Helper requests

1,137 helpers are currently looking for a stay in return for room and board: travellers with campervans, students on break, retired tradespeople, couples and families. Each request lists skills, time frame and preferred region – filter by category or country and get in touch for free.

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Vielseitige Unterstützung sucht Urlaub gegen Mithilfe für 2027Request

Vielseitige Unterstützung sucht Urlaub gegen Mithilfe für 2027

📅 2027 · until 31/12/2027

Ich suche für 2027 eine Möglichkeit während meines Urlaubs zu helfen und bin für den genauen Zeitraum noch offen.

📍 France🛏 Private room🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
AnnalenaRequest

Annalena

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
MichaelRequest

Michael

📍 France🏷 Construction & renovation
el_martinoRequest

el_martino

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Creative work
LauraRequest

Laura

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
VeraRequest

Vera

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
JuliaRequest

Julia

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Other (see description)
Käsrin S.Request

Käsrin S.

📍 France🛏 Private room🏷 Teaching & education
RonjaRequest

Ronja

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
KarolaRequest

Karola

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
MonikaRequest

Monika

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
TrixyRequest

Trixy

📍 France🛏 Separate unit / guest house🏷 Construction & renovation
Hanne KastRequest

Hanne Kast

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
Feichtinger ThomasRequest

Feichtinger Thomas

📍 France🛏 Camper pitch / camping spot🏷 Construction & renovation
NicoleRequest

Nicole

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
Fanny RamiRaRequest

Fanny RamiRa

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
LottiRequest

Lotti

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Other (see description)
ElisabethRequest

Elisabeth

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Creative work
FenjaRequest

Fenja

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Household help
CeleRequest

Cele

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Other (see description)
LeanderRequest

Leander

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Teaching & education
JoyRequest

Joy

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
CanayRequest

Canay

📍 France🛏 Private room🏷 Other (see description)
KathiRequest

Kathi

📍 France🛏 Camper pitch / camping spot🏷 Farming & gardening
LauraRequest

Laura

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
IsabelRequest

Isabel

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
MoniRequest

Moni

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Household help
AnnaRequest

Anna

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
SilkeRequest

Silke

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Teaching & education
BrittaRequest

Britta

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Other (see description)
LisaRequest

Lisa

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
MiaRequest

Mia

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Other (see description)
MiriRequest

Miri

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
MehrdadRequest

Mehrdad

📍 France🏷 Household help
HennisyRequest

Hennisy

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Other (see description)
StellaRequest

Stella

📍 France🛏 Camper pitch / camping spot🏷 Farming & gardening
ManuelRequest

Manuel

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
AnnaRequest

Anna

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
JuliaRequest

Julia

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
RaphiRequest

Raphi

📍 France🛏 Private room🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
MartinaRequest

Martina

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
ElenaRequest

Elena

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
JonasRequest

Jonas

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Construction & renovation
ElinaRequest

Elina

📍 France🛏 Private room🏷 Other (see description)
EllaRequest

Ella

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Other (see description)
NinaRequest

Nina

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
PatriziaRequest

Patrizia

📍 France🛏 Private room🏷 Farming & gardening
TanjaRequest

Tanja

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Farming & gardening
LiviaRequest

Livia

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Tourism
Xanu und JuliaRequest

Xanu und Julia

📅 ab März

Hallo,wir sind Xanu und Julia

📍 France🏷 Creative work
IwonaRequest

Iwona

📅 Januar bis Dezember

Wir sind ein Paar ( 62+64), sprechen Deutsch, Polnisch.

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
AlexandraRequest

Alexandra

📅 9.-23.8.2025

Mutter-Tochter-Gespann sucht UgH im Raum Contis (Frankreich)

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
MargrethRequest

Margreth

📅 Juli August September

meine Name ist Margreth, bin 50 Jahre alt und möchte gerne in meinem nächsten Trip mal gan

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
UlrikeRequest

Ulrike

📅 11.03.25 bis 25.03.25 and end of September for 3 weeks

I am 66 young Grandma, experienced in gardening cooking ,looking after children

📍 France🏷 Household help
LisaRequest

Lisa

📅 27.12.2024

Ich suche einen Ort über Silvester

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
UlrikeRequest

Ulrike

📅 2025 - 14 Tage nach Absprache

20 Werktage im Jahr vom Ausland aus arbeiten

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
MelanieRequest

Melanie

📅 Zeitraum zwischen 1.11 -1.12.24

Ich heiße Melanie, bin 27 jahre jung und gelernte Patissier.

