It is no secret that at Urban Campus we are focused on crafting the highest possible quality of living for our colivers. Our mission isn’t just focused on creating beautiful spaces, but helping our colivers build engaged lives full of friendship, activities, and adventure. In Madrid, we have developed partnerships with local businesses to help our colivers integrate into the city. That’s right – we’ve got the hookup! Here you can explore our diverse list of Member Perks, which includes everything from restaurant deals to discounts on mental health resources.

It’s Time to Eat!

☕️ Misión Café: Coffee & Breakfast

Enjoy a quality coffee or scrumptious breakfast at the charming Misión Café. Right below our Malasaña coliving space, this café is a great place to kick-off a Saturday morning, collaborate on a project, or catch-up with friends. We highly recommend trying their menu del día for lunch.

Offer: 15% discount on coffee or breakfast

How to Access: Show your Urban Campus key/card 

🥩 Saboli Taboli: Butcher Shop in Mercado Mostenses

Around since the 1960s, Saboli Taboli is one of the best butcher shops in all of Madrid. Saboli Taboli is centrally located in the Mercado de los Mostenses, and they sell a variety of meats including beef, lamb, pork, and Iberian pork. If you have any questions about meat, these are the experts to ask. 

Offers:

• 5% discount on all orders
• 10% discount on orders over 50€
• Delivery option available for large orders

How to Access: Show your Urban Campus key/card

🍕 Bizzo Pizzeria

A good pizza shop is a fundamental staple of life. The amount of options in Madrid can be overwhelming, but we’ve narrowed it down for you. If you are looking for the tastiest pizza in the city, there is only one place to go – Bizzo Pizzeria. They make all of their pizzas by hand and even allows you to mix-and-match slices with different toppings and flavors. Bizzo Pizzeria has 2 locations: one in Chamberi and one in Bernabeu.

Offer: 20% discount on your bill from Monday to Thursday

How to Access: Show the picture displayed below and they will apply the discount

Grab an After-Work Drink

🍻 Spoiler Bar: Beer & Friends

Spoiler Bar is also only a few steps from our Atocha coliving space. This is a laid-back bar ideal for enjoying an ice cold craft beer with friends or colleagues. If beer isn’t for you, they also have a comprehensive menu of cocktails and offer brunch during the weekends. Spoiler Bar is always hosting different events like bingos and trivia nights, so be sure to follow them on Instagram to stay up-to-date.

Offer: 10% discount on all orders
How to Access: Show the picture displayed below and they will apply the discount.

🍸 Coppelia cocktail bar: Cocktails & Live Music

Coppelia is a cocktail bar, ice cream parlor and coffee shop all in one. It is just around the corner from our Atocha coliving space. Everything is Cuban-inspired, and you can try a variety of dishes like sandwiches, homemade potatoes and crepes. They have live Cuban music concerts every weekend where you can let loose and dance the night away! 

Offer: 10% discount on all orders
How to Access: Show the picture displayed below and they will apply the discount

Tired of the Supermarket?

🌱 Vegan Food Club: 100% plant-based real food

Eating vegan is an excellent way to care for the planet and also to prioritize your own personal health. Vegan Food Club delivers delicious, pre-prepared vegan food directly to your home or office. They offer news meals every week and you can even create a customized plan suited to your preferences. No commitments – cancel anytime. 

Offer: 30% discount on the first 3 weeks 

How to Access: Use the discount code URBANCO on their website 

🍽 Zamparte: The best variety for delivered weekly menus

Zamparte has an impressive variety of pre-prepared meals available for delivery. They have various “kitchens” for you to choose from, each one combining different home-made food brands and ingredients. You can choose from a predetermined menu or customize your own, and receive your order in 48 hours. If you are a foodie who loves to experiment with your meals, this is the service for you.

Offer: 12% off your order

How to Access: Use the discount code URBANCAMPUS on their website

🍛 Appeteze: Food for health

We all know that what we eat forms the foundation of our health. Appeteze simplifies the process of eating healthy by compiling menus of nourishing meals for you to order. They have both daily and seasonal menus, and even better, they offer a fast food menu that uses healthy ingredients to create burgers, pizzas, wraps, and more. 

