10 of the World's Most Exclusive Private Members’ Clubs
At these exclusive clubs, global elites gather, far from the world’s distractions.
Dec 1, 2025
In an age where luxury is everywhere and privacy is nowhere, the true elite have returned to the one currency that cannot be bought outright: access. The world’s most exclusive private clubs are places where the most powerful people go when they want the world to stop spinning for a moment. Here, the maître d’ knows your drink, and the rules are understood without ever being written down. These are the doors that open only when someone inside decides you belong.
Oswald’s, London, UK
A Mayfair institution shielded from algorithms, Oswald’s is where old money dines, new power negotiates, and no one raises their phone. It’s so discreet that you need to sign in even to see their website!
Who It’s For: Old-world aristocracy, discreet billionaires, and political heavyweights. Reported regulars include King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Princess Eugenie, and several senior political figures.
Why It’s Special: Oswald’s is the purest expression of unadvertised luxury. There' no pomp or spectacle here. This deep red space serves rare wines, best savoured over conversations that matter.
The Membership Equation: There is no form or process to apply. Membership is offered to those with an extension of lineage, reputation, or proximity to power.
Annabel’s, London, UK
Annabel’s, located on Berkeley Street, is a maximalist fever dream, where the global elite drift through rooms that feel like cinematic fantasies.
Who It’s For: Aristocrats, fashion royalty, art-world dynasts, and international families. Reported frequent visitors include Sir Mick Jagger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Anna Wintour, and European royalty.
Why It’s Special: Annabel’s is an aesthetic universe — room after room of lush murals and crystal ceilings. The crowd is as global as the décor is extravagant.
The Membership Equation: Five-figure fees, multi-year waitlists, and a deep preference for history, pedigree, and patronage.
Roppongi Hills Club, Tokyo, Japan
Suspended above the city on the 51st floor, this is Tokyo’s most discreet sky-level salon. Every detail is polished, precise, and formidable.
Who It’s For: Known to attract Japan’s top CEOs, diplomats, and members of major industrial families, especially those linked to the Mori empire.
Why It’s Special: The club is a study in Japanese restraint: minimal, harmonious, and obsessively polished. City lights on one side, kaiseki-level dining on the other.
The Membership Equation: Selective, invitation-forward, and fiercely private.
Core, New York, USA
Core is Manhattan’s ultra-modern temple of high culture and high capital. Equal parts art gallery, private atelier, and power lounge, it’s built for people who prefer their luxury customised.
Who It’s For: Collectors, founders, philanthropists, and global citizens. Reported guests and regulars include Jeff Bezos, Tory Burch, and Marc Newson.
Why It’s Special: Core feels like a private museum crossed with a modern atelier. Think customised experiences, evolving art collections, culinary labs, and immersive programming.
The Membership Equation: High six-figure initiation, bespoke membership pathways, and an interview process.
Zero Bond, New York, USA
Zero Bond is a members-only cocoon where actors, founders, and politicians drop their public personas.
Who It’s For: Actors, founders, politicians, creatives. Frequently spotted: Kim Kardashian, Drake, Justin Bieber, and Zoë Kravitz.
Why It’s Special: Zero Bond is the new New York: seductive, contemporary, and influential. Conversations here have a way of becoming headlines months later.
The Membership Equation: Expensive, meticulously curated, and personality-forward.
Silencio, Paris, France
Conceived by David Lynch, Silencio is Paris’ most surreal creative underground—part club, part dreamscape, part art-world sanctuary.
Who It’s For: Filmmakers, designers, curators, and the city’s nocturnal intellectuals. It’s known to attract Pedro Almodóvar, Daft Punk, Kanye West, and more.
Why It’s Special: Silencio feels like entering a cinematic subconscious—velvet interiors with sculptural lighting.
The Membership Equation: Creative-first and heavily curated to maintain its surreal, avant-garde identity.
The Arts Club, Dubai, UAE
Dubai’s chapter of the storied London institution brings European cultural heritage to the Middle East. It is the city’s definitive haven for the culturally literate and internationally mobile.
Who It’s For: Culturally literate globalists, collectors, entrepreneurs, and patrons of design. Reported guests have included Naomi Campbell and Idris Elba.
Why It’s Special: Three floors of art, gastronomy, and performance programming, all executed with Dubai’s signature precision.
The Membership Equation: Selective, international, and increasingly one of the most sought-after memberships in the region.
Wing On Club, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s most private private club, it is widely associated with legacy tycoon families and senior financial leaders.
Who It’s For: The city’s most discreet tycoons, land magnates, and influential financiers.
Why It’s Special: Little is published about Wing On. The club remains one of the last ultra-private enclaves where Hong Kong’s business lords meet without press, phones, or intrusions. Interiors are classic, service is immaculate, and the membership roster is the city’s unofficial power list.
The Membership Equation: Invitation-only and tightly held within Hong Kong’s legacy families.
Yellowstone Club — Montana, USA
There are exclusive clubs — and then there is Yellowstone, a private ski-and-golf community, carved into 15,200 acres of protected Montana wilderness. It’s a sanctuary disguised as a mountain range: snow-capped peaks, fir forests, private trails, and powder that only members ever touch.
Who It’s For
Global ultra-wealth — founders, Fortune 50 heirs, entertainment power players, legacy business families — people for whom solitude is the ultimate luxury. Its resident roster reportedly reads like a cross-section of Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood.
Why It’s Special
Private ski runs groomed solely for members, a championship-level golf course that unspools across mountain terrain, a lake house, multiple dining lodges, a wellness and fitness universe, and an entire alpine lifestyle designed around family, nature, and privacy. The setting is cinematic, but the soul of the club is intimacy — campfires, untouched powder mornings, and après-ski without spectators.
The Membership Equation
Membership requires ownership of property within the club — a gateway that begins in the multi-million-dollar range and climbs rapidly depending on the home and terrain. Beyond that, there’s also an initiation and annual fee. Entry is not merely about wealth — it’s about fit, philosophy, and the ability to contribute to the club’s deeply private culture..
Soho House, multi-city (London, New York, Mumbai and more)
The world’s most recognisable members’ club, Soho House is a constellation of design-forward houses in cities like Shoreditch, West Hollywood, and Mumbai. It’s global and influential.
Who It’s For: Filmmakers, writers, designers, founders, futurists.
Why It’s Special: Every House has its own mood, but the signature remains: warm lighting, worn-in furniture, and rooftop pools with skyline views.
The Membership Equation: Curation is strict. Local House memberships are selective; the prized “Every House” tier is expensive, and increasingly difficult to secure as waiting lists deepen in major cities.