Disclaimer: This article is written as part of a collaboration between Toks Travels and Wonder House. I received a sponsored two-week stay in exchange for creating content for them. All views are my own, and this is an honest account of my experience there.
Introduction: First impressions of Wonder House
The very first time I heard about Wonder House was from a friend that I met at another coliving space, Château Coliving. Château, which has sadly closed now, has a special connection with Wonder House Coliving. The vibes are very similar, so I loved Wonder House in many of the same ways. Not only that, but the Wonder House founders have stayed at Château too and started some of the activities that became a mainstay there. Therefore, it was really cool to see how they took their ideas into creating their own coliving space that I got to experience this autumn.
I already had quite a good idea of what Wonder House might be like from its website and Instagram. So, when I arrived, and throughout my stay, the reality matched very well.
What is Wonder House Coliving?
Wonder House is a rural coliving space in Spain for digital nomads. It’s a 14th-century masia located in Montseny, a village in the countryside that is less than one hour from Barcelona. There are 10 bedrooms, and prices start at 600 euros a month for a shared room.
Three friends, Anya, Fidel, and Aleix, opened Wonder House in the summer of 2025. Aleix even met the couple, Anya and Fidel, in a coliving space – the popular Anceu Coliving in Galicia, then travelled together to many other coliving spaces before deciding to start up their own.
Wonder House Coliving is fully equipped with the things you need to work remotely. However, it isn’t a coliving space focused on business masterminds or skill shares. Instead, the idea here is to rest and play after work, and there are lots of things in place to help make that happen. As much as I love the business-focused coliving spaces, sometimes you’re in a space in your life when you’ve done enough masterminds or serious business talks for a while. Wonder House is really a breath of fresh air. It provides a good balance between continuing your work and usual routines and embracing your inner child on the regular.
A coliving where you don’t have to organise all the fun yourself
My favourite types of coliving spaces are the ones that have weekly meetings with the hosts and colivers. These provide a regular structured opportunity for everyone to meet in person, have introductions when anyone new joins, and check in with each other. Importantly, the community can discuss, decide, and schedule what activities they want to do together that week.
So of course, I love Wonder House because they do these weekly meetings, which they call “weekly rituals”. Since there are community dinners every weeknight, this Monday ritual is where we decide who will cook on which evening. The theme of the week is also chosen, which I talk about in the next section.
I understand that this style of community management isn’t for everyone, but it works well for people like me who really like it. As an introvert who enjoys socialising, it can be difficult to organise activities with people I know, let alone strangers I just met. So, I really appreciate the scaffolding of these weekly meetings and organising together to help things happen.
Since it’s not a retreat or guided tour holiday, there isn’t a packed schedule created of things to do every hour. There just can’t be, as most people staying here are working. Rather, Wonder House schedules just one or two activities each day, and sometimes nothing on some days to allow for chilling out.
Nothing is mandatory, but I love knowing that this structure exists to have regular things to look forward to doing outside of my work and personal routines. Plus, it still happened that spontaneous activities arose anyway during the unscheduled hours. People would often hang out after work drinking, playing music, and jamming with the musical instruments.
Weekly themes that turn ordinary activities into experiences
Something about Wonder House Coliving that I never experienced at other coliving spaces, is its weekly themes. They set the tone for some of the activities during the week, the genre of film for the weekly movie night, and an opportunity to get creative with costumes and decorations.
The way that these whimsical weekly themes are chosen is very co-created too. At Monday’s weekly ritual, everyone submits their theme idea to the hosts, who then choose the best three and get everyone to vote on which one they want. Whichever theme gets the most votes is set for that week.
Since I arrived just before the start of October, this whole month was dedicated to Halloween-related themes. The first week I was there, it was slashers week. This involved a week-long murder game, and then a Friday night game of in-real-life Among Us. The second week was vampire week, largely focused on the TV show and film What We Do in the Shadows, about a group of vampires living together in a flatshare, which we watched throughout the week. Then we had a lively Friday night pretending to be vampires training to be humans, which involved a pub quiz, charades and karaoke.
Rifling through the attic to pick our costumes, getting into character, and getting into this imaginative play was such a great way to break up the monotony of daily life. I can’t wait to see what different themes are like in other times of the year!
Another unique thing about Wonder House and connected to the themes – they have a tablet computer on one of the kitchen fridges. The short profiles that we fill in are uploaded there for others to read. Our profile pics get transformed by AI according to that week’s theme. So, as you guessed, we were pictured as slasher film characters one week, then vampires the next, then witches and wizards. The tablet also allows you to do self-service transactions, such as for buying drinks in the communal minibar.
Catching some ZZZs at Wonder House
I stayed in a private bedroom with a bathroom, called Cheshire Cat, which was very cosy. It has an air conditioner with a heating function, so it’s very versatile in controlling the room temperature to your preferences, whatever the season.
My only small qualms about this room were a couple of things. Firstly, the natural lighting isn’t the greatest, which I know is not something the hosts can really change, since it’s due to the structure of the building and the direction that this room faces. I was told that there are other rooms in the house with better lighting. Secondly, there is a wooden chair and table, but I personally didn’t find them very comfortable for working. If there were a proper office chair and desk, it would have made me happier to work in there more often. That said, there is the option to take one of the office chairs from the coworking space into the room, if you need one.
Other than that, I loved the blackout blinds in this room that block out all the light from outside any time of the day. It was great for helping me get a good sleep! Plus, the window faces right out into the lovely garden with great views.
I also stayed one night in the dorm, which is mixed gender and a good, cheaper alternative option. It’s cosy, and there are only single beds in there – no bunk beds. I loved that it had room dividers between each bed to provide a bit of privacy when sharing the room with other people.
