- Not only will you never be permitted into these clubs,
but chances are you never even knew about them.
(lively orchestral music).
The Hurlingham Club, a beautiful 42 acre estate,
set in Fulham, London, England,
is one of London's most posh and exclusive
old school private clubs.
Formed in 1867 by Frank Heathcote
for the purpose of promoting live pigeon shooting,
Hurlingham was host to members
like King Edward the Seventh.
Today, the club has outdoor sporting facilities
for typical British sports like croquet, cricket,
lawn bowling, and tennis.
Lots of tennis.
As well as playgrounds for kids,
pools, and pretty gardens.
Memberships are really hard to come by though.
With a 15 year waiting list for an off-season pass
which goes for upwards of 1,200 dollars
plus 1,085 dollars per year.
If you want a full membership,
you'll wait another 15 years
and pay upwards of 3,618 dollars
plus another 1,660 dollars a year.
I don't know how desperate people are to play tennis
or croquet, but if the membership fees didn't scare them
off the 30 year wait list to join probably would.
Possibly having the strangest
and coolest private club name ever,
Dracula's Ghost Rider's Club can be found in the Alpine town
of Saint Moritz, Switzerland.
And was established in 1974 by German millionaire,
playboy, Gunther Sachs,
as a place for him and his friends to meet.
The name Ghost Rider's refers to a secret society
of bobsledders, with Sachs being known as Dracula.
That's and interesting nickname.
The club, like most other private members clubs,
has a very strict formal dress code
and does not allow for any form of film or photography.
The venue itself includes a restaurant, night club,
and lounge area with a maximum occupancy
of only 150 people at a time.
Meaning admittance can be very picky.
Membership prices are kept secretive
but apparently lifetime members are sometimes invited
to the club's secret inner circle
through initiation challenges
like champagne drinking contests.
Now that sounds like an awesome secret club to join.
The Kee Club, located at 32 Wellingston Street, Hong Kong,
is a private members club chock full of classic art
and historic style.
Opened by Austrian business man, Christian Rhomberg,
in 2001, the Kee Club contains
several different themed salons
along with a restaurant, bar, library, and lounge.
Some of Kee's famous members in attendance
at special parties and events include Gwenyth Paltrow,
Mick Jagger, Sting, Jude Law, Bill Clinton,
Hugh Grant, and Kevin Spacey.
If you're looking to join the Kee Club inner circle
and open the doors to its lavish interiors
and its sister location in Shanghai,
you'll need referrals from current members
as well as 2,573 dollars for a one year pass.
Or you could spend 6,432 dollars if you wanted
a permanent lifetime membership.
Currently Kee Hong Kong is moving to a brand new
location in the city after unexpectedly having to close
down the original establishment in January of this year.
The Carnegie Club, located at Skibo Castle,
in Dornoch, Scotland, looks like something
out of a Scottish Disney princess movie.
This due to all the picturesque architecture
and lush castle grounds.
It's everything you'd want out of a private members club
in the Scottish Highlands.
With a highly acclaimed golf course,
horse back riding, tennis courts,
shooting ranges, and other great summer activities.
Skibo Castle was owned by a man named Andrew Carnegie
who kept it in excellent condition
until it left his possession in 1982.
It was then picked up by Peter de Savary
who had the brilliant idea to turn it
into the private Carnegie Club.
In order to earn entry into the castle,
you must pay the joining fee of,
brace yourself, 31,410 dollars
and then on top of that the annual fee of 10,050 dollars.
Woo mama that's a lot!
And you only have a limited window each year
for membership acceptance and you'll be competing
with hundreds of others all vying for a spot
in this historic castle.
Or you could buy a car!
Unless you have too much money to spend
and then go for it.
White's, found at 37 and 38 Saint James Street,
is considered to be the oldest private gentleman's club
in London, England.
Founded all the way back in 1693,
White's is notorious for its difficult
member registration since the majority of its patrons
are not your average English citizen.
Many British Prime Ministers, members of the royal family
like Prince Charles and Prince William,
and all manners of dukes, barons, and earls
have been part of its honored roster.
To join you'll need to apply to sit on a long waiting list
and prepare to pay the yearly membership fee
of over 1,070 dollars and that's just the easy part.
The hard part is gaining acceptance
of 35 different members who must give you a referral
which I'm sure isn't such a simple request
when dealing with powerful figures.
