Guest House Söderbärke, Sweden

5.0
65 reviews65

Helping hands in restaurant and kitchen

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This host has received 9 applications recently. We recommend you apply for other positions too.
Connect with nature
41 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Connect with international travelers
37 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers
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What you offer

25h

Hours per week
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Cooking
Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.
Kitchen Hand
Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Bartending
Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.
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What you get

2

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
Private Room
You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Breakfast
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch
You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner
You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Drinks
Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.
Free Laundry
You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours
We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Free Hiking Tours
We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Get free drinks or beverages.
Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
Bikes at your disposal
You can use our bikes any time you want.
Pick Up
We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Support
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The Experience

Some days we have a lot of guests in the restaurant, especially the month of December. A lot of dishes for the buffet have to be made and that asks for a lot of hands. And when everything flows... it's a joy to be part of it!

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Requirements

  • Intermediate English or Intermediate German
  • Over 18 years old
  • Accepts solo applications and also couples and pairs

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Availability

Jun
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Oct
Nov
Stay at least
3 weeks

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65 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Guest House

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

41 Get in touch with nature

37 Meeting international travelers

36 Practicing English

20 Immersing in the local culture

16 Developing environmental awareness

13 Learning about sustainability

Italy

5

Volunteering in Tolvsbo was a great experience. I met a wonderful team with which I worked smoothly and shared a lot of memorable moments! The whole place is surrounded by nature and right by the lake, although is a bit far from town, you'll have bikes to reach it. The main task is working in the restaurant, in the weekends and on festivities could be intense but the hosts will offer a shift system or more days off. Sometimes there could be little disagreements but after knowing each other for a while you'll know how to collaborate.In general I had a good time!!

1 day ago

Israel

5

I had the BEST experience in my life! Roswitha and fridus Are the kindest they opened their home and heart and made me feel so welcome! The place is so beautiful and calm, right for people who love rural places and nature. The work was really easy and well organized, most of the day I had free time to do whatever was on my mind like taking the bike or going to the lake. the highlight was being with the sweetest dogs I was lucky to arrive in time for the period with puppies I definitely coming back! thank you for everything roswitha and fridus 🤍

20 days ago

Portugal

4

I stayed a month in Sweden. Work hours are respected, can be more with the restaurant but it can be compensated by more days off. It's in the middle of the nature, not so much to do around specially when the weather is bad. When it's sunny, you can go explore with the bikes. Overall it was a good experience 👏🏽

about 1 month ago

France

4

I had a great time in Sweden ! It's a really polyvalent volunteering. You can do kitchen work, paint, clean, do outside work. Work is hard when the restaurant is open during easter. You work all day, you don't have a lot of time to take a break. Otherwise the restaurant is open on the week-end and it's calm. It's an experience close to the nature, far from everything. You have bikes at your disposal to go around. Unfortunately, I had a disagreement with Fridus. He apologized for it and I appreciate it. I've met nice volunteers and learned a lot. Thank you !

about 1 month ago

Germany

5

First of all: this is not a guest house anymore! Only a restaurant. I enjoyed my time there a lot and it was a really good first volunteering experience! I met amazing other volunteers. You will feel very welcome there and learn a lot from Fridus & Roswitha. The place is surrounded by beautiful nature with a lake. The tasks are usually easy and vary a lot, but on the weekend it's mainly kitchen work, which is very stressful on special occasions! On Easter we worked more hours without real breaks, but we had more free days after. All in all, i had a great time and i am very thankful<3.

about 1 month ago

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