Offer: 20% off your order 

How to Access: Use the discount code URBAN20 on their website

Learn Something New

🇬🇧 Skyeng: Online English classes

Looking to improve your English? Skyeng is a fantastic online resource with English classes, speaking clubs and study materials. This platform is great for applying your English knowledge to real-life situations. Whether you are looking to travel abroad, pursue a work opportunity or use more English in social settings, Skyeng can help. 

Offer:

• 1 free introduction class
• 30% discount on all classes

How to Access: Go to our exclusive SKYENG Urban Campus webpage

🎹 Piano classes

With more than 15 years of experience teaching piano classes, Guille Porto Garcia is as professional as they come. Guille teaches a wide variety of styles (pop, rock, jazz, blues and classical) and offers classes to the Urban Campus community with exclusive prices. 

Choose your best option:

• Physical classes in the coliving, using the piano in the common areas of our colivings
• Physical classes wherever you want, with a portable keyboard he would bring for you
• Online classes

Offer: 22€ / hour (instead of 30€: -27% discount!)

How to Access: Say your from Urban Campus

Break a Sweat!

🤸‍♂️ Gymage: Gym / fitness membership

Gymage is a trendy gym just around the corner from our Malasaña coliving space, located in the expansive Plaza la Luna. They have spacious workout rooms with all the equipment you could possibly need, plus a gorgeous terrace where you can unwind post-workout. Choose from group classes, cross fit training, or take advantage of the private exercise spaces to do your own self-guided workouts. 

Offers:

• NO sign up fee
• 42,90€ / month
• 239,90€ / 6 months (payment upfront)

How to Access: Say your from Urban Campus 

⚽️ Celebreak: Football matches and football community

Want to play football, but struggling to find teammates? Celebreak will connect you with other football enthusiasts in Madrid and help you set up your own games. Simply download the app and sign up for your first match. You’ll be joining a large network of football players who you can go toe-to-toe with as often as you would like. 

Offer: 2nd game for free

How to Access: Download the App. Sign up for a 1st match. Send an email to daniel@celebreak.eu and get the 2nd game for free!

🧘🏽‍♂️ Yoga: Yoga classes at Pranahouse studio

We all need a little more “zen” in our lives. Center yourself at Pranahouse Yoga studio where you can choose from classes in Barre, Vinyasa, Hatha, and Yin. Pranahouse is a favorite for members of our Urban Campus Yoga Club, and is a great place to slow down and release any stress you’ve been holding onto.

Offers:

• 10% discounts on class packs : 5 classes for 76.5 euros, 10 classes for 135 euros, 15 classes for 202.5 euros.

How to Access: Book your class here
Pay at the studio and show the card below to get your discount.

Embark on an Adventure

🦊 Fox in a box: escape room

Have you ever tried an escape room? Fox in a box is one of the biggest spaces in the city with many escape rooms to choose from. Each room has a different plot and overarching theme, with a few examples being Underground Bunker, Zombie Laboratory, Zodiac and Western Saloon. Pick your preferred experience and put your intellectual reasoning skills to the test.  

Offer: 10% discount on all orders
How to Access: Show the picture displayed below and they will apply the discount

💫 Ikono Madrid: Sensory experience

Unleash your imagination at Ikono Madrid! Ikono is an immersive, sensory experience created through modern art and photography displays. The space engulfs you with vibrant colors, conflicting textures and unique murals. Ikono is an amazing place to ignite your creative spark and explore art with friends. Be sure to bring your phone, as there are many one-of-a-kind photo opportunities within the space.

Offer: 20% on your tickets with the URBAN20 code.

How to Access: Go to the web, choose your date and time and introduce the URBAN20 code.

🏴‍☠️ Escape the city: Escape game in the street to discover cities

Escape the City puts a twist on the classic Escape Room experience. Instead of espacing from a room or building, you will be solving a challenging quest in the streets of Madrid. Get to know Madrid firsthand as you hunt down clues and try to solve complex mysteries. You can choose from several different plots and customize the experience based on difficulty level and group size.

Offer: 20% on all Escape tours with the URBANCAMPUS code.

How to Access: Go to the web, choose your tour and use the URBANCAMPUS code.

