Guest House Faro, Portugal

4.0
72 reviews72

Help us improve our guesthouse in Algarve!

High demand host
This host has received 4 applications recently. We recommend you apply for other positions too.
Connect with international travelers
18 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Connect with the locals
13 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
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.
Arts
Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.
Painting & Decorating
Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Building & Repairing
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
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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.
Team Dorm
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Lunch
You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Use our equipped kitchen
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Free Laundry
You can use our laundry room freely.
Bikes at your disposal
You can use our bikes any time you want.
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Availability

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Stay at least
4 weeks
Stay up to
12 weeks

The Experience

We need help to to improve the Guesthouse. We're a guest house located in a charming venerable building in the Faro old town, a district filled with traditional shops and restaurants. It is also situated in a direct neighborhood of the city marina and main railway station that offer connections with beautiful Portuguese cities.

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Requirements

  • Intermediate English or Beginner Portuguese
  • Over 18 years old
  • Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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72 Reviews

4.0

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Guest House

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

  • 18 Meeting international travelers
  • 13 Meeting locals
  • 12 Practicing English
  • 11 Immersing in the local culture
  • 9 Practicing Spanish
  • 7 Creating true social impact

Canada

5

I had such a great time here! I felt very welcomed and everyone was super sweet and friendly. The work was fair and I always looked forward to the lunches 😋 I loved being able to see Faro and the guest house was a very nice to hangout. Thank you and hope to visit again!!

17 days ago

Denmark

5

The guest house was a wonderful place! I had a really good month here and even though I had a bit of a language barrier because I don't speak Portuguese we still made it work because the other volunteers are wonderful to try and speak English and make you feel welcome and at home. I had a lot of fun and I definitely recommend applying here! The work is fair and easy to understand and Maristela was so sweet and good to show me how to do it! The lunch is super good!!!

17 days ago

Brazil

1

I thought I was going to work in a hostel, but I had to work cleaning the owner's personal apartments too. I paid for an application to work in a hostel, and I had to clean apartments and the hostel. I worked hard every day, and the owner, without any empathy, treats us like slaves. Unfortunately I don't recommend this hostel, it was the worst place I worked

2 months ago


Nuno replied

here you don't speak a word off English, the only thing you could do is clean, maybe you wish you where invited to my apartment but that never happen and all that you have done is clean 2 or 3 rooms a day and badly cause the other staff complain and hade to go and clean again.
Realmente não entendo que prazer tens depois do tempo que passaste aqui e sempre foste bem tratada, de ir online dizer mentiras, faz me confusão, muita confusão mesmo. Peço desculpa para infelizmente não ter mais tempo para te dar atenção e conviver com os chungas que trazias para o terraço para beber mas tenho mais que fazer da vida.
Das mais de mil pessoas maravilhosa que aqui já passaram e continuam a passar e a voltar, tu serás daquelas que aqui terás a porta fechada, mas certamente és tão talentosa que arranjaras trabalho facilmente em qq parte do mundo, menos aqui com os escravos.

France

5

I spend one month in Faro working in the guest house. I do not have enough words to describe this experience because it was… magical! The job was very cool, Nuno is always there to explain you the mission and you fell welcomed the first minute you arrived. The schedule is very nice and thanks to that I had a lot a free time to explore the Algarve, which is an AMAZING region in Portugal. And, this experience gives me the opportunity to meet a lot a travelers, spend time together and have the honour to call them friends. I am very grateful for this experience <3

5 months ago

Italy

5

It was my first experience as a volunteer, I admit to being equal with a little fear, but once I arrived I felt so happy. Faro is a small but very pretty town. I met some fantastic girls who shared this journey with me. We worked together, laughed and joked creating a wonderful bond and I'm happy to say that with them I felt at home. The owner Nuno is very helpful and nice.

6 months ago

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