Work exchange in Netherlands: Get a taste of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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What you offer

24h

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.

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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.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

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

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

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

Stay up to: 4 weeks

The Experience

We are looking for volunteers to come and help us with housekeeping duties for a minimum of 2 weeks in our boutique hostel in Amsterdam. You will be making beds, cleaning rooms and public spaces for our guests. It's hard work but pretty chill at the same time. Helping 4 days over 7 which can include weekends for 6 hours per day with the rest of the time being yours to use to explore Amsterdam or jump on a train to Rotterdam!!

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Over 21 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
European Union Passport

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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32 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

26 Meeting international travelers
18 Practicing English
11 Meeting locals
10 Immersing in the local culture
7 Developing social awareness
5 Creating true social impact

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

11 5. Gender equality
11 11. Sustainable cities and communities
8 3. Good health and well-being

Pedro

Brazil

The volunteering experience with MAMAs was beyond expectation. All the managers, workers, live-ins and other volunteers were incredible people that I really bonded to and became good friends. Eco and Coco are really nice, beautiful and cozy hostels and it was a very good enviroment to work. The work load was fair, sometimes hard work, sometimes chill. The working hours were always respected. You need to commute from your home (ClinkNoord) to the workplace, but it can be easily done with a bike that can be provided if you choose to. I highly recommend it for everyone!

3 months ago

Cristián

Argentina

It was a beautiful experience shared with my fellow volunteers and the attention of the EcoMamma team. Agata, your manager is an excellent person and helped me in everything.

4 months ago

SONIA

Spain

The high demands of the position are those that should be asked of someone hired and not for a volunteer. The training was not done by the managers: it was delegated to a colleague who was overloaded with this extra. A lot is demanded for what is given to change. In my case, at least, the accommodation was a dark, tiny room for 4, with almost no storage space and a window that didn't open. In my first week I worked 4 days in a row and had only 2 days off, with the illogical pretext that I started on a Wednesday instead of a Monday. Several volunteers, like me, decided not to continue here.

23 days ago

Carola

Spain

My experience at Clink was not as pleasant. The hosts could interact more with the volunteers, welcoming them on our arrival, orienting and guiding them better. The workload could be less heavy for a volunteer, on my first day they made me do 37 beds. The volunteer room could be in better condition as it was dirty from previous volunteers and has no window that can be opened.

about 1 month ago

Cassandra

Finland

Some improvements could be done, but all in all I enjoyed my experience. The housekeeping is easy to learn but hard work, your hands may bleed and body ache at some point 😅 The accommodation at clink is not the best, the room is dirty and staff don't have enough information about volunteers, nobody knew anything when I first arrived, which room to put me in etc. I also had to wait a few days for a manager to give me the bike and there was trouble getting my deposit back when leaving, again because the staff didn't know about it. I did meet some wonderful people and enjoyed amsterdam tho! 😊

about 2 months ago

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