What Is Virrey Coliving?

There is a certain category of place that travelers 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.

Located just one block from Parque El Virrey — in what is widely considered Bogotá's most exclusive and liveable neighborhood — 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.

This review covers the space, the neighborhood, real guest feedback, and all five of the property's current room listings on CoDNX.

Virrey Coliving is best for: ✓ Digital nomads who want boutique quality over building-scale anonymity ✓ Remote workers seeking Bogotá's most convenient and prestigious neighborhood ✓ 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

Book Virrey Coliving on CoDNX → See all five room listings below 📧 reservas@frailehomes.com · 📱 WhatsApp +57 323 900 2900 📍 One block from Parque El Virrey, Bogotá, Colombia

Comparing options first? Browse other coliving spaces in Bogotá, or start with the Coliving Guide if this is your first long-stay booking.

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, the daily cleaning service, the Friday events, the kitchen nights, the yoga mornings. Community here doesn't happen by accident; it's built with structure and intention.

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

El Chicó — the broader district encompassing both Parque 93 and Parque El Virrey — blends residential serenity with urban accessibility: modern luxury apartments alongside traditional brick buildings, trendy cafés, restaurants, and local shops all within easy walking distance.

Virrey Coliving sits at the heart of this, one block from Parque El Virrey itself — a long greenway along the Río Virrey corridor beloved by joggers, dog walkers, and cyclists. Within a five-to-ten-minute walk, guests reach virtually everything that makes Bogotá compelling:

This is genuine walkability, not the loose, optimistic proximity claims common in hospitality listings. Restaurants, cafés, supermarkets, pharmacies, parks, nightlife, and shopping — all reachable on foot. For a digital nomad, that radius becomes the texture of daily life: the morning run, the coffee before work, the lunch-break stroll around the park, the dinner with new coliving friends.

Parque 93 itself, a few minutes further, is where Bogotá's "jet set" crowd actually spends time — nightclubs, cafés, temporary art installations, regular festivals — a neighborhood locals live in rather than one performed for visitors. Parque El Virrey, right at the coliving's doorstep, is the quieter counterpart: a dedicated running and cycling path at 2,600 metres altitude, where the air is crisp and the pace slows.

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

Virrey Coliving occupies a 6,200 sqft apartment across three floors:

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.

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.

Third floor (rooftop): An outdoor terrace with barbecue facilities and a green area for reading, sunbathing, or early morning yoga. At 2,600 metres altitude, clear nights reveal Bogotá's eight million lights below the Andean ridge.

Room types (Standard vs. Premium): Both include a private en-suite bathroom, a dedicated private working area, a queen-size bed, linens and towels, a 50-inch Smart TV, closet, iron, security box, and weekly cleaning. The distinction is a walk-in closet in Premium rooms — meaningful for longer stays.

Communal amenities: fully equipped high-end shared kitchen, ground-floor coworking space, second-floor movie room, rooftop BBQ terrace with green area, laundry facilities, daily cleaning service in all rooms, free high-speed fiber Wi-Fi throughout, 24-hour front desk, tour organization for guests, mountain views, an outdoor dining area, satellite TV in shared spaces, and a weekly community events programme.

The Rooms on CoDNX

Five of Virrey Coliving's seven King Suites are currently listed individually on CoDNX. Every room includes an ensuite private bathroom, dedicated Wi-Fi, dedicated coworking access, private workstation, and ergonomic chair — consistent with the property-wide amenity set described above.

A few patterns worth knowing before booking:

• Room 3 is the only listing that accepts 2 guests

  — worth prioritizing for couples or friends wanting to share, since the other four are capped at 1 guest per booking.

• Cancellation terms genuinely differ.

  Rooms 1 and 3 run on a Long-term (28+ day) policy — full refund 30+ days out, 50% refund 14–30 days out, no refund inside 14 days. Rooms 2, 4, and 5 are Flexible — full refund up to 48 hours before check-in. Guests who value booking flexibility should look at Rooms 2, 4, or 5.

• Discount depth varies meaningfully.

  Room 2 and Room 3 both reach up to 40–41% off (via Volunteer Discount) across 6 discount types, while Room 5 tops out at 25% off across just 3 types — worth comparing at checkout.

• All five are priced within a tight $37–40/month starting band

  before discounts, which is unusually consistent for a property offering both Standard and Premium room tiers per its own site — suggesting these CoDNX listings may not yet distinguish between the two room types Fraile Homes describes (Standard vs. Premium, the latter with a walk-in closet).

[TO CONFIRM] Worth asking Fraile Homes directly which of the two remaining King Suites (of the seven total) aren't yet listed on CoDNX, and whether any of the five listed here correspond to the Premium (walk-in closet) tier described on their own site — the current CoDNX descriptions don't distinguish between Standard and Premium.

Pricing: Long Stays Rewarded, Short Stays Welcome

Fraile Homes doesn't publish fixed monthly rates — pricing is customized based on room type, stay length, and availability. The CoDNX listings above give a starting reference point ($37–40/month before discounts), but a direct quote from the team will reflect current availability and your specific dates:

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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.

Given the neighborhood alone commands a premium in Bogotá's conventional rental market, a furnished private en-suite room with all utilities, daily cleaning, fiber Wi-Fi, and rooftop access, at a rate that scales down with length of stay, represents a genuinely compelling long-stay proposition relative to renting independently in Chicó.

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 produces instead, according to everyone who has stayed there, is a community where people genuinely know each other.

