What Is Virrey Coliving?

There is a certain category of place that travels know but algorithms miss. Virrey Coliving — operated by Fraile Homes under the name Build it in Bogotá — belongs firmly in that category. It is not the biggest coliving in Bogotá. It is not the most loudly marketed. And yet, among the digital nomads and remote workers who have actually stayed there, it consistently earns the kind of praise reserved for places that genuinely overdeliver: best space I've ever stayed in, the coliving people became my Colombian family, I would recommend it with closed eyes.

Located just one block from Parque El Virrey — in what is widely considered Bogotá's most exclusive and liveable neighbourhood — this is a boutique, 6,200 sqft apartment coliving of seven private bedrooms, designed for the kind of remote worker who knows that where you live shapes the quality of what you build.

It is, without question, one of Bogotá's most underrated coliving experiences. This review explains why that underrating is unjust — and why the right person should stop overlooking it.

Virrey Coliving is best for:

✓ Digital nomads who want boutique quality over building-scale anonymity ✓ Remote workers seeking Bogotá's most convenient and prestigious neighbourhood ✓ Long-stay residents who want meaningful long-stay discounts on a premium experience ✓ People who value intimate community — seven rooms means everyone knows everyone ✓ Anyone who wants Zona Rosa, Parque 93, and Zona T within walking distance

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Why Virrey Coliving Is Different

Most Bogotá colivings compete on scale — more rooms, more buildings, more amenities you will probably use twice. Virrey Coliving by Fraile Homes competes on something harder to manufacture: the quality of daily life.

Seven bedrooms. Spread across three floors. In a 6,200 sqft apartment in one of the most desirable addresses in all of Colombia. The building is not a coliving complex engineered for maximum occupancy. It is a beautifully curated home — designed with minimalist modern aesthetics, maintained to an exceptional standard, and animated by a weekly programme of events that creates the kind of connection most large colivings spend enormous resources trying to replicate and never quite achieve.

The Fraile Homes philosophy is simple and consistent: harmony, flexibility, and quality. Every design choice in the Virrey space flows from those three words. The clean lines and contemporary interiors signal that someone cared about aesthetics. The daily cleaning service signals that someone cares about standards. The Friday events, the kitchen nights, the yoga mornings signal that someone understands that community does not happen by accident — it requires structure and intention.

When you strip away the noise of the broader Bogotá coliving market, Virrey Coliving does the foundational thing better than almost anyone else: it makes you feel at home.

The Location: Why Parque El Virrey Is Bogotá's Finest Address

If you have spent time researching where to live in Bogotá, you will have encountered the same cluster of names: Zona Rosa, Parque 93, El Chicó, Virrey. These are not just neighbourhoods — they are Bogotá's gold standard for walkable, safe, beautiful urban living.

El Chicó — the broader district encompassing both Parque 93 and Parque El Virrey — blends residential serenity with urban accessibility. It mixes beautiful architectural styles: modern luxury apartments alongside traditional brick buildings, with trendy cafés, restaurants, and local shops all within easy walking distance, creating a lively yet intimate community.

Virrey Coliving sits at the heart of this. The apartment is one block from Parque El Virrey itself — a long, beautiful greenway that stretches along the río Virrey corridor, beloved by joggers, dog walkers, cyclists, and anyone who values the rare urban luxury of a proper park outside their front door. And within five to ten minutes on foot, you have access to virtually everything that makes Bogotá compelling:

Walking distance from Virrey Coliving:

This is not proximity in the loose, optimistic sense that hospitality listings use to describe everything within three kilometres. This is genuine walkability. Restaurants, coffee shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, parks, nightlife, shopping centres, and Bogotá's finest dining corridor — all of it reachable on foot, without a taxi, without traffic, without the logistical drag that makes city life exhausting.

For a digital nomad, this matters enormously. Your daily life happens in a radius. When that radius is this good, everything works better: the morning run, the coffee before work, the lunch break that becomes a stroll around the park, the dinner with new friends from the coliving. The neighbourhood is not a backdrop to your stay at Virrey — it is part of the product.

Understanding the Neighbourhood: Chicó, Virrey, and Why This Location Wins

Parque 93 is the centrepiece of a section of Bogotá just north of the Zona Rosa. The whole neighbourhood is a lovely place for walking, with great restaurants and nightlife — especially in the park itself. The park frequently features temporary art installations and sees regular festivals. It is also one of the best spots in the city for a picnic, with views towards the mountains and a laid-back but lively atmosphere. Bogotá's "jet set" crowd frequents the nightclubs and cafés here more than tourists do — which means this is where Bogotá actually lives, not where it performs for visitors.

