Why I Don't Have an Office Anymore | My Regus Office Space Review

My Regus Office Space Review

Last year my wife and I sat down and planned out the goals for my business in 2019. One of which was to get a physical office.

The reason being is I was finding prospects and some clients didn't take me seriously when I would mention my business was run out of the house.

I would get questions like "If you don't have any expenses then why should I pay you thousands of dollars" or "You just seem like a guy in his basement. How are we going to trust you to do our marketing?".

So at the end of last year I took time to tour some office spaces. One of which was a Regus Office Space. The office seemed nice and it looked like a location where I would be comfortable bringing a prospect or client for a meeting. I then moved forward with getting an office space at Regus.

A month and a half after signing the agreement it was time for my move-in day! I was super excited to move into my first office and I went to the Regus center to get my key.

When I went the Regus office space it wasn't ready. There were holes in the walls, the paint didn't match the original paint, and my desk and chairs that I requested weren't in there.

I go into more detail in my video, but I eventually had to cancel my agreement and spend 5+ months chasing down my money.

Overall I would say my review of Regus and their office space is poor and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Have any questions? Feel free to ask me on LinkedIn: Michael Tandarich

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[miketandarich]

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[tbuckmon]

I took the tour & everything at this Houston office looked great. But this video & the comments here have saying NOPE! Thanks to you all.

[ZZ-mrbz]

Regus told me there's unlimited coffee in the lounge area, but didn't tell me they added a $30 monthly coffee/lounge membership fee to my account. There's no privacy if you sign up for a private office. The help desk ladies inspect the office without notice, and cleaning staff will enter without knocking. There's no IT help desk. The clueless front-desk ladies who's job it is to poor your coffee, double as "IT Support". Lastly, Regus is not an actual property management company. They are actually tenants who sublease office space. The real property managers are Regus' landlord. If you need help from the property manager, then Regus staff will call them for you. This place is a joke.

[natcoziay]

Great video, thanks for sharing your experience. You helped me dodge a bullet.

[SERGE_Tech]

Great video man, I can confirm my experience with them is similar so far.

[noahdbrewer]

Please do not get an office space for clients. They dont care how you work. They care that you get results for them

[cb]

Wow! This was very helpful. I was going to rent a space from them.

[NurseBlondie]

This was great info! Thank you. I just scheduled an appointment with Regus... I'm considering staying home and saving that money for another business!

[jammesia]

I wish I would have done some Regus research early on . I’m going at it with Regus now.

[tinarohani]

With all due respect, there is no way of calling the Helpdesk rather a ticketing system. I am not sure if you are trying to make the review more exciting but that's the wrong information. Also, there is no charge for WiFi and you can opt out of Coffee charges as it is an ADDITIONAL service. :)

[davidhasselhoff]

Make sure to post on Google reviews and ripp off report

[RashadMSaid]

My friend rented from them and after a year is still trying to cancel her contract- they have been very shady.with her.

[leopoldocunha]

Thanks man! I was planning to sign up with them, however you changed my mind!

[scott]

I have been with Regus for more than 6 years. They have a very good set up compared to their competitors. It has the right look and feel. HOWEVER, the location I've been with is completely un-acountable if things go wrong. They refuse to provide any managers if you run into issues. They simply say, "sorry, that is how i it is". A real issue will probably require you to hire legal help for resolution. Document everything. Make sure ALL correspondence is in writing (includes email). If you end up needing to solve things in a legal setting, words won't matter too much. No matter how nice the front desk people are, remember. they work for Regus, not you.

[wdev]

How does Regus mailing system work? I have multiple businesses and want all my mail sent to my virtual address, would I run into any issues with this?

[saidamolepo]

Thank you for sharing. I just booked to view the office on Thursday. Thank God I looked for reviews before making a decision... Thanks for sharing 👌🏽

[nicki]

Great info. Just in time . Thank you 💎💜

[vlog_with_sherril]

Michael, thank you for sharing your experience. This is very helpful.

[IrwingMartinez]

thank you for sharing you experience with us, very helpfull.

[LouisianaNative]

I just toured an office in Lake Nona, Orland FL. It was 2K per month for an office the size of my closet. Me and my partner looked at each other and was like this is a major rip-off. For 4k to 5k per month, we can get a very large dedicated office. I think that is the route we will be taking. No way will we use them. We plan on hiring several employees. FYI their is nothing wrong with working from home. We have done this for years. I can see maybe a full virtual office for privacy and that is it.