Global Citizen Community
Building heartfelt connections beyond borders.
Join UsMost communities like ours only welcome you if you rent a room. Seoul Nooks works differently: Shikgu membership lets you belong to the community itself — the shared meals, the townhalls, the friendships — whether or not you sleep under one of our roofs.
You'd love to colive with us, but there's no opening right now. Join as a Shikgu and stay nearby — we can even connect you to our neighbor's Airbnb — and be part of the family in the meantime.
Full coliving isn't within everyone's reach. Stay wherever works for you, and still share everything that makes Nooks home.
You have your own place and you're not going anywhere. You're not looking for a room — you're looking for your people.
That's what this membership is for: inclusivity. Some of our family live down the street, some across the city, some return year after year — three, four years and counting.
Honestly, we wish we could open our doors for free. What keeps Nooks alive is mutual support and companionship — membership is how we sustain this community together. Relational, not transactional.
New to Seoul Nooks? Read our full story at seoulnooks.org
People who expand their identity beyond their birthplace, showing:
To different cultures and perspectives
Toward humanity and connection
Willingness to bridge differences
For meaningful topics — we love fellow nerds!
Shikgu (식구) literally means the people you share meals with under one roof — in Korean, that is the word for family. That's exactly what membership means here.
39,000 KRW / month
Your seat at the family table — whether or not you live in one of our houses.
Each add-on builds on the Shikgu base membership.
+50,000 KRW / month
89,000 KRW / month all-in
+100,000 KRW / month
139,000 KRW / month all-in
+150,000 KRW / month
189,000 KRW / month all-in
Weekdays 10 AM – 9 PM
Weekends 12 PM – 9 PM
May extend during events
Chapter 1 & Chapter 2
Common spaces in both houses
Hours may change with coliver feedback
for work
Fast Wi-Fi, dual monitors, standing desks & coworking tables
for play
Board games, Nintendo Switch, TV & projector, conversation cards
for gathering
Full kitchen, lots of sofas, speakers & music
for growing
Global-citizenship library (borrow home!), filming gear, exercise equipment, shared wardrobe
Choose your membership length upfront, and your monthly fee goes down.
10%off monthly
20%off monthly
50%off monthly
Applies to your monthly membership fee for the full length of your plan.
For current and former colivers: add up all the time you've lived at Seoul Nooks — every stay, past and present. Your total unlocks:
5%off monthly
15%off monthly
30%off monthly
Counted cumulatively — two separate 2-month stays count as 4 months. Once you reach a tier, it's yours.
Moved out but never left? It's probably less than you think.
Your membershipKRW / month
Your coliving time never expires — every stay counts, however long ago.
And if this number is still a stretch: pay what you can, and make up the rest with alternative contributions below. Mixing is welcome.
psst — many of our members mix a partial payment with helping hands. that counts too ↓
Can't contribute financially right now — or only partly? Let's find creative ways to sustain Nooks together.
Dear future family,
We know asking for financial support can feel uncomfortable. Honestly, keeping this community alive isn't cheap — utilities, rent, supplies, equipment… We've been trying so hard to achieve financial sustainability while keeping this beautiful thing going. But we can't do it alone anymore — and frankly, we don't want to feel lonely in this journey.
Let's build this together. Let's protect it together. Help us create a model that can last for years and inspire other communities around the world — a reference that shows meaningful global connections are possible and sustainable.
Please don't let us feel alone in this. 💚
— your Nooks family
Announce your visits in the Discord coworking channel
Use the provided passwords for independent entry
Clean up after yourself — this home is all of ours