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✨ Stay, Help & Connect: Volunteer at a Family Homestay

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The experience

Join our Homestay Helper Program: we’re a small, family-run homestay offering simple dorm-style accommodations in a cozy, local setting. As a volunteer, you’ll help with a bit of everything—reception, housekeeping, and guest interaction. It’s a great way to experience authentic local life while supporting a small community-based business. We keep things basic, but warm and welcoming!

What you offer

15 hours of help per week

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

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

Administration: Help with booking systems and payments.

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

Additional fee required

Amount: € 13 Per week

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: We ask for a small €13/week contribution to help cover basic needs like housing, utilities, and upkeep. This helps us keep the space comfortable and sustainable for everyone.

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.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

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

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

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

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

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

Requirements

Beginner English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Academy Course How to become an outstanding Worldpacker

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

As a volunteer at our small, family-run homestay, you’ll become part of our daily rhythm—helping with reception, housekeeping, and chatting with guests. The work is simple but meaningful, and your support helps us keep our local business running smoothly. In exchange, we offer a dorm bed, a warm welcome, and a genuine slice of local life.

Activities & Shift

3 hours per day work, 2 days off

Rules

*Please respect Filipino culture and values. While we are welcoming and hospitable, our culture tends to be more traditional and conservative, especially compared to Western norms.
*No outside visitors are allowed inside the volunteer or guest rooms.
*Be mindful of noise and dress modestly in shared spaces.
*Keep your space and common areas clean—this is a shared home.
*Help out with a positive and respectful attitude—we’re a small family and appreciate good energy!