Why I Don't Have an Office Anymore | My Regus Office Space Review
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- 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.
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I took the tour & everything at this Houston office looked great. But this video & the comments here have saying NOPE! Thanks to you all.
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.
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Great video, thanks for sharing your experience. You helped me dodge a bullet.
Of course!
Wow! This was very helpful. I was going to rent a space from them.
Yea I wouldn’t!
@@miketandarich I’m so glad you made this video.. wish I would’ve watch before I got a virtual office.
Great video man, I can confirm my experience with them is similar so far.
Yea it’s not great
Thanks for this video, decided on passing on Regus because of this video.
Good for you! Glad I could help someone out!
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!
Thanks for pitching in. I have had the worst ever experience with this company. DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING WITH REGUS!!!!!
Make sure to post on Google reviews and ripp off report
I will!
Please do not get an office space for clients. They dont care how you work. They care that you get results for them
Exactly! I realized this afterward
@@miketandarich so you just book video calls instead?
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.
I wish I would have done some Regus research early on . I’m going at it with Regus now.
Me too ! Did you get your refund ? I’m disputing my transaction today !
@@taikyahhancock3573 yes , I surely did dispute since they didn’t handle things professionally at all
Same here. How did you dispute it? They tryna charge me and i never even stepped foot in the building. Everything about it was confusing.
@@T_HENDO I disputed it with my bank because they were definitely 👎🏾, they are very crooked.
@@jammesia yea they over here talking about they are going to report it to a credit bureau and whatnot. I’m like man gtfoh
I'm in the same area as you (I've been to the Regus office I suspect you are referring to). I worked out of a family owned office center near the New Castle Airport that sadly closed. There are many privately owned locations in and around Northern Delaware.
I've also found a few places where an actual office wasn't much more expensive in and around Newark Delaware.
That’s awesome! Yes I was living in Newark DE at the time and was having a hard time finding an office there. But if you can make it happen that would be great!
@@miketandarich My issue is I work in an industry that is strict about maintaining a proper office. Regus actually won't allow my type of business in their centers. Most office centers in Northern Delaware also are owned or act as direct competition as a secondary product.
The best site I found was in the office buildings near Timothy's in Newark, but I couldn't make the math work at the time with the commitments needed.
I'll add you on LinkedIn. It sounds like we're in the same boat in the same area.
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 👌🏽
I’m a small business owner and I’m glad I definitely watch this video before signing my contract
Right? Me too.
My friend rented from them and after a year is still trying to cancel her contract- they have been very shady.with her.
Have her cancel her credit card!
Thanks man! I was planning to sign up with them, however you changed my mind!
I would recommend anyone to stay faaaàaaar away from Regus
Why?
Great info. Just in time . Thank you 💎💜
What a horror story. Will steer clear of this company. Thank you!
Michael, thank you for sharing your experience. This is very helpful.
I am sorry you had this experience , it’s sounds part of the issue was a poor location manager with a lack of customer focus at the Regus HQ. However I am surprised you didn’t do more research on Regus aka Spaces aka IWG - many similar stories out there.
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. :)
OMG! This is horrific! I hate you experienced this. Thank you for sharing.
I work there, employees don't have any help or anyone who has our back. Our support systems are outsourced to people with a language barrier. Our printer hasn't worked for a month. Half my day is spent in our kitchen, I didn't take the job to be a maid.
I signed a lease for March 14 2020 in New York City. By March 19th 2020 ( 5 days later) the pandemic hit and a worldwide executive order was executed. I never got keys. I never got an office because I didn’t make a payment. A year later, I got a collection call that stated that I had a balance of over $13,000.00 - 😮. How? Yes I signed the lease but I didn’t PAY and I was never appointed to a suite, I never got keys. I have a growing balance with Regus for a suite that I never occupied space for! Ridiculous!
Wow!
I know absolutely insane
This worked out well with the pandemic I hope is is working happy from home now
Yes it did!
Thank you for this! Very helpful as I was thinking about using them in LA. Will be moving on.
You are so welcome!
I finished my one year lease with them, I regret, not a good company to do business with. I would not recommend them.
Yesterday I was about to buy with them but when I have to pay it's not good all with the fees and other things they have there. So, I didn't buy with them.
Thanks for sharing
Oh my god, I am having a similar experience. What is wrong with their non-cancellation policy even a minute after signing a contract? Is that even legal? No wonder a class action has been filed against Regus.
Yea it’s ridiculous. You should either talk to a lawyer or if you paid your monthly payment with a credit card just cancel the transactions
I am going through this right now ! I’m going to dispute the transaction. Were you able to get your money back? They put in a ticket for my refund and then the agent told me “sadly we are unable to refund you.” Go figure !
Oops 🤭 i’m taking regus off my list.
Sh*t I sure wish I seen this video before I paid them my money 😩
Nope… never… this shit sounds terrifying. I hope everyone thinking about Regus gets to see this story
It sounds like you rented from a space that was still being built out which was a bad idea. It could have happened with any plug in office provider (WeWork, Stage - also IWG subsidiary etc.) Ideally you only want to rent private office and office support services from a fully built space with plenty of members and tenants. Did you consider going the virtual office route instead? Your reasons for getting an office seemed perception based and a virtual office membership would fulfill those needs at less cost and headache.
