The Hospital Club

I really enjoyed my evening at the Hospital Club. The staff are exceedingly friendly and are there to tend to your every whim. The bar doesn’t get too busy, though I wasn’t a big fan of the music being played — there were a few different DJs but our group of 12 barely knew any of the songs. We had some fun playing pool and drawing on the chalkboard, and there’s a balcony on the fourth floor which was nice since it was an unusually warm night for December. The restaurant was nice too and the food was absolutely delicious. Lovely cocktails too. A great members club!

Ive now been here a couple of times with the last being for the Kinetica micro exhibition. Sadly the exhibition itself wasn’t up to much (I should have read the blurb about it really) but the venue has always been something else.
The Hospital club itself is a ‘must’ membership if you are in the media community (as my friend is). The price is around £800 a year and less if youre under 30. What you get for your money is non referral access to one of the finest clubs in London.
The setting is near a beautiful little corner near Warren Street station where you have the usual bars and DJs but also conference rooms and recording studios. There is even a cinema in the basement. This, along with accommodation and workshops makes the hospital club a fixture in the careers of many media artistes.
In conclusion, this is a nice place if you like a nice members bar where you can occasionally celeb spot but a need if you’re in the industry.

I’m a fan of this place becasue of its friendly and always professional staff and also because of the lovely red wine. But its an membership club and therefore i very much expect this quality. The chicken caesar salad was unfortunately low on chicken and too high on anchovie (and i love them) and also a little small.
I have had other great meals in there though, so i’ll reserve judging too harshly until i try something else.

I went for cocktails!
Good choice of cocktails, very kind and helpful staff, open till late also any day of the week!
Creative atmosphere, there is a lot of people but it is not crowded!

This is such a creative space for meetings and events — really impressed

As a member I am clearly a bit biased but I love the HC. I am able to work in a very cool environment and then on the weekend I can bring my kids to great film screenings. Food and service are phenomenal… Always.

Such a weird place! We had to keep our voices down in the lobby, then once we got up into the bar the room was pretty small and there weren’t many people there for a Saturday. To get to the smokers area you had to walk through a video conferencing room?! And the DJ was by far the worst I’ve ever heard! He had a great set list but couldn’t blend for the life of him so to dance to it was a disaster! This place is ridiculously over-​rated and I would certainly not be paying the £500/​year membership fee — perhaps they could direct some of that money to hiring a DJ who knows what they’re doing. I’m hoping we just caught them on an off night as the place does have potential. The décor is nice.

I attended an engagement party at the Oak Room, and in a nutshell, I expected much more from a members club.
First of all, I liked the members club atmosphere, it wasn’t crowded and the service was good (kudos to the bartender — he made a great Manhattan and numerous delicious vodka martinis throughout the night for me). But I couldn’t shake the feeling that it’s a bit ‘run down’. It’s also very hot & stuffy upstairs so I didn’t quite like that.
They had an R&B night there and I chatted to the DJ while our group was getting some fresh air downstairs, though he still refused to play ‘Call me Maybe’, but i guess on an R&B night that’s fair enough :)
Shame they also close early, on a Saturday night, they closed at 2am. What? I expected at least 3am if not later.
The type of people the club attracts is I guess, more artsy and creative, which basically means majority of people there are in advertising. If it’s your cup of tea, by all means check it out.

I actually came here for a film event so was not able to walk around the full venue, but what I did see was quite nice with friendly and attentive bar staff.
The small cinema is comfortable and quiet, and I will fully admit I was thrilled to see a few beanbags in the front for those of us that want a lazy movie experience.
I will come back again and review when I have been able to walk around more and experience what else the Hospital Club has to offer.

The Hospital Club is a truly great thing. Its a private members club but I’ve been allowed in for events and work things. There is a great CoLab evening once every couple of months where artists can showcase new work etc and these kind of scratch nights are extremely important for emerging artists like myself! You guys should check it out.

The Hospital Club was one of the early stops on a long night I had a few weeks back. Luckily, it still stands out in my mind well enough for me to review it!
I ended up here because my school was hosting an awards event and they always choose the most interesting places in the city. As I’d never heard of the Hospital Club (maybe because of the members only bit?), friends and I trekked in without problem since we were with the school.
Inside, we had a whole upstairs area to ourselves, which was nice considering the stories other have told about space and getting in. They were serving wine and beer, but of the very limited variety, which is where most of my three stars comes from. I need choices, I need craft beer – I need things to drink that taste wonderful. The Hospital Club, at least the part we were in, wasn’t offering that, but was still charging central London prices.
The venue itself is nice – it’s interesting, with photos on the walls like a bit of a gallery. There were nice booths that no one was sitting in, since we were all chatting. The space was interesting, with a wall in the middle, but still worked for keeping everyone happy.
I probably won’t be back, since I didn’t see anything that made The Hospital Club worth any membership fee.

