Where is The Idea Kitchen located?
The Idea Kitchen is conveniently located at 1940 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538, in the heart of downtown Larchmont in Westchester County, NY in a bright, street-level space. We’re across the street from a well known Westchester ice cream shop at the corner of Palmer Avenue and Larchmont Avenue.
What is The Idea Kitchen? The Idea Kitchen is a coworking, meeting, and event space that provides private offices, desks, conference rooms, and virtual office services, perfect for individuals, remote workers, freelancers, the work from home set, and employees of small and medium sized enterprises. The Idea Kitchen is also the perfect place for your next client meeting, workshop or training session, and team off-site. Memberships are available along with no-commitment, on-demand access options.
What are your hours of operation? Standard open hours are 8:15am to 5:30pm, weekdays. Many of our memberships provide for extended hour access. Space use at other times is by membership or advance reservation.
Is there parking available? Yes, parking is available. The Idea Kitchen is surrounded by on-street, metered parking, plus 4-hour and 8-hour parking lots within 2 blocks of our building. There is also non-metered street parking available within 2 blocks of our building in the adjacent residential neighborhood.
Is The Idea Kitchen accessible by public transportation? The Idea Kitchen is incredibly convenient to public transportation. Our building is walkable from the Metro-North Larchmont station, only 2 blocks away. And, we’re on multiple Westchester bus lines that run with stops along Palmer Avenue. We also offer bike parking immediately outside our building on the corner of Palmer Avenue and Larchmont Avenue. We’re proud of being very public transit friendly!
What membership options does The Idea Kitchen offer? The Idea Kitchen offers a variety of membership options for offices, desks, and meeting space on both full-time and part-time basis. To see the most current memberships available, visit: https://archieapp.co/the-idea-kitchen-1/public/store/products/
7. Do you offer a day pass for people who just need space for one day? Absolutely, we offer individual day passes which are perfect for those who need a desk occasionally. Day passes aren’t second fiddle here… they provide access to our professional workspace, with a variety of desk options, focus booths, access to the kitchen and pantry – did someone say bottomless coffee & tea! – and daily print credits! Purchasing a single day pass takes only a few steps and can be done entirely online.
8. What’s included in a coworking membership? Whether you’re a monthly member or simply using the space for the day, The Idea Kitchen offers the amenities you’ve come to expect from any professional workspace including blazing fast, enterprise-grade wifi; privacy booths at no additional cost; full access to our kitchen and pantry offering bottomless coffee & tea, cold drinks, fresh fruit and snacks daily; and loads of natural light. Monthly memberships add even more benefits, including access outside of our standard business hours, use of large external monitors at no additional cost, and monthly credits towards meeting room and private office bookings.
9. Is there a contract or minimum commitment? With a range of a la carte day pass, office and meeting room booking options, there is never a minimum monthly commitment to work from The Idea Kitchen. And, our monthly memberships are incredibly flexible, with most requiring as little as 7 days notice prior to the end of the month to change or cancel.
10. Can I try The Idea Kitchen before committing to a membership? Absolutely! We offer a trial day pass, which is a great way to explore what it’s like to work at The Idea Kitchen for the day if you’re thinking about a coworking membership or exploring different options. If you sign up for membership within 30 days of your trial day, the cost of the day pass is credited back to you in full. Talk about no-risk deal!
11. How do I sign up or book a membership? Membership and booking is handled through our online booking platform, Archie. The first step is creating a no-cost account profile, which can be done directly on our site: https://archieapp.co/the-idea-kitchen/sign-in.
Virtual Office Services
12. What is a virtual office, and how does it work? A virtual office gives businesses a professional address and mail-handling services without requiring a physical desk or office on-site.
13. Can I use The Idea Kitchen’s address as my business address? Yes, with our virtual office services, you can use our business address as your own for mail, packages, business registration documents including LLC registration, and your Google My Business profile.
