Our favorite coliving spaces in Latin America

Coliving is how a lot of people do Latin America, and for good reason: you land in a new city, and instead of a lonely Airbnb and weeks of trying to meet people, you get a ready-made community from the first shared dinner. The best ones turn a solo trip into the kind you talk about for years.

The catch is that "coliving" covers everything from a genuine community house to a hostel with a hammock and a markup. And the region moves fast: spaces open, rebrand and close constantly, which is exactly why so many "best coliving" lists still recommend places that have quietly become something else. Every space on this list was checked against current reviews, and we have been honest about the trade-offs.

We chose these nine for community above facilities: a space where guests describe family dinners and extending their stay beats a slicker one where they praise the wifi and leave. Here they are, across six countries.

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🎯 At a glance

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🇨🇴 Co404, Medellín (and Oaxaca, and San Cristóbal)

The standout on this list, and now a small chain with the same DNA in three cities. Guests do not describe Co404 as accommodation; they describe it as family. "It doesn't feel like a random group of travelers sharing a house, it feels like a family. From the first dinner, you're included." That line, or a version of it, recurs across all three locations, which tells you the community is engineered, not accidental.

Medellín (Laureles) is the newest, in the best nomad neighborhood in the city. Oaxaca and San Cristóbal in Mexico are the originals, both coliving-plus-coworking with a large communal table (guests specifically credit it for making conversation happen), member-and-volunteer-run yoga, dance and cooking classes, and shared meals.

Worth knowing: it runs dorms as well as private rooms, so the crowd skews younger and more social. The honest caveat from reviews: it can lean hostel, some locations run hot without AC, and the volunteer-heavy model divides opinion. If you want a quiet, private, professional base, this is not it. If you want to arrive alone and leave with friends, nothing else here comes close.

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🇨🇴 Nomadico, Medellín (and Florianópolis)

The grown-up alternative to Co404 in Medellín, and the pick if you want community without the hostel edge. Run by Carol and Bernardo (and, in Florianópolis, a rotating cast of hands-on hosts), Nomadico is a plant-filled, design-led house with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, a serious coworking room and a rooftop. Reviewers call it "a true oasis in the middle of the city" and repeatedly single out the hosts and the community manager for making them feel integrated from day one.

Medellín (Belén, "Caobo") is residential and calm, in front of a family park. Florianópolis in Brazil puts the same formula next to the beach in Barra da Lagoa, with whale-watching among the organized activities.

Worth knowing: more private and polished than Co404, so a little pricier and a little less spontaneous. The sweet spot for a longer, more productive stay where you still want people around.

🇨🇷 Outsite, Santa Teresa (and Medellín, and beyond)

The premium, professional network option, and the one to choose when reliable work matters as much as community. Outsite runs boutique coliving across Latin America (Santa Teresa and Medellín's Manila district are two of the best), and a single membership works across all of them, which suits anyone doing the regional circuit.

Santa Teresa in Costa Rica is steps from the beach with a pool and, crucially, an active group chat that reviewers say meant "there was always someone to explore with." Medellín Manila sits in arguably the city's nicest neighborhood, and guests routinely extend their stays.

Worth knowing, and this is a real caveat: Outsite Santa Teresa has no generator, and Santa Teresa loses power, so it is not ideal for a call-heavy schedule. Housekeeping is sporadic at some properties (it is coworking-first, not a hotel). And the common areas run warm. It is the reliable, well-located, grown-up choice, at a grown-up price.

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🇧🇷 Nômades Riverside, Florianópolis

A coworking-focused hostel-coliving on the river in Barra da Lagoa, and the pick for people who come to Brazil to actually get work done. "Because of the coworking focus it tends to attract really great people," as one long-stayer put it, and the recurring theme is that it is quiet, spacious and genuinely good for focus, "if you're not a big party person, this is a great place for you."

Worth knowing: it is a little isolated (some construction-access quirks have annoyed recent guests, so confirm arrival logistics), and the label-your-food rule is real. But for a calm, productive month by the water with a focused crowd, it delivers, and Florianópolis is one of Brazil's best and most underrated bases.

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🇪🇨 Casa del Sol, Montañita

A yoga-surf-coworking house thirty seconds from the beach in Ecuador's surf town, and the best evidence of community on this list after Co404: "almost everybody I met there was extending their stay," and "a lot of guests have already returned multiple times, so there's a really nice community feeling where people know each other." The crowd skews 25-plus with some families, which keeps it relaxed rather than a party hostel despite Montañita's reputation.