I came here for a special crafting event that was amazing. The place is über cool and although it’s a private club, there are many events for non-​members. I wouldn’t ever try to become a member or anything, but the venue is very nice, and I guess one of the best clubs for people interested in art and all creative stuff in general. Maybe it’s a bit too pretentious, but if you have the opportunity to visit this place, you’ll probably enjoy it.

As for a night out, I’m the kind of person who can glam it up as readily as I can sip on a pint at a neighborhood pub. That is to say, the exclusivity of a place neither impresses me nor makes me anxious.
A Londoner brought me to the HC Winter 2010 with a group of his pals celebrating a birthday. They were all members and seemed happy with it’s services, ambience, clientele, etc. over the years. The group was comprised of mostly male artist/​creative/​media type professionals.
To be honest sometimes I write reviews as to have the location saved for future reference. not because I feel extremely one-​way-​or-​the-​other about a place. This is one of those occasions!
As an «outsider» (non-​member) I found it generally welcoming and the place seemed to have some interesting events and happenings going on. Selection of tapas (chorizo!) was well suited to the signature cocktails.

The expression «a necessary evil» comes to mind when I think of this place.
I’m not going to make many friends here and forgive me if I sound like a mum but I just don’t like it, and if I didn’t rely on it as much as I did last year I would one star it.
Please consider that for a year I used this club as a «work space» in the looses sense of the term. With that in mind, and the fact that they advertise it as a place of work, it fails miserably. So to keep it simple I have listed my likes and loathes.
Like:
— As its a members club it keeps some of the dickheads out.
— It impresses all my friends when I tell them I’m a member.
— I love the reception staff and back of house girls and boys. They are cute and friendly.
— My sister can breast feed in here and they didn’t kick us out, although a lot of men sat looking very uncomfortable.
— They have cool events. Sometimes.
Loathe:
— Dickheads with money come here. Or dickheads that want to be seen to have money as actually it’s one of the cheapest members clubs in London.
— The menu never changes, and you can’t bring your own food in so you’re stuck with the same 3 sandwich choices for 6 months.
— Everything you buy here is sub-​standard and stupid expensive. A crap sarnie for £5 — I don’t think so.
— Bar staff are hit and miss. I remember one guy actually saying «I know everywhere in London, why would I use Unilocal.» Who actually says that?!
— WHERE ARE THE POWER SOCKETS!!! Seriously, nowhere decent to plug in and the internet is naff slow.
— They are over subscribed so on Fridays and most afternoons you won’t be able to get a seat. And don’t even think about getting tickets to some of their cinema screenings or special events.
— As soon as it gets past 7pm it’s just a glorified bar, so put your laptop down, work is out of the question.
The crazy thing is, even though I hate it, I still want to be a member. Damn it!

My birthday fell this year on a Friday. We attempted a meetup at a nearby pub, but it was so insanely crowded, it became apparent that we needed a different venue to celebrate me.
Fortunately, one of our party has a membership at The Hospital Club and got us in. As we were there fairly early, it felt like we had most of our floor to ourselves, which was a nice touch on my birthday. Table service was alternately great and not so great, depending on which server stopped by to bring our drinks.
Drinks were reasonably priced, the atmosphere was nice, but the later it got, the more crowded it got. By the time we left it was wall to wall crowded. So, I guess the moral of the story is go earlier if you value your space.

I’m a huge fan of THC. Yes, it’s sometimes a bit meeedja, but the guys who run it are incredibly helpful and very accomodating. The staff are friendly, and there are lots of rooms to hire and places to have informal meetings.
We’ve held countless events here, and they’ve always gone very well. The food is great and the drinks aren’t too badly priced for a member’s club.
I can’t say what it’s like as a member, but everything I’ve been to here; as an attendee, meeting someone for coffee — or planning a big awards do — has gone well. Highly recommended :)

I don’t get it.
I came here after a show that we had just performed at the Coliseum. For a private club, it has the same underwhelming atmosphere as every other «exclusive» club here in London. A couple of faux animal hide chairs and some leather ottoman’s aren’t going to do it, guys.
Also, snobby staff at the entry way doesn’t really «add» much to the experience.
I suppose if you are into celebrity spotting, this is the place, but if you want a lush, exclusive, members-​only night out, go to New York.

