Comparison · 9 material differences
Ned's Club vs San Vicente Bungalows
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Verified September 2026
Private club
Verified September 2026 Ned's Club
The club describes itself as "a place for diverse professionals to meet, work and have a good time"
Private club
San Vicente Bungalows
Not stated by the club. San Vicente publishes no description of who it admits, only that candidates must be nominated by an existing member and are assessed by a membership…
What the records say
- Minimum age: Ned's Club: No published minimum age; San Vicente Bungalows: The club is restricted to guests 18 and older except at Saturday and Sunday brunch, when children of all ages are admitted.
- Annual dues: Ned's Club: Founders' tier at Ned's Club Washington DC, reported at $125,000 to join and $25,000 a year, including concierge access at the London, New York and Doha clubs; San Vicente Bungalows: Not publicly disclosed.
Side by side
| Ned's Club | San Vicente Bungalows | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Private club | Private club |
| Founded | 2017 (The Ned London opened in 2017 in the former Midland Bank headquarters on Poultry in the City of London; the club within it trades as Ned's Club) | 2018 (Hotelier Jeff Klein bought the San Vicente Inn in West Hollywood in 2013 and rebranded it as San Vicente Bungalows, a private membership club; it opened in late 2018.) |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | West Hollywood, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Clubs at The Ned London (City of London), The Ned NoMad in New York, The Ned Doha, and Ned's Club Washington DC; membership gives access to all Ned's Clubs globally | Three clubs in the United States: West Hollywood, Santa Monica and New York's West Village |
| Members | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Chapters | 4 | 3 |
| Primary audience | The club describes itself as "a place for diverse professionals to meet, work and have a good time" | Not stated by the club. San Vicente publishes no description of who it admits, only that candidates must be nominated by an existing member and are assessed by a membership committee |
| Typical member | Professionals working in and around the City of London and, in Washington, a membership reported to skew towards politics, business and law. The club publishes no occupational or income test. | The club publishes nothing about its membership. Reporting since its 2018 opening has associated it with the Los Angeles entertainment industry; The New York Times described it in February 2019 as Hollywood's new clubhouse. |
| Qualification | ||
| Minimum age | No published minimum age | The club is restricted to guests 18 and older except at Saturday and Sunday brunch, when children of all ages are admittedThis is a premises rule governing guests rather than a stated minimum age for membership.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | Yes |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | Yes |
| Application process | Applicants choose between Ned's Club membership and the lower Ned Friends tier and apply through the online form on The Ned's website. Reporting on the Washington club describes a referral from an existing member followed by membership-committee review, with renewals also reviewed annually. No timescale or acceptance rate is published. | There is no open application. A current member submits a nomination through the SV mobile app, the SV website portal or the membership team, and the club then sends an application to the candidate. Applications are reviewed monthly by the membership committee. Non-members cannot tour the club before applying; the club suggests asking a member to bring them as a guest. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. A club spokesperson told WTOP that the operator is "extremely intentional" about who it admits. | The club publishes no acceptance rate. It states that applicants who do not hear from the membership committee within six weeks have been waitlisted, asks them not to chase for updates, and advises them to seek additional nominations instead. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Founders' tier at Ned's Club Washington DC, reported at $125,000 to join and $25,000 a year, including concierge access at the London, New York and Doha clubsverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosed for Ned's Club Londonverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual, renewed subject to committee review per reporting on the DC club | Could not be independently verified. Memberships are stated to be non-transferable and may not be used by a member's partner. |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Daily access to club spaces; a calendar of member events including talks, workshops, live music and rooftop events | The clubs operate daily, including Saturday and Sunday brunch service |
| Peer forums | Not documented | Not documented |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Photography anywhere inside the club is prohibited for members and guests; posting images of the club on social media or discussing anything witnessed during a visit is forbidden; non-members' phone cameras are stickered by the front desk team. Exceptions apply at private events and selected member programming events. |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Clubhouse premises, Event-focused | Clubhouse premises, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | No | No |
| Local chapters | Yes | No |
| Virtual membership | No | No |
| Online community | Not documented | Partial |
| Member directory | Not documented | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Partial | Not documented |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | Yes | No |
| Family programming | No | Partial |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | No |
| Next-generation programming | No | No |
| Investment discussions | No | No |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | No | Not documented |
| Networking emphasis | Medium | Medium |
| Social emphasis | High | High |
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