Guest House in Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima is a great place to start to become familiar with Japanese language, customs and marvels. People who live in Hiroshima are one of the most friendly people in Japan, they love to communicate with foreign people from all over the world. Some local people often stop at our hostel and talk to the guests. It's really common to exchange culture in Hiroshima!

Type of help: We are looking for volunteers that can stay a minimum of one month or longer
Cleaning is around approximately 2 - 3 hours a day, 4 days a week.
FYI, If you are planning to stay longer than two months, paid work is also available :) Please reach out!
Reception work (for long stay volunteers, a little Japanese required) would be about 3-4 hours a day, 5 days per week!

*PLEASE NOTE that if you have a Tourist visa you will not be able to join us. Let us know if you have a Working Holiday Visa, a Working visa or a Student visa since these visas will allow you to work legally in Japan.

We are always welcome for new members to our team! We stay, work, and often eat together. If you are a person who loves to socialize with new people from all over the world, here is the best place :) Santiago Guesthouse has branches in Kyoto and Naha(Okinawa). Volunteers with experience in the Santiago group can be given priority. Would you like to visit three popular cities in Japan.

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Come help in a chill and friendly Guesthouse while enjoying Hiroshima

Cleaning Housekeeping

Hiroshima, Japan

Help us with general cleaning while you're enjoying Hiroshima

Cleaning Housekeeping

Hiroshima, Japan

Reviews

5.0
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Staff & Host

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

Australia

5

I had a great time with Santiago Guesthouse as my first Worldpackers experience!! The work was relatively simple and quick, and the first few days were spent training to learn the ropes. Days were flexible between volunteers, so I was also able to explore both Kyushu and Shikoku and even got to do the Shimanami Kaido on my time off. It was a great place to meet with other international travellers and locals. The team are lovely and I'd recommend Santiago Guesthouse to those who want to stay in Hiroshima while explore the city and surrounds!

4 months ago

Japan

5

Santiago guesthouse is really nice place for volunteering. All of the people who work in there are really nice and very kind.

4 months ago

United Kingdom

4

The hostel is in a good central location and the workload is fair so you have lots of time to explore. You often get more than one day off in a row so you can do little breaks away from Hiroshima city which is great. I hadn't stayed in a large dorm before this trip but people were generally quiet and respectful. The hostel can get quite busy and there are usually quite a few volunteers so plenty of opportunity to meet people. The reception staff are lovely and communicate well with the volunteers.

4 months ago

Canada

4

My stay in Santiago was good. Unfortunately many of the staff are not very social so it was a bit hard to connect with the other workers.
The cleaning in the hostel is very easy and it’s done very quickly. However, apparently I was doing it wrong/not quick enough and on my very last day of cleaning I was taught how to do it properly.
The hostels location it’s perfect. It’s downtown so very easy to get food/ shop and even do day trips.
Even thought my experience was not the greatest I would still recommend this hostel.

6 months ago

Portugal

5

Absolutely amazing experience! The guesthouse is comfortable and has great vibes - both from staff and guests. The work is fair and gives you a lot of time to explore the city, and the location is very central. Met some amazing people, such as the girls from South America (Chile, Argentina and Colombia) and even a guy from the Philippines (a big hug to Mario!). 11/10 recommendation.

8 months ago

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