Coworking Space near Central World Bangkok?

[BKKDionis]

Hi all, just wanted to see if anyone here has had any experience working in a coworking space in central Bangkok?!

I have worked at Hubba before, which is quite popular and has a lot of expats but sometimes it gets way too crowded for my liking. www.facebook.com/HubbaThailand/

I also visited SYN HUB yesterday which is located inside Pantip mall and is tailored to tech founders and product realisation which suits my needs. However getting there might be hard sometimes due to the traffic in the area. www.facebook.com/SynHub/

Basically I am looking to see if any of you have personal experiences in coworking spaces in Bangkok and if you could recommend one.

I am looking to work there for about 6 months.

Thank you in advance .

[Srg6050]

Try the Work Loft.

Right off the station exit 2 Sala Daeng BTS.

Its new and "will" have a Dean and Delucca downstairs, A gym ( The Lab ) on floor two, an escape game ( Escape Break ) floor three and Work Loft Floors Four,Five and Six.

There are Hot desks, Personal desks and Private Offices. Calm and Cool. Meeting rooms from 4 up to 20 plus. All with large TV's for Chrome cast presentations

[timphenderson]

Hey!!

There is a new space in Silom called The Work Loft. It's right next to BTS Sala Daeng and MRT Silom so convenient to get to without experiencing traffic.

They have a nice open co-workspace as well as private offices.

www.theworkloft.com

I hope this helps.

[fatyank]

what do you gain from working in these environments?

I just use the hotel room I am staying in......I don't want to pay extra for a workspace + commute to it

[seancbk]

There is a new one a bit further out at Udom Suk.

Nice setup (from what I've seen).

Quiet because of it's location.

https://www.sharedesk.net/spaces/view/7822/think-society/

[BKKDionis]

what do you gain from working in these environments?

I just use the hotel room I am staying in......I don't want to pay extra for a workspace + commute to it

There is plenty of benefits, if you are a startup funds are limited so if you need something done the guy next to you might be able to help and you can help him in something you have expertise with. Basically you get the benefits of being at scale while at the startup stage. They are great for networking and idea sharing as well. I can concentrate much better there and you meet some likeminded people. It accelerates the growth of my business in more than one ways and the access to VCs is a bonus too.

[BKKDionis]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, much appreciated. I went with Syn Hub at Pantip after all. They are new so they have some good promotions for new members. I got a weekly pass to check it out first before I settle and I will check your suggestions as well. The work loft looks promising as well.

[Srg6050]

The Work loft are doing free 2 weeks for a hot desk !

Talk to WOW ??

[MyFrenU]

Do you all have work permits all the people working in these shared spaces?

[PomRakBKK]

4 hours ago, MyFrenU said:

Do you all have work permits all the people working in these shared spaces?

Wondering the same thing. Isn't it like basically asking for trouble to use one of those co-working spaces? 

I remember Hubba in Chiang Mai got raided but I don't know what happened with the people that were 'working' there. 

[Thian]

1 hour ago, PomRakBKK said:

Wondering the same thing. Isn't it like basically asking for trouble to use one of those co-working spaces? 

I remember Hubba in Chiang Mai got raided but I don't know what happened with the people that were 'working' there. 

So every farang who is on the phone, writing an email or other document is working illegally?

In Chiang Mai they arrested illegal helpdesks where they served customers in China...They had a big staff doing so many hours a day, every day again. That's working without a permit!

The people in a shared office can also be working for their own company in their homecountry.That's not working in Thailand.

[PomRakBKK]

1 hour ago, Thian said:

 

The people in a shared office can also be working for their own company in their homecountry.That's not working in Thailand.

No? Where are they working when sitting in Bangkok in an office? The Netherlands? 

[Thian]

1 hour ago, PomRakBKK said:

No? Where are they working when sitting in Bangkok in an office? The Netherlands? 

Well in that case NO westerners are allowed to make phonecalls or write emails at all in Thailand since that's called working right?

Then also NO Thai are allowed to do so when they are abroad

So if a tourist goes into that office and calls his brother if his companybuilding is allright than that's also working? 

 

 

[PomRakBKK]

Well we can go all day back and forth but it's called co-working space. 

[t8769]

I used to go to GlowFish in Asok, very nice and about 250Bt a day.

 

Free drinks and a nice place to work with fast broadband.

 

[MyFrenU]

16 hours ago, Thian said:

So every farang who is on the phone, writing an email or other document is working illegally?

In Chiang Mai they arrested illegal helpdesks where they served customers in China...They had a big staff doing so many hours a day, every day again. That's working without a permit!

The people in a shared office can also be working for their own company in their homecountry.That's not working in Thailand.

I'm afraid that you are wrong and it certainly is,even unpaid work as in volunteer work is considered as working in Thailand and therefore needs a work permit,people have had the Police called for cutting their own hedge believe it or not!
If you are working for your company no matter where it exists in the World that is classed as working in Thailand and if you don't have a work permit you are most certainly breaking the law.

[MyFrenU]

9 hours ago, PomRakBKK said:

Well we can go all day back and forth but it's called co-working space. 

Precisely,it is NOT called a "Only working in my own country so therefore not working in Thailand" space!

[MyFrenU]

13 hours ago, Thian said:

Well in that case NO westerners are allowed to make phonecalls or write emails at all in Thailand since that's called working right?

Then also NO Thai are allowed to do so when they are abroad

So if a tourist goes into that office and calls his brother if his companybuilding is allright than that's also working? 

 

 

So you think that Thai laws relating to Farang employment follow a Thai person around the World on his travels?Bizarre assumption!

[Thian]

5 hours ago, MyFrenU said:

I'm afraid that you are wrong and it certainly is,even unpaid work as in volunteer work is considered as working in Thailand and therefore needs a work permit,people have had the Police called for cutting their own hedge believe it or not!
If you are working for your company no matter where it exists in the World that is classed as working in Thailand and if you don't have a work permit you are most certainly breaking the law.

I have built half our house and as long as it's from your partner there's no problem in that.

Also repairing your own car is not illegal.

I don't live in Pattaya where such things maybe happen.

Than we also can't do shopping? Or carry something because we need a maid for that? 

 

Well would be fun if they arrest me for lawnmowing or gardening or cooking....It would be in every international newspaper.