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
AslanRequest

Aslan

📅 14 Tage

Let's do it! :)

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
MarleneRequest

Marlene

Marlene & Awi sind gute Haushüter

📍 France🏷 House sitting
Elisa WaltherRequest

Elisa Walther

Auf der Suche nach Arbeit mit Tieren, Kinder oder im Gastronomiebereich

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
Andre de HomontRequest

Andre de Homont

📅 September bis Oktober

Hobbykoch vegetarisch - vegan

📍 France🏷 Sustainability & eco projects
Nike MartensRequest

Nike Martens

My name is Nike, I'm 19 years old, and I'm from Geesthacht near Hamburg. I recently comple

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
Reimund & CaroRequest

Reimund & Caro

📅 01.09.2024 - 14.09.2024

Naturverbundenes, tierliebes und vielseitig veranlagtes Ehepaar bietet helfende Hände an.

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
SaschaRequest

Sascha

📅 September bis November

Offen für neues. Ein paar Wörter Türkisch oder Russisch

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
MikelRequest

Mikel

📅 Nach Absprache

Wir streben nach Win-Win Lösungen.

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
Christine & MichaelRequest

Christine & Michael

📅 21.5.2024-21.5.2025

Jung und fitt 💪

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
NoemiRequest

Noemi

📅 27.05.2024- 31.05.2024

Hallo ich bin Noémi, 19 Jahre alt und komme aus Belgien

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
Fabienne und ManuelRequest

Fabienne und Manuel

📅 01.10.24-20.10.24

Herzliches Abenteuerlustiges Paar

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
Tim StockRequest

Tim Stock

📅 Für mindestens 1 Jahr ab Mitte Juni

Mein Name ist Tim ich bin 35 Jahre alt und Reise seit fast 8 Jahren über Work and Travel

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
JuliaRequest

Julia

📅 26.07.24 bis mindestens 5.08

Hallo Zusammen, ich heiße Julia bin 41 Jahre alt und reise mit meinen Töchtern 10u 5

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
TinaRequest

Tina

📅 15.05.2024 bis 28.07.2024

Ich bin Ende 50, flexibel und immer offen für Neues.

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
LaurynRequest

Lauryn

📅 21.05.24 -28.5.24

Ich bin Lauryn (24) und suche für eine Woche im Mai noch ein kleines Abenteuer.

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
ElianeRequest

Eliane

📅 irgendwann zwischen dem 01.06.2024 - 15.10.2024

Mal raus und was anderes machen :)

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
NicolettaRequest

Nicoletta

📅 Immer mal wieder

Hilfe im Bereich Beratung, Tiersitting, Housesitting, Gartenpflege

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
SveaRequest

Svea

📅 Oktober 2023- offen

Möchte neue Länder und Leute kennenlernen. 18 Jahre alt.

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
ZossiRequest

Zossi

Bernd 57 Jahre jung

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
Harald Rainer KroczekRequest

Harald Rainer Kroczek

📅 18.11.2022 bis 27.02.2023

Bin 176 cm groß, dunkelblond, trage meistens eine Brille, gepflegt, sportlich elegant, 56

📍 France🏷 House sitting
BettinaRequest

Bettina

📅 juni - oktober 2024

Bettina 🙏

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
Sarah KünsterRequest

Sarah Künster

📅 19.09.22 - 10.10.22

Hallo Zusammen! Wir sind Philipp und Sarah und reisen durch Europa.

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
Vincent und SarahRequest

Vincent und Sarah

📅 02.10.22 bis 16.10.22

Raus aus Deutschland

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
JennyRequest

Jenny

📅 Ab frühestens 22.8 bis spätestens 13.9

Auszeit

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
eckhardRequest

eckhard

📅 03.Juli bis zum 23.Juli

2 Väter mit Töchtern suchen einen schönen Platz in der Natur

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
JanetteRequest

Janette

📅 13.07. 2023 bis 26. o7.23 dann wieder vom 1.08 bis 25.08

Hallo ich bin Janette

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
AnnaRequest

Anna

📅 15.07.-09.09.22

Hi, my name is Anna. I am a 22 year old student from Aachen (Germany)

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
JanRequest

Jan

📅 25.07. - 06.08.

