Full transparency: Outsite was kind enough to give me a free stay to create this review. I’d never recommend a place I didn’t genuinely love — as always, the experiences and opinions here are 100% my own.
I spent a week at the Muoco Outsite location in Porto, Portugal. It’s a really cool multi-purpose space with a coworking cafe, art/music space, events, pool, yoga room, and a vinyl record library. This place feels like the future of hospitality + travel. The vibes are hip, relaxed, artsy, spacious, and productive.
Outsite has coliving spaces around the world – and if you’re looking for a gorgeously designed space for remote workers and digital nomads, their properties are generally stunning.
Each Outsite location is different, so make sure you read reviews for that specific location before booking. This property was super different from any other Outsite I’ve stayed at. You can find my reviews of other Outsite locations here. In general, with Outsite, I’d say you can count on a physically beautiful space that has everything you need to be productive. I’ve never had a WiFi issue at an Outsite property, and there’s always free coffee and laundry on site. Outsite prices can be quite high, so the value can vary based on the location. Where Outsite can improve is fostering community – it can be hit-or-miss depending on the location and community manager. Many Outsite locations are also booked through sites like Booking.com and Airbnb, meaning sometimes non-nomads are coming through for a few days at a time.
This was my sixth Outsite stay – I’m a member, and I appreciate the role Outsite plays in the remote work space. It’s great to have beautiful spaces built specifically for coworking and coliving. I’ve met great people through the Outsite community!
The Outsite Porto Muoco location is a hip, unique property with everything you need to be productive. This Outsite was different from the other Outsites I’ve stayed at – a cool multi-use place with a cowork, cafe, does events, and is a bit more of a hotel than a colive. It’s also the largest Outsite I’ve stayed at.
It’s in the Bonfim neighborhood (rated one of the coolest in Europe!), close to groceries, restaurants, shops, and is super close to the metro. It’s about a 30 minute walk from the center, in a less touristy part of town. Porto is a super cute city, more chill than Lisbon but with plenty to do, lots of creatives and artists, a digital nomad community, and everything you need. I took the bus from Lisbon, but you can also take the train or fly.
I only recommend places I’ve personally vetted – you can read more about what I look for in a coliving space here & find my full list of recommendations (and discounts!) here.
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Let’s get into it!
Price. I stayed in the Studio + Garden room, which is $89.90 per night / $2787 for the month if you have a member discount. There are a lot of room types at this property – you can get a private room, a studio, or even a full apartment, so there are cheaper options as well. Given everything you have access to at this property, honestly, it’s great value for a very cool place to stay. You get the benefits of a hotel + amenities for a longer-term stay + events + a way to meet other nomads.
Value. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(5/5)
Bedroom. My Studio + Garden room had a Queen-size bed, balcony on the shared ground-floor garden, kitchenette, desk/kitchen table, and ensuite bathroom. When I saw my room, I was absolutely stoked – it’s a really cool, big, nice space! I had full size window/dooors overlooking the shared garden, a cool leather window seat, and the kitchenette has a coffee maker, stovetop, electric kettle, mini-fridge, and microwave. Over time, I found some ‘flaws’ / things to nit-pick about – but I think this is only because, in my mind, Outsite has set the bar for well-designed physical space so high. For example, in the kitchenette, the fridge + cabinet doors opened in the ‘wrong’ direction. I would have liked more storage space and/or shelving. There is a wall/storage space between the shower/bathroom and the main room, but it’s so shallow that it’s not very usable; whereas this could have provided a ton of closet and pantry space. The lights in the room were a bit quirky, and I actually had to have someone explain them to me. 😅 It was also darker at night than I would have liked; but enough light to work. My only windows overlooked the shared garden, so I had to be mindful about not walking around naked with the curtains open. Overall, I really loved my room, and I felt very comfortable and at home here. The bed is really comfy, and you get four pillows. I loved the leather, cement + hardwood vibes. It’s really spacious, and it’s nice to have a big shower and the toilet/bathroom separate. The bathroom doesn’t have much sink space, but there is a little stand to put your toiletries on. They even provided an extension cord so I could easily work from the kitchen table.
Work space. Elite-level coworking status 🔥 There are lots of great spots to choose from. There’s a full coworking area on -1 with call booths, and meeting rooms (I’m not sure if you need to rent those). I love that they give a discount to locals to use the cowork! There is also a full cafe + cowork on the ground floor, so you can order food or a coffee while you work. There are tables and umbrellas in the garden, so you can work outside. And there are other nooks and crannies to work from – a living-room style room and a record library. Plus my room had a table + good chairs as well. You have everything you need to be productive here, and it’s really nice that there’s a cafe on-site.