Weekly events programme:

• Friday events

  — the weekly social anchor, giving new arrivals an immediate entry point

• Kitchen nights

  — communal cooking and shared meals

• Yoga mornings

  — rooftop sessions taking advantage of the altitude and mountain views

• Cultural events

  — Bogotá orientation for new residents

• Workshops and skill-sharing

  — natural exchange among entrepreneurs and remote workers

• Barbecue evenings

  — the rooftop terrace as social space

The community skews international — guests from Europe, North America, and across Latin America — with English comfortably spoken throughout. Because the space is small, mixing happens naturally rather than requiring programming to force it.

What People Say

The review record for Virrey Coliving is consistently exceptional across platforms. On the design and space: one guest called it the best space they had ever stayed in, citing beautiful design and every comfort needed for an excellent experience. On the layout: guests describe the ground-floor kitchen, living, and workspace flowing together, the second-floor rooms and movie area, and the third-floor grill and reading space as genuinely distinct, well-used zones.

On community, one guest wrote that the coliving residents became their Colombian family, and that they would recommend the stay without hesitation. On location, reviewers consistently cite the half-block distance to Virrey Park and the short reach to Zona T, shopping, and dining as standout advantages, with several guests specifically recommending it to digital nomads seeking a different kind of Bogotá experience. The Friday events are repeatedly credited with helping new guests integrate quickly and learn about the city. Housekeeping staff, and specifically a team member named Flor, receive consistent individual praise for keeping the space impeccable.

Consistent themes across the review record: space quality and minimalist design routinely exceed expectations, the location is cited as a standout differentiator in virtually every review, community warmth is the most emotionally resonant positive, and the Fraile Homes team's care and responsiveness are praised repeatedly.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• The neighborhood is simply unmatched — Parque El Virrey at 94 metres, Parque 93 at 1.4 km, Zona Rosa within easy reach.

• Boutique intimacy that larger colivings cannot replicate — seven rooms means you know everyone within days.

• Exceptional space design and maintenance, with daily cleaning keeping it that way.

• Long-stay discounts reward commitment, making the premium-neighborhood address more financially accessible over multiple months.

• A three-floor living experience with real vertical variety — work, private life, and social life each get their own zone.

• Fraile Homes' wider Bogotá network (Chicó, Cedritos, Santa Bárbara–Usaquén, Centro Internacional) gives residents a trusted operator to return to.

• All five CoDNX-listed rooms include ensuite private bathrooms and dedicated coworking access as standard.

Cons

• Seven rooms means availability is tight — planning ahead, especially for extended stays, is essential.

• Pricing requires direct inquiry rather than transparent published monthly rates — a minor friction point for comparison shoppers.

• No on-site gym, spa, or pool — the amenity set is curated rather than comprehensive.

• Community chemistry matters more at this scale; residents fully seeking anonymity may prefer a larger, less intimate coliving.

• Bogotá's 2,600-metre altitude means most new arrivals experience some fatigue in the first two to three days.

• [TO CONFIRM]

  Current CoDNX listing descriptions use generic template text that undersells the property relative to its actual scale and amenities — worth updating before this review goes live so prospective guests see accurate room descriptions when they click through.

How Virrey Coliving Compares

Virrey Coliving doesn't compete with Plura on amenity scale — it competes on the quality of daily environment, the intimacy of community, and the accumulated value of being in Bogotá's finest neighborhood every day of the stay.

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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 Virrey, Fraile Homes operates an expanding network of individual apartments and studios across Bogotá's most desirable districts: Chicó, Cedritos, Chicó–Virrey–Cabrera, Santa Bárbara–Usaquén, and Centro Internacional. Residents who find Fraile Homes through the Virrey coliving have a trusted operator to return to across different formats and price points as their needs evolve.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Virrey Coliving? A boutique seven-bedroom coliving space operated by Fraile Homes in Bogotá's prestigious Parque El Virrey neighborhood, designed for digital nomads, remote workers, and entrepreneurs seeking an intimate community in a premium location.

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.

How much does Virrey Coliving cost? Pricing is customized by room type, stay length, and availability. CoDNX listings currently start from roughly $37–40/month before discounts; contact Fraile Homes directly for a personalized quote.

Can two people share a room? Yes — one of the five current CoDNX listings (Room 3) accommodates 2 guests; the other four are capped at 1 guest each.

What's the minimum stay? Both short and medium-term stays are accommodated, with better rates for longer commitments — one month or more is ideal for experiencing full community value.

Does Virrey Coliving have a gym or pool? No on-site gym or pool. The focus is on community, location, and curated living rather than a full amenity stack.

How do I book? Directly through any of the five CoDNX room listings linked throughout this review, or via Fraile Homes directly at reservas@frailehomes.com or WhatsApp +57 323 900 2900.

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 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 neighborhood, an intimate community small enough to be real, a weekly events structure that makes connection easy, and a team that genuinely cares whether guests feel at home.

The long-stay model is the heart of the value proposition. Bogotá rewards commitment — its communities form over weeks, not days — and Virrey Coliving is designed for exactly that resident: someone who has decided Bogotá is worth knowing properly, from the best possible address, in the best possible company.

Book Virrey Coliving on CoDNX → See all five room listings above 📧 reservas@frailehomes.com · 📱 WhatsApp +57 323 900 2900 📍 One block from Parque El Virrey, Bogotá, Colombia

Last updated: [set on publish] | Based on firsthand research, verified guest reviews, and public listing data from Coliving.community, Booking.com, Expedia, Fraile Homes official listings, independent neighborhood guides, and current CoDNX room listings. See [TO CONFIRM] tags for details worth verifying directly with Fraile Homes before publishing.