Technology & Transportation

🚕 Free2Move: Spend less, move more

Free2move is an innovative carsharing program designed to make city transportation more convenient. With their Carsharing Pass, you can rent a car for a few minutes, hours, or even a full day. Locate, unlock and drive! The rental process couldn’t be easier, and at the end of your ride simply lock the vehicle with the app and park anywhere in Madrid. Free2move vehicles are 100% sustainable and are a wonderful solution if you are struggling to find appropriate transportation.

Offer: Buy 25€ of carsharing credit and receive 50€.

How to Access: Use our pass here

📱 Tecfys: Subscribe to your mobile or laptop, don’t buy it

All the technology you need with a simple subscription model. Are you needing a new phone or laptop? Subscribe to Tecfys to receive new technology in the blink of an eye, all without the stress of buying a new product. At Tecfys you can subscribe to your phone or laptop, and they will even look for a sustainable recycling procedure or second use for your old technology products. 

Offer:

• 5% discount on all our subscription products (mobile & laptop)

How to Access: Use the UBTCF123 code on their website

Additional Resources

💖 Affor: Mental Health

Anabel Fernandez, Malasaña Coliving resident, is the founder and CEO of AFFOR, a company dedicated to offering mental health support to companies.

📱 Free 24/7 access to an online support chat.

Through our partnership with AFFOR you can get in touch with a therapist in real time. No waiting and no appointments. All you do need to do is download the Mypsico app and use the URBANCAMPUS code for free access.

💆🏼‍♀️ Online therapy sessions at a discounted priced.

These private online sessions with a therapist are just as safe and effective as in-person sessions. Go to the webpage and use the URBANCAMPUS code!

Offers:

• 25% discount on 1 session (50 min) with a therapist (60€ value, you’ll pay just 45€)
• 25% discount on a package of 5 sessions with a therapist (250€ value, you’ll pay just 187€)

🧑🏻‍💻 Metricool: Tool to manage your digital presence

Metricool is a powerful tool for managing, planning and analyzing your digital presence. It offers everything you need for your digital strategy in one single place. You can track your online campaigns and their performance, analyze your social networks, monitor your website or blog, and perform competitor analysis. This tool is essential if you are looking to level-up the digital performance of your business. 

Offer:

• 30 days for free on all paid plans with the URBANCAMPUS code

💰 Taxdown: Tax returns done fast, efficiently, and with the most savings!

We all feel a bit stressed when tax season comes around. Taxdown wants to make sure you get your tax returns done fast and efficiently, with the most savings possible. With Taxdown you can preview your tax returns for free and work with professionals who advise you every step of the way. You can even download their mobile app and manage everything from your phone.

Offer: Enjoy an exclusive 10€ Urban Campus member discount on all their plans and have your tax returns reviewed by experts. 

How to Access: Use the URBAN10 code from their web page.

Photo Credits: 

• All photos used through the Canva Free Media License.

• The new project will be located on Guillem de Anglesola street, with 41 individual units.
• The building has the BREEAM “Very Good” sustainable construction certification.

Madrid, July 6, 2023

Urban Campus Ayora, Valencia Coliving is opening its doors! This Friday, July 7, the first greenfield coliving in the city of Valencia will be operational and begin welcoming new tenants. The project was developed by the Valencian firm White Investing with additional support from by Batipart, one of the leading real estate investors in Europe. Urban Campus participated in the design and conceptualization of the building interior, and is in charge of managing it.

After 18 months of construction, the building is opening with 100% of the 41 individual units reserved. The building is located at 16 Guillem de Anglesola Street and has more than 200 m2 of common space including a gym, lounge, a rooftop terrace and coworking area.

Ayora Coliving is also BREEAM “Very Good” certified. The building was conceived with the aim of being the first environmentally sustainable new-build coliving in the Valencian Community. The BREEAM certification process is rigorous and consists of several steps. After an initial assessment, a building is evaluated in specific categories to determine an overall score for sustainability. The benchmarks of the BREEAM certification focus on the reduction of water consumption and improvement of building operational efficiency.

The opening of the Ayora coliving space strengthens Urban Campus’ leadership in Spain. Urban Campus continues to grow its residential coliving model in the Spanish market, with presence in the country’s main cities. In line with their market strategy, the new building is located in one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in Valencia, where the stunning Ayora Palace stands out with its modernist design.

