Comparison · 14 material differences
San Vicente Bungalows vs Soho House
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What the records say
- Maximum age at joining — San Vicente Bungalows: No published maximum age at joining; Soho House: Applicants under 27 qualify for Under 27 pricing.
- 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; Soho House: No published minimum age.
- Geographic restriction — San Vicente Bungalows: No published geographic restriction; Soho House: Local House membership is tied to the House nearest the member's home; Cities Without Houses is for applicants based where the group has no House.
- Annual dues — San Vicente Bungalows: Not publicly disclosed; Soho House: $6,000 a year.
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| San Vicente Bungalows | Soho House | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Private club | Private club |
| Founded | 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.) | 1995 (Founded by restaurateur Nick Jones above his Cafe Boheme restaurant on Greek Street in London's Soho, per Wikipedia's account of the club. The corporate parent is incorporated in Delaware; operational headquarters and the original House are in London.) |
| Headquarters | West Hollywood, United States | London, United Kingdom |
| Geographic footprint | Three clubs in the United States: West Hollywood, Santa Monica and New York's West Village | Houses across the United Kingdom, continental Europe, the Middle East, North and South America and Asia; the club states Every House members reach 48 Houses in 19 countries |
| Members | Not publicly disclosed | 269,606as of September 2025 |
| Chapters | 3 | 48 |
| Primary audience | 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 | People working in the creative industries, described by the club as "a home for the world's creatives to come together"; the application asks for occupation and interests rather than income or job title |
| Typical member | 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. | Members are drawn largely from film, television, music, art, design, fashion, media and adjacent creative businesses. The club publishes no income, net-worth or seniority test, and Wikipedia records that the club has publicly emphasised creativity over net worth and job title. |
| Qualification | ||
| Maximum age at joining | No published maximum age at joining | Applicants under 27 qualify for Under 27 pricingThe club states the discount runs "until your 30th birthday", so the age test applies at joining rather than throughout membership. There is no published upper age limit on membership itself.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| 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 ↗ | No published minimum age |
| Geographic restriction | No published geographic restriction | Local House membership is tied to the House nearest the member's home; Cities Without Houses is for applicants based where the group has no HouseEvery House membership carries no geographic restriction.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | Yes | No |
| Sponsor required | Yes | Not documented |
| Application process | 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. | Applicants complete an online form on the club's application portal, which the club says takes around 15 minutes and requires a recent profile photograph, credit or debit card details and information about the applicant's interests and occupation. The portal also offers a pricing calculator before submission. Soho House does not publish the criteria used to assess applications, nor whether proposers or seconders are required. |
| Selectivity | 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. | Not disclosed as a rate. Soho House told members in December 2023 that it would stop accepting new members for New York, Los Angeles and London from 2024 after complaints about crowding; CNN reported the club then had about 185,000 members and 98,000 people on its waitlist. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 | $6,000 a yearEvery House membership, New York or Los Angeles home House, standard (non-Under-27) rate. The club's own pricing calculator returns "Quarterly cost $1,500.00 / Annual cost $6,000.00".verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 | $1,000 one-time"One-off House Introduction Fee $1,000.00" for Every House and Local House membership at New York and Los Angeles. The club states it "will be converted to Members credit and can be used on food, drinks and bedrooms across the Houses".verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Could not be independently verified. Memberships are stated to be non-transferable and may not be used by a member's partner. | Rolling membership billed quarterly or annually, plus a one-off House Introduction Fee |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | The clubs operate daily, including Saturday and Sunday brunch service | Houses are open daily; the club advertises more than 2,400 member events and experiences a month |
| Peer forums | Not documented | Not documented |
| Confidentiality | 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. | Could not be independently verified |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Clubhouse premises, Event-focused | Clubhouse premises, Chapter-based, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | No | No |
| Local chapters | No | Yes |
| Virtual membership | No | No |
| Online community | Partial | Yes |
| Member directory | Not documented | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Not documented | Partial |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | Yes |
| Family programming | Partial | Not documented |
| Spouse and partner programming | No | Not documented |
| Next-generation programming | No | Not documented |
| Investment discussions | No | No |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | Not documented | Not documented |
| Networking emphasis | Medium | Medium |
| Social emphasis | High | High |
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