Nomadico “Margarita's”
Medellín
in Colombia 🇨🇴 and 4 other locations nomadico.io 
offers:
Coliving homes for nomads — we team up with local guesthouses and villas to create affordable stays with a world class community for digital nomads.
The constant spring weather means that Medellin is one of the greenest cities we’ve ever seen! Apart from lush jungle vibes, it is internationally renowned for its music, art and dance. For you city loving nomads, it offers comfort, convenience, an amazing food scene. If you like a more authentic experience amongst Colombians, then Laureles is your drift.
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I stayed here for a month in Nov-Dec. Overall, I had a really positive experience but there were some things that need to be improved. Pros: the community manager Paula had a really positive impact on my experience. She helped coordinate different events which created opportunities to meet other people in nomadico and overall she is really great to spend time with and makes everyone feel welcome and comfortable…as for the space: I was lucky enough to have my own studio apartment. It was updated - it was big and had a kitchen, bathroom and closet. However, I know that others’ rooms were not like mine.
Cons: Despite me having one of the better rooms at Nomadico, there were things missing or that need to be changed. The house technically has a group coworking area but it’s basically an oversized table and a few desks with chairs. It lacks a welcoming area for people to meet, connect, or relax outside of their rooms unless they are going to sit at a desk. I had a lot of discussions with my friends who were staying there and we would rather have a comfy place to hang out than just a bunch of desks. It feels a bit sterile and needs a big couch and some chairs or something to liven it up. Secondly, the lights are all super fluorescent and harsh and need to be changed into a warmer hue. I know that sounds trivial but all of us had an issue with the lighting - we bought lamps or cellophane to try and cover up the bulbs soften the shade. Lastly, the beds and pillows are uncomfortable. It feels a bit like we are living in dorms but we are mostly adults from mid 20s to mid 30s and it would be nice to feel like we aren’t living like students again.
The location was great, the community and events were great and I was lucky to have a good room but overall, the comfort, lighting, and community aspect of Margarita’s place needs to be improved a bit. It definitely has potential.
The place has a nice design, however the room I stayed in had many flaws. It was super hot at almost all times, even despite the one wall fan. The bed is also not comfortable and hard as a rock. The WIFI is also terrible, with many people constantly having issues with it and only minor “fixes” being implemented. The common area isn’t great and nobody uses it. The host was reactive to messages, but not helpful (at least with the WiFi - which was a huge issue). I had to hotspot my laptop with my phone several times and even pay for a coworking place. I wouldn’t recommend this place for digital nomads.
I recently stayed at Nomadico in Medellin and it was awesome!
I had a great connection with the community and the place is really nice.
Medellin is calling ;)
Great experience and community🤍
Property:
(-) Not a Coliving.
(-) Rooms rented to non-remote workers (mostly students and other people coming and going after a night or two)
(-) No shared space amongst the houses to engage others and therefore activities can’t take place anywhere
(-) Endless internet problems. Slow speeds, dropped connections. Slow resolution by the host every time. Not an embellishment; daily for three weeks straight. Wasn’t resolved after I left. Reluctant from the host to address the core problems and took a ton of arguing back-and-forth.
(-) Fluorescent lighting in every bulb is obnoxious. Your room is a hospital lab. Lights in the bathrooms, hallways, and common spaces, are on 15 second timers, and would constantly cut out when you’re using the bathroom or lingering.
(-) Mattresses were rock hard, even after getting a mattress topper
(-) hot and no air circulation. Interior rooms didn’t have windows. Exterior rooms had windows you couldn’t keep open at night due to risk of burglary/etc.
(-) Host was cheap. Had to argue about extra trash bags, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, keeping lights on, fans for air circulation, pest control, everything was difficult. It got handled eventually, but it was a lot of back and forth and slow.
(-) Aggressively wants to get paid the balance owed despite roadblocks (ATMs have low limits, closed behind locked store doors, not willing to take bank transfer due to fees, etc.)
Overall, felt like as a guest I was a burden and only a transaction.
(+) great location
(+) weekly cleanings were thorough and detailed. Pleasant cleaning staff.
(+) cheaper if you book/extend directly through property owner and not through Nomadico.
Nomadico:
- Not as advertised
- Terrible welcoming experience. Left out of the group chat for days, no person around to show me anything.
- Different room than what I booked.
- Told I could pay balance with card; wasn’t true.
- Community manager is transient/short-term and manages two locations (spread thin).
- No active community and it almost entirely revolves around your own effort to coordinate things.
- Grossly overpriced for what you get (>$200 usd markup on top of monthly rent… for what? A mismanaged booking, no ability to pay balances, and an inactive WhatsApp group with no community events.
- These problems have been persistent and unaddressed. I spoke with many guests; past and present and there hasn’t been any change. They’ve asked negative reviews be adjusted for future discounts, which doesn’t address the real problems. The business owners, community managers and property owners carry on like business as usual and I feel as a remote worker you should know what you’re signing up for.
(+/-)Overall, the owners seem genuinely concerned and most problems are with the property, but I personally don’t see how the business model can work with partnering with properties. There’s a lot of room for improvement and they can only fix so much.
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