DagmarSLNY Strangely enough it was actually a well established location, they just didn’t have the office ready from when the last tenant used it!
I was thinking of doing the virtual office space, but wanted a place that my employees could work and clients could come meet me at.
DagmarSLNY thanks for the comment 😁
Regus is a nightmare. They tryna have me pay for an office i didn’t step a day into. Absolute scam. I’m in the other part of the world btw.
thanks for this
Another interesting topic 👌
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?
How did it work out for you I’m trying to do the same thing rn
DO NOT use this company period. This is the worst company with regards to communication. I set up with them back before the pandemic. When the pandemic hit and it was time to renew I cancelled the renewal via email because everything was shut down. I had them keep billing me and telling me that I did not follow proper protocol with cancelling. I asked via emails and phone calls that they send me where on the contract it says how to cancel. I did not receive anything and I cancelled within the 30 days. I did not sign anything. And this was all done virtually. I am now being sued for $4000 give or take because they do NOT know what the other departments are doing. They are a very dis organized company and I will have to now hire an attorney to dispute this. This is from 3 years ago. Truth be told I would not even give them a 1 rating.......
What city or state did you rent? I’m having a problem with them about remodeling the office :(
I had an issue with them in the Chadds Ford office in Pennsylvania
thanks for this. which city did this Happen in?
This happened outside of Philadelphia. Thanks for watching!
@@miketandarich I have a walk through with the Fort Washington location and I just came to this..... 🥺🥺
Regus price policy to increase the price every year for rent. Rent in Regus unprofitable.
This is horrendous.
Jeremy Strickling Yea it was rough! Thanks for watching!
I’m still trying to terminate my contract! They are the worst!!!
hello I am going through it with them. were you able to term your contract.
if so can you provide some info. I have called several times and they only give me a ticket number . I already cancel my visa and summited a claim. I can't get through them
I would have sued them ..
Yea I thought about it
I am so sorry that happened to you. That was a horrible experience.
Thank you for sharing your horrible experience with Regis. Hope the company can learn something from your video and improve their customer service.
Regus is a horrible scam. Harming me badly and I’m about to sue them. Do not ever use the scam called “Regus”. I can back up all this with facts. They are con artists. Do not give them your bank info.
Wow I’m due to pay my first month next week 😢
That’s the only reason why I have free business lounge membership with them
I get my business lounge membership with the Regis for free because I have a ABN number
REGUS is Horrible!! Just look at the BBB REVIEWS AND ALL THE LAWSUITS. I wish I did I’m trying to get out of my agreement because they charged me I paid for my virtual office then I got charged again the same day + late fees.. they told me not to worry but then that’s where the late fee come from.. You can’t get in contact with a manager. very unprofessional. Currently trying to get out my contract but I’m still being charged and I never even had one piece of mail come there.
What was the price of the office and what size was it?
It was a smaller office. I could get 2 desks in there, maybe 3. And it was $900
Sounds like the only person who could safely use this companies crap services is a lawyer. But even a lawyer might find it just too much work to sort out to get compensation - not worth the bother.
Their customer service skills are zero...
Yes their customer service is really bad
thanks for this video. great info on Regus, shady AF
Now I never rented from regus. And your story sounds bad counting that its as you say. But what if i get an office spot clean and and ready. I'm looking for a virtual office, I'm just thinking whether I'd have a different experience. 🤔
Maybe, but even if it’s great in the moment if anything happens they won’t be there to help
@@miketandarich ok. I'm definetly not getting an office. But i still am interested in virtual adress/ phone answering. Any reccomendations?
@@heatncool any luck? I was going to go with regus until i seen how terrible they are now i dont know what to do next
@@wdev9327 I have an hvac company. At the moment starting out it doesn't make sense to pay 80 plus a month just to use an address. I continue to use my home adress...
@@heatncool How are creditors treating you? Hows your business credit limits?
Wow crooks
I know!
regus still bills me late fees every month on $0
Jesus! I am sorry that happened to you. I have heard other horror stories about them.
Regus is a complete joke stay away
Totally agree
Do not use them!!! Especially dont use Mountlake Terrace Office space. If you need help you are stuck, they will not share their supervisor information. They don't respect agreement and you retainer will not be refunded within 30 days. They don't care about customers just look how to get money from you. If you care about your business and money stay away from these people!!!
I wish I have seen this video before I took the worst decision of my life to rent with REGUS. No company can be worst than REGUS. My story is even worst than yours. DO NOT RENT FROM REGUS. I'm still in a battle with them after my termination.
Oh shipppp... 😮
Regus is about profit only. They’ll charge your account inaccurately and they treat their employees awfully.
Employee here, no one has our back, impossible criteria for bonuses
What a nightmare
Sounds like a Tai Lopez company 😂
Regus are real shakedown artists ….. rip you off with inflated invoices ….. just avoid
virtual office?
A virtual office is a service where you can use a company mailing address, call forwarding, and other office features. You can use them while working from home
Exactly 👆🏻
REGUS - Absolute NIGHTMARE and customer service - is - TERIBBLE
Bot using regus
Thieves totally agree they should be abandoned
I will host a party if they go out of business
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Regus has been a bad actor from the start