Urlaub für mich und die Familie incl. anpacken

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
Steffi Und Matze + Hündin LucyRequest

Steffi Und Matze + Hündin Lucy

📅 02.Mai 2022 - 5.August 2022 ( evtl auch längerfristig)

Spanien und Portugal Gesuch

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
Christian FettigRequest

Christian Fettig

📅 ab 18.12.2022

Fleißige Unterstützung sucht einen guten Start in das neue Jahr!

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
Natalie & TorstenRequest

Natalie & Torsten

📅 01.07.2022-......offen

Flexibel und zu allem bereit

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening
Oskar SteinkoetterRequest

Oskar Steinkoetter

📅 09.21-04.22

Ich bin 18 Jahre alt lebe in Berlin und habe diese Jahr mein Abitur abgeschlossen.

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
SabrinaRequest

Sabrina

📅 ab Mitte Mai 2021

Raus ins Grüne –Pärchen auf der Suche nach House-/Petsitting mit Handwerk oder Gartenhilfe

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
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Alex

📍 France🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
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Kathleen

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Other (see description)
🎒
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Daanu

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Other (see description)
🎒
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Chanti

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
🎒
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Lenchen

📍 France🛏 Private room🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
🎒
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Hanler und Henrike mit Freya und Carlotta

📍 France🛏 Entire place🏷 Construction & renovation
🎒
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Claudine

📍 France🛏 Private room🏷 Pet sitting & animal care
🎒
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📍 France🛏 Private room🏷 Household help
🎒
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Rudy

Housesitting mit Gartenbetreuung und leichten handwerklichen Tätigkeiten 2 Personen + Hund

📍 France🏷 House sitting
🎒
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Armando Mujic

Hallo ich meine frau und unsere baby mochten Urlaub

📍 France🏷 Other (see description)
🎒
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Eva

📅 5 August - 10 August

je cherche un hôte à Toulouse pour seulement quelques jours

📍 France🏷 Farming & gardening

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Finding helpers: how to make the right match

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Who helps here

Behind every request is a person who wants to trade time and hands for accommodation – not staff, not an agency. Typical are travellers on the road with a camper or backpack who want to stay somewhere for a few weeks, students and school leavers during the holidays, professionals on sabbatical, retired tradespeople and gardeners with decades of experience, plus couples and families looking for a different kind of holiday.

Each request states what the person can do, when they have time and where they would like to go. Many helpers also mention whether they come with a dog, a child or their own vehicle.

2

How to find the right helper

Filter: Pick the category you need help with – say gardening, animal care or renovation – and the country you live in. Helpers state where they want to travel.

Read the profile: Skills, time frame, reviews from previous hosts and the membership date tell you whether it might fit.

Ask specifically: Describe what needs doing at your place, how many hours a day, what accommodation and meals you offer and for which period. The clearer the request, the faster the reply.

Put it in writing: Agree on tasks, hours, days off and duration in messages before arrival – it saves both sides misunderstandings.

3

List your own offer instead of searching

The fastest route to helpers is usually your own offer: on holiday4help, offers receive far more enquiries than requests, because helpers search specifically by place, task and accommodation. A listing takes ten minutes, costs nothing and stays online for as long as you need help. Doing both – browsing requests and listing an offer – brings the most enquiries.

4

The legal side, in brief

Work exchange is a voluntary arrangement between private individuals: accommodation and meals in return for help, without wages and without an employment contract. What matters is that it stays that way – a few hours a day, no fixed shifts, no tasks that would otherwise be done by paid staff. Also sort out insurance: the helper's personal liability insurance and your household or farm insurance cover most situations. We explain the details in our guide to the legal framework.

Need help at your place?

Create your own offer for free – helpers will then find you directly via search, map and categories.

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Frequently asked questions from hosts

Does it cost anything to contact helpers?

No. Browsing requests, creating an account and messaging helpers is free – and so is your own offer. holiday4help charges neither a membership fee nor a placement fee.

Do I have to pay helpers?

No. The return is accommodation and usually meals. No money changes hands in either direction – that is what distinguishes work exchange from seasonal work or paid jobs.

How many hours of help can I expect?

Typically 2 to 5 hours a day, usually five days a week. Depending on accommodation and meals the amount settles somewhere in that range – agree on it clearly before arrival.

How do I recognise a reliable helper?

By reviews from previous hosts, a complete request with skills and time frame, the membership date, and how specifically someone replies to your enquiry. A short phone call before confirming settles the rest.

What if it doesn't work out on site?

Raise it early and openly. Clear agreements usually allow adjustments; if not, either side may end the stay. Our guide on solving problems during a stay has practical tips.