What’s It Like Inside Maslow’s Kensington?

London’s members’ clubs have traditionally been places to escape to after work – somewhere to swap the desk for dinner, drinks and maybe a spot of coincidental networking. And, depending on the club in question, that night might end significantly later than intended. But in 2026, years on from the WFH revolution that transformed many glitzy clubs into co-working spaces, what do we actually want a members’ club to do?

At Maslow’s Kensington, the answer seems to be: make the working day feel better. This is the third members’ house from Maslow’s, after Mortimer House in Fitzrovia and 1 Warwick in Soho, and its first foray west. Just off the bustle of High Street Kensington, one of London’s more glamorous places to work, Maslow’s occupies a 30,000 sqft slice of The Kensington Building, the shiny redevelopment that has breathed a palpable blast of freshness into a former 1970s department store. Sidestep the building’s main office reception, turn right and you’ll find the club’s own discreet entrance.

The Kensington Building

Inside, the street noise immediately falls away, absorbed by a series of glass doors, or perhaps the sweepingly high ceiling stretching overhead is just that distracting. The feeling is immediately calm. A receptionist waits behind the desk, and natural materials envelop the space: red-hued dark wood, plants, vases, a cross-hatching tiled floor. If it feels like a members’ club, it’s certainly a contemporary interpretation of one.

Turn right from reception and you’ll find Oria, Maslow’s members-only all-day café, restaurant and bar which, with the help of The Gallery, doubles up as a more laidback, light-filled place to work. Floor-to-ceiling windows match the lofty proportions, with translucent cotton bistro curtains tempering the morning light. Coffee table books fill the shelves and freckle the tables, modern art covers the walls, and chairs and banquette sofas offer plenty of spots to settle in with a laptop.

Oria

Designed by Mehrai Design, with styling and art selection by Studio Mercy, the whole thing is uber curated without feeling fussy: limewash and textured walls, hardwood floors softened with rugs, velvet here, bouclé there. Whisking over water and taking food and drink orders right when the hankering hits, the staff here have that magnificent ability to pre-empt your every need – a venerable marker of luxury that never gets old.

Turn left from reception instead and a monolithic, mulled-wine-hued spiral staircase curls upwards to the workspace proper. This is more recognisably coworking territory, but elevated to feel less like an office and more like the various rooms of a particularly large and well-appointed home. There are handsome wooden tables for serious laptop time, sofas for more laid-back work or coffee chats, and discreet plugs hidden everywhere. Communal kitchens are stocked with complimentary tea, coffee, fruit and snacks, while individual pods offer privacy for calls.

The Study

The hush continues up here, punctuated by the low thrum of people getting on with things. Carpets and rugs soften the hardwood floors, plump cushions make even desk chairs appealing, and light pours in without ever feeling harsh. Private offices cater to everyone from individuals seeking a home-from-home to larger businesses, while The Den is the loveliest spot to escape the desk: a bright, plant-filled breakout lounge with an almost conservatory-like feel, sofas to sink into and magazines scattered across tables.

It would be very easy to spend the whole day here. In fact, that’s rather the point: Oria is open all day with a menu that takes you from dawn to dusk, while there’s enough variety in the workspaces for even the most restless of workers. Maslow’s has built wellness into the working day, too – and I don’t just mean a treatment menu and an occasional yoga class. The spacious, plant-dotted gym is fitted with high-spec equipment, while the pretty studio offers a rotating programme of classes. Showers come with stocked bathrooms and towel service, meaning a pre-work workout has never been easier.

The Den

At Oria, the menu itself filters Maslow’s wellness philosophy onto the plate, with whole, nourishing and functional foods on a menu designed to sustain energy throughout the day rather than induce the dreaded 3pm slump. Lunch majors on salads and toasties (my kale and chicken salad was delicious, generously showered with parmesan), while smoothies, mocktails and restorative drinks are also worth exploring. And if even popping downstairs feels like an imposition on your working day, food can be delivered desk-side or into a meeting room.

All of which starts to make Maslow’s particular vision of the modern members’ club clear. Yes, there are events and opportunities to network, but socialising here feels deliberately low-key. In The Den, people chat over coffee, take impromptu phone calls and hold informal meetings; elsewhere, heads are down and laptops open. This isn’t a club built around the assumption that everyone is counting down the minutes until cocktail hour. Instead, you can imagine arriving in the morning for a class, showering and parking up at a desk; relocating to a sofa when your concentration starts to wane; meeting someone over coffee at Oria; ordering lunch to your desk when deadlines loom; and eventually heading downstairs for a drink or staying for one of the club’s social events.

The Gym

So it’s a member’s club, but in a distinctly 2020s style. Rather than providing an escape from work, Maslow’s has made work itself feel like something worth escaping to.

Stepping back out onto High Street Ken at the end of the work day, everything feels startlingly loud. Cars stream past, people weave around one another as they race to the tube, and London resumes its frenetic rhythm. It’s only then that I realise I’ve spent an entire working day in the middle of the capital without feeling stressed. Perhaps that’s what a London members’ club is for now.

Reception

Memberships at Maslow’s Kensington start from £500 per month. Enquire at maslows.com