Casilda Mulliez, head of Real Estate and Business Development at Urban Campus, shared, “We are especially excited about this project because it is our first new-build coliving that we are launching. We have worked with the developer from the beginning in the design of the building and thus created housing perfectly suited to young professionals. We are delighted to inaugurate a coliving in Valencia, one of the largest cities in Spain with one of the best qualities of life, and in one of the most upgraded neighborhoods. We thank both Batipart and White Investing for trusting our management to develop Urban Campus Ayora”.

Madrid, June 6, 2023.

Happier, more active, and with lower stress levels. This is the conclusion of the latest impact report presented by Urban Campus on its tenants, after doubling the number of buildings it operates in a year and consequently doubling the number of colivers in its community.

The combination of convenience and social commitment has shown that 57% of Urban Campus residents lead a healthier lifestyle since living in Urban Campus, with 54% of them believing that their stress levels have decreased and 52% feeling that their mental health has improved.

Urban Campus, the leading operator of complete coliving buildings, has presented its new Coliving Impact Report at its Malasaña space in Madrid. It is a comprehensive analysis of the impact of coliving aimed at sharing knowledge and showcasing the impact of coliving on its tenants and the neighborhoods where they are located. It draws conclusions about this residential model based on a survey conducted among all its residents.

As Urban Campus has grown in size, it has perceived the impact on its operations and the satisfaction of its colivers. After stabilizing its operations, it has gained a clearer understanding of how to standardize its processes and maintain consistency as expansion continues.

The opening of new buildings has increased the proportion of private units (studios and apartments), resulting in a slight change in the target customer compared to previous reports. This past year, the target, based on 35 different nationalities, remains a single profile (73%) without children (100%), although the average age has increased to 35 years.

The study reveals that the main reason people choose to live on an Urban Campus is to have access to an international community of like-minded individuals compared to other residential options. The convenience of paying for services (Wi-Fi, electricity, and maintenance) in a single bill, as well as the flexibility of stays (from three months onwards) compared to other models, also contribute to this choice.

After moving in, Urban Campus tenants confirm that the community created in the buildings is a space to connect and develop a sense of belonging. Thus, 73% of the surveyed individuals claim to have more social interactions, and 65% feel less lonely. Similarly, 68% participate in one or two events per week. All of this translates into more than half of the tenants (60.4%) feeling at home in less than a month.

Building a thriving community

Believing in the importance of social well-being, Urban Campus has developed new strategies to empower tenants and allow them to build their best experiences. In line with this, they launched a members’ app, enabling tenants to connect and organize events with greater autonomy. To date, 92% of tenants have downloaded the app, with an average of 49 sessions per quarter per user.

Furthermore, to foster a sense of belonging and engage with the neighborhoods, Urban Campus has initiated collaborations with NGOs such as Fundación Ocean Born and formed alliances with local businesses (Al Son de Cuba, Coppelia, Prana Yoga, and Spoiler Bar).

Comfort is an absolute priority for Urban Campus tenants, regardless of the number of buildings managed. The effort lies in offering an exceptional living experience that combines comfort with a vibrant social community, where residents can participate in events and clubs that promote a healthier lifestyle.

Coliving as a long-term solution

While the professional situation of its tenants is quite similar to previous years (with 73.5% being workers, 20.8% combining studies and work, and 5.7% being students only), the recent openings have attracted new tenants that have affected the average duration of their stays. These tenants feel more comfortable and familiar with their environment, leading them to take active community roles. These roles can include initiating conversations with new residents, participating in events, and organizing activities.

On the other hand, the average length of stay used to be around 12 months, although, with the opening of new centers and consequently new contracts, the average has decreased to 11 months. However, tenants who stay in Urban Campus colivings in the long term usually feel more comfortable and familiar with their environment, leading them to take active roles in the community.

A solid and creative community

By gathering these valuable opinions, Urban Campus can study sector trends and improve its community’s experience. The feedback collected from this latest report has received a score of 8 out of 10.

As staunch advocates that the growth of Urban Campus does not solely consist of expanding the business, the company is committed to ensuring tenant satisfaction and constantly seeking ways to improve their experience. It also encourages all residents to participate in creating a solid and creative community.