The Best Co-Working Spaces in Manila
Many people are choosing a life and career on the road these days. Co-working spaces are offices designed for professionals to do independent work in a community environment. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is heaven for digital or creative nomads. You will never really run out of co-working spaces to choose from in Manila!
Here are our picks for the Top 6. Each is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, great amenities, and office support in a relaxed environment, so you’re sure to be very productive at these co-working spaces in Manila.
1. Acceler8
7f Finman Building, 131 Tordesillas St, Salcedo Village, Makati, 1227 Metro Manila
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Acceler8 is located in the heart of Makati City, Metro Manila’s CBD district. This co-working space aims to “accelerate” your business by proving not just the space but also the tools for productive work.
Acceler8 offers various spaces to suit your needs: work space, meeting rooms, and events space. Plus, they offer facilities and services to support your business, like private phone booths, audio visual equipment, lockers, vRush Courier Service, passport to vOffice lounges and conference rooms, and much more.
Since Acceler8 mainly caters to business people or start-ups, they have also designed a community conducive to networking, training, and workshops.
Acceler8 features a cool, sleek, and contemporary interior space. There are white brick walls, polished wooden floors, and a mix of furniture to cater to various needs: serious office desks, comfy couches, even café-like ambiance. The choice is yours! Private offices offer distinct designs to inspire you. All you have to do is choose one of Acceler8’s co-working plans to take advantage of this co-working space in Manila.
Acceler8 website: www.acceler8.ph
2. A SPACE Manila
110 Legazpi Street, Makati, 1229 Kalakhang Maynila
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A SPACE is the biggest co-working space in Metro Manila. It’s located in Makati City, just across from a luxurious shopping mall called Greenbelt 5. The multi-story building impressively dedicates each floor to a specific function. The modern hip, and playful ambiance inside is sure to spark your creative juices.
A SPACE looks a bit like an art gallery, with installation pieces decorating the walls. In fact, it does have its own art gallery inside! The venue has hosted a long list of important events, like business launches, coding competitions, workshops, and seminars. The art gallery and events venue can accommodate up to 100 people.
The A SPACE lounge is a wonderfully eclectic mix. There are workstations, swinging gravity chairs, bean bags, stools, garden swings, and private areas for your impassioned brainstorming sessions.
A SPACE website: www.aspacemanila.com
3. MyOffice Makati
3rd Floor Builder’s Center 170 Salcedo St., Legaspi Village Makati City 1229, Philippines
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Established in 2004, MyOffice Makati is a plain-looking, functional co-working space in Manila catering to freelancers, business owners, and professionals. A big plus for MyOffice is its team of customer service people and receptionists who will handle your calls, emails, mails, and inquiries. This can immensely help you to focus more on planning, strategies, and the heart of your work.
MyOffice is also in partnership with multiple business and lifestyle companies—including many health and wellness companies—to help their clients become more productive.
MyOffice may not look like your modern-day co-working space with their colorless, slightly dull-looking interior facilities. The equipment is pretty much your generic office setup with workstations and desks. However, if you heavily rely on virtual assistants and customer service support for your business, who needs a pretty place? MyOffice is ideal for you.
MyOffice Makati website: www.myoffice.com.ph/branch/myoffice-makati
4. O2 Space
Unit 330 Milelong Bldg., Amorsolo cor. Rufino Sts., Makati, 1230 Metro Manila
Located in Makati, 02 Space offers various spaces to suit your needs. Take your pick from their selection: serviced office, virtual office, workstation, or function room. Each package has its own benefits. For example, the serviced office comes with free-flowing coffee, a business address, telephone, guest area, and such. With the virtual office package you get mail and parcel handling, a business address, access to a meeting room with a projector, and a telephone number.
The workstation is a spacious lobby with warm brick walls and a huge window. O2 is pretty, functional, and even open to day passes to fit your needs.
O2 Space website: www.o2space.ph
5. Penbrothers
100 C Palanca, Legazpi Village, Makati, 1229 Metro Manila
Penbrothers prides itself on being not just a co-working space, but a business solutions provider. Penbrothers is located in Makati and offers working space on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. It’s all renewable and you don’t have to worry about hidden fees.
Their amenities include work desks and chairs, hi-speed Internet, a meeting area with LED TV, IT support, access to the coffee station, 14-hour security, and administration offices.
Apart from work space rentals, they also offer “manning service,” which means pre-screening for hiring processes, legal services, and legal guidance for any situations your company may come across. Other services at Penbrothers include advisory on company start-up requirements, general consulting services, legal risk assessment for business development activities in the Philippines, and other Human Resources functions.
Penbrothers website: www.penbrothers.com
6. 47 East
47 Esteban Abada St, Quezon City, Metro Manila
47 East is ideal if you are trying a co-working space in Manila for the first time. With no membership fee for first-time users, you can just walk in a pay a very cheap day pass rate. If you like what you are experiencing, then you’ll have the option to sign up for an individual or group package.
47 East is not in the CBD, but it’s still in a fairly food location in Quezon City. There are universities, small businesses, and dining establishments nearby. One thing that makes 47 East an awesome option is it has its own set of dorms called Solana Suites. After a long day of work you have the option to stay for the night if you are simply too tired to go home.
47 East also has a Perks Program offering discounts to their partner establishments, as well as other fun perks.
47 East website: www.47east.strikingly.com
Great Articles and resources For Co-Working Spaces in Manila:
We only recommend writers and blogs that we read regularly and believe will deliver substantial value to our readers that may be considering taking their work to Manila. The following is our pick of current articles we think are worth reading for a more extensive review on some of our recommended co-working spaces in Manila.
- “Shared Office: How Co-working Redefines the Way You Work” – by When in Manila
- “A SPACE MANILA: One Awesome Day in the Life of a SPACER! @ASpaceManila” – by Our Awesome Planet
- “O2 Space: Enjoy a Home-like Working Experience” – by When in Manila
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