mode=ems_copy_t

3 months ago

United Kingdom

4

I had a good time at the hotel, it truly is what you make of it Everyone was nice, it's a nice city to stay in for a few weeks and I made a lot of friends Read the reviews carefully and see if it suits you

3 months ago

Australia

3

My time at the hotel was enjoyable! Honestly, it is easy, repetitive work. Mostly making beds and me and the other volunteer were left to do this alone. The beaches and nature nearby is beautiful. I just feel like there is very little communication and even less guidance. I could never find the owners so if I had a question I was often sitting on it for days (about washing, using the kitchen, getting a towel). Once I did find them they were very kind and made an effort. The stove was broken and made the room smell like gas so I was sad that I bought many ingredients I had to throw out.

4 months ago

Brazil

4

The hotel is a really nice place. You stay in a dorm with a beautiful ocean view. You have a fridge and kitchen, but the stove gas didn't work properly, so we could only cook with the microwave. The owner and his wife are kind, though communication can be difficult due to the language barrier. The staff is very friendly and helpful, always giving us the daily tasks. Work is usually 4 hours or less, mainly cleaning rooms and making beds in high season. You'll need to ask about laundry towels bike onsen kitchen, and days off, as they don't provide that info. Internet works well for remote work

4 months ago

France

4

The host and his family were very nice and the job very easy (rarely did more than 2h per day, mostly changing bedsheets, simple cleaning and gardening). I was a bit dissapointed by the accomodation/workplace which is only the second picture for "atami" (in reality kamitaga). It is a bit isolated but very beautiful. I still had a great time despite being the only worldpacker on this location for most of my stay (the others appearing in the list were in shizuoka). I would recommend this position for a short stay as you quickly get to visit everything available around

5 months ago

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