Soho House Mumbai

The Soho House phenomenon, born in the 1990s at the original Greek Street club, has gone global, and 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’s within easy reach of Mumbai’s artists and other creative professionals, even as it stands just yards from the waters of the Arabian Sea.

Inside you’ll find 38 rooms decorated in a style that marries the country-house vibe that is Soho House’s specialty with an outspoken Indian sensibility. The Small rooms are not really all that small, and the largest ones are large indeed — and all of them come with balconies facing either the city or the sea.

More to the point, the public spaces are fantastically rich with detail, and contain a vast amount of art by contemporary Indian artists. There’s an impressive gym on the second floor, and the restaurants are a large part of Soho House Mumbai’s appeal — not only Cecconi’s, the Northern Italian restaurant that’s open to the public, but also the members-only Club restaurant, which serves Soho House favorites alongside Indian and Mediterranean specialties.