Lost my favorite coworking spot in Chiang Mai to a coffee shop takeover

I was working out of this quiet coworking space in Nimman for 6 months. Last month the building owner sold the lease to a big coffee chain. Rent went from $150 a month to nothing, now I am stuck bouncing between cafes with weak WiFi. Found out three other digital nomads from my floor are heading to a new spot near the Old City. Anyone else had a solid workspace vanish overnight? What did you do to find a new routine?

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hannah_perry14d ago

Solid workspace vanished overnight" is basically my 2023 in a nutshell. Lost a great spot in Saigon when the landlord tripled the rent and turned it into a bubble tea place. What worked for me was getting a list of three backup spaces before my main one even closed. I found a new place through a Facebook group for local nomads, someone posted about a shared office above a bookshop. Ended up buying a month pass at a spot near the river, not as quiet but the WiFi is solid. Key thing is to test the internet during peak hours, not just when you visit at 10am. If you can, jump on that Old City lead before it fills up.

the_miles14d agoTop Commenter

Testing the WiFi during peak traffic hours is the real pro tip there.

olivia39814d ago

Hannah's got a system that works for her, but I wouldn't run around securing backups for a place that hasn't even closed yet. @the_miles is right about testing WiFi during peak hours, though that Old City lead is probably worth checking before everyone jumps on it. Sometimes you just have to accept the change and figure out the new spots as they come.