Parque El Virrey, half a block from the coliving, is the longer, quieter counterpart: a dedicated running and cycling path lined with trees, where the morning air is crisp at altitude and the pace of life slows just enough to remind you why you left the city you came from.

The combination — the energy of Parque 93 five minutes away, the calm of Virrey Park fifty metres from your door — is precisely why this address is considered the most balanced in Bogotá for people who want both productivity and quality of life.

The Space: Three Floors, Seven Rooms, One Exceptional Home

Virrey Coliving occupies a 6,200 sqft apartment across three floors, and the architecture of the space tells you exactly what Fraile Homes is trying to do.

Ground floor: A large, fully equipped kitchen — described by guests as high-end and genuinely usable — flows into a living and dining area that doubles as a coworking workspace. This is where the community happens: morning coffee, working lunches, evening conversations, the slow accumulation of connection that distinguishes a real community from a group of people who happen to share a postcode.

Second floor: Seven private bedrooms, each with an en-suite bathroom and a dedicated private workspace. A movie room on this floor gives the space a social anchor beyond the kitchen — somewhere to wind down, to watch films with fellow residents, to stay up too late talking about the projects everyone is working on.

Third floor (rooftop): An outdoor terrace with barbecue facilities, a green area for reading, sunbathing, or early morning yoga. At 2,600 metres altitude, the sky above Bogotá is extraordinary — clear nights reveal a city of eight million lights laid out below the Andean ridge, and mornings arrive with the particular freshness that only altitude can produce.

Room Types

Standard Rooms

• Private en-suite bathroom

• Dedicated private working area

• Queen-size bed

• Linen and towels provided

• 50'' Smart TV

• Closet and hangers

• Iron

• Security box

• Weekly cleaning service

Premium Rooms

• Private en-suite bathroom

• Dedicated private working area

• Queen-size bed

• Linen and towels provided

• 50'' Smart TV

• Walk-in closet (upgrade from standard)

• Hangers

• Iron

• Security box

• Weekly cleaning service

The distinction between standard and premium rooms is the walk-in closet — meaningful for longer stays when the volume of your wardrobe expands to match your life. Both room types share every other feature, including private bathrooms and private workspaces: two elements that are non-negotiable for anyone working to international time zones and taking video calls.

Communal Amenities Included

• Fully equipped high-end shared kitchen

• Coworking and working space on ground floor

• Movie room (second floor)

• Rooftop BBQ terrace with green area

• Laundry facilities

• Daily cleaning service (all rooms)

• Free high-speed fibre WiFi throughout

• 24-hour front desk

• Tour organisation for guests

• Mountain views from the property

• Outdoor dining area

• Satellite TV in shared spaces

• Weekly community events programme

Pricing: Long Stays Rewarded, Short Stays Welcome

Virrey Coliving by Fraile Homes operates on a flexible pricing model that rewards commitment with meaningfully better rates — a structure that aligns directly with how coliving actually works at its best. The longer you stay, the deeper the discount, and the deeper the community connection that makes the stay worth extending.

Pricing is not publicly listed with fixed monthly rates — Fraile Homes customises offers based on room type, stay length, and availability. Contact the team directly for a current quote tailored to your dates:

📧 Email: reservas@frailehomes.com 📱 WhatsApp: +57 323 900 2900 🌐 Book directly: frailehomes.com

What the pricing context suggests, based on comparable Bogotá boutique colivings of this quality and location tier, is that Virrey Coliving represents exceptional value at the long-stay rate. The neighbourhood alone — Parque El Virrey, within walking distance of Parque 93 and Zona Rosa — commands a premium in Bogotá's conventional rental market. Getting that address, with a furnished private room, all utilities, daily cleaning, fibre WiFi, and a rooftop terrace, at a monthly coliving rate that scales down with length of stay, is a genuinely compelling proposition.

A small refundable damage deposit (COP 300,000, approximately $75 USD) is required on arrival, returned within seven days of checkout subject to a room inspection. Bank transfer payment before arrival is standard.

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Community: Intimacy at Its Most Effective

Seven rooms is not a limitation. It is a design philosophy.

At seven residents maximum, Virrey Coliving cannot produce the anonymous energy of a 100-person coliving tower. What it can produce — and consistently does, according to everyone who has stayed there — is something far more valuable: the kind of community where people genuinely know each other, where dinner is dinner and not a networking event, where the person you meet on the rooftop terrace becomes a friend rather than a contact.

