Soho Warehouse DTLA

The original Soho House members’ club in London was followed up by another in downtown Manhattan; and though the brand’s focus on the creative industries is a natural fit for Los Angeles, Soho Warehouse DTLA is set not in Hollywood but in a 1916-vintage warehouse in the downtown Arts District — which is not just an arts destination, but is also central to the L.A. food scene.

Like the other Soho House locations it’s a club first, and a hotel second, but overnight guests earn the benefits of temporary membership — this means access to the 50-foot rooftop swimming pool, as well as the House’s public spaces, including the Rooftop Terrace and Bar, the House Kitchen, and the Garden, an impressive indoor-outdoor dining and drinking venue. There’s art everywhere, including a massive mural by Shepard Fairey, and the lavishly outfitted gym spans two floors of the building.

The rooms are handsome, to say the least — in typical Soho House style they’re eclectic and warm, crisp and contemporary but full of retro-inspired character. They’re also quietly luxurious, even if the visual panache obscures this fact; there’s no hiding the fact that even the Cosy rooms are generously sized. It’s a long way from central London, but this concept has proved to be an eminently adaptable one.