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What you offer
25h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Building & Repairing
- Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
- Farming
- Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- Team Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
- 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.
- Get free drinks or beverages.
- Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
- Free Parties
- Get free entrance for the best parties in town.
- Free Events
- Get free entrance for the best events in town.
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- 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
- 1 week
- Stay up to
- 3 weeks
The Experience
Welcome to our hostel, in the San Diego LGBT neighborhood with many bars, restaurants, clubs walkable to the house as well as the famous Balboa Park! We're looking for general help, and mostly with gardening, farming and handyman tasks :) Join us and enjoy the best of California!
Learn moreRequirements
- Beginner English
- Between 18 and 29 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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Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Hostel
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 89 Meeting international travelers
- 55 Practicing English
- 54 Immersing in the local culture
- 45 Practicing Spanish
- 42 Meeting locals
- 27 Developing social awareness
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 13 11. Sustainable cities and communities
- 8 3. Good health and well-being
- 5 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Elena
Italy
Hillcrest family miss you..i defenetly wanna come back...Andy Is super cool guy and all the people that lived there are Amazing. Is a Place where you can relax, talk, sing, dance, drink, eat, party and make new Friends... Everyone live togheter with respect and Is the most important things..
6 days ago
Andy replied
Hello from Always Sunny San Diego!
Follow and stay connected on Instagram @thehostelcalifornia
Melissa
Germany
The hostel was not what I expected, but it ended up being a great stay. The work is very easy and there are a lot of travelers you can connect with, which I liked a lot.
6 days ago
Andy replied
We are always happy to answer questions during the application process here or on Instagram @TheHostelCalifornia
Stay connected and we appreciate all improvement recommendations, sincerely!
Katerina
Greece
It was our first volunteer work experience and It was the best experience , we met a lot of people around of the world and we felt very comfortable like our home , the work is very easy .Thank you Andy & Sophie for give us this wonderful experience, we make a lot of new friends .
9 days ago
Andy replied
Amazing to host you in San Diego! Welcome back to TheHostelCalifornia ; stay connected with us on Instagram @TheHostelCalifornia we appreciate your follows, likes and shares!
Niki
Greece
Incredible alternative hostel 💘 Very friendly atmosphere, I met many people from all over the world and in general I felt like home. Also the job is not hard I recommend it 100%
11 days ago
Andy replied
Amazing to host you in San Diego! Welcome back to TheHostelCalifornia ; stay connected with us on Instagram @TheHostelCalifornia we appreciate your follows, likes and shares!
Guilherme
Brazil
The hostel is a great place to stay, Andy is really nice and easy to talk. I totally recommend you to stay at the hostel
21 days ago
Andy replied
THC = The Hostel Californiana!
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