Step inside and you’ll be rubbing shoulders with everyone from doctors, actors and architects, to designers, lawyers and politicians. For members, it’s a home away from home where they can work and network, meet new friends and create lasting memories.  “All of our Members make use of the incredible range of facilities at the Club including our accommodation, three bars, restaurant, barber, tailor, snooker hall, private dining rooms, business centre, art gallery, book shop, optician and library, to name a few!” says Phil.

The 3m-high portrait of a gentleman and his dog hangs proud. The story goes that the man, a resident of the Club, had two wooden benches built at the front of the building. According to club rules, dogs were not allowed inside and for many years he would be seen outside with a ‘stray’ dog, sitting on the benches in the early hours of the morning. Once members were inside, though, he would sneak his furry friend into the Club and take it up to his bedroom. “The painting is a tribute to the member who broke the rules for many years and his benches still remain to this day, used by passers-by to retreat from the Joburg heat and torrential rains.”