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Does Regus sell that? I just did a search for a coworking space on Regus website and it matches my earlier experience: they want me to get a quote and talk 1:1
by ecshafer 3y ago
Does Regus sell that? I just did a search for a coworking space on Regus website and it matches my earlier experience: they want me to get a quote and talk 1:1 with an advisor. Wework I can just pay for a 1 day pass at a location purely online. So its so much easier to use when traveling or if you need adhoc coworking.
- dazc 3y agoYou can do that with Regus. I wouldn't recommend personally since receiving random invoices for places I have never visited.
- mumblemumble 3y agoI guess it's a little hard to find from their home page because the top search widget thingy is for longer-term reservations, but if you scroll down and choose the "coworking" tab, there's a tile for coworking day passes with a link you can click for the reservation page.
- aodin 3y agoYes, there are hot desk memberships on their coworking page [1], including single day purchases. They're underneath the giant "get a quote" call to action, however, which is indicative of their priorities. [1] https://www.regus.com/en-us/coworking https://www.regus.com/en-us/coworking
- karlshea 3y agoWell, they’re also not bankrupt so maybe those are the right priorities. Edit: haha j/k they also went bankrupt.
- ashtonbaker 3y agoI went to one of these this summer and had to create a full corporate account online before the people at the front desk could sell me a day pass, and I was bombarded with emails for months afterwards about signing up the rest of my "company"
- vel0city 3y agoI went to a wework for the first time today and they technically set up a whole corporate account for just me to be there for one day to try it out.
- offices 3y agoToday? Was this disaster tourism?
- mbreese 3y agoThey are in chapter 11, which is aimed at reorganizing a company. They hope to still be a business going forward. For customers, it should still be relatively the same service. I expect some amenities to change, but you should still be able to rent a desk (for at least the near term).
- vel0city 3y agoAs mbreeze stated, this location is probably going to continue operating as some form of coworking space even if it gets spun off of wework, which it may or it may not. There were a lot of people there, I imagine that location is probably cash flow positive. It would make sense for someone to operate it, as there was clearly demand at least at that location.
- mianos 3y agoThat is the good part about We-Work. Regus is very old school. The one I went into earlier in the year seemed to have been fitted out with plastic wood grain panels from the 70s. That's said, Regus is still running and WeWork is in Chapter 11. Plastic wood grain is fine for the price and the lack of bullshit add-ons like an extra stool.
- keiferski 3y agoI can only speak for Regus locations in Europe, but all of the ones I’ve visited have been new and modern, if a little office-drone boring. But frankly after being at a WeWork beforehand, I prefer the Regus blandness to the fake enthusiasm and brightly colored furniture.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoCompetition from WeWork seems to have gotten Regus to up their game. Like you said, it's still bland and corporate, but the quality of the spaces is pretty good.
- keiferski 3y agoThey also seem to have a relationship with a nicer service called Spaces, but I’m not sure what the connection is exactly. Spaces seemed like a direct WeWork competitor to me.
- jnwatson 3y agoThe parent company of Regus owns Spaces.
- timthelion 3y agoI work with a company that has a spaces subscription and their location in Prague has so many weird rules and ways to squeese money out of both the workers and the company that I find the office to be downright unpleasant. You're not allowed to eat food or bring your own drinks into the common areas because they want you to pay for their overpriced coffee and sandwitches. The coworking space closes at 5 and you have to leave. It opens at 8:30 and you can't enter before then. They will randomly close half the common area because someone rented it for a party. In the private office there are no power outlets at the desk. There is exactly one hookup place in the middle of the floor and we have extention cables everywhere. Despite paying (way above market) for a private office only a limited number of preaproved people are allowed to use it, anyone extra has to have a spaces subscription too. Despite allegedly renting the private office we are not allowed to use our own furnature, or electronics, or place anything on the walls (we can, but this would be paid extra). Overall, it looks nice and has a nice view but once you see the rulebook it becomes an extremely unwelcoming experience.
- KingOfCoders 3y agoIf you you're a startup and need several rooms, you usually got a quote from WeWork too. But yes experience for solos might be different.
- soared 3y agoRegus has a hip brand called "spaces" that is more wework-eqsue, but you can still use all the regus locations too.
- johndevor 3y agoThe Regus app allows you to book a 1 day without talking to anyone.
- shever73 3y agoThat doesn't match my experience in Ireland. I select co-working spaces or meeting rooms, add options and checkout. I've never spoken to a Regus advisor.
- godzillabrennus 3y agoRegus in Chicago used to offer a phone number for tenants then lock that number to your lease and never let you port it away. That soured me to them. I’ll never use them again. I’m glad nimble startup companies like CoHatch have figured out how to open locations in Malls in the Midwest.
- nunez 3y agoThere are other local coworking spaces that operate like WeWork (day/week passes obtainable online) but are not affiliated with Regus.
- rahimnathwani 3y agoI googled 'regus buy day pass' and the first result was: https://www.regus.com/en-us/membership https://www.regus.com/en-us/membership