14. Do you offer mail receiving and forwarding services? The Idea Kitchen offers virtual office and business address mail services enabling you to use our business address as your own for mail, packages, business registration documents, and your Google My Business profile. With our mail services, we receive mail on your behalf and securely notify you allowing you to provide us instruction on whether to hold for your pick-up, forward it, open & scan, recycle, shred, or discard. These services enable you never miss a piece of mail no matter where in the world you happen to be at that moment.
15. Is a virtual office membership required to receive mail here? Yes, a virtual office account is required for The Idea Kitchen to receive mail on your behalf.
16. Can virtual office members also use the coworking space? One of the greatest benefits to using The Idea Kitchen for virtual office services is that we are a physical coworking space and fully staffed. This means that we can further support the needs of your business through the use of office, desk, and meeting space whether you need that space often or just every once in a while. Virtual office customers also receive discounted day passes and special meeting room rates.
17. How much does a virtual office membership cost? Various virtual office pricing plans are offered, starting as low as $33/month. For the most up to date pricing and plans offered, visit https://vo.ideakitchenlarchmont.com/signup.
Amenities & Facilities
18. What amenities are included at The Idea Kitchen? The Idea Kitchen is proud of our offered amenities program including fresh fruit and snacks daily, cold drinks, bottomless coffee & tea, free phone booths, lounge & soft seating areas.
19. Do you offer private offices? Yes, we have private offices available for hourly and daily bookings, as well as monthly part-time and full-time memberships.
20. Do you offer privacy solutions for members working at a shared desk? Everybody needs a bit of privacy from time to time, which is why The Idea Kitchen has focus booths available at no extra charge! And for those who need to focus for hours on end, we have private offices available to book by the hour or the day. Booking credits are included with all monthly membership plans.
21. Are meeting rooms available to book? Meeting rooms are publicly available to book with no ongoing commitment or membership required.
22. Is the space pet-friendly? We love our furry friends but, unfortunately, pets are not allowed at The Idea Kitchen.
23. Do you provide printing, scanning, or shipping services? Printing is available on-site and included with every day pass and monthly membership. Shipping and other related mail services are available through our virtual office/business address services.
Guests, Events & Community
24. Can I bring a guest to The Idea Kitchen? Yes, we love when members bring guests! Discounted guest passes are included with all monthly memberships. All guests must sign in with the community manager upon arrival.
25. Do you host networking or community events? We believe that The Idea Kitchen is a place where everyone can find their fit, with community at the core of who we are and the programs we put on. To keep up with all our community events, follow our events page here.
26. Can I rent The Idea Kitchen for a private event? The Idea Kitchen is the perfect spot to host your private event for groups of 2 to 82. Our space is highly flexible to support different styles of events and furniture configurations, including classroom/training room, boardroom, parlor, and a variety of personal and professional networking events. Our space has also been host to art exhibitions, small theatrical performances, comedy and magic shows, fundraisers, birthday parties, and yoga classes. If you can think it, we can likely host it.
27. Is The Idea Kitchen good for small businesses, not just solo freelancers? Yes. The Idea Kitchen is built for small businesses and teams as well as solo professionals. Our day office and monthly membership options let you scale your workspace up or down as your needs change, and our bookable meeting rooms are ready for client meetings, team sessions, and presentations. If your team works remotely, our virtual office services give your business a Larchmont address and professional mail handling. We also have space available for workshops, trainings, and networking events. Many businesses start with a single service, like a virtual office or a meeting room, and add more as they grow.
Booking & Policies
28. How do I book a desk, office, or meeting room? Booking an office or meeting room is a very simple process, conducted entirely online through our online booking system. The first step to booking a space is to download our app. From there, you can browse spaces for the specific day and time you want and see real-time availability. There’s never a need to worry about booking a desk at The Idea Kitchen! You simply select one of your choosing upon arrival.
29. What is your cancellation or refund policy? The change/cancellation policy at The Idea Kitchen is very flexible. Full credit is available for any reservation changed or cancelled at least 24 hours in advance. Inside of 24 hours, partial credit may be available depending on the cancellation time and the length of booking. Our full cancellation and refund policy can be found on our booking site.
