Switchyards Hyde Park

Absolutely love this place. Not sure how they keep the prices so low, it’s less than a daily coffee, but then the coffee’s included. 🤷🏻‍♀️Better than almost all co-working spaces I’ve tried, which means quite a few. I usually come at off-hours, so I haven’t run into any issues at all with space (parking, desks, restrooms, etc.), I’ll keep my fingers crossed! Wouldn’t give up the membership unless I moved out of the area or could no longer squeeze in visits. Great mix of people. Vibe that is actually work appropriate. Aesthetically winning. 🏆

Love this place. The music is too loud. Measured with a sound meter and it averages around 53.7dB which isn't too bad, but it goes over 60dB about every 5 seconds depending on the song. Even with noise cancelling headphones you can often still hear the music. Contacted their support, got an email back from someone not in Austin with some polite BS basically saying no action would be taken. You use a thermostat to choose/measure the temperature, why not have an objective standard for the sound? They do have a quiet room, but like most of the furniture it's sized for women and elementary school children. There are lots of decent stools, but not in the quiet room. Bringing the average down to 45 dB with the peaks around 55dB, or more varied seating/standing desks in the quiet room would so

UPDATE: Some issues from my initial review have been partially addressed, while others remain. Bathroom faucet was adjusted but still shoots too far from the center. The front door now has a soft-close hinge, which helps, but the bathroom door does not, still loud and disruptive. Coffee very inconsistent, and I often skip it altogether. The hot water machines are unnecessarily complicated ("smart" machines, ugh). Music often distracting, which seems to be a consistent complaint across locations. Weekend visits are nice and quiet, but weekdays are croooowded. People sometimes start calls in the main room before slowly moving to phone booths. The demographic is still dominantly white, which makes me feel out of place. Mostly, I can get busy work done here, but never substantial/creative wor

Super cool place that makes me extra productive! Great coffee, lovely atmosphere. Sound proof phone call booths are nice too. The only constructive feedback I have is that they really need to add recycling bins—currently only have trash bins that go to the landfill at the moment. Really hoping they add recycling bins soon! Also the plants are plastic, it would be so cool if they were real and they made use of all the great lighting!

What a waste of money. You pay to basically sit at a table. Library's are free, go to a coffee shop, sit and do work outside. I am so tired of everything being a "membership". This business wont last, truly. Its like all these millennial pop ups that stay for like half a year and close up shop.