The Hotel for All Sides of You
One Place. All Sides of You.
Work has changed. Where we do it, when we do it and what happens around it have all become a lot more fluid.
A business trip can become a weekend away. Your hotel room might be your office in the morning and your home that evening. And the people you meet along the way can become as important as the place you’re visiting. Yet most hotels are still designed around one thing: the bed. We thought it was time for something different.
Welcome to Zoku. The hotel designed for all sides of you.
This is our story
Hi, we’re Zoku.
Designed for living, working and socializing under one roof, Zoku brings the new work culture to four cities across Europe. Come by for a few hours, stay for a few nights or settle in for a few months.
However long you’re here, all sides of you are always welcome.
Hi, we’re Zoku.
Designed for living, working and socializing under one roof, Zoku brings the new work culture to four cities across Europe. Come by for a few hours, stay for a few nights or settle in for a few months.
However long you’re here, you’re always welcome.
Zoku started with a problem
Well two problems, actually.
150 interviews
with our target audience
Before we chose a name, designed a single Loft, or fantasized about what menus to put on, we talked to 150 people in our target audience who spent a lot of time travelling for work. We didn’t ask them what their dream hotel looked like. We instead asked what frustrated them, what they missed, and what didn’t work. Two things kept coming back.
1. Connection
Spending weeks in an unfamiliar city can get lonely. You miss your friends, your routines and the feeling of belonging somewhere. Traditional hotels give you somewhere to sleep, but don’t necessarily make it easier to feel part of the place you’re temporarily calling home.
2. Functionality
Stay in a conventional hotel room for long enough and you quickly discover its limitations. There’s a bed, maybe a desk across from the bed (not very great for calls) & not much room for the rest of your life. It’s difficult to cook, work properly, invite someone over or settle in.
We set out to solve both problems using a different approach.
A different kind of hotel took shape
Private downstairs and social upstairs. Flexibly choose whichever space you need at any time of day.Â
The Zoku Loft
Rather than putting the bed at the center of the room, we raised it and tucked it away. That made space for what happens while you’re awake. Then there’s a proper kitchen. Plenty of storage. A comfortable living area. And a four-person table where you can work, eat, think, meet or invite someone over. It’s not just somewhere to sleep. It’s a home-base designed around your day, while facilitating a healthy lifestyle.Â
Rooftop Social Spaces
But solving the room was only half the story. We also needed to solve what happens outside of it. So instead of a traditional lobby, we created our rooftop Social Spaces: shared spaces for working, eating, meeting, relaxing and connecting. Â These are our rooftop spaces where you’ll find coworking spaces and quiet corners, inspiring meeting rooms, a variety of weekly community events, our cozy Kindred Spirits Bar and The Living Kitchen.Â
Work Isn't One Place Anymore
When Zoku started, we were solving the challenges of people traveling for work. Now the world of work has caught up.Â
The new work culture
Work has become more flexible, more mobile and much harder to separate neatly from the rest of life. People work across cities and time zones. Teams come together for a few important days rather than sharing an office every day. A work trip can last three nights or three months. And increasingly, people expect the places around them to adapt.Â
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We call this the new work culture.Â
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It’s not about working all the time. Quite the opposite. It’s about having the freedom to move between the different parts of your day. To focus when you need to focus. Connect when you want company. Switch off when the laptop closes. And feel at home even when home is somewhere far away. Zoku was designed for exactly that.Â
A PLACE FOR ALL SIDES OF YOU WAS BORN.
The proof is in our values
Discover 3 principles we always stand behind.
Whatever brings you here
No two Zoku stays need to look the same. You might be flying in for three days of meetings and need somewhere you can actually get work done.Â
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You might be spending six weeks on a project and want somewhere that starts to feel like home. You might be relocating to a new city and need a soft landing while you find your feet.Â
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Or, you might be bringing your entire team together and want somewhere you can sleep, meet, eat, brainstorm and celebrate without coordinating five different venues.Â
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That’s why Zoku isn’t built around a single type of stay.
Everything You Need Under One Roof
Stay
Stay in a Loft designed for both living and working.Â
Work
Work from inspiring spaces made for everything from deep focus to big presentations.
Meet
Meet in flexible spaces that make getting together feel less corporate.Â
Eat
Eat & drink at The Living Kitchen restaurants and our rooftop bars.
Connect
Connect with an international community of residents, locals and professionals.Â
Connection, without the awardness
Being surrounded by people isn’t the same as feeling connected to them. That’s why community at Zoku isn’t about forcing everyone into organized fun. We simply create more opportunities for connection to happen naturally.Â
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Our rooftops bring together someone staying for a night, someone settling in for two months, a local coworker, a team finishing an offsite and a neighbor stopping by for dinner.Â
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Our team of Sidekicks is there to welcome you, help you find your feet and make an introduction when it feels right. Our community events give you a reason to come upstairs. And our shared spaces are specifically designed to make bumping into someone interesting surprisingly easy.Â
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Join in, stay on the sidelines or change your mind halfway through. It’s entirely up to you.Â
A better way of doing business
Being designed around people also means thinking beyond the people staying with us.Â
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Zoku is a certified B Corp, joining a global community of businesses working to make a positive impact on people and the planet. For us, that means continuously looking at how we design and operate our spaces, work with our communities, treat our people and reduce our environmental impact.Â
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Because building a hotel for the future of work also means thinking about the kind of future we want to be part of.Â
Find us in Europe's most livable cities
So, ready to come see for yourself?
Zoku Amsterdam
Located just 10-minutes from the city center in the eastern canal district, Zoku Amsterdam is a local landmark and business community hub. Our surrounding Plantage neighborhood is home to plenty of cozy cafes and restaurants and you can gaze upon the famous Skinny Bridge right from our very own rooftop.
Zoku Copenhagen
Our surrounding Amager neighborhood is a more quiet, yet cozy place to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Just a 2-minute walk from the DR Byen metro stop, you can reach central Copenhagen in just 10 min. You can even walk to the lively Islands Brygge area with fun restaurants and bars on the water.
Zoku Paris
Located just 10-minutes from the city center in the eastern canal district, Zoku Amsterdam is a local landmark and business community hub. Our surrounding Plantage neighborhood is home to plenty of cozy cafes and restaurants and you can gaze upon the famous Skinny Bridge right from our very own rooftop.
Located in the 2nd District of Leopoldstadt, Zoku Vienna is near the University of Economics, the VIECON Conference Center, and the iconic Prater Park. You can easily explore Vienna on foot and gaze upon the famous amusement park right from our rooftop terrace. And of course, stunning views included.