White's has also retained its strict
no women membership policy with the exception of the Queen.
Which has caused a lot of controversy in the past.
Located at 66 East 55th Street in Manhattan, New York,
CORE is a high class establishment
for wealthy business executives, leaders, and innovators.
Established in 2005, CORE puts a new era technology spin
on the expensive social clubs of the past
by incorporating things like finger print scanners
for entry and stem cell spa treatments.
I don't know what that is but it sounds disturbing.
Among the club's fancy facilities are:
a gym, spa, library, bar, restaurant,
and of course a lounge.
And members are treated to regular events
hosted at the venue for art exhibits,
performances, and product showcases just to name a few.
Access to CORE's impressive private club
in the heart of the city that never sleeps
will cost you a pretty penny but will place you
amongst members like Bill Clinton.
Any hopefuls on the membership waiting list
must be vouched for by other members
and should be prepared to drop 50,000 dollars
for the registration fee and then 15,000 a year after that.
Located at 142 Rue Montmartre in Paris, France,
the Silencio club is a luxurious and intricately designed
underground venue that has a very modern and mysterious
atmosphere to it.
The club's design was overseen by
famous American movie director, David Lynch,
with the help of French architecture agency,
Enia Architectures, and was opened in 2011.
The main areas of the club include:
a stage, a theater room, a horse-themed smoking room,
a bar and a lounge with amazing gold walls and ceilings,
and all of which was inspired by a club of the same name
that appeared in the 2001 David Lynch movie,
Mulholland Drive.
The membership process favors creative types
and you'll need to submit an application
which includes your creative profession
and how you belief creative inspiration is best achieved.
But then if you are accepted, you'll be invited
to pay a yearly membership fee between 5,026 dollars
and 2,235 dollars.
Sacrebleu!
That means, all man that's a lot of money!
Since 1837 the Toronto Club,
located at 107 Wellington Street, Toronto,
has been one of the oldest, most secretive,
and most difficult private clubs in Canada
to gain membership to.
The Toronto Club only allows a maximum of 300 members
at one time and if you want to be on that list
you'll need referrals from five to ten current members.
Along with a 25,000 dollar entry fee
plus 2,500 dollars every year after that.
Very little is known about what happens
inside the large red brick building
with current members and staff refusing
to give interviews to the media.
But some anonymous members have stated
that it's a space for important business executives
to drink and play games.
The head of the establishment is known as Number One
which make sit sound like a secret society
for Bond villains and the group did not allow
women to join their ranks until
the rule was changed in 1993.
The Toronto Club may just be the city's best kept secret.
The 33 Clubs are hidden within the land of Disney.
No, literally, they're hidden inside Disney parks
and are only accessible to corporate sponsors
and private members.
The original 33 Club was built in the New Orleans
section of Disney Land in Anaheim, California
and it was accessible by pushing a buzzer
and then inserting a members card
into a concealed slot by the door.
Inside is a waiting room, disguised like a shop.
From there, you're led up to an open terrace
and then down an elevator into the club.
There are also 33 Clubs in Disney Land Tokyo and Shanghai
but memberships are completely separate between them.
To get one membership you'll have to apply
for the 14 year waiting list and once that's done
the entry fee is a whopping 25,000 dollars
plus a fee of 10,000 a year.
Who has this kind of money?!
You'll also have to submit a complete background check
of yourself because Disney can't allow criminals
to dine in their hallowed grounds.
Somebody's got money!
Yellowstone Club, found in Big Sky, Montana
is a massive private residential club
with a ski resort and golf resort
all nestled perfectly into the mountainous surroundings.
The Yellowstone Club is essentially its own
little forced village and at the center
of it are its two huge lodges.
Each one containing various spas, fitness centers,
dining halls, restaurants, shops, and pools.
Outside of those, sprinkled around the ski paths
and resort destinations are other convenient facilities
and residential houses available only to members.
In order to secure your own little slice of life
at this very exclusive membership club
you'll need to first pay, are you sitting right now?
Okay, good, 300,000 dollars for registration
and then there's a yearly fee of oh you know
just 30,000 dollars after that.
Ahhh!
Oh and it's also required that members
own a piece of real estate on the land
like a condo or your own custom house
which can cost anywhere between 2,000,150 dollars
and 25 million dollars.
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