What is a Coliving? – Best Accommodation for Digital Nomads

The beauty of being a Digital Nomad is being able to travel the world while working online. But while you are exploring new places, you’ll eventually look for proper working conditions or a community of people like you. This is why Colivings and Digital Nomads are such a perfect match!

Imagine yourself in a quiet place with good Wi-Fi, surrounded by other remote workers. Being part of a community of like-minded people, open to help each other during work time, but ready for a beer afterward or for a weekend trip altogether. All this is possible in a Coliving!

In this article, we explain what is a coliving and why it is the best place to live as a digital nomad, what you can expect from a coliving, our personal experiences, and some tips. Enjoy!

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• Digital Nomads and the Digital Revolution
• What is a coworking space?
• What is a coliving?
• Who stays in a coliving?
• How long people stay in a coliving?
• Advantages
• How to find a coliving
• Best colivings in the world

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Digital Nomads and the Digital Revolution

Technological advances are allowing more and more people to work online from anywhere in the world. If you only need the internet and your devices to work, you are a Remote Worker. And if you use that freedom to travel while you work (like we do), you are a Digital Nomad!

With this, the workforce is changing drastically and the digital nomad community is growing quickly! In fact, some studies predict more than 1 billion digital nomads in 2035. Yes… 1 BILLION!

This is what we call, the Digital Revolution!

These changes are creating new market needs around the world, such as coworking spaces and colivings, where remote workers can stop by and work or live in a community of like-minded people.

Related: Millennial & Digital Nomad – The Perfect Match

What is a coworking space?

A coworking space is like an open office used by independent workers or start-up teams, who share the same working space, equipment and services. It is designed to create a productive and collaborative environment where you can focus, get your work done, or have a coffee break with a group of digital nomads working next to you.

According to Global Workplace Analytics, remote work greatly improves employee satisfaction and productivity.

What is a Coliving?

Coliving is a modern concept of accommodation. In colivings, like-minded people not only work together but also live together. Sharing common areas like the coworking space, kitchen, living room, and others, with a great sense of community.

This sharing economy leads to the efficient use of resources, sustainable lifestyles, and great networking. On top of that, there are group activities and small events that contribute creatively and intellectually to the residents and the world around them.

All this combined with fast Wi-Fi and the choice of nature around makes colivings the best place to live as a digital nomad. That is why they are becoming so popular nowadays!

Who stays in a coliving?

Colivings are a very popular choice for digital nomads, entrepreneurs, creatives, and remote employees. However, it is open for anyone who would like to live in a purpose-driven community.

From successful people to aspiring ones, you will find a wide range of people in colivings. The only requirement is a sense of community!

How long do people stay in a coliving?

People spend a wide range of time in a coliving, from a few days to several months. However, it is an option more popular and suitable for mid to long-term accommodation. The longer you stay in a Coliving, the stronger the connections built are and thus the better the experience.

Related: 7 types of accommodation for different travel styles

Advantages of living in a Coliving

• Community – Being surrounded by a group of like-minded people with similar interests and many activities together.
• Networking – Meeting other people in the field and making powerful contacts.
• Learning – You always have something useful to learn from others in a coliving.
• Socializing – Common areas force human interactions and relationships.
• Positive habits – You are the average of the people you spend time with. In a coliving, you will find people with good habits you will be happy to model.
• Working conditions – Colivings are made for remote workers, so working conditions are a priority.
• Stable Wi-Fi – They get our struggles.
• Activities – It doesn’t matter what your interests are, there will be activities that suit your taste.

How to find a coliving

It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, there will (probably) be coworking or colivings around you. Here are some tools and tips to find some for your taste.

1 – Choose your destination wisely

Nomadlist.com has the most popular destination ranking for digital nomads. They have an extensive list of places all around the world, their characteristics, and scores such as safety, costs, internet speed, weather, quality of life, nightlife, and many others.

2 – Search for a coliving (or coworking)

If you have already an idea of where to go, Coworker.com gathers thousands of coworking spaces and colivings around the world in 1 platform only. Search the city you are in, or considering moving in, and check the options that pop up. You can select “colivings” in the many filters.

Best colivings in the world

It’s hard to tell as we haven’t been to many, but our favorite colivings are Nine Coliving in Tenerife, Canary Islands, and Flamingo Coworking in Santa Marta, Colombia.

Our first experience – Nine Coliving

Nine Coliving was our first experience, and we completely fell in love with it and the concept of coliving.

It is an amazing space in a very historic building in Tenerife – a wise place to spend the European winter due to its tropical weather and nature. There are a lot of activities such as daily yoga, barbecue night, gym, outdoor activities, and much more.

All this in a short community of 10-16 people, which is a good number to create good connections, and an epic rooftop with a view over the ocean and Teide, a 4 km tall volcano, on the back.

Check this short video we made and take a look inside Nine Coliving.

Flaming Coworking

Flamingo Coworking, is a tropical coliving situated in Santa Marta, Colombia. Full of vibrant colors and energy, with a big and versatile coworking space with spots for every taste: couches, normal tables, stand-up tables, private offices, a working area on the rooftop, dedicated desks, conference rooms, etc.

Apart from the great working area and inspiring events, it has a backpacker hostel (from the same owner) connected by a secret door in case you would like to socialize, party, or take a break from your work for a bit.

Coliving is a redefined concept we loved to discover!! From now on we will use it more and we challenge you to do the same! We will do our best to keep this article up to date content with useful information!

And you? Have you ever stayed in a coliving? How was your experience? Let us know in the comments section!