nobody warned you remote work could look like this
📍 Civita Castellana, Italy
🎟️ Civita Remote 3.0
📅 October 8-31
#digitalnomad #remotework #remotecommunity #tasteremote
one year ago today we opened Nesting Away. we had only a rough idea what we were getting into. here’s what happened & 12 lessons we’ve learned 🎂
June 30th 2025. villa half ready. nerves through the roof. first guests arriving. July 1st 2025 “okay, this is actually happening.”
one year later: 60+ guests, 28 nationalities, 4 continents, 900+ ravioli with nonna, 150+ aperitivi, 40+ day trips, 5,000+ gnocchi, and friendships that now stretch across the entire world.
12 things year one taught us:
🏡 screening guests isn’t optional - it’s the most important thing you do as a coliving host
🔧 something will always break. heating systems, pool pumps, plumbers who scam you. build your resilience early
🧠 trust your gut about people. always. we ignored it once and paid for it. never again
✨ the perfect guest wants to slow down, loves community, is independent and resourceful
🚫 the wrong guest wants an all-inclusive resort experience in a shared living space in an urban setting
👥 only get community managers from your personal network or trusted referrals. interviews aren’t enough
💔 the loneliness epidemic in remote work is deeper than we ever imagined. people are genuinely starving for connection
👁️ every guest sees the experience through their own lens and projects their expectations onto it. that’s why discovery calls are everything
🤝 divide responsibilities with your partner instead of doing everything together.
🎯 being intentional and selective about your community dramatically increases the quality of experience for everyone
🚪 saying no to the wrong people is the single best thing you can do for the right ones
🌍 the thing we’re most proud of: lonely remote workers arriving as strangers and leaving with friendships that span continents. a community that doesn’t stop at the villa gate.
we are incredibly proud of year one and so grateful for every single person who walked through our doors.
only 2 private room spots left in august. september and october fully sold out.
we close in november and reopen march 1st 2027.
if august is calling you: nestingaway.com , otherwise see you next year! 🇮🇹
year two: lets go! 💚
OKAY THIS IS HUGE 😱
We’re officially nominated for BEST ITALIAN HOMEBASE at the Nomad Retreats Awards!
Season 1 just wrapped and we’re already in the running. This is wild.
If you’ve spent time at the nest by the pool, in the countryside, eating Nonna’s pasta, or enjoyed our joirney so far, we’d love your vote 🇮🇹
We worked extremely hard to set all this thing up, it would help us a lot and make us extremely happy!
it just takes 30 seconds:
👉 Scan the QR code to vote or
👉 Use this link https://www.nomadretreats.co/awards/
Thanks in advance for the support! 🫶
#coliving #colivinginitaly #colivingitaly #nestingaway
