THE EXPAT PRESS CLUB SPAIN’S CO-LIVING POWER 50
THE EXPAT PRESS CLUB
SPAIN’S CO-LIVING POWER 50
The 50 Places Changing the Way We Live, Work & Occasionally Forget What Day It Is
Laptop open. Sunglasses on. Welcome to the new Spanish office.
Once upon a time, working from home meant sitting at the kitchen table while pretending the washing machine wasn’t happening in the background.
Spain had a better idea.
Take the office. Add sunshine. Add a rooftop, a finca, an old Canarian townhouse, a surfboard, a mountain village or — because this is Spain — a very long lunch.
Then add people from Berlin, London, Amsterdam, New York, Stockholm and somewhere in California who all claim they are “just staying for a month”.
Welcome to Co-Living Spain.
It is part home, part office, part international dinner party and occasionally part accidental life change.
For our CO-LIVING POWER 50, The Expat Press Club travelled — virtually and editorially — from Madrid to Málaga, Barcelona to Benarrabá, Tarifa to Tenerife and Galicia to San Sebastián.
We looked for places with personality. Places where work actually works. Places with community. Places that make you want to close the laptop.
This is our EPC Editorial Selection 2026.
THE ICONS
01 · SUN AND CO.
Xàbia / Jávea · Alicante
One of Spain’s genuine coliving pioneers and still one of the names everyone in the remote-work world seems to know.
A historic Mediterranean house, coworking, community and Jávea outside the door.
EPC VERDICT: The grande dame of Spanish coliving. She was doing community before community became a marketing department.
Web: sun-and-co.com
02 · NINE COLIVING
La Orotava · Tenerife
A historic Canarian house in one of Tenerife’s prettiest towns, with sea, town and Teide views.
Nine feels less like accommodation and more like temporarily acquiring an extremely international family.
EPC VERDICT: Come for two weeks. Start wondering whether you actually need to go home.
Web: ninecoliving.com
03 · MARAYA COLIVING
Candelaria · Tenerife
Ocean views, nature, beautiful workspaces, yoga, communal dinners and rather too many reasons to reconsider grey northern-European winters.
EPC VERDICT: Monday morning has rarely looked this suspiciously attractive.
Web: marayacoliving.com
04 · CACTUS COLIVING — VALLE
Valle San Lorenzo · Tenerife
One of the established names of Tenerife’s nomad scene, based in a characterful historic building in the south of the island.
Work. Connect. Hike. Repeat.
Web: cactuscoliving.com
05 · CACTUS COLIVING — ADEJE
Adeje · Tenerife
The Cactus philosophy, but closer to Tenerife’s southern beaches and outdoor lifestyle.
EPC VERDICT: Your lunch break may involve an Atlantic Ocean.
Web: cactuscoliving.com
06 · CACTUS COLIVING — LA GOMERA
San Sebastián de La Gomera
For people who have reached the advanced stage of digital nomadism:
“I’d like an island — but could you make it even quieter?”
Beach, mountains, coworking and genuine Canarian life.
Web: cactuscoliving.com
ANDALUSIA — DEADLINES WITH BETTER WEATHER
07 · NOMADICO TARIFA
Tarifa · Cádiz
One of our favourites.
Nomadico operates dedicated seasonal coliving homes in Tarifa’s old town, combining workspace, community and one of Europe’s great surf destinations.
Africa sits on the horizon.
EPC VERDICT: Apparently one continent wasn’t enough.
Web: nomadico.io/tarifa-coliving
08 · COLIVING CÁDIZ · HACIENDA BARRICHE
Alcalá de los Gazules · Cádiz
Forget glass office towers.
This is remote work surrounded by Andalusian countryside near Los Alcornocales.
Digital nomad weeks, nature, shared experiences and very few traffic jams.
EPC VERDICT: Your morning commute may involve more cork trees than cars.
Web: colivingcadiz.com
09 · ROORAL
Benarrabá · Málaga
One of the most interesting concepts in Spain.
Rooral doesn’t simply put remote workers into a pretty rural house. It integrates them into village life in tiny Benarrabá in the Serranía de Ronda.
Local neighbours. Mountain walks. Coworking. Community.
EPC VERDICT: Less networking theatre. More actual people.
