Why You Should Work from a Coworking Space in Tenerife
Zen Den Tenerife might be the highest rated Coworking Space on the island but we want to remind you why its important to use a Coworking during your Remote Working stay in Tenerife.
Here are our Top Ten Reasons to use a Coworking Space. (Not just ours!)
Ten Reasons Why You Should Work from a Coworking Space in Tenerife!
Especially since the pandemic, Tenerife has emerged as a leading Digital Nomad and Remote Worker Destination. With other locations like Bali and Mexico being harder to get to, Remote Workers started to realise that the Canary Islands are the only place in Europe where you can enjoy winter temperatures of over 20 degrees in the south of the island.
To support this growing remote worker community. Coworking Spaces have emerged on Tenerife as the ideal alternative to working from your Airbnb, apartment, hotel or Coliving Space.
These shared workspaces like Zen Den Coworking offer numerous benefits and create unique environments filled with hardworking and like-minded remote workers. Working across a wide range of industries.
While the idea of working alongside strangers might seem intimidating at first, the rewards far outweigh the initial apprehension. Here are our top ten compelling reasons why you should choose to work from a Coworking Space in Tenerife.
Find Motivation and Feel Energised to Work Remotely
One of the biggest compliments we get at Zen Den Coworking, from people who haven’t worked in a Coworking Space before, anywhere let alone Tenerife. Is that they feel so focused in the space, got so much work done and felt so motivated and energised by the environment.
Many Remote Workers and Digital Nomads in Tenerife find that working in a Coworking Space like Zen Den, not only adds more meaning to their work but also motivates them to a new level of productivity. Compared to being easily distracted at their apartment or Airbnb.
When you’re surrounded by like-minded people engaged in various types of work, your own work ethic can be increased. There’s also no need for a work facade in a Coworking Space. Without the competitive atmosphere of your traditional office, you can focus on what truly matters… then head to the beach afterwards.
Enjoy Perks Beyond Just a Workspace
Coworking spaces in Tenerife, offer much more than just a place to work. Zen Den Coworking in particular comes with a range of perks that make your time as a Remote Worker in Tenerife easier.
A dedicated Community Manager who has been on the island for over 4 years, helping you integrate, socialise and feel safe as soon as you arrive in Tenerife.
From accommodation advice, restaurant tips, and safety tips for navigating the island you have access to everything. Not to mention food deliveries to your desk, a fantastic social and supportive atmosphere. Zen Den Tenerife is designed not just to be the best Coworking Space on the island, but also designed to support your lifestyle as a Remote Worker on Tenerife.
At Zen Den Coworking, you can expect:
- A Community focused environment, helping you feel safe and secure.
- A Meeting Room included in the price for private calls and meetings
- An outdoor Terrace with ample seating to eat your lunch or take meetings in the fresh sea air.
- Italian Coffee, tea, mineral water and snacks and fruits on occasion
- A 30-second walk from the beach
- An onsite shower so you can go for a run to get to the Coworking or a swim on your lunch break.
- Great cafes and bars are close by, with the Smart Bakery a 2-minute walk away with amazing Pistacio Croissants.
- Ultra-high-speed wireless internet access, a 1GBPS stable connection to get the job done.
A Degree of Separation
You have decided to come and work remotely on the stunning Canarian island of Tenerife, the balcony of your Airbnb looks out over the picturesque beach of Playa del Duque. It is 23 degrees Celsius in the middle of January. How easily distracted do you want to be?
Joining a Coworking Space in Tenerife gives you a degree of separation from your workcation or beautiful apartment. It means you can still leave all your responsibilities at the office and enjoy the island’s beautiful nature, without bringing your work stress home or having to divide space.
On the flipside, if you are travelling with your family, you can still have a dedicated workspace where you don’t get distracted by the kids jumping in the pool or wanting to play.
Lastly, it gives you the freedom to work on your own terms. Whether you prefer working during the day or late into the night, Coworking Spaces provide the flexibility you need. You decide when and how much, and with day, weekly, monthly and flexible memberships available, you can easily adjust your work schedule for your time on the island. Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur or part of a larger team, on a workcation or remote working for a period. Coworking Spaces in Tenerife Sur can accommodate your needs.
Be part of a Community – Less Loneliness more Connection.
The life of a Remote Worker has so many benefits, but working from home all the time can lead to feelings of loneliness and lack of connection.
Some more than others, but all coworking spaces have a community aspect. It goes all the way from seeing familiar faces at the coffee machine and having a quick chat to spaces like Zen Den Coworking which act as a central HUB for a community of an entire area or destination.
These types of spaces don’t just provide a buzzing environment where you aren’t just surrounded by likeminded Remote Workers and Digital Nomads in the space. They provide various chat groups on different subjects and a full schedule of events to meet all your social and professional needs and interests.
