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Soho House Istanbul \u2014 Istanbul, Turkey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Soho House saw the suits taking over their members clubs, and knew a spring cleaning was in order. Their purge is our gain, in the form of creative, comfortable, obsessively designed boutique hotels.<\/h4>\n

Soho House New York<\/a> was a hit from the start. But years after opening, something felt off at the exclusive, members-only club. The Wall Street elite had taken over: formalwear and businessmen crowded the stylish spaces meant as a city clubhouse. Nick Jones, the restaurateur who founded the first Soho House in London in 1995, lamented on record that each of his houses should be \u201ca creative, friendly place with a relaxed feel. If there are too many corporate types around, then that atmosphere doesn\u2019t occur.\u201d Soon after, about 500 \u201ccorporate types\u201d found their memberships un-renewed. The New York Post called it the \u201cpurge of the suits.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about as vivid an example of the Soho House ethos as you\u2019ll get. And of how far they\u2019ll go to cultivate the proper atmosphere. Today, more than two dozen Soho House properties span the world from London to Mumbai to the waters of the Caribbean, and still, Soho House means exclusivity. There are some 90,000 names scrawled on the waiting list. But the intention has never been a climate of stuffiness and snobbery, and more and more, Soho House has begun to open up to the world.<\/p>\n

Almost every Soho House has bedrooms available to be booked on Tablet \u2014 opening doors that most of us would never have the chance to enter. A bedroom gives you access to nearly all the same privileges and spaces as a regular member. Welcome to the club restaurant, the rooftop pool, the signature spa. Just make sure you know the code. Don\u2019t wear a suit, don\u2019t take a photo.<\/p>\n

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Soho Roc House \u2014 Mykonos, Greece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A little background for the uninitiated. Soho House began in Soho, London. The original opened in 1995, in the space above the founder\u2019s restaurant. When the townhouse became available upstairs, Nick Jones\u2019 first instinct was to expand dining. But the entrance to the new spot was just a small door around the corner. Better to follow London\u2019s tradition of members clubs, then \u2014 scrapping the traditional and replacing it with the creative-casual vibe of \u201990s Soho. Just about thirty years later, Soho House represents a tradition of its own. Or maybe an empire.<\/p>\n

You won\u2019t find excessive minimalism or high art on stark walls, but a series of spaces obsessed over individually by the brand\u2019s 50 in-house designers, that by edict must effuse a sense of atmosphere even \u201cwith no one in it.\u201d That means that comfort and personality rank far above high design. \u201cTraditional hospitality groups repeat the same chair 50 times,\u201d said design director Vicky Charles. \u201cWe don\u2019t do that. It\u2019s okay if a good chair has a hole in it. It\u2019s eclectic and worn.\u201d <\/p>\n

The “home away from home” aesthetic blends a bohemian style with local inspiration; often within a historic building infused its own design identity, be it Art Deco in Miami Beach<\/a> or Bauhaus in Tel Aviv<\/a>. And in each space, a mix of vintage, custom, and found pieces blends to create the vaunted Soho atmosphere. It\u2019s a style that\u2019s proven popular enough to demand the Soho Home venture, where enthusiasts can buy Soho House decor for their own homes and apartments. <\/p>\n

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Soho House Amsterdam \u2014 Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A similar value system of “atmosphere above all” guides the hierarchy among members. In the legendary Soho House L.A.<\/a>, high-powered agents and movie executives found admission unavailable when club members heard tales of their toxic workplaces. \u201cIt\u2019s not uncommon to see a fairly anonymous screenwriter get whisked to his table while an agency heavyweight cools his heels at the bar,\u201d wrote the Hollywood Reporter. <\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Soho House is among the most iconic. And mention the brand and you\u2019re likely to think of their storied properties in London and New York, Amsterdam<\/a> and Berlin<\/a>. But like we said, the Soho House is now an empire \u2014 and their ethos and style translate surprisingly well, no matter where they set up shop. <\/p>\n

Below, we\u2019ve collected ten Soho Houses farther afield than you might expect, either in geography or setting. Each is an exclusive members club and a boutique hotel that invites guests into this world of cool comfort.
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Babington House<\/a><\/h2>\n
Frome, UK<\/h5>\n

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Pre-dating by a moment or two the new rush of country-house design hotels, Babington House was opened in the late Nineties as a sort of rustic sequel to the Soho House in London. A loose and unstructured kind of country excursion, where meals are available at all hours and recreation is of the do-it-yourself variety, whether it\u2019s a swim or a game of tennis down at the Cowshed spa, an evening film screening, or a child-free hour in the billiards lounge.<\/p>\n

