Excellent
Based on 576 reviews
Remote Year4.7Honesty, pricing, process and quality scores appear once 5 customers have rated them.
Remote Year brings together groups of inspiring professionals to travel, live and work in different cities around the world, for 1, 4, or even 12 months at a time.
Remote Year (remoteyear.com) has 576 customer reviews on Folks Told, with an average rating of 4.7 out of 5.
576 approved reviews, newest moderated first
Bridget S.
Where to even begin. The RY staff in Cape Town are TOP. TIER. The city is stunning. The apartments are in the best area and the whole group stays there. The activities, the views, the people, the food… it just doesn’t get better than Cape Town. I just got home and am already planning a trip back! Just book the trip and thank yourself later.
Jodi R.
Medellin is a dynamic, engaging city filled with unique experiences and familiar comforts alike. The RY program was beautifully curated and stacked with intelligent, open-minded and down to earth people. Cata and Maria are the most detail-oriented, responsive, hilarious, genuine angels. I had the time of my life!
Blake R.
This was a great experience. Every moment was planned and executed perfectly. The knowledge that was shared and shown from our month adventure went above and beyond. Cata and Maria were so wonderful and truly made this trip that much better. From Cata’s dance lessons to Maria’s Arepa night. Truly happy to have had them both leading the charge.
R D E E.
I just spent a magical month in Valencia with a wonderful group of people and a dedicated RY staff clearly committed to helping us experience Valencia, Spain to the fullest.
Madison A.
the experience itself was really great. our hosts in medellin, cata and maria, were warm, responsive, and had great recommendations. the add on experiences also had a lot of variety from soccer games to shopping to hanging out and cooking together, so i think everyone had something to suit their preferences. definitely worth taking advantage of as many excursions as possible. i also liked that they weren’t too “corporate” - a lot of the meals we had were with local families, etc - you aren’t just going to chain restaurants. it was a more “authentic” live-there-for-a-month vibe than i expected. i’m taking off a star because i think RY has become excessively profit-driven since being acquired. for the cost of the trip, NOTHING is included and it became very tiring to constantly go purchase every add on and excursion in the marketplace. i started to feel very nickeled and dimed when we already paid thousands of dollars that functionally just went toward rent (in a building split between 3 people that would have cost around $1000 usd total). that is on remoteyear.
Reply from Remote YearMay 4, 2023
We’re thrilled to hear that you had a great time in Medellin! Our local teams work hard to make sure all our travelers feel welcomed and that our experiences feel truly local, and we’re happy this shone through. We appreciate your feedback regarding the cost of our program. We understand that our trips may be more expensive than traveling solo, and want to explain why. At Remote Year, we do our best to take care of all the details for our participants - including pre-trip Q&A sessions with our round the clock support team, accommodations, workspaces, 5 included community events & experiences, airport transfers, full time on-the-ground local teams, unofficial events, and access to our community and member events for alumni, as well as 24/7 external international health & safety support. Our goal is to make sure our trips our unforgettable, and above all, seamless, and we often hear that travelers find value in the additional support we provide, our community, and in time saved researching and vetting all of the logistics that go into planning a trip. We believe that offering add-on experiences individually ensures that our travelers have more flexibility and can choose the experiences that best align with their interests and schedules. We are constantly striving to make Remote Year trips more affordable and accessible for everyone and will take your feedback into consideration as we continue to evolve. Thank you for joining us in Medellin, we hope to see you on another trip soon! Happy travels, The Remote Year Team
Amber L.
Incredible experience for the 1-month trip in Medellin (April 2023). Amazing programming, comfortable and convenient accommodations, people who are adventurous, open, smart and kind to build community with. It was a lot better than I thought it was going to be going into it and I am definitely going to do another program.
Claudia
Both Maria and Cata were excellent leaders!!! I was so impressed with the professionalism and also the ability to make this month so much fun! Thank you so much for everything and hope to come back sooooon!
T S.
I can't think of a better travel program!! Amazing people, cities, and also experiences. Truly a community based experience with like minded people. No need to be nervous or hesitant to book. Just be ready for an amazing journey and adventure.
