A Complete Guide to WeWork Private Offices

A WeWork private office is an enclosed, lockable workspace used exclusively by you and your team. It comes furnished, wired, cleaned, and staffed, so you can move in and start working the same day. Companies ranging from one-person startups to Fortune 500 enterprises occupy WeWork private offices, and the appeal is the same across the board: the privacy and permanence of your own office, but without the furniture invoices, multi-year commitment, or operational headaches.

Private offices range from single-person dedicated spaces to fully customized floors across our global network of 600+ locations. Here’s the full breakdown.

What is a WeWork private office

A private office is a workspace that’s genuinely yours. It’s enclosed, lockable, and accessible only to your team, with 24/7 secure access by keycard or digital entry. It arrives fully furnished with dedicated desks, ergonomic chairs, and lockable storage, and it comes with a physical business address, mail and package handling, professional cleaning, and IT support already in place. You’re not building anything or waiting for paint to dry, you’re just moving in.

What’s included in every private office

Regardless of square footage or city, a WeWork private office membership includes the private-space essentials plus the full suite of WeWork standard amenities, including:

• An enclosed, secure office furnished with dedicated desks, ergonomic chairs, and lockable storage.
• A physical business address with mail and package handling.
• High-speed Wi-Fi and hard-wired Ethernet.
• Professional office cleaning and daily maintenance.
• 24/7 access to your home location via keycard or digital entry.
• Monthly credits for booking meeting rooms and additional desks, with optional credit bundles available if you need more.

On top of that, you get everything you’d find at any WeWork: an onsite community team with guest reception, unlimited coffee and tea, access to shared lounges and coworking spaces, phone booths, wellness rooms, business-class printers, and a steady calendar of professional and hosted social events.

From a single room to a full floor

WeWork groups private offices into three tiers so the space can match the team. We’re looking at:

• Private offices for 1-20+. Move-in-ready rooms with access to all shared amenities. This is the right fit for individuals, founders, and small teams who want a permanent workspace to call home.
• Large private offices for 20-100+. Bigger footprints that can include their own interior rooms, such as executive offices, pantries, and meeting rooms, so a growing team gets privacy and convenience within its own space.
• Full-floor offices for 50+. A dedicated floor with a customizable layout, private amenities, and space built around your company’s work and operations.

The advantage of staying within the network is that you can scale without starting over. As your team grows or contracts, you can move to a larger office in the same building, relocate to a different WeWork in the same city, or expand into new markets and countries entirely, with a single account manager handling the whole process.

How pricing and commitments work

Private offices are billed monthly: no multi-year commitment required. You can stay month-to-month or commit to a longer term for more favorable pricing, and the specifics of notice periods and cancellation live in your membership agreement rather than a standard commercial lease.

The monthly price depends on four things: the location, the size of the office, where it sits within the building, and the length of your commitment. Because those variables are market- and building-dependent, the local sales team are the best people to offer accurate pricing based on your needs.

There’s usually a promotion running, too, so it’s worth asking what’s active in your market before you commit.

Making the space feel like yours

An office you can’t personalize is just a rented room. WeWork offers a menu of add-ons that let you brand and tune the space from a design-curated catalog. That catalog includes:

• Branded interiors and signage, so clients walk into your company, not a generic suite.
• Fresh paint, carpeting, and updated wall finishes to match your look.
• Acoustic panels and privacy enhancements for quieter, more confidential work.
• Additional furniture and accessories beyond the standard fit-out.
• Enhanced cleaning on top of the standard service.

Nina Mullen, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Hilma, put it simply: the best part is having the privacy and flexibility to bring in your own decor and make the space feel authentic to you and the team. Customization involves additional cost and is arranged through your account representative.

Technology and security, covered

Every private office ships with high-speed Wi-Fi, hard-wired Ethernet, guest Wi-Fi, and IT support as standard. Teams with heavier requirements can layer on full-stack technology upgrades with no capital expenditure, billed monthly: dedicated bandwidth, a public IP address, a private VLAN and Wi-Fi, onsite colocation, and WeWork Workplace management technology.

On security, every location has building-level access control, and your office itself is fully lockable and accessible only by your team. Each member company connects to a secure network, and for teams handling sensitive data, additional measures are available to protect company assets and information.

Working beyond your home office

A private office is tied but not limited to a home location. Your included monthly credits let you book a coworking desk or a meeting room at other WeWork buildings, and if you or your team travel often, you can add a WeWork All Access membership to the account for drop-in coworking at 450+ locations worldwide. Ask your sales representative about multi-location setups if your team is spread across cities.

Community: the part that doesn’t show up on a floor plan

One thing rarely comes through on a product page: the community. Beyond managing the building, WeWork’s onsite teams organize professional and social events, from networking sessions to lunch-and-learns, and they’re open to private office members across locations.

This matters because on paper, an office is just square footage. In practice, the community turns it into something more. Introductions from the onsite team, a global network of businesses down the hall, or at the very least, the simple routine of sharing a well-run space create a sense of connection that’s hard to build from a lease and a set of keys alone.

Who private offices work for

Private offices are used by teams and businesses of all sizes and types:

• Founders and small teams who want a permanent, professional home base without being tied down by a long-term commitment.
• Growing companies that need to add or shed seats quickly as headcount changes.
• Established businesses opening a satellite office in a new city or country.
• Enterprises that operate regional headquarters with a large workforce and heavy operational needs.
• Distributed teams that need a private workspace in one market plus flexible access elsewhere.

The primary value is control without commitment: your own space with the flexibility to change it as your business needs evolve.

How to get started in three steps

1. Take a tour. Pick your city and a location, then book a tour to see the space in person. Start at the location search.
2. Choose your office. After the tour, select the office that fits your team, workflow, and budget.
3. Move in. WeWork makes sure the office is fully operational from day one. You just show up and get to work.

Private offices are available across 120+ cities in 35 countries. Because pricing is quoted per office, the best move in any market is to book a tour.

Popular markets for WeWork private offices

You know your market and have a general idea of what area you would like your office to sit in. Still, the choices may be overwhelming, so let’s explore a few locations from North America and Asia Pacific to Europe and Latin America.

• New York City has one of the densest WeWork footprints in the world, with buildings across most major areas. Think 379 W Broadway in SoHo, Dock 72 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 115 Broadway and 85 Broad St in FiDi, and Dumbo Heights in Dumbo.
  

• London is one of the largest international markets, with locations across Midtown (10 York Rd), The City (Moor Place), Paddington (5 Merchant Square), Southwark (1 St Katharine’s Way), and more.

• Los Angeles offers everything from a single private room to a full-floor office. Find these turnkey spaces at 2211 Michelson Dr in Irvine, 611 N Brand Blvd in Glendale, and 5161 Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood, just to name a few.

• Singapore is a popular hub for teams working across Asia-Pacific. Our locations are well-connected buildings near the MRT network and include 60 Anson Rd, Suntec Tower 5, and 30 Raffles Place.

• Mexico is one of WeWork’s largest Latin American markets. Our locations are concentrated across key business corridors and include Montes Urales 424, Torre Reforma Latino, Prolongación 1015, Mitikah, Midtown Jalisco, and Frida Kahlo.

All prices are subject to applicable taxes and fees and depend on office size, location, and commitment. Get a personalized quote or book a tour for current pricing in your city.