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Soho House Mumbai<\/a><\/h2>\n
Mumbai, India<\/h5>\n

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The Soho House phenomenon now comes in multiple varieties, including urban-luxe creative-industry hothouses and laid-back beach-house escapes. Soho House Mumbai, as it happens, is a little bit of both; set in the glamorous suburb of Juhu, it\u2019s within easy reach of Mumbai\u2019s artists and other creative professionals, even as it stands just yards from the waters of the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n

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Soho Beach House Canouan<\/a><\/h2>\n
Canouan Island, St. Vincent and Grenadines <\/h5>\n

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Obviously Soho Beach House Canouan isn\u2019t exactly like the original Soho House, just as the Caribbean isn\u2019t Great Britain. But what\u2019s remarkable is how much of the Soho House vision survives the translation to thatched roofs, swaying palms, and white sand beaches. The look is unmistakably Caribbean but also refreshingly clich\u00e9-free; every detail, in classic Soho House style, feels both carefully considered and effortlessly achieved.<\/p>\n

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Soho House Chicago<\/a><\/h2>\n
Chicago, Illinois<\/h5>\n

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It\u2019s in a picturesque 1908 industrial building in the neighborhood of Fulton Market that you\u2019ll find Soho House Chicago, an establishment that includes a stylish co-working space, a fine set of restaurants and bars, a plush screening room, an 80-foot rooftop pool, a spa and fitness center, and of course, the exact kind of stylish luxury boutique hotel the Second City has long deserved.<\/p>\n

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Soho Roc House<\/a><\/h2>\n
Mykonos, Greece<\/h5>\n

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Soho Roc House, a 45-room escape on the south coast of Mykonos, close enough to the beaches and nightlife to feel convenient but removed enough to offer the privacy a members\u2019 club demands. Tiny rooms are available for those in search of little more than a swanky crash pad, while the Big and Large+ units expand to suitably resort-like dimensions. Aesthetically, they\u2019re pure Mykonos, though filtered through the boho-chic Soho House sensibility.<\/p>\n

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Little Beach House Barcelona<\/a><\/h2>\n
Garraf, Spain<\/h5>\n

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Little Beach House Barcelona is set not in Barcelona proper, but a half-hour away in Garraf, a fishing village turned holiday spot. And with 17 rooms it\u2019s really only little when compared with the urban properties that are the core of the Soho House collection. It\u2019s a restoration of a Fifties hotel which leaves just enough of the original intact for a bit of retro atmosphere. The rest is pure Soho House: easygoing, bohemian glamour.<\/p>\n

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Soho House Tel Aviv<\/a><\/h2>\n
Tel Aviv, Israel<\/h5>\n

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Soho House Tel Aviv, Jaffa is, for now at least, the only Soho House with a turreted tower as part of its construction, thanks to the unique 19th-century building it calls home. And while it\u2019s a decidedly urban experience, its location, barely a quarter-mile from the old port, lends it a seaside atmosphere reminiscent of the brand\u2019s line of beach houses. <\/p>\n

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Soho House Nashville<\/a><\/h2>\n
Nashville, Tennessee<\/h5>\n

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Soho House Nashville makes its home in a Bauhaus-inspired red brick industrial building that must have been the most picturesque sock factory in America; this explains the name of the Sock Room and Terrace, an indoor\/outdoor performance space that hosts the lion\u2019s share of the House\u2019s entertainment. This, along with Soho House\u2019s other stylish and vibrant public spaces, is open to members only \u2014 the good news is that a room key makes you a member for the night.<\/p>\n

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Soho House Rome<\/a><\/h2>\n
Rome, Italy<\/h5>\n

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Among Soho House\u2019s strengths is a knack for making a statement with an unusual building \u2014 in this case a ten-story Modernist-inspired structure in the up-and-coming district of San Lorenzo, to the east of Rome\u2019s historic center. Membership leans heavily on the creative industries, which ensures a lively crowd; they\u2019re here to mix in the ninth-floor restaurant, bar, and drawing room, or on the rooftop at Cecconi\u2019s Terrazza, for a taste of Venice with a bird\u2019s-eye view of Rome.<\/p>\n

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Soho House Istanbul<\/a><\/h2>\n
Istanbul, Turkey<\/h5>\n

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The fact that Soho House Istanbul is set in a palazzo built by a 19th-century Genoese merchant is a reminder that this city was, for centuries, a byword for cosmopolitanism and international commerce. Viewed from that angle it\u2019s a sensible next step for the Soho House franchise, born in London but now global. The location is spectacular, right in the heart of the ancient district of Beyo\u011flu. It\u2019s no time machine, though \u2014 the Soho House experience is a thoroughly modern one.<\/p>\n

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