Coworking in Phuket and Where You Can Go to Get Real Work Done
Working remotely from Phuket sounds simple until you are three days in and realise your villa’s WiFi cannot handle a client call, or the kids need the dining table back. Coworking spaces solve that, and the island has a genuinely good range depending on what kind of day you are after.
Flying Lizard, Thalang
If you are working with kids in tow, this is worth knowing about. Flying Lizard is a family restaurant and play club in Thalang that also runs a proper coworking space, complete with bookable Zoom rooms for calls, alongside the option to arrange child minding while you work. It solves a specific problem well, getting a few focused hours done while your children are genuinely occupied nearby rather than needing full time childcare arranged separately. Good food and coffee on site too, which makes it a realistic full day option rather than just a desk with WiFi.
Crypto Coff, Chalong
A cafe with a strong coworking offering, based inside Chalong’s Blockchain Technology Center. Crypto Coff offers fast WiFi, plenty of seating, and a paid coworking option with private rooms and a dedicated meeting room upstairs for calls or client meetings. Worth knowing before you commit to an afternoon here though, evenings and Thursdays in particular can get lively with events and Latin dance nights, so this one suits daytime focused work better than a late session.
Homa
Homa runs a proper coworking setup as part of its wider co-living offering, with individual pods, meeting rooms and fast WiFi included as standard. It suits anyone looking for more than just a desk for a day, the coworking space sits alongside apartment stays, a gym, and a rooftop pool, so it works well if you are based there longer term rather than dropping in once.
Selina Serenity Rawai
The most fully built out coworking setup on this list. Selina’s Rawai property has a dedicated CoWork space right on the beachfront, complete with its own private pool, ocean views, meeting rooms and phone booths for calls. You do not need to be staying at the resort either, day, weekly and monthly cowork passes are all available, which makes it a genuinely flexible option whether you need one focused day or a proper month of routine.
Let’s Work, Rawai
Widely considered one of the best dedicated coworking spaces on the island, and it is easy to see why once you are inside. Let’s Work is split across three distinct zones, a ground floor cafe area with a professional barista for casual work or meetings, a strict no shoes, no food and no noise focus floor for genuinely deep work, and a relax area with sea views to decompress between sessions. Open Monday to Friday from 8am until midnight, and 8am to 8pm on weekends, so it comfortably covers early starts and late finishes alike. The community side is a real draw too, weekly events range from padel tennis to board game nights, which makes it easy to build a proper routine here rather than just working in isolation.
Denz, Kathu-Patong
The odd one out on this list, and worth it for that reason alone. Denz sits in the hills between Kathu and Patong, a genuine change of pace from the beach and town based spaces above, with jungle views, a balcony overlooking Patong Bay, and business grade WiFi fast enough for video calls without a second thought. It is pet friendly too, five resident French Bulldogs tend to make an appearance, which either adds charm or a welcome distraction depending on your mood that day. For anyone wanting to combine working and staying in one place, Denz also offers a small number of WorkStay rooms directly beneath the cafe, giving you cafe access, fast internet and a bed without needing to arrange separate accommodation.
Choosing the Right One
None of these are interchangeable, and that is the useful part. Flying Lizard makes sense if you are working around childcare. Crypto Coff suits a daytime focused session in a lively, community driven space. Homa fits longer stays where coworking is one part of a bigger lifestyle setup. Selina Serenity Rawai works if you want beachfront surroundings alongside proper meeting room infrastructure, whether for a single day or an extended stretch. Let’s Work is the strongest all rounder for anyone wanting a dedicated coworking community with real structure to the day. And Denz is worth the slightly longer drive if you want a genuine change of scenery, or you are looking to combine your workspace and accommodation in one place.
If you are relocating to Phuket and remote work is part of the plan, where you end up living will shape which of these actually makes sense day to day, worth factoring in alongside school runs, commute and lifestyle. Our guide to what life in Phuket is like for expats and families covers more of that picture.
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