Oh boy, oh boy… it’s story time with Laura N!
Upon coming back from the gym at lunch, I turned onto Endell Street only to see a massive congregation of paparazzi buzzing outside of the Hospital Club. Frustrated as all get out (read: giddy and excited to see what all the hot mess was about), I went inside only to find… standing oh so casually in the lobby… Chris Martin of Coldplay. Turns out he was there with a bevy of stars putting on a Telethon to raise money for Haiti Earthquake relief.
Cool enough, right? Well I thought so. It ticked my «celeb-​spotting» box as well as my «good-​story» box for at least the next month or so.
After a full afternoon of work, my excitement turned from celeb-​obsessed to food-​and-​wine-​obsessed. (Hey, a girl’s gotta have priorities, right?) And by 6:45pm, I was finally ready to call it quits. As per usual, I popped in my iPod, hopped on the elevator on the 4^th floor and waited for the painfully long ride back down. Wouldn’t you know it, the dang elevator stopped on the 3^rd Floor. I mean, as if that ride isn’t long enough already… add the fact that it’s nearing 7pm on a Friday night and I’m about an hour late on my wine alarm. Blast.
It was a large group of people, and as the first girl walked in, she casually said «Hey, how ya doin’?» in a beautifully familiar accent. I looked up, pleased to be in the company of one of my fellow compatriots, and was in the midst of returning the «hi» favor — as any good, optimistic, and painfully eager American will always do, when I realized just who I was hello-​ing…
In what will not be remembered as one of my most tactful moments, my «hello» came out a bit like this:
Hiiiiii — Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyonce … ?
That’s right. I’m in a packed elevator, literally pressed up against Beyonce. (She was pressed up against me, to be fair.) It was a Beyonce and elevator wall sandwich, and I was the filling. And can I just say… I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly.
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Dear Hospital Club, I would like to formally apologize for EVER complaining about the slow speed of your elevators. In fact, I would recommend, for safety of course, that you consider easing up a tad bit…

The Hospital has all the makings for a marvelous members’ club: an attractive variety of spaces for meetings and play, tasty snacks (the mini options on the bar menu are a firm favourite: crudités, baked goat cheese, chorizo), and interesting individuals populating the venue.
Once a working hospital, this private members’ club now plays host to deal making and creative collaboration during the day. My favorite spot is the library on the fourth floor and mainly because of its long table upon which you can spread out, stunning views and general quietude. Unfortunately, it’s often booked up.
Which leads me to my general feeling on The Hospital as a workspace: for meetings, it’s great — so long as those meetings don’t need to be especially private or involve conferencing in others via phone. But for sitting down and getting work done it’s less desirable but that’s mostly because I’m the sort of person who needs a desk and relative calm to be productive.
I’ve not experienced the Hospital in the evening but from the packed events calendar, it seems like a pretty terrific spot to mix and mingle. Perhaps on my next hop across the pond I’ll find out!

I read about this event the Hospital club was hosting called Avantgarden in Time Out. It was described as a theatre meets club experience. The advert said that the event was free and that all were welcome. So I immediately spread the word amongst my friends and we all got glammed up and trekked down to the club and check it out.
Upon our arrival, we were asked by security whether or not we were members? We said that we weren’t and then then asked if we were on the guest list. Perplexed, we said that we were here for the free Avantgarden event that was advertised in Time Out. We were then informed that you had to be on the guest list to get in for this event. Now I remember reading nothing about a guest list on the advert and my very resource full iPhone-​owning friend pulled up the advert on his phone to show that nowhere on the advert did it say you had to be on the guest list.
The security admitted that there was a mistake but said that there was nothing that they could do. My friend then asked to speak to someone at the desk which he was allowed to do. But we had to wait outside. While my friend was inside, we witnessed five other groups of people try to gain entrance to the club but were turned away because they too had failed to sign up on the guest list. The same guest list that was NOT mentioned in the advert on Time Out.
After a few minutes our friend came out and said that although the management admit that they were not clear in their advert, they won’t let us in. Upon hearing this the security guard, cheerily told us that Guanbara is down the street and that perhaps we could all go there!
1 star to crap management who admit to mistakes but do nothing to rectify them
1 star to rude security staff who thrive on making people feel like crap.
Good job Hospital Club. Good job!

Quite surprised to find so many reviews of a private members club on Qype. Mind you, my first contact with The Hospital was that exhibition last year which compared Banksy to Andy Warhol which was open to the public. They are currently running a rather good show celebrating the 20^th anniversary of YBA and Freeze.
Being interested in art, music and all things creative, and working in the media, I was instantly drawn to the place. It may not be as trendy as Shoreditch House, but this hopefully also means it will still be around in years to come with a consistently interesting mix of members.
I like everything about The Hospital Club and love using it for daytime catch-​ups or meeting friends after work. I wish I could go more often.