Web: rooral.co
10 · CASAJARA · URBAN CAMPUS
Málaga
Urban Campus brings professional coliving into central Málaga with coworking, communal areas, fitness facilities and rooftop life.
Address: Calle Casajara 7 · Málaga
EPC VERDICT: Serious enough for a board meeting. Málaga enough for espetos afterwards.
Web: urbancampus.com
11 · WORK IN MARBELLA · COLIVING
Marbella · Málaga
Marbella’s international crowd makes it a natural home for remote workers, and Work in Marbella combines accommodation with access to its work ecosystem.
EPC VERDICT: Board meeting at ten. Mediterranean at five. Marbella has interpreted “work-life balance” rather literally.
Web: workinmarbella.com
12 · INLIFE COLIVING SEVILLA
Sevilla
Sevilla is still developing its pure digital-nomad coliving market, which makes this category especially interesting to watch.
Inlife currently markets furnished coliving accommodation in Sevilla specifically to international residents and digital nomads.
EPC VERDICT: Laptop by day. Alameda by night. Air-conditioning non-negotiable in August.
Web: inlifehousing.com
13 · CO-LIVING EL PALMAR
El Palmar · Cádiz
Surf culture and remote work are natural bedfellows, and El Palmar has begun developing its own small digital-nomad ecosystem.
EPC VERDICT: The only acceptable excuse for missing Slack is “the waves were good”.
THE NORTH — SPAIN WITHOUT THE PALM-TREE CLICHÉ
14 · THE SOCIAL HUB SAN SEBASTIÁN
Donostia / San Sebastián · Basque Country
One of the more polished hybrid concepts on our list.
Extended stays, coworking, community events, gym and a rooftop pool — in one of Europe’s great food cities.
Address: Hermanos Otamendi Kalea 11 · 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián
EPC VERDICT: Come for coworking. Stay for pintxos. Return from lunch considerably later than planned.
Web: thesocialhub.co
15 · PAS RURAL COLIVING
Villegar · Cantabria
Six wooden cabins, mountains, coworking and a small community in rural Cantabria.
About as far from corporate WeWork aesthetics as one can reasonably travel.
EPC VERDICT: Your nearest traffic jam may involve livestock. Progress.
Web: pascoliving.co
GALICIA — THE QUIET REVOLUTION
16 · SENDE
Senderiz · Lobeira · Ourense
A legend of rural coliving.
Sende operates from a tiny Galician village surrounded by mountain country, with village houses, gardens and workspaces.
EPC VERDICT: More cows than PowerPoints. Remarkably productive.
Web: sende.co
17 · ANCEU COLIVING
Anceu · Ponte Caldelas · Pontevedra
Community, nature and local impact sit at the heart of Anceu.
It combines serious remote-work infrastructure with a philosophy of helping revitalise rural Galicia.
EPC VERDICT: Work globally. Know your neighbour locally.
Web: anceu.com
18 · ISLOW COLIVING
Laxe · Costa da Morte · Galicia
Wild Atlantic coast, rural living and an unapologetically slower rhythm.
Exactly the antidote for somebody who has heard “let’s circle back” one time too many.
Web: islowcoliving.com
19 · PURAMESTURA
Cabanas · A Coruña
A smaller, calmer Galician coliving proposition built around nature, community and working comfortably without city noise.
EPC VERDICT: Deep work meets Deep Galicia.
Web: puramestura.com
MADRID — NOMADS WEARING SHOES
20 · URBAN CAMPUS ATOCHA
Madrid
Urban professional coliving close to one of Madrid’s major transport hubs.
Useful for people whose nomadism occasionally includes an actual business meeting.
Web: urbancampus.com
21 · URBAN CAMPUS MALASAÑA
Madrid
Madrid energy downstairs. Community upstairs.
A strong option for people who want the full capital-city experience rather than disappearing to an island.
Web: urbancampus.com
22 · URBAN CAMPUS CUATRO CAMINOS
Madrid
One of Urban Campus’ sustainability-focused Madrid properties, combining private accommodation and community living.
EPC VERDICT: Responsible living without having to weave your own curtains.
Web: urbancampus.com
23 · URBAN CAMPUS MELLADO
Chamberí · Madrid
A large professional coliving property in Chamberí with coworking, communal spaces and fitness facilities.