Kitchen/ coffee. This is the only Outsite I’ve stayed at (except for Zoku Vienna) that didn’t have a shared kitchen, which contributes to it feeling a bit more hotel-like than colive-like. There is a cafe on-site with great coffee and good breakfast and lunch options. The kitchenette in my studio was really nice to have – it had a coffemaker, electric kettle, two burners, a mini-fridge and a microwave. If you wanted to really cook, the kitchenette isn’t super well equipped; I didn’t have any bowls, for example. Outsite provides a sponge + dish soap (but no hand soap at the kitchen sink), oil, salt, pepper, and coffee; though when I arrived the oil, pepper, and coffee were empty, and both the coffee maker and salt shaker were broken. The coffee Outsite provides is usually great – and the coffee in the cafe was great, but the coffee in my room wasn’t. There isn’t really anywhere to dry dishes. The freezer aspect of the fridge was also a bit broken; the door wouldn’t fully close. It was super nice to have the kitchenette, and for a week-long stay, it was all I needed.
Common areas. Many! There is the downstairs cowork, the upstairs cafe + cowork, the art/music space, the record library, the outdoor garden, the yoga room, and the pool.
Amenities. Honestly, so many! Free coffee and tea in your room (though I didn’t love this coffee, and usually the Outsite coffee is quite good). Pool. Yoga room with a 20kg kettlebell and 5kg dumbbells. Laundry, though just one washer/dryer for the whole property. Kitchenette. On-site cafe. Two coworking spaces. Tons of nooks and crannies, art space, music library, couches. Ping pong table. Regular events going on, like concerts, yoga, and coworking days. Full size soap + shampoo and conditioner, which I love (though I’m always suspicious when soap + shampoo are the same product).
Location. Porto is on the Atlantic coast, about 3 hours north of Lisbon. You can rent a car, take a bus, train, or fly. It’s a lovely, cute, artsy city with good vibes and amazing sunsets. It’s more chill than Lisbon and there are plenty of restaurants, cafes, and things to do. The architecture here is super cool. The Outsite is in a less-touristy neighborhood and right next to the metro. There are groceries nearby, and not a ton of restaurants very close but there are plenty. It’s easy to go for a run by the river from here, and it’s only a 30-minute walk to the center of town. It’s a good location – not in the center of the action, but has everything you need.
Cleanliness & room cleaning. In this room when I arrived, a lot of things hadn’t been checked – the coffee, oil, pepper, and dish soap were out, and the coffeemaker, freezer, and salt shaker were broken. The room was beautiful and clean, though the windows were not. At this property, there is complimentary cleaning for nightly stays, and weekly cleaning for weekly + monthly stays. They cleaned my room every day and even did my dishes, which was super nice!
Staff. This Outsite is like a proper hotel – there’s a reception (most are self check-in), kind staff that work at the restaurant, and lovely cleaners. Majo, the wonderful community manager, also works at the reception a few days a week, which is super nice. At most Outsite properties, the community manager is rarely around, so it was really great to get to see and chat with Majo regularly.
Community management. Majo is the community manager, and she’s absolutely lovely and super sweet. She was great about organizing weekly events and sharing about the Outsite events going on at the property, sharing recommendations, and even checking in on folks proactively. A gem!
Members. This is a mixed property, so both Outsite members and folks who have booked through places like Booking.com and Airbnb. And you’ll meet folks working for the day from the cowork cafe or coming for an event. It’s also quite large. So a bit more of an anonymous hotel vibe + the opportunity to meet locals and other nomads. We had our WhatsApp chat for Outsite members, and folks were quite friendly and active about planning things most days!
Community. ⭐️⭐️⭐️(3.5/5)
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Overall feel. Hip, cool, vibey, spacious, chill, artsy, creative
This is a unique property with a very cool concept in the nomad + travel space. I loved how many multi-purpose spaces this property had and how they met so many different needs in one place. It felt very alive and creative and like there was a lot going on – even if you didn’t leave the property.
For the property alone, I think it’s good value for a stay. I do recommend becoming an Outsite member. I was grandfathered in to lifetime membership (I joined in 2019). Now it’s $150 per year or $399 for a lifetime membership; I’d probably go ahead and get a lifetime membership if you think you’ll stay at a few Outsites over 2+ years. Now that Selina is dissolved, Outsite occupies a unique niche in the nomad community – a global brand with physical colives around the world. I always love supporting boutique colivings run by locals, but Outsite is a great option to have in your repertoire.
Have you stayed at an Outsite? What was your experience like? Let me know if you make it to Porto and what you think of the Muoco location! Tell me your thoughts on Instagram @t.prad.
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