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What you offer
14h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Party Promoter
- Help organise and promote parties and social activities.
- Cleaning
- Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
- Housekeeping
- Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.
What you get
1
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Surf lessons
- Take free surf classes at the local beaches.
- Bikes at your disposal
- You can use our bikes any time you want.
- Surfboards
- You can use our surfboards as much as you want.
- Name
- Finca Ganadito will offer you a volunteering certificate.
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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
- 7 days
- Stay up to
- 4 weeks
The Experience
Looking to host traveling "digital nomads" with a focus on Travel Blogging and Instagram Content creation. San Diego is Always Sunny, a beautiful scenic city with cliffs, sea lions and tidal pools at our many beaches. Many activities, museums, Balboa Park, downtown Gaslamp, Mission Beach, Mission Bay, Pacific Beach, Coronado and of course Wednesday in Ocean Beach at our weekly drum circle.
Learn moreRequirements
- Under 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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108 Reviews
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Hours & Tasks
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Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 85 Meeting international travelers
- 51 Practicing English
- 51 Immersing in the local culture
- 43 Practicing Spanish
- 41 Meeting locals
- 25 Developing social awareness
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 13 11. Sustainable cities and communities
- 7 3. Good health and well-being
- 5 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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 .
2 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%
4 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
14 days ago
Andy replied
THC = The Hostel Californiana!
We also offer
“The Hostel Camper”
“The Hostel Cabin”
“The Hostel Cabana”
“The Hostel CouchPoint”
“The Hostel CampShare”
Please follow our famous house on Instagram
@TheHostelCalifornia
Ana Karen
Mexico
I had a good experience, I met many people from other parts of the world and I was able to make friends with other volunteers, during my stay I had to sleep in the living room, but it is something that the host lets you know from the beginning, that it can be a possibility. The tasks were quite simple, just to keep the place clean, it was very useful for me to be able to go out and explore San Diego in its entirety, and the city, not to mention, it is very beautiful.
15 days ago
Andy replied
Most volunteers yes will sleep on our CouchPoints for some time, best to bring eye-mask and ear plugs. We are happy to provide our beds if they are not sold to guests; we have been mostly full these last few months and we expect a busy summer ahead!
We are also the cheapest hostel in San Diego at $25 per night
Marina
Brazil
I really loved my hostel experience! The people staying there helped a lot to make sure we had an incredible experience. The work is peaceful and Andy and Sophi are very sweet!
29 days ago
Andy replied
@TheHostelCalifornia on Instagram
We will keep the hostel warm and cozy for your return here :)
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