If you’re a “digital nomad” or fancy becoming one Sri Lanka is a good place for you.
A digital nomad is a traveller who works digitally while travelling instead of being tied down to working in a regular job in an office or being stuck at home working as a freelance. Digital Nomads can be writers, designers, programmers, social media marketers and in some instances (if lucky) successful as bloggers writing about their travels and making money out of it.
At Sri Lanka Holiday Guru we can’t give any tips on how to make money out of what you do while travelling, but we can assure you that Sri Lanka is a convenient temporary base for digital nomads with co-working spaces in Colombo and abounds in experiences and places worth writing about. Just look at this website. You’ll never be short of material.
Sri Lanka is a fascinating place to stay for a few weeks or months while working digitally. As long as you have sufficient funds to support yourself until your digital work generates revenue, a tourist visa (for which you’ll need a ticket out of Sri Lanka) will cover your stay here.
Here we list some top co-working spaces in Colombo for Digital Nomads.
Top Co-working spaces in Colombo for Digital Nomads
1. Business Hub
077 890 0801 
Nugegoda, Mount Lavinia and Colombo Get directions
Open 24/7 for members
Rates
Day (hot desking) Rs2,500
Month (hot desking) Rs25,000
Other facilities
Printer: Available. Pay for print
Meeting room: Rs4000 per hour
Tea/coffee/Microwave: In-house restaurant purchase
2. Home tree
077 002 5343 Colombo 04, Get directions
Open 24/7 for members
Rates
Day (hot desking) Rs1,250
Half-day (hot desking) Rs500
Month (hot desking) Rs14,000
Month (dedicated desk) Rs18,000
Month (dedicated desk private, minimum of 6 people) Rs17,500
Other facilities
Printer: Available
Meeting room: Rs500 per hour for members and Rs1250 per hours for outsiders
Tea/coffee/Microwave: Make your own. A fully equipped kitchen available
3. Hatch works
077 738 5000 Colombo 11, Get directions
24/7 for members
Rates
Month (hot desking) Rs10,000
Month (dedicated desk) in an open office Rs18,000
Month (dedicated desk) in a private office Rs22, 000
Other facilities
Printer: Available
Meeting room: Available at extra cost
Tea/coffee/Microwave: Make your own or purchase inhouse
4. HUB9 Coworking Space
077 729 2950 Colombo 05, Get directions
Open 24/7 for members
Rates
Day (hot desking) Rs1,000
Week (hot desking) Rs5,000
Month (hot desking) Rs15,000
Private office space- Rs15,000
Other facilities
Printer: Free for members
Meeting room: Free for members
Tea/coffee/Microwave: Free for members
5. Likuid Spaces
077 608 3621 Colombo 03, Get directions
Open 24/7 for members
Rates
Day (hot desking) Rs1,500
Week (hot desking) Rs7,000
Month (hot desking) Rs20,000
Month (dedicated desk) Rs27,500
Month, private room (Maximum 6) Rs155,000
Month, private room (Maximum 9) Rs230,000
Other facilities
Printer: Available. For members 100 printouts per person per month
Meeting room: Rs3000 per hour. Rs12,000 for 8 hours
Tea/coffee/Microwave: Make your own
6. Catalyst by HUB9
077 729 2950 Colombo 05, Get directions
Open 24/7 for members
Rates
Day (hot desking) Rs1,000
Week (hot desking) Rs5,000
Month (hot desking) Rs15,000
Month (dedicated desk) Rs15,000
Other facilities
Printer: Free for members
Meeting room: Free for members
Tea/coffee/Microwave: Free for members
7. Colombo Cooperative
0112 372 446 Colombo 03, Get directions
Open for dedicated desk members 7-23hrs including weekends ~ hot-desking members 8 – 17hrs excluding weekends
Rates
Day (hot desking) Rs2,000
10-day pass (hot desking) Rs14,000
Month (hot desking) Rs18,000
Month (Hot desking) Rs14,000
Month (Dedicated Desk) Rs28,000
Month (Private office) Rs58,000
Other facilities
Printer: Available
Meeting room: Rs650 per hour
Tea/coffee/Microwave: Make your own
8. Collaborate
076 787 1432 Colombo 05, Get directions
Open 24/7 for members
Rates
Month (hot desking) Rs16,500
Month (private office) Rs70,000 – Rs80,000
Other facilities
Printer: No
Meeting room: Rs475 per hour
Tea/coffee/Microwave: Make your own
9. Co-nnect by Shangri-La Colombo
076 787 1432 Colombo 02, Get directions
8-20hrs
Rates
Day (hot desking) Rs750
Workspot (hot desking) Rs1,500
Other facilities
Printer: Yes, at extra cost
Meeting room: Half-day 15,000 ~ full-day Rs30,000
Tea/coffee/Microwave: The workspace cost could be redeemed at the restaurant
10. Nest by HUB9
077 729 2950 Colombo 08, Get directions
Open 24/7 for members
Rates
Day (hot desking) Rs1,000
Week (hot desking) Rs5,000
Month (hot desking) Rs15,000
Month (private space) Rs15,000
Other facilities
Printer: Free for members
Meeting room: Free for members
Tea/coffee/Microwave: Free for members
Sri Lanka Holiday Guru Tip
Get your own portable router as some places might have slow internet. Internet is cheap in Sri Lanka.
Read – Getting an internet connection in Sri Lanka
