Welcome to our Sweet Charity World ! The perfect place for travelers wanting to explore picturesque Cotswolds on a tiny budget. This is probably the cheapest place for you to sleep in entire Cotswold area !My name is Weronika and I am a social worker from Poland. This is my little idea about how to make this world a slightly better place.
About
The idea
Sweet Charity is a marriage of my two great passions. Traveling and Charity . I am a couchsurfing member and for years I have been hosting travelers in my house for free. One day I came up with this idea of doing it with a bit of a charitable twist. So the deal is simple : You are very welcome to stay in my house for as little as £10 per night. The money is not my profit, but it is going to be donated to a charity.
About me
My name is Weronika and I am originally from Poland. I live in Broadway with my family – my partner Henry and my daughter Iris . I want to believe , we are very open minded and creative people. The Sweet Charity Project is my very first attempt of raising money to help people. In the past I made some donations myself but I always had a feeling that it wasn’t enough.
What to expect
What can you expect in our house for £10 per night ? Since this isn’t quite the same as AirB&B and the price in minimal , we will expect you to understand some limitations of what we can offer.
Still we are going to do our best to make you feel comfortable and Happy ! You are going to be offered a nice and private space in our lounge. Since the idea of Sweet Charity has its origin in a couchsurfing culture, we will offer you our sofa bed. We are taking large and comfortable sofa bed ! You don’t need to bring any sheets or sleeping bags- Everything will be provided.
You will have an access to the kitchen, where you can prepare your meal, or if you choose- we can cook together. The more friendly- the better.
We have a child in the house, but she sleeps upstairs so she won’t bother you during the night. However during the day she will probably come downstairs and spend some time in the lounge.
The other thing you need to be aware of is that you won’t be given any keys to the house. Therefore your arrival and booking has to previously discussed and agreed with us. We need to make sure that we are at home during the days of your stay. Having said that ,I am a stay at home mum , so it is almost guaranteed that we will be available. If you have any question- just send me a message .
Is this place suitable for couple or larger groups ?
Unfortunately at this moment we can only offer a place for two people. So this is really an option for sole travelers and couples. However, if you have a tent during the summer time, and you would like to put in in our garden – this can also we arranged.
Location
Broadway is a well known tourist place in the heart of the Cotswolds. Beautiful landscape , stunning architecture , romantic Tea Rooms and old history. The only thing that this place lacks- in my opinion -is an affordable hostel or any other sort of alternative cheap accommodation. But here is a Sweet Charity for you. Our house is located close to the Main Street of Broadway. We live in a quiet and safe residential area. The best way to get to Broadway is by driving , but you can also use a public transport. There are daily buses arriving here from Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton-in -Marsh
Is there an option for staying for free ?
Safety
You can check my references with people . Hopeful people who are going to visit us are going to leave some valuable feedback.
I support Red Cross ( I have direct debit set up with them) and a charity called Kiva. Because I strongly believe what Kiva does, I will encourage you to give your money to them. However if you prefer to invest your money into a different philanthropy project, you are more than welcome. As long as there is option of one off payment done with a paypal button – we can do it.
How is the donation made ?
When you choose a receiver of your donation, we are simply going to use a paypal button or your card. I do not handle money , you won’t give anything to me. You just choose an organization and before leaving my house you make an online transfer. One thing : I want to witness this transaction , so I know for sure that the money was donated. That’s all
Get in touch with me !
Thank you so much for reading this. Just the fact that someone is curious about this idea means a lot to me. Maybe you would like to give me some suggestion of how to improve this project ? Or maybe you like it so much, you would like to do something similar and we could try to BUILD A WHOLE NETWORK of Sweet Charity places ? Or maybe you like the idea and you are wiling to invite me to your house ( somewhere in Europe) so I CAN DO MY Sweet Charity Holiday !?
Saturday 22 December 2018
3 days with Carlos
Saturday 3 November 2018
This time for animals.
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Donation
Monday 22 October 2018
Weekend with Olga and Carlos
Have a great week everyone !
Olga, Iris and me |
Wednesday 10 October 2018
Letter from Nina
"Hi Weronika,
I didn’t get any host in London, I stay in the hostel for 5 days at Palmers Lodge. I initiatively donate USD1.50 everyday during my trip. The donation goes to mosque in Brunei and orphanage organisation. I met a wonderful people in London, a family of Pakistani man whom married a Japanesse woman. They instantly invited me to their house for dinner, they even called me as their daughter. We still keep in touch until today. I feel totally bless. I also met a lady from Iceland in the hostel where I stay. She invited me over dinner at her house in Reykjavik. I never thought I made extended family both in London and Iceland. Through the 3 weeks journey, early dawn as soon as I wake up, I log in to my bank account and make the donation. Everyone I met on the trip was true angels, now that I believe sometimes angels are born without wings. In Iceland, I rent a tent and sleep in the car, did the Ring Road with godsent angel, a France guy from couchsurfing. It was my lifetime trip that I hope I can keep all the people I met on the journey close to heart and pray they are always in God’s love and care. Now that I’m back to Brunei, I start my own fund for surfers that I hosted. I started with $5 this month. The amount of money I plan to use for provide the proper meals, local fares, or whatever the surfers needed during their stay. I learn that the loudest help come from the voice that never ask for help when they actually need it the most. Thank you Weronika for the idea and also I’m glad to hear from you. You are angel that I wish to meet. Please let me know if you visit Borneo."
Thank you for your kind words Nina. I still hope to reach more people with my ' Sweet Charity ' message. It really is so fun and simple to make a positive impact :)
Friday 28 September 2018
Nearly time to go
Sunday 23 September 2018
Czech Republic
Monday 27 August 2018
Free Spanish lesson
Thank you again !!
Thursday 23 August 2018
My New Mexican Dress
Monday 13 August 2018
Permaculture
Sunday 5 August 2018
Wonderful weekend
Enjoy last hours of your weekend and have a great week ! Peace and Love XXX
Sunday 22 July 2018
More money !
I would like to invite all my Polish followers to read some of the Bozenas stories. Check it out at http://mojaanglia.mozello.com/blog/
Wednesday 11 July 2018
Lavender fields
Saturday 7 July 2018
Hello from Windsor
Wednesday 6 June 2018
What a great idea !
Monday 21 May 2018
We are still in Poland
Here are some pictures from our road trip(s) :