Address: Calle de Andrés Mellado 80 · Madrid
Web: urbancampus.com
24 · URBAN CAMPUS AVENIDA AMÉRICA
Salamanca · Madrid
Urban Campus’ Salamanca-area option.
Perfect for people who like their remote work with rather good neighbours.
EPC VERDICT: Digital nomad — but make it Barrio de Salamanca.
Web: urbancampus.com
25 · COHABS MADRID
Madrid
Design-driven shared houses and a genuinely international community aimed at young professionals.
Less backpacking. More beautifully furnished adulthood.
Web: cohabs.com
26 · ENSO COLIVING MADRID
Madrid
Flexible furnished rooms, shared living and an international city community.
EPC VERDICT: Arrive with a suitcase. Acquire a social life shortly afterwards.
Web: ensocoliving.com
VALENCIA & COSTA BLANCA — THE MEDITERRANEAN SWEET SPOT
27 · URBAN CAMPUS AYORA
Valencia
The Urban Campus formula transplanted to one of Spain’s best remote-work cities.
EPC VERDICT: Barcelona’s Mediterranean energy after it has had eight hours’ sleep.
Web: urbancampus.com
28 · MYCO LIVING
Valencia
One of Valencia’s established professional coliving brands, aimed at international professionals, entrepreneurs, students and digital nomads.
Web: mycoliving.es
29 · ENSO COLIVING VALENCIA
Valencia
The Enso community model in Valencia.
Furnished, flexible and particularly appealing for longer stays.
Web: ensocoliving.com
30 · SUN AND CO. XÀBIA OLD TOWN
Xàbia · Alicante
Yes, Sun and Co deserves another geographic spotlight because Xàbia itself is part of the magic.
Historic streets, Mediterranean coastline and one of Europe’s original nomad communities.
Web: sun-and-co.com
31 · CO-LIVING & CO-WORKING COSTA BLANCA
Dénia · Alicante
Dénia has quietly become another strong Mediterranean base for remote workers: beach, restaurants, Montgó and access to both Alicante and Valencia.
EPC VERDICT: Very difficult to hate Monday when lunch involves arroz a banda.
MALLORCA — WORKATION GREW UP
32 · LABERINT COLIVING
Palma de Mallorca
A curated central-Palma residence designed specifically for digital nomads, remote workers and location-independent professionals.
Stylish, urban and intentionally small-scale.
Web: laberintcoliving.com
33 · NOMADICO MALLORCA
Mallorca
Nomadico’s island location operates from rural Mallorca with separate living and work buildings, garden and pool.
And apparently a pet peacock.
EPC VERDICT: We were already interested. The peacock closed the deal.
Web: nomadico.io/mallorca-coliving
34 · PALMA COLIVING · GOMILA
Palma de Mallorca
An established Mallorca name combining accommodation and remote-work community.
EPC VERDICT: Palma proves island living doesn’t necessarily require abandoning Wi-Fi or good shoes.
GRAN CANARIA — THE NOMAD CAPITAL OF WINTER
35 · COLIVING 1907
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
A classic Las Palmas nomad address with communal living, work-friendly rooms and a large terrace.
EPC VERDICT: Winter has been cancelled.
Web: coliving1907.com
36 · REPEOPLE COLIVING
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
One of the Canary Islands’ better-established remote-work ecosystems, combining coliving, coworking, corporate housing and community.
Web: repeople.co
37 · REPEOPLE TENERIFE
Tenerife
The Repeople network has expanded its stay-and-work ecosystem beyond Gran Canaria.
EPC VERDICT: One Canary Island was clearly insufficient.
Web: repeople.co
BARCELONA — THE BIG CITY CLUB
Barcelona has the deepest coliving inventory in Spain. Our selection therefore focuses not on listing every available room but on concepts and houses with strong locations, design or community potential.
38 · ATICCO LIVING · TIRADORS CIUTADELLA
Barcelona
Nine-room central Barcelona residence connected to the wider Aticco coworking and entrepreneurial community.
Web: aticcoliving.com
39 · ATICCO LIVING · SANTALÓ TURÓ PARC
Barcelona
An uptown option for those who prefer Barcelona slightly polished around the edges.
