The Hive | CollabHive — Kitchener

Clean and the best managed CELPIP school ever.

I have now turned in my key after renting a desk in the co-working space for 8 months. So here is my updated review. Positives: 1. Desk set up with 2 monitors, keyboard and mouse were great 2. Adjustable desk that can go up to standing 3. Lots of sunlight 4. Mostly friendly people 5. Quiet place to work 6. Access to a gym downstairs that is rarely used 7. Free parking Negatives: 1. Did not get that "co-working" feel very often as I was mostly alone in a room with 6 desks. 2. One coffee machine was taken away, and the other is only fully working half the time 3. Sparking water machine was replaced by a water cooler with the worst tasting water I have ever had 4. Food and drinks that I left in the fridge started to go missing 5. Nowhere to hang a coat or put wet boots 6. Co-working space had nowhere to store anything so if there were a couple of people, it can get messy with bags and jackets. 7. It has been months now of construction areas roped off, no idea if any progress is being made, but it blocks some of the pathways and makes it feel a lot less professional. 8. The large networking opportunities that I was told about never happened, even after 8 months. So if you want a quiet space to work, or to rent an actual office to work alone in, this could be the place for you. Bring your own fridge and water and coat rack. If you are looking for a place to make connections, I would look at one of the other co-working spaces in town.

We recently had Syed speak to our CPN K/W Chamber group regarding the CollabHive in Kitchener. What an awesome presentation by Syed and we look forward to visiting his offices on Victoria to get a better look. By the looks of the pictures via the presentation, it will be great!!

Nice work place