LoCoworking · Sámara
in Costa Rica 🇨🇷
locoworkingcostarica.com
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I do not recommend a membership here. I have used dozens of coworking spaces around the world, and this is the first one I have had a bad experience with. The owner is unreasonable, rude, and dishonest. We paid $680 for the month with the promise of air conditioning from 8am-5pm in November. Partway through our membership the owner decided to change the AC coverage and lied saying that it had never been available til 5 in November. When I forwarded her the message where she promised the availability til 5 starting November 1st, she replied that she "already told me she changed the rules," and did not care when I told her I had scheduled clients til 7pm due to the previously promised AC coverage. The limited air conditioning availability makes 24/7 access useless, as there are no windows you can open and a lot of glass, so it basically becomes a greenhouse. I did not see others using the 24/7 access because of this, yet 24/7 access is advertised as if it is a viable offer.
The owner was unreasonable when it comes to communication. Passwords for all 4 networks are changed regularly, which would be fine if the owner made any effort to communicate this with members. Instead, one day I arrived at the office and even though I chatted with her before I began my meetings, she did not alert me to the change of passwords and I had no way of knowing because the sign that states so is not near my office. Because she did not let me know or send a message in the group chat, it was not until I was mid-meeting and numerous networks were not working, that I realized all of the passwords had been changed, causing my meeting to drop 3 times for several minutes within an hour. I later politely requested that we be notified when passwords are changed in the future, and she condescendingly replied that if I had important meetings, "it's always advisable to prepare and anticipate its arrival, here as elsewhere".
Although I had a month-long membership for a private office, the doors remained labeled as if they were all available for reservation, so someone walked in my office during a very private meeting, startling my client. When I expressed that the rooms should have better signs to prevent this confusion, the owner did not apologize or offer to fix the problem, and instead repeatedly insisted that I tell her who walked in the wrong office so she could blame them.
On a less important level, the owner over-charges for usage of extra amenities and is stingy on basic ones, even for members paying a substantial fee. A month-long rental of a computer monitor is the same price as buying a brand-new monitor in town. Printing out even one black-and-white page as a member is extremely expensive. There were no napkins or paper towels, nor a water pitcher or jug in the kitchenette area.
This place is fine if you're only looking for a spot to grab some wifi for a few days, but I would advise against depending on it for anything more. I came to Samara hoping to become a member for at least 6 months, but due to my negative experiences, I have had to figure out a different way to work.
The wifi is good. The working space is ok, nothing to write home about, with experiences in Madeira and in other digital nomad communities and working spaces, this one falls short. We would not recommend staying in the apartments! Bad experience. It takes 5-7 mins to walk to the beach. We can imagine that Samara 10 years ago was probably much nicer than it is today.
A well equipped and air-conditioned working space. I met a lot of interesting people, enjoyed group teas, and was able to focus quite a bit of attention on my work. The lockers were also nice to use and I left my computer overnight frequently. Highly recommend!
I needed fast internet and a quiet space for a couple important meetings on the go and this place was a life saver! I couldn’t book a private office but they do have a couple private-ish cubicles for video calls that were perfect.
Worked out of here Monday-Friday for 7 weeks while in Costa Rica, so I know this place VERY well. The internet is very fast and never had any problems. I am on the phone all day (Verizon) and email for work and I cannot afford to not have phone and internet access. I never once had a problem. They have four Wi-fi's and a back-up generator. The vibe of the place is awesome. I love the laid back feel and the other people using the space are very easy going and friendly. I met a lot of fellow travelers. Although most are young-- in their 20's, there was some older folks like me (I'm 53). Regardless of age everyone was so nice and it was great and getting to know so many people of all ages and places around the world. The owner Stephanie was incredible. she does a great job running this place and is easy going herself. It's only a short few blocks from the beach and has a great bakery named Roots downstairs so you can grab a meal. . If you need a co-working space, you found it.
Fantastic. I needed wifi for my 2 week stay in Samara and the AirBnB was a bit slow.
Apparently internet and power go out in Costa Rica intermittently and that's par for the course.
Locoworking is incredibly fast wifi and they have multiple internet providers and a battery backup so if the power goes out it doesn't affect you. Quiet space, private rooms available, coffee, and the owner is fantastic.
Highly recommend if you want to get some work done.
What a great time I had at the Coworking space in Playa Samara, Costa Rica. The space is really nice, the community as well. The beach is really close to the coworking space, they provide surf lessons and a lot of others activities. They have really affordable packages with accomodation included, perfect to focus on my work and chilling time on this beautiful beach !
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