Moving to Valencia? Here is where to work
Valencia is one of the easier European cities to work from. The hard part is choosing a neighbourhood before you know the city.
Pick the neighbourhood before you pick the desk
Valencia is small enough to cross by bike in half an hour, which means your choice of working neighbourhood is really a choice about how you want your day to feel, not about commute times.
El Cabanyal is the old fishing quarter by the sea: low houses, tiled façades, a creative crowd that has moved in over the last few years, and the beach at the end of the street. It suits people who want a break in their day that is not another café.
The centre, around Ruzafa and the old town, is denser and more connected: more clients, more events, more places to take a meeting. It suits people whose work involves meeting other people.
What it costs to work here
A flex desk at our Cabanyal location starts at €135 per month and a fixed desk at €165 during the first six months (€180 and €220 after that), with 24 hour access. A day pass is €22, or €130 for a pack of ten, which is the sensible way to start if you are not sure how long you are staying.
The practical things nobody mentions
Summer afternoons are hot enough that the local rhythm shifts: people work early, take a long middle of the day, and come back later. Air conditioning is not a luxury in a workspace here, it is the difference between a productive August and a wasted one.
Bring a plug adapter for anything bought outside the EU, and expect most administrative appointments to need booking days in advance. Neither is a surprise, both catch people out.
Try before you commit
If you are arriving without knowing the city, start with a pack of day passes rather than a monthly membership. Work a few days in Cabanyal, then decide. The location is part of the same network as Amsterdam, The Hague and Rijswijk, so moving later is a conversation rather than a new contract.