Being a member of a Coworking Space like Zen Den gives you an advantage over Coliving Spaces. You can be independent but still be part of a larger community to connect.
You can join the Tenerife South Community Here
Professional and Personal Networking Opportunities
Coworking spaces offer excellent professional and personal networking opportunities. As we mentioned above to avoid loneliness you might want to head to a shared office space like Zen Den. yYou could end up making long-term friends with similar interests by taking a little extra time to network.
On the flip side, you might be looking for advice on how to scale your business. You could be looking for a mentor or someone to mentor in business. You might be looking for advice on how to navigate taxes in your selected location. Or you might just need to bounce a business idea off of someone.
Coworking Spaces hold regular events and meetups for both personal and professional reasons. Giving you ample opportunities to network, collaborate, and grow your business or friends network.
Increase in Productivity
The social atmosphere of a Coworking Space like Zen Den can be just the motivation you need to get out of bed and into work each day.
Being surrounded by committed professionals in a coworking space in a popular Nomad destination like Tenerife can boost your productivity. It minimises at-home, airbnb or hostel distractions and provides a professional environment that encourages focus and efficiency.
Maximising you budget
Remote Working in any destination will require a budget. In a prime winter destination for Digital Nomads like Tenerife South, it can be a delicate balance to ensure you get good value.
Taking a studio apartment over one or two-bedroom apartments is significantly different in price here on the island. So to have dedicated space to work in by buying a Coworking Space Membership could be a great way to balance the budgets.
You can also balance your budget by only buying the amount of time you need to work at the shared office. Zen Den provides half-day passes, daily passes, weekly passes, monthly passes and even a ten-day flexible pass that you can use anytime over three months.
This gives you flexibility and freedom to only pay for the times you actually need to work and not sunbathe.
Other members have noted that they love the social environment of a hostel dormitory but can never get any work done in the common areas. Staying in a dorm and then coming to a Coworking space might give you the cheapest option available whilst having all the social and professional benefits.
There’s also the van-life option. We have had plenty of Digital Nomad Surfers who come to the Zen Den and want to live in their van by the waves, but they still need a separate space to work. The shower on site is very popular here!
You can check out all Zen Den Tenerife’s Membership Plans Here
Learn Something New
Coworking spaces in Tenerife bring together remote workers and nomads from various industries and warps of life. This puts you in a shared space with people from professions you might not encounter in your normal office or job.
Whether it’s gaining a new perspective on your work or learning a completely new skill from someone across the desk. The collaborative environment can inspire you to push through roadblocks and achieve your goals.
Only the other week I was trying to prepare this blog on WordPress and was trying to format the page in the way I wanted. I checked Google and Reddit but still didn’t get it. Little did I know the guy sitting next to me was a UX designer and taught me in two minutes flat.
You never know what you are going to learn it’s great!
Enhance Your Happiness
This might not even be something you realise happened until after it happens.
Surrounding yourself with motivated and enthusiastic people in the Community and Coworking can significantly boost your morale and passion for your work.
The social interactions, amenities, and calm, but motivating environment of Coworking Spaces like Zen Den Tenerife contribute to a more enjoyable and fulfilling time for your Workcation or Remote Working stay in Tenerife.
Integration into the Local Community
Being part of the Remote Working Community in Tenerife is great. We have mentioned it many times in this article in fact. The fact you have so have so many events, with like-minded people is so fantastic!
But being a Digital Nomad or Remote Worker is different from being a tourist. In many ways we have a lot more responsibility to be conscious of our impact on a destination and its local population.
A good Coworking Space helps educate you not only about the great things happening on the island but also about the challenges it faces. In Tenerife, we have had protests about “Tourists go home” and “Digital Nomads go home”.
If you looked at that from the outside, it might seem that it would not be a great place to come to. But that is not the truth and the purpose of these protests is misunderstood.
Local people just want to have a decent standard of living and a fair distribution of wealth, just like us.
At Zen Den Coworking we have a commitment to help educate Nomads on how to have a positive impact on the island and strive for sustainable growth of the Community.
We work hard to include local people in our events and remain respectful to their culture and way of life.
So, as you can see there is much more to a Coworking Space than “Just a room with internet”
That concludes Why You Should Work from a Coworking Space in Tenerife!
As you can see, a decent Coworking Space can define your remote working experience in any destination.
Just make sure to do your research and find the right one to suit you.
Roy at the Zen Den Coworking Tenerife (who also happened to write this article) Is committed to Community and relieves in providing resources and infrastructure for the whole community.
Zen Dens’ Google reviews are 100% genuine and we pride ourselves on that fact. So if you don’t believe that we are the best Coworking option for you in Tenerife go and check them out.