Comparison · 10 material differences
Casa Cipriani vs San Vicente Bungalows
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Verified September 2026 Private club
Ajay Suresh · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0Casa Cipriani
The club describes "an eclectic, culturally curious, international group of interesting people, belonging to different industries, countries, age groups and backgrounds"
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
- Maximum age at joining — Casa Cipriani: Junior membership is "for those under 30"; San Vicente Bungalows: No published maximum age at joining.
- Minimum age — Casa Cipriani: 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 — Casa Cipriani: $2,500 a year; San Vicente Bungalows: Not publicly disclosed.
Side by side
| Casa Cipriani | San Vicente Bungalows | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Private club | Private club |
| Founded | 2021 (Casa Cipriani New York opened in 2021 in the landmark Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street. The club is an extension of the Cipriani family hospitality business, which dates its origins to Giuseppe Cipriani's opening of Harry's Bar in Venice on May 13, 1931.) | 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 | New York, United States | West Hollywood, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Clubs in New York and Milan, with a Miami location listed by the club as coming soon | Three clubs in the United States: West Hollywood, Santa Monica and New York's West Village |
| Members | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Chapters | 2 | 3 |
| Primary audience | The club describes "an eclectic, culturally curious, international group of interesting people, belonging to different industries, countries, age groups and backgrounds" | 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 | The club characterises its community by breadth rather than by profession or wealth band, and markets to business and leisure travellers who want a base in both cities. No occupational or financial test is published. | 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 | ||
| Maximum age at joining | Junior membership is "for those under 30"Applies to both the New York and Milan junior tiers and to Global Junior membership.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published maximum age at joining |
| 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 | Not documented | Yes |
| Application process | Applications are submitted through the club's member portals, which display the four published tiers with their annual and initiation fees and an APPLY link for each. The club describes no sponsorship, committee or interview stage on its public pages. Global Lifetime membership is by invitation and handled by enquiry. | 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. The club publishes no acceptance rate, waitlist or member count. | 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 | $2,500 a yearNY Junior Membership, "for those under 30 with access to Casa Cipriani New York, only": "Annual fee: $2,500".verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Initiation fee | $1,000 one-timeNY Junior Membership: "One-time Initiation fee: $1,000".verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual, with a one-time initiation fee; a lifetime option exists by invitation | 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 | Clubs operate daily; the group runs cultural, social, corporate and non-profit events at both sites | The clubs operate daily, including Saturday and Sunday brunch service |
| Peer forums | Not documented | Not documented |
| Confidentiality | Could not be independently verified | 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 | No | No |
| Virtual membership | No | No |
| Online community | Not documented | Partial |
| Member directory | Not documented | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | Yes | No |
| Family programming | Not documented | Partial |
| Spouse and partner programming | Partial | No |
| Next-generation programming | No | No |
| Investment discussions | No | No |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | Partial | Not documented |
| Networking emphasis | Medium | Medium |
| Social emphasis | High | High |
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