EPC VERDICT: Laptop, Turó Park, lunch. Repeat.
Web: aticcoliving.com
40 · ATICCO LIVING · MUNTANER DIAGONAL
Barcelona
A large apartment around one of Barcelona’s central business arteries.
Urban nomading with very little nomadic hardship.
Web: aticcoliving.com
41 · ATICCO LIVING · RAMBLA CATALUNYA
Barcelona
Prime central location, historic Barcelona outside and Aticco’s community ecosystem attached.
Web: aticcoliving.com
42 · ATICCO LIVING · MARQUÉS DE ARGENTERA
Barcelona
Near Estació de França and the old city.
EPC VERDICT: Your commute may involve crossing one exceptionally beautiful square.
Web: aticcoliving.com
43 · ATICCO LIVING · AMPLE COLÓN
Barcelona
Gothic-quarter energy with flexible communal living.
Convenient for professionals who firmly believe walking to dinner constitutes transportation.
Web: aticcoliving.com
44 · ATICCO LIVING · DIAGONAL VERDAGUER
Barcelona
Central, connected and designed around the same all-inclusive Aticco model.
Web: aticcoliving.com
45 · ATICCO LIVING · GRAN DE GRÀCIA
Barcelona
Gràcia remains one of Barcelona’s best neighbourhoods for feeling like you actually live in Barcelona rather than merely visiting it.
EPC VERDICT: Laptop closes. Vermut opens.
Web: aticcoliving.com
46 · ATICCO LIVING · TURÓ DE MONTEROLS
Barcelona
A calmer Barcelona option with a little more breathing room.
Web: aticcoliving.com
47 · ATICCO LIVING · TRAFALGAR URQUINAONA
Barcelona
Very central and plugged directly into Barcelona’s creative-business ecosystem.
EPC VERDICT: For people who consider commuting an unnecessary nineteenth-century invention.
Web: aticcoliving.com
48 · ENTER COLIVING
Barcelona
Enter combines furnished accommodation with coworking sessions, Spanish classes, cultural activities and a deliberately social community programme.
EPC VERDICT: Arrive knowing nobody. That problem should resolve itself fairly quickly.
Web: entercoliving.com
49 · ENSO COLIVING BARCELONA
Barcelona
One of Spain’s larger urban coliving operators, offering furnished rooms and community-led accommodation across Barcelona.
Web: ensocoliving.com
AND OUR WILD CARD
50 · WONDER HOUSE COLIVING
Sant Feliu de Buixalleu · Girona
Because a Power 50 needs at least one place that reminds us Spain exists beyond Barcelona, Madrid and the beaches.
Girona’s countryside offers exactly the alternative increasingly sought by remote workers: nature, space and enough connectivity to remain professionally dangerous.
EPC VERDICT: The laptop stays. The noise goes.
THE EPC VERDICT
The most interesting thing about Spain’s coliving boom isn’t the pool.
Although we have nothing against pools.
Nor is it the rooftop, the ergonomic chair, the fibre connection or the phrase “community dinner”, which appears with impressive regularity once you enter the digital-nomad universe.
It is the fact that the idea of home is changing.
Remote professionals aren’t necessarily searching for somewhere cheaper to sleep.
They are searching for somewhere easier to arrive.
A table already waiting.
Wi-Fi that works.
Someone to drink coffee with.
People who understand that Tuesday morning may mean New York, Singapore and Berlin on Zoom — while Tuesday evening quite reasonably means tapas.
And this may be Spain’s greatest competitive advantage.
Because Spain has always understood something the modern working world spent decades forgetting:
Life is not what happens after work.
Life happens around it.
Sometimes over lunch.
Sometimes beside the Atlantic.
Sometimes in a tiny Galician village.
And occasionally, apparently, with a peacock.
THE EXPAT PRESS CLUB
CO-LIVING POWER 50 · SPAIN 2026
Live somewhere worth closing the laptop for.
By Invitation. By Reputation. By Connection.
Editorial note: The CO-LIVING POWER 50 is an independent editorial selection by The Expat Press Club. Properties are selected for concept, location, community, design, workability and editorial interest. Availability and individual services may change; readers should confirm current details directly with each operator.