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What you offer

25h

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

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

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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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.

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.

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.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

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.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 weeks

Stay up to: 12 weeks

The Experience

We're located south of Limoges. Our place is an old mill along the River Vezere in the outskirt of Brive La Gaillarde. Help Suzette and Bjarne in managing this house with guests, wedding receptions and other events we may hold :)

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Requirements

Fluent English and Beginner French
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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14 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Guest House

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

9 Practicing English
8 Meeting locals
8 Get in touch with nature
7 Meeting international travelers
7 Immersing in the local culture
5 Developing social awareness

Camila

Brazil

The hosts are good people,but the experience could have been pleasing if the volunteering hours were repectected and if there was a manager to stay with the 2 volunteers, we're in charge of ALL the hoteI tasks. I felt overwelmed most of the time, bc you cant "disconnect" from ur activities on ur free time, its a 24/7 job, i worked much more than 5 hours/day. In terms of communication, i fell that the hosts should have a clear standard on how they want the tasks to be done, i would do things in a way i was taught by one person there and than someone else would say that was not the right way.

3 months ago

Bjarne replied

June 2024 was a hectic period. Your co-worldpacker was out for a holiday only. With no touch of flair for the hotelier business. So he went off again.
Your stay did not become the best. Out little place requires somehow passionated worldpackers seeing themselfes doing hotelier business.
The hours can become long with a lot of doing nothing in between.
Your skills came Well right, when you teached language with other young couple to take over.
Their your passionated energy showed off.
To the new couple “running” the house, I said when leaving: threat it as your house.” The look in their eyes tells everything”. They are ON.

So Dear worldpacker community; our place is not a standard guesthouse/hotel.
It can give you this lifetime french experience as the most of the worldpackers have had, if you are into it.

Silas

Germany

First of all I want to thank Bjarne and Suzette for my hosts. But especially I want to thank Christine, for always caring about me! This leads me to my first point. If you apply alone, you will be on your own for some time - just think of it. I would recommend going there as a pair. Apart from that, I really enjoyed my stay and would recommend it to anybody!

about 1 year ago

Alessandra Lilian

Mexico

My partner and I came to the guest house with any expectations but if we would have them, the place and people would totally exceed them! Suzette and Bjarne are absolutely great hosts, this was our first experience as worldpackers and we're grateful for the kindness, help, and trust given to us. They together with Christine and Tony make feel the volunteers as guests, working in team and communicating doubts or suggestions, which are always well accepted. What a fabulous place to connect with nature, people, improve in english/the guest house and management skills!

over 1 year ago

Daniel

Mexico

Amazing experience With Bjarne and Suzette at the guest house, i am surprised with the place they have and with the way they manage it, they are really good hosts and they will support you on everything you need related to the property and the task assigned. Hope moré travelers have the opportunity to be at the guest house.

over 1 year ago

Valentina

Italy

I had the pleasure to stay at the guest house for a month and I spent a marvellous time there. First of all, I would like to thank Bjarne for being the best “boss” I could ask for: he guided and helped me with all the tasks, but he also gave me trust and freedom. Moreover, the place is stunning, as well as the surroundings, allowing you to connect with the tranquillity of nature. I also had the opportunity to practice my the guest house. I recommend this experience to anyone, especially if you are new to Worldpackers. I really hope to go back soon, grazie mille Bjarne!

about 2 years ago

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