Barrow House

A young(ish) positive outlook, fun and experienced host welcomes you in an incredible location on the Atlantic Ocean in the most beautiful part of Ireland.
We are a luxury guesthouse with the most beautiful gardens and architecture.

as a host I create a fun team atmosphere with volunteers taking defined roles to help out sometimes we need you inside the house, sometimes outside in the gardens - and in return there are lots of free facilities you can use. We have Kayaks, Wetsuits, we have a small petrol scooter for our Worldpacker guests to use to explore the neighbourhood

The guesthouse is located on a private beach, there a beautiful country and coastal walks all around us and long undeveloped beaches for surf lessons.
I'm hoping to create a great team for projects to collaborate all throughout the year so we can all create great memories of this special place and make a great time and shared goal together.

I traveled as a backpacker in my 20's ( a long time ago) and is is still one of my best times of my life. I want to help other people enjoy this important time as much as I did. The work here will be hard...its physical and if enough people come together it will be more like fun than work...in the end we will be proud ofwhat we achieve together...

Barrow House is a luxury Guesthouse which opens April until October and we want to make a beautiful environment in nature and deliver a top rated service to our guests . We are experienced volunteer hosts ( Workaway ) and will look after our Volunteers as friends. We are very well travelled and have experienced backpacking and world travel ourselves.

In return for a private well equipped space to live, with meals and free schooter travel I will ask for your commitment of energy and time as I rely on Worldpacker volunteers to provide real meaningful assistance.

I need mature adults and responsible volunteers to carry their responsibilities each working day.

I am looking for mature self sufficient volunteers who will respect the business as a busy guest house and will be flexible to respond when the schedule changes each day. We want the volunteers to be involved with the guests if learning English is part of your goals for travel.

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Reviews

4.5
(18 reviews)18

Staff & Host

4.5

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.5
About the experience in: Tralee, Ireland

Germany

5

I stayed at the guest house for 2 months and it was fab. It took me a week to settle in since the country side is different than the city life I was used to. The location is stunning, the animals/pets are cute and you have the feeling you can relief yourself from all the stress you have in life. As others said, the place is remote therefore I spent my time mostly around the property but thats not bad at all. Having a walk along the beach or eating something at the golf club with a stunning view is pretty fun. You can really learn something about yourself and you will acquire a lot of new skills.

about 1 month ago

About the experience in: Tralee, Ireland

Mexico

5

My experience at the guest house was beyond amazing, I truly couldn't have asked for a better volunteer experience. Daragh is a wonderful person, she's dedicated, intelligent and soooo cool, I could listen to her stories forever. Every task I work on was different which kept things interesting and helped me grow in many different ways. The place where you'll stay is absolutely beautiful, there are stunning walks that you can take in the area and even though is far from the city, it never feels isolated because the house itself is comfortable and welcoming. You'll have everything you need :)))

9 months ago

About the experience in: Tralee, Ireland

Mexico

5

My stay at the guest house was short due to personal reasons, but I had a good time there, learning many new things, even about myself. Daragh is a high-energy person who is always on the move and thinking fast, always trying to make the most of her time, We had good conversations and she gave me supoort when i need it, wich i aprpreciate too much. My activities included helping with gardening, painting some parts of the house and cooking. I didn't find it to be hard work. I liked this experience. House is far to other towns but there is amazing landscapes you can expore.

about 1 year ago

About the experience in: Tralee, Ireland

Argentina

5

I had an amazing time at the guest house! The team is lovely and we had a lot of fun. Lots of hard work!! If you are good with that, you will have an amazing time and you will learn a lot about what it means to work in a small hotel. Totally recommend to actively participate and share with the guests if your English allows it. That's one the most amazing things the guest house has: the opportunity to meet people from all around that come to stay for a couple nights at this beautiful hotel. Thank you Daragh for receiving me and for the trust you placed in me.

about 1 year ago

About the experience in: Tralee, Ireland

Spain

5

Mi compañera Blanca y yo tuvimos una gran experiencia en la casa. Hemos aprendido en todos los ámbitos: cómo es la exigencia y disciplina en un trabajo, cómo aprender a valerte por ti mismo a la hora de viajar más allá de la casa y cómo comunicarte con personas que hablan un idioma distinto al tuyo, principalmente. Daragh estuvo ahí para nuestras necesidades, nos proporcionó una gran estancia y alimentación, además de enseñarnos bastante vocabulario y aconsejarnos lugares que visitar en nuestros días libres. Nos hemos reído mucho con ella, así como con las trabajadoras Silvia y Rifa.

about 1 year ago


Daragh replied

I loved having you at Barrow House , you worked hard, were enthusiastic, super polite and the team and I could see the great contribution . The gardens looked spectacular and well very well maintained by Pablo he took very quick time to be trained. Blanca was so hard-working often doing very repetitive foreign jobs with a smile never complaining. Both of the two of them are welcome back to Barrow any time there in Ireland


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