Outsite

Outsite is a global network of coliving spaces designed for remote workers, freelancers, entrepreneurs and other location-flexible professionals. Guests can book stays ranging from three nights to three months in furnished homes that combine accommodation with dedicated workspace and community programming. The company divides its inventory into "Signature" properties, which Outsite designs itself for remote work, community and slow travel, and "Outsite Curated," a selection of independent third-party stays. Signature locations listed include Oaxaca City, Mexico City (Roma Sur), San Francisco (Mission), Puerto Rico (Aguadilla), Barcelona (Gothic Quarter), Lisbon (Cais do Sodré), Ericeira, Madeira, Sagres and Bali (Pererenan); curated stays include Sofia, Cape Town, Weligama in Sri Lanka, Ubud, Singapore and London.

Alongside nightly and monthly bookings, Outsite sells a membership that provides member rates, access to members-only locations, flash-sale and extended-stay discounts, stay credits, a Slack community, online and in-person events, a jobs and sublets board, and partner perks. Adjacent offerings referenced by the company include Outsite Trips (curated one-month journeys for remote professionals), Outsite Cowork Cafes, team retreats, business memberships, a mobile app, a referral program and a real estate partner program. Outsite also runs a public "location roadmap" collecting user votes and suggestions on candidate cities across Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, Oceania and Africa.

Founding story

Founder Emmanuel Guisset moved from Belgium to San Jose, California to work for a Belgian technology company, worked from coffee shops and lived in a shared "hacker house," then relocated to Santa Cruz and later San Francisco, where he encountered coworking. Finding remote work isolating and San Francisco increasingly expensive, he conceived of merging shared living space with a coworking community. He validated demand by posting a description of a beach-house concept, including on Craigslist, received interest from individuals and a corporate team wanting to rent an entire villa, and then persuaded initially skeptical owners of a villa a block from the beach in Santa Cruz to host the first Outsite.

Business model

Outsite generates revenue from stays in its coliving properties, booked either directly or at discounted member rates, and from paid memberships offered as a $199 annual plan or a $499 one-time lifetime plan. Additional revenue lines indicated on the site include team retreats and business memberships. Properties are sourced from third-party owners — including hotel and villa owners who approach the company about converting their property into an Outsite — supported by a real estate partner program.

Booking fees for short- and medium-term stays (3 nights to 3 months) plus recurring and one-time membership subscriptions priced at $199 per year or $499 lifetime, complemented by group bookings such as company retreats.

Traction

The company reports 21,349 stays hosted, an average saving of $350 per booking, more than 5,000 members worldwide and more than 50 spaces. Leadership cites inbound interest from property and hotel owners wanting to convert their properties into Outsite locations.

Latest developments

Outsite is promoting Outsite Trips, one-month curated journeys for remote professionals, with a Cabo trip live; a beta week at a new Todos Santos location; and slow-season monthly pricing for winter 2026–2027 across European properties including Ericeira, Cascais, Madeira, Ibiza, Bordeaux, Lisbon, Vilamoura, Sagres and Barcelona.