How do you find quiet and well-equipped places to work in cities when travelling?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 12 Aug, 2023
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First thing you could do is to ask the question on travel.se. Betahaus appeared to be the ideal working place in Berlin while visiting. In Paris there was La cantine, where I first learned of this formula. It almost feels like a movement. The idea is simple. It is a pub well equipped to work. So you get printers, decent internet access and other office supplies if needed. In Europe you need to look for “Co-worker space” on google (or the equivalent in the local language).
I was told that it is a “movement” that is also spreading in the US.
You say you don’t want to use Regus shared offices, but have you tried Regus Businessworld Gold? It gets you desk+internet+coffee in a shared office / lounge / etc. Some of them can be a little noisy, but often they’re nice and quiet, just the sound of other people tapping away! With a gold card each visit is free, and the gold card itself is a very decent price (assuming you don’t qualify for a free trial). It’s no good for meetings or collaboration, but Regus will always hire you a room for that if you need one during your visit!
Otherwise, I think the thing you want to be googling for is “co-working space”, especially community run ones. You normally have to pay a small fee for the day, but it’s typically a lot less than a Regus office or meeting room would be. Generally a lot more sociable too, much greater chance of finding someone local to show you a good lunch spot, or share a beer with after the day’s work!
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I always like finding public libraries when I travel, for different purposes.
One of them is indeed to enjoy this free, accessible and quiet environment. They also have toilet, often a water source to refill your bottle, and they’re warm (useful when you have a long bus connection in winter). Most libraries often offer free wifi to non-members, paid access to copiers. Often they have computers with restricted access to their members, as well as scanners/printers. One drawback is that they might refuse you to get in with a large or heavy bag, but may offer lockers to store them.
Finally, one advantage is they have books 🙂 and resources which could be useful to find a travel guidebook, maps or events near you.
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