As the capital city of Tuscany, one of the most beautiful regions in Italy, Florence has to be on your list of destinations not to miss. Considered by many experts as the birthplace of the Renaissance, the city has plenty to offer culturally, from delicious cuisine to historical artifacts, but is also a thriving economic hub, with intense tourism as well as the manufacturing and sale of local and traditional products.
Before visiting this cosmopolitan city, make sure to check out the best Florentine coworking spaces selected by Remotely Serious!
The Social Hub Coworking Florence Lavagnini
Located near the city center, The Social Hub - Lavagnini is a modern, colorful and large coworking space aimed at entrepreneurs and young creatives in particular, as student accommodation is also on offer. Hotel rooms can also be booked, which could be useful to digital nomads like you! Day coworking passes cost 20€ (ex. VAT) and come with a free hot drink, while coworking memberships can be adapted to whether you need a day or a week of access per month, starting at 115€. Dedicated desks can be rented out from 289€/month and come with an ergonomic chair and a locker, and private offices are also available, accessible 24/7 and through short-term contracts. Need to organize a last minute meeting or a surprise birthday party for a big crowd? Meeting rooms for 2 to 35 people, equipped with LED screens, can be rented out, as well as a 70-seat theater for film screenings or seminars. But that’s not all! The courtyard is also on offer and can accommodate 200 people and fit a projector; the rooftop bar and swimming pool with views on the Duomo can host your parties and screenings; and the Duomo view suite fits 30 people. Catering options are available.
91C: coworking space and caffè
Centrally located, 91C: offers both a coworking space and a coworking cafe to suit your work and social needs. The coworking open space spreads over 110 m2 and features 24 workstations, guaranteeing enough room for everyone. The decoration of the space is tasteful and minimal, with white walls and touches of color, as well as plenty of natural light. Opened from Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 19:30, the space can be accessed with a day pass at 18€ (which comes with a locker), a weekly membership at 70€, or memberships for dedicated desks in the open space: 200€/month comes with 6h per month of meeting room usage, or the same membership for 3 months brings the price down to 190€/month, while a 6-month membership makes it 170€/month. The coworking caffè, meanwhile, is similarly bright and stylish. More informal and casual, it stays open till 21:00 and if you prefer it to the coworking space, you can get a special, cheaper membership at 91€/month.
EX32 Coworking
The modern, bare, industrial space of EX32 offers comfort and natural light in the center of town. Day passes cost 20€ for access weekdays between 8:00 and 20:00, while a 10-day pass is 150€. Hourly passes are also on offer: 25h/month cost 65€, while a 50 hour plan comes at 100€. Different monthly plans are available: 10 hot desking passes per month (which include use of the printer and 5 hours of meeting room access) will cost you 110€, while your own dedicated desk comes at 190€/month. 3 meeting rooms of different capacities, ranging from 8 to 30 people, are also available and can be booked online for your meetings, workshops, classes and screenings.
Impact Hub Florence
A few steps away from the Florence Rifredi station, Impact Hub Florence is a beautiful, large space with a predominance of wood (workstations are made of repurposed wood) and very high ceilings. Nomad memberships of different levels are available, starting with the ‘Nomad 5 pass’ at 90€, which gives you 50 hours of access to use weekdays between 9:00 and 19:30 over 3 months. The ‘Nomad 20 pass’ at 320€ gives you 200 hours, while the ‘Nomad Unlimited’ membership at 190€ grants you access every weekday of the month. Resident memberships are also on offer, with preferential rates if you sign a longer contract: the ‘Desk flex+’ memberships grants you 24/7 access to your own desk and locker, with 4h/month of meeting room usage, for 250€/month with a 1-month contract; the ‘Desk stay+’ option, with a 24 month contract, costs 210€/month. Alternatively, a private office can be rented out from 520€/month. All members have access to the bright foyer, as well as the equipped kitchen and the internal and external courts. A Skype room for calls, 2 meeting rooms (for up to 6 or 8 people) and a modulable event space accommodating up to 90 people are also available.
SPAZIO CO-STANZA
Are you a parent looking to find a better balance between your work and your time with your child? Spazio Co-stanza offers coworking options paired with babysitting services to help you meet all your goals! Part-time access to a desk on weekdays between 8:00 and 20:00 (80h/month) costs 150€, while a full-time membership (160h/month) comes at 250€. Prefer your own office? Part-time (morning or afternoon) access on a fixed day of the week costs 100€/month, while full time access on a fixed day is 160€. A multipurpose room for up to 30 people comes at 200€/full day. Use of the children’s area while coworking comes at 18€/hour. The space offers more services for childcare as well as for parents, from psychotherapy and parent support groups to professional support.
Nana Bianca
Just 6 minutes from Santa Maria Novella station, Nana Bianca is a 6500m2 space on the banks of the Arno river aimed at digital creators in particular. The rooms are large, bright and modern, with the historical structures of the building maintained and updated for the needs of modern workers. A day pass costs 20€ and grants you access on weekdays between 8:30 and 19:00. A flexible desk membership at 150€/month gives you 10 days per month of hot desking, while the fixed desk membership at 300€/month grants you unlimited weekly access as well as a number of hours of free meeting room use. 10 meeting rooms for up to 12 people are available from 30€/hour, or 195€ for 8 hours, and can be used for workshops, classes or larger meetings. Larger, extensively equipped event spaces are also on offer, for up to 210 people.
