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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Reception: Help with check-ins, check-outs and guest assistance.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

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What you get

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.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 weeks

The Experience

Our hostel in Big Bear Lake, California, is seeking an enthusiastic host to join our team and help create the ultimate stays for our guests. You start with housekeeping which is 6 4-hour shifts per week and then get trained on reception as needed. We ask for 25 hours/week in exchange for a comfortable bed, breakfast and dinner supplies.

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Requirements

Fluent English
Between 20 and 45 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Talk to those who have lived the experience

In our community, you can talk to worldpackers who have already collaborated with this host and get your questions answered directly.

You can ask things like:

a) How was your experience with this host?
b) How was your day-to-day routine?
c) How much did you spend on this trip?

35 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

16 Meeting international travelers
15 Get in touch with nature
8 Meeting locals
7 Practicing English
7 Immersing in the local culture
6 Practicing Spanish

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

1 8. Decent work and economic growth

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Brazil

Awesome! Everyone was nice, hours and work was great! the hostel and the team was vry sweet and nice. Felt as I belonged to a community! Thanks, the hostel 🤠

about 2 months ago

Avery

United States

Awesome! Everyone was so nice, hours and work was great and located in a great walkable location. It wasn't as social as I expected but still made new friends and had a great time :)

6 months ago

Ornella

Colombia

Volunteering with the hostel was a unique experience that I will always hold close to my heart. Nathan and Jackie are the best managers and I adore them!!! We spent very little time in the hostel and were working between 3 different locations, but I wouldn't change the experience for anything. Mucho mucho amor <3

about 1 year ago

Margaret

United States

My experience with this hostel was great! That was all thanks to my managers Jackie and Nathan! They truly cared about the well being of me, my experience, and the hostel in general. They made sure my experience was a positive one to remember !

about 1 year ago

Brianna

United States

Absolutely loved it here. Felt so welcomed the second I stepped foot through the door. Every second here will forever be cherished. Between the staff, guests at the hostel, the town itself. Gonna miss it here ❤️

over 1 year ago

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