Worth knowing: it is a hotel-hostel hybrid rather than a dedicated coliving, so it is more traveler than remote-worker in flavor, and rooms have no AC. But for working mornings and surfing afternoons among people doing the same, in one of the cheapest countries on the continent, it is hard to beat.

🇦🇷 Codreamers, Buenos Aires

The community pick in Buenos Aires, host-run and built around a real group dynamic. Mauro, the host, runs it hands-on, with daily games, a chill space, a well-equipped kitchen and a rooftop grill for asados, and reviewers who stayed months describe leaving with genuine friendships. It holds a rare 5.0 across 40-plus reviews, and the location in the center puts you in walking reach of Palermo and the rest.

Worth knowing: the honest note from one guest is that "socializing is left to chance of the people there; there aren't structured social events" beyond the informal ones, so the vibe depends a little on who is in the house. But the host, the asados and the central location make it a reliable, sociable Buenos Aires base.

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🇦🇷 Cactus Coliving, Palermo, Buenos Aires

The smaller, homelier Buenos Aires option, in the best neighborhood in the city. Run by Flor, who reviewers describe as "the sweetest person ever" and who is constantly improving the place, it is simple, clean and, importantly, singled out as a safe and welcoming base for solo female travelers. Palermo puts you among the restaurants, bars and shops that make Buenos Aires the most European-feeling city in Latin America.

Worth knowing: it is small, so it books up and the community is whoever else is there, and it is more homestay than programmed coliving. But for a safe, friendly, well-located landing in Buenos Aires, especially solo, it is a lovely choice.

🇲🇽 U-Co Roma, Mexico City

The social, central, budget-friendly option in the best neighborhood in the best-connected city in the region. In the heart of Roma Norte, U-Co is hostel-coliving where "because everyone lives together in such a relaxed environment, it's so easy to meet new friends from all over the world," and the location is the real draw: walkable, beautiful, and steps from the Metrobús.

Worth knowing, honestly: reviews are genuinely mixed on cleanliness and maintenance, some recent guests loved the community and others found it run-down, so it is the "great location and vibe, manage your expectations on polish" pick. Go for the neighborhood and the social scene, not for a boutique finish. For a more private, design-led CDMX stay, look at the smaller Roma Norte colivings, but expect to pay more and socialize less.

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🇲🇽 Selina Oaxaca

The reliable, brand-name floor, included with an honest caveat. Selina had a rough few years (many locations across the region have closed or rebranded, so treat any Selina listing with suspicion and check it is still operating), but Selina Oaxaca is still open, still busy, and still a solid, central, sociable option, 4.0 stars across 850-plus reviews, with a bar, a cafe and cheap yoga in the building.

Worth knowing: Selina is the Starbucks of coliving, you know what you are getting, it is reliable, and the community is more transactional than at a Co404 or a Nomadico. It is the safe choice when you want guaranteed wifi and a social scene without research, not the deep-community choice. Read the reviews for the specific property, because across the brand quality varies enormously.

📉 A note on Selina

If you have researched Latin American coliving, you have seen Selina everywhere, it was, for a while, the backbone of the whole scene, running in 100-plus cities. Then the company collapsed. Many locations have closed or been taken over and rebranded (we have found shuttered or converted Selinas from Brazil to Costa Rica while researching our city guides), and yet listicles across the internet still recommend them as if nothing happened.

That is the wider lesson, and the reason this list leans on independent, owner-run houses rather than big chains: coliving directories and "best of" lists go stale fast. A space that was wonderful two years ago may be under new management or closed today. We have checked these nine against current reviews, but even so, message the space before you book and confirm it is operating and still what you expect.

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🎯 Conclusion

Coliving is the shortcut to community in Latin America, and these nine are the ones we would actually recommend: Co404 for the family feeling, Nomadico for a calmer productive base, Outsite for the reliable premium network, Casa del Sol for surf-and-work, Codreamers and Cactus for Buenos Aires, U-Co for social CDMX, and Selina Oaxaca as the dependable brand-name floor.

Pick for what you want, community or quiet, social or focused, and message the space before you book to confirm it is still running as described. Then turn up, go to the first shared dinner, and let the place do what coliving does best.

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