[alalonde]

After working from a home office for five years, moving into a coworking space last fall was a game-changer. I'm not the kind of person that gets excited about much, but I couldn't help but wax poetic about it to every person I talked to for a solid month. The work-life separation, perks of being downtown, and network effects of being around other entrepreneurs has hugely amped up my productivity and opened doors for my businesses. I've heard that the quality of these spaces varies widely, but as a developer all I need is a permanent desk to leave my monitor/keyboard/mouse, for the third of the price of an office.

[wapz]

Isn't the third of the price of an office still quite a substantial amount of money? Can I ask what kind of space you get? I always imagined a small desk or cubicle for each person (individual renting). I ran my own business for awhile but jumped out because it was just so expensive and it was very difficult to separate life and work with a family.

[philfrasty]

Here is exemplary pricing for Germany which seems to greatly vary by real-estate prices:

Berlin 120€ for a flex-desk 200€ for a fixed-desk http://agoracollective.org/workspaces/coworking/

Munich 299€ for a flex-desk 370€ for a fixed-desk http://mates-muenchen.de

All include coffee/water/tea, broadband wifi, printing, conference room couple of hours.

EDIT: prices are pre-tax.

[secfirstmd]

Wow. Dublin is on average €400 euro for a fixed desk. Approximately €250 for a flex-desk.

Including VAT.

[alalonde]

It's $225 a month for a reserved desk which is essentially a less closed-off cubicle with a lockable file cabinet. This was comparable to other coworking locations in my city (Salt Lake).

[psybin]

I pay about $20 USD a week for a desk.

[virmundi]

Please let me know too. I wanted to set one up in Palatka FL. I found a building. Had a possible budget of 150k. Sadly, the building owner wanted 350k for a termite infested building. Wouldn't budge.

I would have offered broadband, AC, small kitchen and choice of standing desk or traditional tables (all home made with plywood of course) for about $20 a week. Then offered 24/7 access for around $30.

[test1235]

What do you get for that? Broadband, wi-fi, bathroom, kitchen, 24 hour access?

[psybin]

300Mb wifi, there's bathrooms, a kitchen, 24 hour access for about double the price (and comes with a fixed desk).

[freehunter]

One of the biggest perks of working from home for me is not having to commute to work. Having to get up and drive downtown every morning sounds awful, so I'm surprised you listed it as a perk.

Do you live in a place with good public transport or do you actually not mind having to drive downtown every day?

[alalonde]

I live in a bikeable medium-sized city (Salt Lake), so it's a ten-minute bike ride or 20-minute bus ride for me. I really like the atmosphere of being downtown, especially all the food options.

[Arizhel]

SLC is bikable? Last I heard, the air pollution there was the absolute worst out of the whole nation.

[Rainymood]

Some people like the social aspect of their work. I work best when I am alone at home as well but sometimes feel very socially isolated.

[imartin2k]

Exactly the same here. I actually only go to co-working spaces when I have very little work to do but the urge to be among people. When I need to be productive, I stay home.