Doing remote work doesn’t have to mean sitting at home in your pajamas—you could also see the world as a digital nomad! While it’s totally possible to plan your trips on your own, digital nomad services make it a lot easier. For a nominal fee, they book your accommodation, transportation, plan itineraries, and ensure you have a nice place to work with decent internet.
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Roam
Roam has coworking/coliving locations in Miami, Bali, Tokyo, London, and a future location in San Francisco. You get a full-furnished, private bedroom with an attached bathroom; access to communal areas, coworking space (with wi-fi), shared kitchen, and laundry facilities; and there are usually fun extras like a pool, entertainment room, nice view, etc. Depending on where you decide to go, it costs anywhere from $1,800 to $3,200 a month. Minimum stay is one week, but you can stay for months if you’d like.
Remote Year
While services like Roam are about hosting you in exciting locations of your choosing, services like Remote Year are about constantly moving you around all over the world. Every month you visit a new city in Europe, Asia, Latin America, or Africa. As you might have guessed, the program goes for an entire year, but there is a four-month plan available as well. The total cost for the year is $27,000 (the four-month program costs $11,000), and that includes transportation, accommodation, 24/7 workspace access, and more.
Behere
Behere, which is fairly new, is similar to other digital nomad services, but it only caters to women who want to work overseas while still feeling apart of a local community. The service offers women a private residence, access to a communal workspace, fitness memberships, and even organizes women-focused events. You also have access to a local community manager to help you with any issues you might encounter. Costs start at around $1,400 a month and go up from there.
Nomad House
This service focuses on month-long retreats in different parts of the world like Europe, North America, and Asia. What makes each retreat special is the career-building workshops they offer. The idea is that you travel to cool places and work remotely while also learning new skills, like how to grow your business, up your networking game, etc. Prices vary depending on location, but you can expect to pay $1,300 and up for a 30-day trip, plane tickets not included.
Hacker Paradise
If you’re a computer programmer, designer, or work in just about any sector of the tech industry, Hacker Paradise might be the perfect pick for your digital nomad ambitions. They have month-long retreats to Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America, but you can travel with them as much or as little as you like. Prices vary depending on location, but they suggest you budget about $2,100 a month. Here’s the catch, though: you have to apply and go through an interview process to see if you’re a good fit for their travel offerings. This might seem like a pain, but it actually guarantees that the people you travel it aren’t weirdo creeps or a bunch of jerks you won’t get along with. It’s also one of the first international remote working travel services, so they know what’s going on.
If these services don’t float your boat or go to the places you want to visit, there are tons of other options out there. Scope out Wy-Co, WiFi Tribe, The Remote Experience, Outsite, Copass, Nomad Pass, or Coworkation as well! And if you’re feeling overwhelmed and you’re not sure where to start, be sure to check Nomad List for heaps of info on cities well suited for digital nomads, listings for remote jobs, good spots to work at when you travel, and useful coverage on the many digital nomad services out there.