Bartending in Beautiful Jungle Oasis

Netherlands

5

I was a bit sceptic about volunteering for the hostel because of the previous reviews, so I decided to first visit the hostel as a tourist, so I could decide there if I feel the place or not. Actually I immediately fell in love with the place and the people. The hostel is beautiful, the employees became my friends, I improved my Spanish a lot and I even learned some Mayan. The new management always thought along with me and put me in a position within the organization where I felt most comfortable and they always kept their agreements. Big thanks to my Greengo family for this amazing experience!

12 months ago

Guatemala

2

My experience had a bit of everything, I can't say it was bad but it wasn't entirely good either. From entering I did not feel the good vibes, there is a tense atmosphere more when the owner is in the place, I also felt that there is racism if you are Guatemalan, if you are a foreigner you surely will not feel it. the hostel was good for me since I was able to fully practice my English, I connected with many people, especially the locals, the food is very tasty, you won't need anything. It was not the place for me, a month was more than enough, but I met very beautiful and noble people.

10 months ago

Greengos replied

Hola Maria. Thank you for your review. I would like to say that we went above and beyond to meet your expectations. to give you the shifts and days off that you wanted/needed and to make you feel at home. So i would love to know what else could we have done? Also all of our staff is Guatemalan so we can assure you there is no racism towards anyone. we like to include and make everyone feel welcome. I can say that we did enjoy having you in our team for a month. Good luck in all your next adventures. Diana

Japan

5

So Lovely place!!!!! i can learn spanish and mayan language

almost 2 years ago

Germany

1

I do not recommend this experience because the host did not keep to the agreement on the meals offered, so I felt my health was compromised and I even lost 2kg in one week! When I informed them that I would leave early, the hosts wanted to charge me for all the food and that was not agreed. I also suggest that you do not collect documentation from any foreigners because I had to call the police to get my documents back and it was a very embarrassing situation. It was not a good experience."

over 1 year ago

Colombia

3

The hostel is a beautiful place, but really far away from everything. If you decide to come here be aware is not much to do around. Travelers only stay max 2 nights so is not the best place to meet people from other places, but I was able to know the locals and learn a little bit of the culture. The employees work under a lot of pressure and stress, sometimes is not a really positive place to work. The food is amazing! I have my 3 meals everyday. They should have rooms for volunteers. The power is from 6:30 am to 12 pm and from 4pm to 12am, wifi sucks, only works sometime which is terrible

almost 2 years ago

Canada

5

I worked at the hostel for nearly 6 weeks as the entertainment coordinator / bar staff , although there were some rearranges to staff while I was there, I found the owners to be fair and appreciative of hard work. I was able to gain experience in the bar which I had not previously had as well as practice Spanish via the spanish speaking staff. I found my hours to fair and flexible, basically my manager would ask me what my plan was for the day, I would analyze the amount of guests and what they wanted to do in regards to possible activities.

over 4 years ago

United States

5

Great way to see the beautiful Semuc Champey for a good amount of time while saving some money and getting to know the people/area. A month flew by! I'll be back 🙂

about 5 years ago

Australia

1

I stayed at the hostel for 6 weeks. In the beginner we received our meals at appropriate times, The owner changed everything after 1 week to beans rice and bread for the meals and eating times, breakfast 10am, lunch 3pm and dinner 12am. I got to spend time with the loverly Che chi people at Green-gos. The Workers or 24 we are told to call them, are modern day slaves, you ring a bell and the workers run to your service 24 hours for less then 50Q a day while being treated poorly. I would never support a organization like the hostel, they only take and never give back to the community.

over 4 years ago

Greengos replied

Thank you for your Review.

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