Beautiful Strangers
Google
Soho House has devolved into a shameless operation where staff steal from members and management actively covers it up. My experience has been nothing short of outrageous.
My bag containing over £1,500 worth of items was stolen by staff from their supposedly "secure" lost property area. I had left my items in a gym locker overnight, and the next day, my designer item was gone, but miraculously, all of the less expensive items were still there. This selective theft clearly points to staff involvement.
Instead of taking responsibility, management has engaged in blatant gaslighting - repeatedly referring to my belongings as "lost" despite the fact they disappeared from a staff-only area. When I demanded to see the surveillance footage, they became defensive and evasive.
Their solution? Offer to compensate me for less than a third of the amount lost. No apology or remorse was offered at any point during this process. The annual membership now buys you the privilege of being stolen from, lied to, and treated with dismissive condescension when you dare to question their security failures.
The police are now involved because management was too incompetent and dishonest to handle this internally. They've shown zero interest in investigating which of their staff is the thief despite having all the tools to do so. The police investigation continues, despite management's obvious attempts to obstruct it.
This incident is just a symptom of Soho House's complete collapse in standards and values. The staff seem to have noticed this decline too and have apparently decided that stealing from members is an acceptable perk of the job.
Management's attitude throughout has been appalling - questioning my integrity, doubting the contents of my bag, and treating me like I'm trying to scam them rather than being the victim of theft by their employees. Their communications have been patronizing, inconsistent, and designed to wear me down rather than resolve the issue.
This establishment is rotting from within, with thieving staff protected by management who view members as walking ATMs rather than valued clients. It’s become embarrassingly transparent that having a membership is now more of a liability than a privilege.