Nice to revive this thread. An important perk of the ACC is the reciprocal club access. And they have very nice clubs included, like the HK club, the HK football club (amazing facilities in the middle of town), and central clubs in London with also accomodation (which you can access as a reciprocal club member). So I see the fee as also an access fee to those places.
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Ur best off going to w hotel
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Thereās quite a waiting list to get in. I donāt really think itās worth the cost.
Is anyone here actually a member of this clubā¦? 
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Thatās finally a good on topic question!
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Iāve had friends who are, and Iāve been there a couple times, but I donāt get the appeal. It seems like the worst aspects of an American country club and the worst aspects of Taiwan āfaceā culture rolled into one, as far as I can tell. Lots of pretentious posturing and not much substance.
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This was also my assessment. Food was not bad but all the facilities you could find elsewhere without a waiting list or overpriced fees.
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So how does Taipeiās fees compare to the Euro ones?
I donāt know the current fees, but based on the 2019 fees (which could be found online) the joining fees are significantly cheaper than any comparable club in HK (especially for the facilities) and the monthly fee are on the cheaper side.
I donāt really like these clubs tbh. Iāve been to a few and in London. The one club Iāve enjoyed itās one thatās purely a restaurant/bar in London. Pretty nice as no photos allowed so itās full of obnoxious girls taking selfies and men who go to hard on the drink.
I just like a hotel if I go somewhere. I usually stay at a Hilton brand hotel as I get a shit load of points I use for vacations.
In the clubs I like the no phone policy, the lower or non existent background music, less crowds.
I generally find myself liking them just for that, not for status.
Also prices for booze and food are generally lower than outside (being private clubs they have a different licence, so they can charge cheaper) and no service charge as youāre already paying the membership fee.
Iām confused regarding how itās full of girls taking selfies if no phones are allowed?
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I donāt know how it works here, but in the country clubs I knew of in the US (friends went there. My parents donāt have anything close to enough money for that shit), everything was way over priced. A scoop of basic boring ice cream in an ice cream cone was like US$5 (in 2008). Back then (where I grew up anyway), an overflowing cone of ice cream even at the local pool was under $2. I know the prices were inflated because I remember a friendās mom insisting on us spending tons of money because they had to spend like US$500/month on dining and rarely came close.
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in HK prices r generally very reasonable, especially for booze (given the cheaper licence they need). Also no service charges, so 10% cheaper than the places outside.
Itās not full of.
Huh?
Itās not full of them.
I was responding to a poster who said the exact opposite of that.
I made a typo. Iām the poster.