2/5 Oliver C. 10 months ago on Google • 50 reviews
If
you’re
a
non-French
speaking
digital
nomad,
I’d
steer
clear.
While
the
facilities
are
‘fancy’,
I
did
not
at
all
enjoy
my
time
at
Cowool.
I’m
honestly
surprised
by
the
positive
reviews
here.
There
is
no
sense
of
community,
especially
if
you
don’t
speak
French;
people
just
stick
to
themselves.
I
was
there
for
an
entire
month
and
didn’t
get
to
know
anyone.
Their
use
of
the
term
“co-living”
is
rather
misleading
I
felt.
To
go
in
to
more
detail:
Facilities:
the
building
and
facilities
are
pretty
good
and
modern.
Everyone
has
a
private
studio
apartment
with
their
own
bathroom
and
kitchen.
The
kitchen
is
small
and
difficult
to
cook
in
though,
only
featuring
a
small
stove,
fridge
and
microwave.
I
feel
they
focused
too
much
on
looking
it
look
‘fancy’,
rather
than
focusing
on
being
comfortable
and
useful.
Be
aware
there
is
also
no
cleaning
of
the
rooms
during
your
stay.
They
didn’t
really
provide
enough
materials
such
as
detergent,
rubbish
bags
or
toilet
paper
(they
didn’t
even
provide
hand
soap),
so
you
have
to
go
and
buy
some
(and
end
up
with
too
much
if
you’re
only
there
for
a
month).
There
is
a
gym,
it’s
decently
large,
but
worth
noting
they
don’t
have
any
weight
machines
or
barbells
-
only
dumbbells.
Location:
the
location
is
rather
poor.
There’s
nothing
other
than
a
shopping
centre
nearby
and
it’s
a
30
minute
walk
from
the
town.
It’s
also
in
a
rather
dangerous
neighbourhood
(although
the
building
has
good
security).
The
tram
stop
is
close
and
convenient,
but
you’re
rather
disconnected
from
the
main
town.
It’s
also
next
to
a
busy
intersection;
while
the
doors
to
provide
good
sound
insulation,
if
you
open
the
door
for
a
breeze
it’s
very
loud
with
frequent
sirens
going
past
(needed
as
the
rooms
get
stuffy).
Staff:
I
had
rather
little
interaction
with
the
staff
and
they
were
friendly
and
spoke
English,
but
not
overly
helpful.
I
had
one
or
two
requests
early
on,
like
asking
if
they
had
other
pillows
(the
ones
I
had
were
disintegrating)
but
they
were
never
attended
to.
I
ended
up
buying
a
pillow
elsewhere.
Community:
this
was
the
biggest
let
down
for
me.
Their
website
and
marketing
talks
about
sharing
and
togetherness,
but
they’re
empty
statements.
In
the
co-working
area
no
one
talks
to
each
other
and
in
the
evening
everyone
stays
in
their
rooms.
I
think
the
co-working
and
‘co-living’
are
rather
disjoint
too;
many
locals
seem
to
use
the
office
while
guests
don’t
use
it.
During
the
weekend
the
building
is
dead.
It’s
not
like
other
co-living
places
where
they
foster
a
community
and
have
communal
areas
to
meet
people.
The
average
age
of
guest
was
probably
35
-
50.
Also,
very
importantly,
know
that
everyone
is
primarily
only
speaking
French;
I
only
heard
English
a
handful
of
times.
I
had
to
just
go
and
meet
people
in
the
rest
of
the
town
through
apps
like
Bumble
BFF.
If
I
could
get
the
time
back,
I’d
have
cancelled
my
stay
and
have
gone
somewhere
else.