Alright, let me tell you about my little adventure trying to figure out the cost for the Jonathan Club. It wasn’t exactly straightforward, let me tell ya.
So, it started pretty simply. I was driving downtown the other week, saw the building, you know the one. Big, kinda imposing. Got me thinking, “Wonder what it costs to be a member there?” Seemed like a simple enough question. I figured, hop online, quick search, done.
My First Steps – The Easy Route?
First thing I did, naturally, was pull out my phone later that day and just search for “Jonathan Club membership cost”. You get a bunch of results, sure, but nothing concrete. Lots of articles talking about the club, its history, the fancy events, but the actual price? Nope. Hidden.
Okay, plan B. I went straight to their official website. Scrolled through everything. History, amenities, locations (they got the beach one too, right?), photo galleries. Looked for a ‘Membership’ section. Found it, but it was all very… vague. Talked about the ‘value’ and the ‘community’ and ‘legacy’. Very nice words, but no dollar signs. They had a contact form, like “inquire for details”. Yeah, right. That usually means “if you have to ask, you probably can’t afford it”, or they wanna vet you first.
Digging a Bit Deeper
This got me a bit more determined. Stubborn, maybe. I started digging into forums, places like Reddit, older discussion boards. Sometimes you find nuggets of info there. Found threads where people asked the same question years ago.
- Got some wild guesses.
- Saw mentions of initiation fees in the tens of thousands, maybe more.
- Heard about hefty monthly dues on top of that.
- Someone mentioned needing sponsors, letters of recommendation… the whole nine yards.
But again, nothing official. It’s all hearsay. Someone says “$X”, another says “No way, it’s closer to $Y”, someone else chimes in “My cousin’s friend heard…”. You know how it is. It reminded me of trying to find out specs for some pre-release gadget back in the day – whispers and rumors.
Hitting a Wall (Almost)
I even tried calling their membership office. Played dumb, just asked about the process and costs. Got a very polite, very smooth person on the line. They were happy to talk about the benefits, the application process, the need for sponsorship. When I gently pushed on the cost, they skillfully deflected. Said it’s discussed later in the process, after an initial introduction or tour. Standard procedure for these kinds of places, I guess. Keep it exclusive, keep the numbers under wraps.
It’s really something, isn’t it? The level of secrecy around the cost. It’s part of the mystique, I suppose. They aren’t selling a product off a shelf; they’re selling exclusivity itself. Making the price hard to find is part of that filter.
So, after all that poking around, what did I find out for sure? Honestly, not much concrete. The exact numbers are closely guarded. You hear ranges, big scary ranges for initiation, plus ongoing dues. But pinning down a definite figure without actually going through their whole song and dance? Seems near impossible. It’s one of those things where you need to be “in the know” or already connected.
That was my journey trying to uncover the Jonathan Club cost. A bit of a runaround, mostly hitting polite brick walls. It definitely feels like a world apart. Maybe one day I’ll bump into a member who spills the beans, but until then, it remains one of those LA mysteries.