Fraile Homes describes its philosophy as believing "in the power and importance of co-creating" — designing collaborative spaces for housing, working, and enriching experiences that bring people together and offer a lifestyle that "awakens creativity and enhances opportunities." That language might read as marketing copy until you read the reviews, where guests use phrases like Colombian family and unforgettable to describe what happens when that philosophy is executed at the right scale.

Weekly Events Programme

Friday events are the weekly anchor of social life at Virrey Coliving — a recurring occasion that gives new arrivals an immediate entry point into the community and gives long-term residents a reliable rhythm around which the rest of the week organises itself. Beyond Friday, the weekly events programme spans:

• Kitchen nights

  — communal cooking, shared meals, the kind of conversations that only happen around food

• Yoga mornings

  — rooftop sessions taking advantage of the altitude, the green terrace, and the mountain views

• Cultural events

  — Bogotá orientation for new residents, exploration of the neighbourhood and the wider city

• Workshops and skill-sharing

  — the natural exchange that emerges when a small group of entrepreneurs and remote workers share a home

• Barbecue evenings

  — the rooftop terrace comes into its own as a social space on warm Bogotá evenings

The event structure exists to make connection easy, not to manufacture it. At seven people, it rarely needs to work hard. The intimacy of the space does most of the work on its own.

Who You'll Live With

Virrey Coliving attracts a specific profile: international digital nomads and remote workers who have done enough research to find it, entrepreneurs building or growing projects, expats relocating to Bogotá for the first time who want a human introduction to the city, and travellers whose definition of a good stay involves people they will actually remember.

The community skews international — guests from Europe, North America, and across Latin America make up the regular resident mix. English is comfortably spoken throughout. And because the space is small enough that everyone encounters everyone, the mixing happens naturally rather than requiring programming.

As one guest summarised it: "the sense of community that is experienced in the house makes the experience unforgettable."

Real Guest Reviews

The review record for Virrey Coliving by Fraile Homes is consistently exceptional. Here is what verified guests say across platforms:

On the space and design: "The best space I have ever stayed in! The design of the space is beautiful, with all the comforts that may be needed to have an excellent experience." ★★★★★

On the layout across floors: "The space is super spacious — on the first floor you have a large kitchen, living-dining room and workspace. On the second floor are the rooms and an area to share movies, and on the third floor you have a space to grill and also a green area to sit and read a book, sunbathe, or meditate." ★★★★★

On the community: "My experience here was wonderful — the coliving people became my Colombian family ♥️ If you have the opportunity to stay here I would recommend it with closed eyes!" ★★★★★

On the location: "They also have an excellent location — half a block away you have Virrey Park, and a few minutes away you find the T zone, as well as options to shop, go out for drinks or food." ★★★★★

On the neighbourhood walkability: "It is also super located — 1 block from 85th Street and a 5 to 10 minute walk from several areas of restaurants, shopping centres and cafés, such as Parque 93, the T zone, the Andino shopping centre, Atlantis and El Retiro. I highly recommend it, especially to digital nomads who want to live a different experience in Bogotá." ★★★★★

On the weekly events: "Activities are usually held here on Fridays, and that helps one integrate with more people and get to know a little more about Bogotá!" ★★★★★

On the cleanliness and upkeep: "Mrs. Flor is also a wonderful person — she makes sure the coliving and your room are impeccable!!" ★★★★★

On the overall digital nomad fit: "It is a perfect place for digital nomads. They have very large space, good amenities and a perfect location!! Super recommended." ★★★★★

Consistent themes across all reviews:

• Space quality and minimalist design consistently exceed expectations

• Location is cited in virtually every review as a standout differentiator

• Community warmth and depth is the most emotionally resonant positive — guests become friends

• The Fraile Homes team's care, responsiveness, and maintenance standards are praised repeatedly

• The weekly events structure, particularly Fridays, is credited with catalysing community connection

Pros & Cons

Pros

The neighbourhood is simply unmatched. Parque El Virrey at 94 metres, Parque 93 at 1.4 km, Zona Rosa within easy reach, Calle 85 at 850 metres — this is the address Bogotá's professionals choose when they have options. For a digital nomad staying for a month or more, the quality of your daily environment compounds. Being in this neighbourhood every day makes the experience better in ways that are hard to quantify but immediately felt.

