Here you find an introduction to the terms of The Cover.
1. Private Members’ Club Barcelona
Sircle Collection, with its international portfolio of hotels and restaurants, presents The Cover: a Members’ Club for entrepreneurs, innovators and the culturally curious set within Barcelona’s stunning Sir Victor Hotel. Members enjoy free access to private social spaces, The Spa & Gym and work areas, plus exclusive discounts on our restaurants, hotel rooms, spa treatments, parking, meeting spaces and more. Supporting the areas of health, community and business in members’ lives, it is a full-circle perspective.
Benefits for Barcelona
- Private offices and meeting rooms at a reduced rate;
- Up to 30% discount on event rooms;
- Up to 30% discount on hotel rooms at all hotels across the Sircle Collection portfolio (Sir Hotels, Max Brown Hotels, Park Centraal Hotels);
- 30% discount on parking;
- 25% discount on all spa treatments;
- 10% discount at MR PORTER (up to 2 guests);
- Priority access on The Rooftop at Sir Victor (up to 3 guests).
2. Private Members Club Amsterdam
Sircle Collection, with its international portfolio of hotels and restaurants, presents The Cover: a Members’ Club for entrepreneurs, innovators and the culturally curious set within Amsterdam’s W Hotel. Members enjoy free access to private social spaces, The W Spa & Gym, plus exclusive discounts on our restaurants, hotel rooms, spa treatments, parking, meeting spaces and more. Supporting the areas of health, community and business in members’ lives, it is a full-circle perspective.
Benefits for Amsterdam
- Up to 30% discount on hotel rooms at all hotels across the Sircle Collection portfolio (Sir Hotels, Max Brown Hotels, Park Centraal Hotels);
- 15% discount on all spa treatments;
- 10% discount at The Dutchess (up to 2 guests).
Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions apply to the following Members’ Clubs:
- Members’ Club within Barcelona’s Sir Victor, operational under Room 432 S.L.U.;
- Members’ Club within Amsterdam’s W Hotel, operational under B&F Palace Amsterdam B.V.
These Members’ Clubs will jointly be referred to as ‘The Cover’.
3. Application
By completing and submitting your application for a membership via our website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. The Cover’s membership committee will review your application. The membership committee meets 4 times a year and admits new members when space is available. The membership committee shall have exclusive discretion as to whom shall become a member of The Cover.
If your membership application is accepted, you will receive a welcome email from our membership team. Your annual membership (see below) will commence on the date you receive this welcome email.
You are free to withdraw your application at any time as long as it has not been accepted. Should you wish to do so, please contact our membership team at members@thecover.com.
When your membership application is accepted, you will get an account to log into our website. You can log in with your email address and password. You will be responsible for the confidentiality and use of your login details. Please add your payment details to activate your account.
The Cover is not liable for any harm or damages related to the disclosure of your login details or the use of these login details by anyone else. If you discover any unauthorised use of your account or login details, please notify us immediately. The Cover may require you to change your login details if we think they are no longer secure. The Cover reserves the right to suspend or terminate any membership account at its sole discretion.
4. Young Talents
Members younger than 30 years may enjoy certain young talent benefits. Members whose application is accepted before their 30st birthday will enjoy those young talent benefits until their 31st birthday. The details of The Cover’s young talent benefits may be found on The Cover’s website.
5. Membership Renewal
Your membership lasts for a minimum period of 1 year. After 1 year, your membership will be renewed automatically on an annual basis for a period of 1 year per renewal. We will remind you in advance of such a renewal.
6. Membership database
When completing your membership application, you will be requested to submit your name, date of birth, contact and payment details as well as a photograph of you. We store your personal details in our membership database. By submitting your application and by becoming a member of The Cover, you consent to us holding your personal details and photograph in order to review your application and your membership. If your contact or payment details change, please update them on your profile under "Payment methods".
7. Membership fees and payment
The Cover reserves the right to charge a registration fee and an annual subscription fee. The right to amend or waive any such registration or subscription fee from time to time shall be at The Cover’s sole discretion.
Upon approval or renewal of your membership, your membership fees will immediately become payable. By providing us with your payment details, you accept and consent to being charged with membership fees by The Cover upon the approval or renewal of your membership. The Cover reserves the right to amend the membership fees at any time. We will notify you in advance if there will be any changes to the amount, payment date or frequency of your membership fees. Failure to pay the annual subscription fee (or any installment thereof) within 2 months after the due date may lead to termination of the membership by The Cover. In that case, you will no longer be admitted to the clubs.