Working remotely at Wonder House
The coworking space is great, which is where I did most of my work. It’s spacious with plenty of large desks and swivel chairs to choose from. There are even monitors that you can borrow for free – huge bonus! What’s more, there are also drawers full of spare wires, chargers and extension leads if you need one. The only thing to watch out for is that the coworking space can get full if the house is booked up, so claim your spot early if you need it!
The coworking space is just above the Cheshire Cat room, so the natural lighting is a little low here too, but having the electric lights on was fine. Most of the tables face a large window with beautiful views of the mountains, so this more than makes up for it!
The Wi-Fi never failed me once, as it was strong and consistent throughout my stay – pretty essential for digital nomad lodgings! The Wi-Fi works everywhere in the property, so you can pretty much work wherever you like. To mix it up, I also did a bit of working in the cinema room, games room, dining room, and Wonder Bar (downstairs lounge).
A house with space for every mood
Wonder House is a huge property – a large farmhouse surrounded by plenty of private outdoor spaces. There’s such a lovely variety of spaces to disappear into for various purposes. Inside, you’ve got the coworking space and adjoining terrace, dining room, cinema room with a large smart TV, games room, lounge (Wunder Bar), gym and laundry area, and Fab Lab. Outside, there’s the courtyard and huge garden, with a Balinese bed, natural swimming pool, pond, many chairs and tables, mini forest and a vegetable patch. Hanging out outside was always lovely when the sun was out.
During my stay, there was a plan for some of us to go into Barcelona one Saturday for a night out, but we had to cancel on the day because of strong storms. So, we managed to pivot and create a bar/club experience in the Wunder Bar, complete with drinks, music, dancing, karaoke, and even DJ equipment and keyboards you could play with. We had lots of fun, and I thought that was better than making the effort to travel back and forth into the city!
The size and variety of Wonder House give it somewhat of a resort feel to it. There are so many amenities provided here to meet all your needs. This is particularly ideal given its remote location, as you don’t feel as much need to leave the property.
The community: What makes Wonder House feel different?
I have stayed at some coliving spaces before where it felt like some people were just there for the accommodation, and it was hard to connect with them. Whereas at Wonder House, everyone I met seemed to genuinely want to be there for the community and hang out with new people. It was easy to get comfortable getting to know each other and have deep conversations. It never really felt awkward, or like anyone was forced to socialise, even for me, who is a bit of a shy introvert – it just naturally happened. Everything is optional, so you’re as equally welcome to join in any group activities as you are to opt out with no judgement.
This is all thanks to several factors: from the rural setting to the founders’ genuine passions for building community, their efforts to actively be involved in activities, and their thoughtful structure and touchpoints in running the community.
Is Wonder House really like a summer camp for adults?
In a way, yes. With the caveat that most colivers are still working full-time jobs, so plenty of time during each day is left unscheduled to accommodate this. However, it’s great to have a fun activity to look forward to almost every night, and often during the day and at the weekends.
I celebrated my birthday during my stay here, and I was expecting to join a grocery store run to buy my cake. However, the community manager, Anouck, wanted to make my birthday cake, which was sweet of her, so I let her. I was glad, because it tasted delicious! We had it at our group dinner that night, and it was a great moment to share with everyone.
Anya told me that one of the reasons she wanted to create Wonder House was to help build a lifestyle that doesn’t just revolve around working and watching Netflix by yourself when you get home. Here, you can instead watch Netflix on a huge screen with new friends, commentating on it and interacting with each other. And not to mention all the other fun activities that happen, especially playing games and dressing up in costumes, that can make you feel like a big kid and just generally enjoy life more.
Let’s be honest – life has gotten tiresome and mundane for many of us. I wouldn’t say that Wonder House is so much of an escape – after all, you’re probably still working your day job here. I would say that it’s more of another way to experience life, in a light bubble, but nevertheless, in a more fun and exciting way.
Who would enjoy staying at Wonder House?
Wonder House is perfect for digital nomads who like to slow travel, as the minimum stay is one month. This is ideal for getting settled into a routine and making connections with other people in the house.
Staying in a remote place with no walkable commercial amenities around can be ideal for focusing on work and/or rest and connecting with the people around you. If your priority is being in nature and in a well-run community over having city conveniences or doing lots of touristy things, then Wonder House is the place for you.
Wonder House Coliving is perfect if you want a break from professional development activities (except any that you might do independently). Whether you’re an introvert or extrovert, you just need to be open to new people and experiences. If you’re open-minded and have a playful spirit that you want to embrace alongside like-minded free spirits, you should fit right in at Wonder House.
Would I stay at Wonder House again?
Yes, definitely! I am already planning to come back next spring or summer. A place like this would be amazing to experience in warmer weather, particularly the outdoor spaces. Two weeks sped by too quickly, so I would stay longer next time to experience more of it. It’s particularly the excitement of seeing what the next weekly theme is that makes every week feel very different and special.
If you’re still a little bit on the fence, which is understandable with anything new – Wonder House even has a Happiness Guarantee where they promise to refund your whole stay if you’re unhappy after 7 days of arriving and want to leave early. I have never seen any other coliving offer this on their website – that’s how confident they are in you having a great time!
Read more about Wonder House Coliving on their website: https://wonderhousecoliving.com/
Connect with Wonder House on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wonderhouse.coliving/
About the author: Toks Adebanjo is a travel blogger at Toks Travels, where she indulges in her two loves, writing and travel, by documenting her trips and experiences exploring the world, particularly coliving spaces and digital nomad experiences, giving out a few tips along the way.