Boutique intimacy that larger colivings cannot replicate. Seven rooms is not a compromise — it is the entire point. At this scale, you know everyone within days. The community forms naturally. Dinners are dinner. The rooftop in the evenings becomes genuinely communal. This is what the most thoughtful coliving advocates have always argued: the best communities are small enough to be real.

Exceptional space design and maintenance. The 6,200 sqft apartment is described by guest after guest as beautiful, well-maintained, and genuinely comfortable. The minimalist aesthetic is not a stylistic shortcut — it is the visual language of a space that has been thought about. Daily cleaning keeps it that way.

Long-stay discounts reward commitment. The sliding-scale pricing model means that choosing to stay longer is not just a better community decision — it is a better financial one. For digital nomads who know they want a Bogotá base for multiple months, Virrey Coliving's long-stay rates make the premium-neighbourhood address more financially accessible than the short-stay rates would suggest.

A three-floor living experience with real vertical variety. Kitchen and coworking on the ground floor, rooms and cinema on the second, rooftop terrace and barbecue on the third — the architecture creates natural separation between work life, private life, and social life. You are never in the same space for the same purpose twice. That variety keeps the experience fresh over long stays.

Fraile Homes' wider network. Fraile Homes operates individual apartments and studios across multiple Bogotá neighbourhoods — Chicó, Cedritos, Santa Bárbara–Usaquén, Centro Internacional — which means residents who want to explore different parts of the city on future stays have a trusted operator to return to. The relationship extends beyond a single booking.

Cons

Seven rooms means availability is tight. The intimacy that makes Virrey Coliving exceptional also means it fills quickly. Planning ahead — particularly for extended stays during popular travel periods — is essential. There are no spare rooms to absorb last-minute bookings. If you want this space, you need to reach out early.

Pricing requires direct inquiry. Unlike larger platforms that publish monthly rates transparently, Fraile Homes requires direct contact for current pricing. This is a minor friction point for guests who prefer to compare costs before committing to a conversation. The payoff is a more personalised booking experience and, for long stays, a negotiated rate that the published price would not reflect.

Not a building with a vertical amenity stack. Virrey Coliving does not have a professional gym, a spa, a pool, or a cinema room in the Plura sense. What it has is a rooftop terrace, a movie area, a high-end kitchen, and a coworking space — a curated selection rather than a comprehensive catalogue. For digital nomads who require a full gym or swimming pool on-site, this is worth knowing. For those who prioritise location, design, and community over amenity quantity, it is irrelevant.

Scale means community chemistry matters. At seven people, the quality of your experience is more sensitive to the mix of residents than it would be in a larger space. Fraile Homes curates well — the consistent quality of reviews speaks to that — but the intimate format rewards residents who are genuinely open to connection. If you plan to stay entirely to yourself, a larger and more anonymous coliving may serve you better.

Bogotá requires altitude acclimatisation. At 2,600 metres, most new arrivals experience some fatigue and breathlessness in the first two to three days. It resolves quickly, but it is worth building into your arrival planning — particularly if you are arriving from sea level.

Who Is Virrey Coliving For — and Who Should Look Elsewhere

Virrey Coliving is an excellent fit if you:

• Are staying at least a month and want long-stay discount pricing

• Value neighbourhood quality as highly as amenity quantity

• Want a boutique, intimate community rather than a large, high-energy building

• Are drawn to modern minimalist aesthetics and genuinely well-maintained spaces

• Want to be within walking distance of Bogotá's finest dining, parks, and nightlife

• Are open to genuine community — sharing kitchen space, joining Friday events, building real relationships

• Are a first-time Bogotá visitor who wants a warm, human introduction to the city

Virrey Coliving is probably not the right fit if you:

• Need a large-scale amenity stack (professional gym, pool, spa, cinema complex)

• Prefer total anonymity and a hotel-style transactional experience

• Are planning only a few nights and want the flexibility of a very short minimum stay

• Need to be in a specific neighbourhood for work proximity (e.g., San Felipe for creative industry, Nogal for finance) that doesn't align with the Virrey location

• Want a large community of 50–100+ people for networking at scale

The clearest test: if the image of waking up, making coffee in a beautiful shared kitchen, walking fifty metres to run along Parque El Virrey at altitude, coming back to work at a desk in your private room with mountain views, and ending the day on a rooftop terrace with people who have genuinely become friends — if that sounds like exactly the version of remote work you have been trying to build — Virrey Coliving was designed for you.

How Virrey Coliving Compares in the Bogotá Market

Virrey Coliving does not try to compete with Plura on amenity scale. It competes on something different — and for a specific kind of resident, arguably more important: the quality of the daily environment, the intimacy of the community, and the accumulated value of being in Bogotá's finest neighbourhood every single day of your stay.

