Coliving is a shared living concept with an emphasis on community building. With the rise of remote work and the ongoing housing crises in urban areas, coliving spaces have become increasingly popular, particularly among remote workers, digital nomads, entrepreneurs, young professionals, and students. Even though each coliving space features its unique characteristics, the features described below are common among most colivings.
Community Focus
Connecting people and community building is an integral part of coliving. Next to shared living and working facilities, colivings create many opportunities for the colivers to get together. Often, colivings have designated community managers responsible for supporting the community and organizing activities such as community dinners, sporting activities, skills workshops, and events. Additionally, colivers often bring in their creative ideas, creating further community activities and networking opportunities. Even though community activities are part of daily life at coliving, colivers can decide how much they want to engage in them.
Equipped Spaces
Coliving spaces offer furnished living and work spaces ready for move-in. Most coliving spaces offer different sleeping arrangements, such as studios, private rooms, and more budget-friendly, shared sleeping spaces. Furthermore, colivings offer plenty of shared spaces for their communities to connect and socialize. As coliving spaces are made for people who are either working or studying, they offer workspaces. Usually, designated desks within the rooms or well-equipped coworking spaces with high-speed Wi-Fi are part of a coliving space. Additionally, many colivings provide hotel-like services such as towels, bed sheets, and cleaning. The excellent combination of equipment and services ensures a fast and stress-free stay.
Flexible Offers
Coliving spaces offer simple online booking processes and flexible, deposit-free lease options. As colivings are community-focused, some have a minimum stay requirement ranging from a week to a few months. The minimum stay ensures that colivers get enough time to build connections and prevent the coliving space from turning into a place where people drop by for a night. Even though many colorings incentivize more extended stays, short-term colivers are often welcomed, and flexible extension offers are always an option.
Diverse People
Colivings bring together people from all different countries and backgrounds. Although primarily younger adults visit colivings, there are usually no age limits or other restrictions. Colivings bring together diverse groups of people, making them the ideal places to experience different cultures and learn new skills.
Is Coliving for me?
We would say that coliving is an excellent choice for everyone who wants to experience a vibrant community lifestyle and values an easily accessible, furnished living space. Particularly, people moving to a new place, traveling alone, and people who enjoy meeting new people benefit from the social aspects of colving. As each coliving space has unique characteristics, we recommend looking into the different profiles of the coliving spaces to understand better which coliving is the best fit