How to Make the Most of Your Coworking Space

Paying for a desk is the easy part. The members who get real value out of a coworking space are the ones who treat the membership like a tool, not just a nicer place to sit. Here is how to actually do that — written from what I see working (and not working) at Muze Office in Las Vegas every week.

Use the Space That Matches the Task

The most common mistake I watch new members make is doing every kind of work from the same seat. A coworking membership is useful precisely because it gives you more than one room.

At our space at 6860 Bermuda Rd, Suite 200, that looks like:

• Heads-down work at an open desk in the shared coworking area, or at your own reserved spot if you have a dedicated desk.
• Calls and video meetings in a phone booth — not at your desk, where you are either bothering neighbors or whispering through a client call.
• Client meetings and team sessions in a meeting room, which come with AV, video conferencing, and a real door. Huddle rooms start at $25/hour.
• Eating and resetting at the on-site Muze Cafe, which serves hot meals so you are not leaving the building and losing 45 minutes to a drive-through.

When you match the room to the task, the membership stops being "a desk I rent" and starts being a small office you do not have to manage.

Build a Repeatable Routine

Flexibility is the selling point of coworking, and it is also the trap. When every day is wide open, it is easy to drift. The members who get the most done give themselves a little structure on purpose.

There is real evidence this matters. Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom's randomized study of 1,612 workers found that a hybrid schedule cut resignations by about 33% with no drop in performance — a big part of which comes from people having a consistent place and rhythm to do focused work, not just working from wherever (Bloom et al., Nature, 2024). A coworking membership gives you that consistent place without locking you into a long lease.

Practically: pick a few set days, arrive around the same time, and block your calendar for the deep-work hours when you know you focus best. A day pass from $25 is a low-risk way to test which routine actually fits before you commit to a monthly plan.

Take the Networking Seriously (But Lightly)

The "you'll meet amazing people" promise of coworking is real, but it does not happen by sitting silently behind a laptop with noise-canceling headphones on all day. It also does not happen if you treat the space like a sales floor.

The members who build genuine relationships do small, low-pressure things consistently: they take coffee breaks in the common area instead of at their desk, they say yes to the occasional member event, and they actually learn what the people around them do. In a shared space you end up next to founders, freelancers, therapists, creators, and remote employees of out-of-state companies. Some of my favorite member stories started with a five-minute conversation at the cafe that turned into a referral six months later.

If you are an introvert, you do not have to force it. Just leave a little room in your day for the unplanned conversation — that is where the value lives.

Actually Use the Amenities You're Paying For

A membership bundles a lot of things that quietly add up. People underuse them constantly, then wonder if coworking is "worth it." Here is what is included that you should be leaning on:

• High-speed WiFi that does not buckle on a video call or a large upload.
• Free on-site parking — not a $40 valet charge, not a garage three blocks away. For Las Vegas, where covered, no-cost parking is genuinely rare, this matters more than it sounds.
• Printing for the contract, the shipping label, the boarding pass.
• Phone booths for the calls you do not want broadcast across the room.
• Biometric 24/7 access if you have a membership tier that includes it, so a 6 a.m. work block or a late deadline is never blocked by front-desk hours.
• The Muze Cafe, on-site, with hot food — the difference between a 10-minute lunch and a lost hour.

If you are paying monthly and only using the desk, you are leaving most of the value on the table.

Pick the Right Membership for How You Actually Work

A lot of "is coworking worth it?" frustration is really a mismatch between the plan someone bought and the way they work. Be honest about your patterns:

• You drop in a few times a month. A day pass from $25, or a flexible hot desk, keeps your cost tied to your actual usage.
• You're here most days and want the same setup waiting for you. A dedicated desk — your spot, your monitor, your stuff left out — pays for itself in saved friction.
• You have a team, take confidential calls, or want a door that locks. A private office for 1–10 people is the move.
• You mostly work from home but need a business address, mail handling, and meeting rooms on demand. A virtual office from $39/month gives you the professional footprint without the daily desk.

There is no prize for paying for more space than you use, or for white-knuckling a plan that does not fit. The strength of month-to-month, no-long-term-lease coworking is that you can adjust as your work changes.

Treat It Like Your Office, Because It Is

The members who thrive treat the space with a little ownership: they keep their area tidy, they book meeting rooms ahead on busy convention weeks, they get to know the front-desk team (Mon–Fri, 10 a.m.–7 p.m.), and they ask when they need something. A coworking space runs better for everyone when people engage with it instead of just renting from it.

There is also a quiet financial reason to be set up well in Las Vegas specifically: Nevada has no state income tax, no corporate income tax, and no franchise tax, which is part of why so many remote workers and small businesses base themselves here. A professional, flexible workspace makes that setup feel real instead of improvised.

Ready to Make the Most of It?

The best way to find out how a coworking space fits your week is to spend a day in it. Come see the desks, the meeting rooms, the cafe, and the parking lot for yourself.

• Book a tour and we'll show you around.
• Start with a day pass from $25, or compare full coworking memberships.
• Questions? Call (702) 370-7515 or email access@muzeoffice.com.

Muze Office is at 6860 Bermuda Rd, Suite 200, Las Vegas, NV 89119 — ten minutes from Harry Reid International Airport, off I-215, with free parking, fast WiFi, and an on-site cafe. Make the membership work as hard as you do.