Fraile Homes: A Brand Built on Human Connection

Virrey Coliving is the flagship coliving experience within the broader Fraile Homes portfolio — a Bogotá-based platform for short and medium-term stays whose tagline, Feel Like Home: Harmony, Flexibility, and Quality, describes both an aspiration and an operational reality.

Beyond the Virrey coliving, Fraile Homes operates an expanding network of individual apartments and studios across Bogotá's most desirable districts:

• Studios at Chicó

  — individual apartments in the Chicó district

• Apartments at Cedritos

  — individual apartments in the northern Cedritos area

• Apartments at Chicó–Virrey–Cabrera

  — individual units across the premium north

• Apartments at Santa Bárbara–Usaquén

  — northern premium individual apartments

• Centro Internacional

  — apartments in the central business district

This means that residents who find Fraile Homes through the Virrey coliving have a trusted operator to return to across different formats and price points — from coliving community to private studio to independent apartment — as their needs evolve over multiple Bogotá stays.

The Fraile Homes philosophy does not change across formats. Every space is managed with the same commitment to quality, cleanliness, and personal attention that makes the Virrey coliving so consistently well-reviewed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Virrey Coliving? Virrey Coliving is a boutique seven-bedroom coliving space operated by Fraile Homes in Bogotá's prestigious Parque El Virrey neighbourhood. It operates under the name Build it in Bogotá and is designed for digital nomads, remote workers, and entrepreneurs seeking an intimate community and a premium location for long-term stays.

Where exactly is Virrey Coliving located? One block from Parque El Virrey, within 1.4 km of Parque 93, walking distance from Zona Rosa / Zona T, and approximately 15.9 km from El Dorado International Airport. Full contact and directions via frailehomes.com.

How much does Virrey Coliving cost? Pricing is customised based on room type (standard or premium), length of stay, and availability. Long-stay discounts are available and meaningful. Contact Fraile Homes directly at reservas@frailehomes.com or via WhatsApp at +57 323 900 2900 for a personalised quote.

What is the minimum stay at Virrey Coliving? Fraile Homes accommodates both short and medium-term stays, with better rates for longer commitments. One month or more is ideal for experiencing the full community value.

Is Virrey Coliving good for digital nomads? Yes — it is one of the most highly recommended boutique coliving options in Bogotá for digital nomads who want both a productive workspace and a genuine community in a premium neighbourhood. Reviews consistently praise its location, design quality, and community warmth.

What amenities are included? Private en-suite rooms (standard and premium), private workspace in every room, fully equipped shared kitchen, coworking area, movie room, rooftop BBQ terrace with green space, laundry facilities, daily cleaning, fibre WiFi, 24-hour front desk, and weekly events programme.

Does Virrey Coliving have a gym or pool? No on-site gym or pool. Virrey Coliving's focus is on community, location, and curated living experience rather than a full vertical amenity stack. Gyms and fitness facilities are available within the immediately surrounding neighbourhood.

How do I book Virrey Coliving? Book directly through Fraile Homes, via email at reservas@frailehomes.com, or via WhatsApp at +57 323 900 2900. The space is also listed on Booking.com and Airbnb, though direct booking is recommended for the best long-stay rates.

Final Verdict: Is Virrey Coliving Worth It?

Yes — and the case for it is cleaner than it looks.

Virrey Coliving by Fraile Homes is the kind of place that the right person will talk about for years. Not because it has the most rooms or the biggest amenity catalogue, but because it does the essential things at an exceptional level: a beautiful, thoughtfully designed space in Bogotá's most desirable neighbourhood, an intimate community small enough to be real, a weekly events structure that makes connection easy, and a team that genuinely cares whether you feel at home.

The long-stay model is the heart of the value proposition. Bogotá rewards commitment — the city reveals itself slowly, its communities form over weeks not days, and its cost of living rewards the resident who plants a flag rather than the one who passes through. Virrey Coliving is designed for exactly that resident: someone who has decided that Bogotá is worth knowing properly, and wants to do it from the best possible address, in the best possible company.

It is, as we said at the start, Bogotá's most underrated coliving experience. That will not remain true forever. The people who have already discovered it are the reason it stays full.

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Last updated: 2026 | Based on firsthand research, verified guest reviews, and public listing data from Coliving.community, Booking.com, Expedia, Fraile Homes official listings, and independent neighbourhood guides.