Yes, there is a coworking space inside the Diplomatic Quarter. DIOM Flex DQ sits in 1364 Mall on Amr Ibn Omaya Al Damri Street. It has private offices and shared workspace on monthly plans, and you can book shared desks and meeting rooms by the hour through the DIOM app. This post looks at the district as a place to work and at how a team of two to ten picks between a private office and shared desks. If you want a monthly plan, start from the DIOM Flex DQ location page. DIOM's other Riyadh locations are listed on the coworking space in Riyadh page.

The Diplomatic Quarter as a place to work

The Diplomatic Quarter is a planned district in west Riyadh, built around embassies and international organisations. If your work keeps bringing you here, weigh the DQ location against where your clients sit and where your staff travel from. A useful test is whether the route in fits a normal working day.

Parking at 1364 Mall is the practical thing to plan for, so leave a little extra time on a first visit.

What is at DIOM Flex DQ

DIOM Flex DQ is DIOM's coworking location inside the Diplomatic Quarter. DIOM operates it as part of the Flex line, alongside Diriyah (Zallal) and Rubeen Plaza, and describes it as a workspace for professionals and international brands. On Google, the profile is listed as "Diom Flex - DQ | ديوم فليكس - الحي الدبلوماسي", a coworking space at Amr Ibn Omaya Al Damri, 1364 Shopping Mall, Circle 10, GB-04, Riyadh 12512, telephone +966 9200 04352.

Private offices, shared spaces and board rooms

Inside, there is a reception and a lounge, along with private offices, board rooms and shared spaces. Private offices go on monthly plans. Shared workspace can be taken monthly or by the hour. Hourly use of the shared spaces and board rooms is charged at a fixed hourly rate, which the DIOM app shows when you choose a room and time, and anyone can book without a membership. The meeting rooms are ready to book, with a professional setup, fast Wi-Fi and use of the shared amenities before or after the meeting.

Office sizes and the number of seats per board room are not published on the page, so give DIOM your team size when you ask for a quote. Opening hours vary by branch and are listed on the Google profile.

What a monthly plan includes

Every DIOM Flex plan card lists the same five inclusions: high-speed Wi-Fi, lounge access, printing, a focus pod, and coffee, tea and water. Across its locations, DIOM's Flex services add reception support and a tea-boy service, with help on printing and IT, daily cleaning, and a café with a lounge. Shared-office and meeting-room clients get the same inclusions as private-office plans.

Three- and six-month terms add two things. The discount is already built into the displayed price, and the plan comes with free meeting-room hours. At DQ that means 30 free hours on the three-month plan and 60 on the six-month plan, twice the allowance of Rubeen Plaza. If your team meets clients every week, those hours in effect add a board room to the private office. The meeting-room layout and booking checklist covers choosing a room and what to check before you book.

What the private office plan costs at DQ

DIOM publishes its Flex prices. A private office at DIOM Flex DQ starts from SAR 8,176.50 a month, VAT inclusive, on the one-month plan. The three-month plan is shown with a 5% discount and 30 free meeting-room hours. The six-month plan has 10% off and 60 hours. You will find the discounted totals on the Flex page under the DQ tab, and DIOM notes that discounts are seasonal. Shared workspace at DQ starts from SAR 2,999.20 a month, VAT inclusive, on the one-month plan. Meeting rooms and shared offices used by the hour are charged at a fixed hourly rate, which appears in the DIOM app when you choose a room and time. No hourly rate is published here.

Private office or shared desks: which fits a team of 2 to 10

For a team of two to ten, start with the closed door. How much of the day goes on calls and client work that need one? Then look at attendance. If the whole team is in on the same day most days, or people need seats that are theirs every day, a private office is usually the better fit.

