Offie
Find Airbnbs equipped for remote work
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Patrick Erichsen

Offie - Find Airbnbs equipped for remote work

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Offie is a free Chrome extension that lets you find Airbnbs with fast Wifi and comfortable workspaces.

No more wasting time looking through listing photos and getting excited, only to realize the Wifi is slow!

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Patrick Erichsen
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Hey PH 👋 This past New Year, my girlfriend and I broke our apartment lease and took off on a 6-month road trip for our first-ever digital nomad experience. We had an incredible trip, but finding a home that had fast, reliable Wifi and comfortable workspaces was time-consuming and difficult. After interviewing dozens of other nomads, I realized this was a problem every remote worker staying on Airbnb faces. So, I decided to build a Chrome Extension called Offie to make it easier to find the best Airbnbs to work from. Offie works seamlessly with Airbnb by taking Wifi and workspace information from the listing page and bringing it to the search page. No more wasting time looking through photos and getting excited about a listing, only to realize the Wifi is slow! Current Offie features include the following information from a listing: - 📶 Wifi speed test results - 🖥️ Dedicated workspace amenities - ✅ Sentiment analysis on reviews mentioning Wifi Offie is available to download for free on the Chrome store today: https://offie.co Would love to get feedback on other useful features, and I'm happy to answer any questions! - Pat
Mitchell Orme
@patrick_erichsen So keen to really experiment with being a digital nomad, and this platform looks like such a great way to get started! Keen to see how Offie develops
Patrick Erichsen
Maker
@mitchell_orme Appreciate the feedback! If you're not familiar with https://nomadlist.com/ would definitely recommend checking it out. A few housing platforms you might find interesting: - https://www.selina.com/ - https://www.outsite.co/ And a few group travel platforms: - https://wifitribe.co/ - https://www.remoteyear.com/
Mitchell Orme
@patrick_erichsen I stayed in Selina hostels all throughout Central America! The one in Nosara blew me away!
Patrick Erichsen
Maker
@mitchell_orme just checked it out, looks beautiful! Did you do any surfing there? I spent a month in Honolulu learning this year and am looking for my next spot 👀
Mitchell Orme
@patrick_erichsen The main beach at Nosara (Playa Guiones) has some incredible waves, great for beginners and professionals! The town is really lovely too, and you're isolated in just the right way. The Selina in Nosara used to be a luxury hotel, so you'll be well and truly living the life!
Moe Bazzi
Just came back from a trip to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. This would have been so useful. Already installed it and ready to go for my next trip!
Patrick Erichsen
Maker
@mohamad_bazzi Glad to hear it! Did you have any workspace issues at the place you were staying at?
Moe Bazzi
@patrick_erichsen yeah, the wifi was horrible. Had to migrate to a co working space, could not work at home at all.
Moe Bazzi
@patrick_erichsen and the desk was not that great
Patrick Erichsen
Maker
@mohamad_bazzi yeah sounds like a rough situation. What's the next place you're heading to?
Andrii Kpyto
Nice idea! Good luck!
Patrick Erichsen
Maker
@kpyto Thanks for the feedback!
Sai Krishna
This is much needed in the remote era!
Patrick Erichsen
Maker
@_skris Agreed! Airbnb is making improvements in this space, such as their new Verified Wifi Speed test, but there are still a lot of pain points for remote workers on the platform.
Diogo Matos
Wow, I really needed this a few months ago before booking my last Airbnb! Excited to see how it turns out :)
Patrick Erichsen
Maker
@matosdfm Hoping that it's helpful for your next Airbnb 😁
Roy Wainer
Very cool and very needed in this era! looks awesome!
Patrick Erichsen
Maker
@roy_wainer Thank for the feedback!
Plexpert. UI
wow
Patrick Erichsen
Maker
Jha
This is uber cool. I love to work out of new places and I can see myself using this more than once ~