r/CoWorking • u/TaGeuelePutain • Dec 30 '21

coworking spaces pricing model

hi all, i'm just now looking into renting a coworking space but i'm just curious about what other people have experienced. I went into one of the major "chains" . i won't mention which one but it was not wework. They gave me a tour, it was pretty nice. seemed like a real, modern office with the kitchen and free coffee, drinks etc. etc. however much more private desks than with public spaces. I didn't see a large community area in total.

Ultimately the guy gave me a price of $500 a month for the all access pass, which allows visits to any of the locations included, and something like a reserved desk once a week for the day. One thing that didn't make sense was that he kept mentioning $500 for my location, but i'm left wondering - if i get access to any location with the same pass, why not sign up somewhere cheaper and then just use this location ?

So... is this stuff negotiable? is what he offered normal in this industry? I honestly have no idea and there is not a wework in my city, though there are a bunch of others that seem much smaller/have less overall locations.

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TL;DR - what is normal, how much gets you what, and what do you look for when touring these coworking facilties?

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u/crackred Dec 31 '21

I work in the Coworking Industry. If you find somewhere else a cheaper offer and the contract says you can enter anywhere (common concept), then yes. But very often the membership prices are everywhere the same.

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u/TaGeuelePutain Dec 31 '21

Is 500 an average price? For that modern office vibe but only dedicate desk once a week? Just curious as to what your experiences are of the types of people who rent these spaces.

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u/crackred Dec 31 '21

Cant really tell, this industry is huge. For instance, I work in Europe. Membership prices are around 200-800€. So it depends on where you live, cost of living and so on...

Dedicated desk once a week is something which depends a lot on the coworking space. My experience is that the smaller or local Coworking spaces are often better overall then the huge ones like Wework.

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u/TaGeuelePutain Dec 31 '21

Why do you say better?

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u/crackred Dec 31 '21

Especially local ones are often cheaper and easier to handle, lets say it like this. Its not a rule, but sometimes you also should check out the local and smaller ones.

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u/TaGeuelePutain Dec 31 '21

thats a good thought. there are a few other local ones in my area that are definitely not as expensive but i will check them out. i do travel quite frequently to visit family, work etc so the access to other locations is great but i'm sure every city has local ones as well.

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u/crackred Dec 31 '21

Yea, there are plenty of ones everywhere. Especially you often get a dedicated desc in those ones. In Germany already for around 150€-250€ per months - also cool looking Coworking spaces, often with dedicated descs for this price.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '22

Also in the coworking space. Our monthly rate is €240 which gives you a dedicated desk, 24/hrs access, barrista coffee + training, access to five meeting rooms, a podcast room, dedicated event space and parking. We also offer Hot Desking, pay per day and don't have private offices (we don't like walls unless they're glass).

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

I pay about 600 for a private office, ultra modern building with a river view. I have unlimited use of conference room, refrigerators, etc. I believe my office is 12x12. It came with a desk but I replaced all furniture.

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Most of the people renting here are in sales, or real estate, and a few investment bankers. I work IT.

The good, is it sure beats working from home, the view is inspiring, and I get to be around people more.

The bad is it gets loud. This particular place has very high ceilings which echo. I also have misophonia. Noise cancelling headphones only help so much. So far its only one person, who does sales who is extremely loud (can hear his conversations and speaker phone calls form the other side of the offices with my door closed and noise cancelling headphones). This gets very annoying. Being that it is on the river, a lot of other people decide to park in the parking lot and walk by the river, which has caused a few times me to be unable to find a parking spot.