Private office (monthly)

• Who it suits: Teams of 2 to 10 that sit together most days, take calls and host clients

• Privacy: Closed room with your own door

• Commitment: Monthly plan, or 3- and 6-month terms with discount and free room hours

• Meeting rooms: Free hours on 3- and 6-month plans, then hourly

• How to start: Get a quote on the DQ page

Shared desks (non-dedicated)

• Who it suits: Individuals and pairs who come in some days, or a team that is rarely all in

• Privacy: Open shared space, with focus pods for calls

• Commitment: Monthly shared plan from SAR 2,999.20 (VAT inclusive), or hourly use at a fixed rate through the DIOM app

• Meeting rooms: Hourly, through the app

• How to start: Get a quote on the DQ page for a monthly plan; book through the app by the hour

A note on wording. "Dedicated desk" usually means a fixed desk in a shared room that is yours every day. DIOM's monthly shared plan is a shared, non-dedicated office, so you take any free desk in the shared area. If your team needs seats together every day, the private office is the plan that gives you that.

The commitment question has its own post. The guide to hourly, daily or monthly workspace explains when each term makes sense across DIOM's locations. At DQ, a simple path is to try the shared space by the hour and move to a private office once the team is in most days.

Getting there and access

DIOM Flex DQ is inside 1364 Mall on Amr Ibn Omaya Al Damri Street in the Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh 12512. Its Google profile carries the map pin and directions.

Guests enter the Diplomatic Quarter as any visitor does. DIOM does not register them in advance, and you do not need to notify DIOM before a guest visits, because a guest is not a tenant. What is worth telling a guest about is parking at 1364 Mall and a few extra minutes on arrival.

How DQ compares with Diriyah and Rubeen Plaza

The three DIOM Flex locations offer different products, so start from what your team needs and look at price after that. Flex Diriyah at Zallal has two meeting rooms and one board room and no shared workspace. It is the location for a client meeting in the setting, and the Diriyah post, Working from Diriyah, explains how a meeting there ends at Bujairi Terrace. Flex Rubeen Plaza has shared desks, focus pods, a lounge, private offices and a meeting room. It is the collaborative, startup-leaning location with the lowest published entry price, and its free meeting-room hours are half of DQ's (15 and 30 hours against 30 and 60). DQ suits a team that needs to be inside the district. Private offices and shared workspace come on monthly plans, with free meeting-room hours on the three- and six-month plans, and shared desks and board rooms are also available by the hour.

At every location, hourly use is booked through the DIOM app. Monthly plans are quoted per location.

Frequently asked questions

Is there coworking inside the Diplomatic Quarter?

Yes. DIOM Flex DQ is a coworking location inside the Diplomatic Quarter, in 1364 Mall on Amr Ibn Omaya Al Damri Street. Private offices and shared workspace are on monthly plans, and shared desks and board rooms can be booked by the hour through the DIOM app. Reception and a lounge are included, along with Wi-Fi, printing and coffee.

Can non-residents access DQ offices?

DIOM Flex DQ is a coworking location open to its clients and their guests, and you do not need to live in the district to use it. Guests enter the Diplomatic Quarter as any visitor does. DIOM does not register them in advance, and a client does not need to notify DIOM before a guest visits.

What does a private office at DIOM Flex DQ cost?

A private office at DIOM Flex DQ starts from SAR 8,176.50 a month, VAT inclusive, on the one-month plan. The three-month plan carries a 5% discount and 30 free meeting-room hours, and the six-month plan 10% and 60 hours. Shared workspace starts from SAR 2,999.20 a month, VAT inclusive. DIOM gives a quote for your team size on request.

Can I book a desk for a day?

Yes. Shared workspace at DIOM Flex DQ is charged at a fixed hourly rate, which the DIOM app shows when you choose the space and time. A day is simply a booking of consecutive hours, so one day of work needs no monthly plan. Shared-space clients also get Wi-Fi, drinks, lounge access and printing.

Are meeting rooms bookable by non-members?

Yes. Board rooms at DIOM Flex DQ are charged at a fixed hourly rate shown in the DIOM app when you choose a room and time, and anyone can book one without a membership. Monthly clients on three- and six-month terms use their free meeting-room hours first.

Get a quote for DIOM Flex DQ

Tell DIOM your team size and the term you have in mind, and ask for a private-office quote at DQ. Get a quote

If you only need a desk or a board room by the hour, book it directly in the DIOM app.