Green Living: a sustainable coliving south of Barcelona

Green Living is a coliving in Castelldefels, the coastal town about twenty minutes south of Barcelona. It is run by a company whose main business is building flexible, sustainable housing, so the environmental angle is structural rather than decorative.

What Green Living Does

• Three room tiers. Double premium en-suite, double en-suite, and single rooms with a shared bathroom.
• A sustainability focus. Energy efficiency and green construction are the parent company's core business.
• A coastal setting near a major city. Castelldefels has a long beach and sits on the train line into Barcelona.
• Coworking and shared spaces. Alongside the accommodation.
• Part of a larger housing project. Which suggests longer-term stability than a single rented villa.

Why It Makes Sense for Nomads

Barcelona is one of Europe's most desirable bases and one of its most contested housing markets, with a serious backlash against short-term rentals and prices that reflect it. Castelldefels is the pressure valve: a proper beach, a twenty minute train into the city, and rates well below central Barcelona.

The airport sits between the two, which makes Castelldefels unusually convenient if you fly often.

Two honest notes. No prices are published anywhere on the site, so a booking starts with a phone call or an email, and the review count is small at five. The parent company's other work suggests substance behind it, but ask direct questions about the coliving itself.

Pricing

Not published. Rooms across three tiers are quoted on request.

Barcelona's coast at commuter distance, with the sustainability actually built in.