8. Termination, freezing and transfer of your membership
If you selected monthly or yearly payments for the membership fees and you decide to terminate your membership, you will still need to pay the full membership fee for the remainder of the year. Refunds will be at The Cover’s sole discretion.
You can freeze your membership once for up to 3 months. You do not have to pay membership fees for the period (up to a maximum of 3 months) your membership is so frozen. If and to the extent you have prepaid such membership fees, The Cover will refund these fees to you. The Cover reserves the right to set-off such amounts against amounts owed by you to The Cover.
In case you are moving to another city or another country, you are entitled to terminate your membership early by providing us with a proof of your new address. In case of such a termination, you will have to pay a cancellation fee. The cancellation fee is €350 for Regular Members and €300 for Young Talents.
If you are moving to a city with another The Cover club, you can transfer your membership on your next payment date by providing a proof of address.
9. Membership access system
You have to bring your (digital) membership card and your access key card to gain entry to the club. You also need to present your digital card when you sit down to eat and drink. Please notify us immediately when your access card is lost or stolen.
In case you have lost your access card more than three times, we will apply a fee of €5 for each time you request a new access card.
10. Guests
Members are permitted to bring a maximum of 3 guests to the designated social spaces of the club at any time.
No guests are allowed in the working spaces, spa and gym areas or fitness classes.
Members have to stay with their guests within the designated social spaces and have to make sure their guests do not remain in the designated social spaces when the member is not (or no longer) present.
11. Mobile phones
Members are not allowed to take or make phone calls in the workspaces; phone zones will be available where you can have phone calls.
12. Bills
All bills (whether a member’s bill or a bill of one of their guests) must be settled before leaving the club. Members are responsible for ensuring that their guests’ bills are paid.
13. Private events and maintenance
We may close the working areas and the club floor for private events from time to time. The Cover reserves the right to close all areas for maintenance from time to time.
14. Use of equipment and facilities
The use of any gym or fitness equipment, areas, or facilities available at The Cover is entirely at the risk of the member or hotel guest. Members are not allowed to bring guests to the gym or spa. Introduction sessions explaining how to safely use the gym equipment are available.
The consumption of food and drinks bought outside of the club is prohibited in all areas of the club.
The consumption of food is prohibited in the workspaces.
15. Liability of The Cover
The Cover shall not be liable for damages or loss of items that have been brought to the club by a member or its guests. To the maximum extent permitted by law, The Cover shall not be liable to you or any of your guests for any direct or indirect damages, unless the Cover is grossly at fault. The Cover cannot be held liable for any damages caused by third parties.
16. Amendments to the terms and conditions
The Cover may change these terms and conditions from time to time at its sole discretion. If we change the terms and conditions, we will post the updated terms and conditions on our website. All changes to our terms and conditions are effective immediately upon posting them on our website. By using our website and membership, you are deemed to accept these changes and you are bound to the amended terms and conditions. We recommend you to consult our terms and conditions on a regular basis.
17. Contact us
Should you have any questions regarding your membership and/or our terms and conditions, please contact us at members@thecover.com.
18. Your personal information
We will use the personal information you provide us in connection with your membership, in accordance with our Privacy Notice.
19. Compliance
Members are expected to follow, and ensure that their guests will comply with:
(a) these terms and conditions; and
(b) any house rules applicable to the location where the club is located (e.g. a hotel).
Members may face suspension or termination of their membership if they (or their guests) fail to follow or violate those rules. Members are not entitled to any refunds if the membership is suspended or terminated for breaching these rules.
20. Transfer
We may transfer your membership agreement and our rights and obligations under these terms and conditions to an affiliated company. By becoming a member of The Cover, you irrevocably agree to and cooperate with such transfer in advance. Of course, we will always inform you in writing of such a transfer and make sure that your rights under the membership agreement will be respected.
21. Force majeure
The Cover shall not be in breach of any of its obligations under the membership agreement or these terms and conditions and cannot be held liable for any delay in performing its obligations if such delay or nonperformance results from an event beyond our reasonable control (force majeure). The term force majeure includes, but is not limited to, (threat of) war, epidemic disease, decisions by governments or governing authorities (including advice against traveling or gathering in large groups), civil unrest, strikes, acts of war, fire, flood, water damage, general outages of gas or electricity, closure of airports or ports, terrorist activity, natural and nuclear disasters and water or internet disruptions.
22. Invalidity and unenforceability
If any of the terms of these terms and conditions are found to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue to apply.
23. Applicable Law
Any agreement between a member and The Cover is subject to and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the local Members’ Club and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts where the Members’ Club is located.