San Vicente Inn - A Gay Men's Clothg Optnal Retreat U.S.A ~ U.S.A Hotels

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• A LOS ANGEL GAY LANDMARK BUTTONS UP
• WORK STARTG SOON TO TURN GAY UNTERCULTURAL LANDMARK WEHO TO BOUTIQUE HOTEL
• GAY LOS ANGEL
• SAN VCENTE INN, NO-TELL GAY MOTEL, GETTG MAKEOVER INTO BOUTIQUE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY ALEXANR STEVENSONJUNE 2, 2014/11:48 AMBY ALEXANR STEVENSONJUNE 2, 2014 / 11:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SAN VCENTE INN, NO-TELL GAY MOTEL, GETTG MAKEOVER INTO BOUTIQUE RORT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-06-02T15:48:08.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-06-02T15:48:08.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAN VCENTE INN WT HOLLYWOOD IS FAMO—SOME WOULD SAY FAMO—AS A CLOTHG-OPTNAL MOTEL EQUENTED BY MEN LOOKG FOR MORE THAN A GOOD NIGHT'S RT. BUT BOUTIQUE HOTELIER JEFF KLE, WHO BOUGHT THE PROPERTY LAST SUMMER, IS TERMED TO TRANSFORM THE 29-ROOM N OF IQUY TO A HIGH-END HAVEN FOR GUTS OF EVERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KLE, WHO ALSO OWNS THE NEARBY SUNSET TOWER HOTEL, WILL SK SOME $30 LN TO SAN VCENTE TO REALIZE HIS VISN. BUT WH PERMS AND UPGRAS TO THE BUNGALOWS TAKG LONGER THAN EXPECTED, HE HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WH THE PROPERTY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“AT FIRST, I JT PLANNED TO KEEP NNG HOW WAS, WHICH WAS BASILLY A GAY BATHHOE, AND THEN CLOSE FOR THE REFURBISHMENT,” KLE TOLD THE NEW YORK TIM. “BUT THEN THERE WAS A NEAR OVERDOSE. SERLY! IT WAS LIKE LAND OF THE MISSG TEETH HERE. I ULDN’T BEAR .”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RULT: A “POP-UP HOTEL” THAT RETAS SAN VCENTE'S SHABBY CHIC VIBE BUT RPORAT SOME UPMARKET IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP IMPROVE THE MOTEL'S IMAGE. AFTER ALL, WHAT SELF-RPECTG ANGELO DON'T GET A FACELIFT HER GOLN YEARS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS MR. KLE HAS SPENT $300,000 ON MATTRS, LENS, TELEVISNS AND RPETG. ROOMS HAVE BEEN SPACKLED AND PATED; BROKEN BATHROOM TIL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. (THE EIGHT-NOZZLE SHOWERS REMA. AHEM.) THE N’S QUIET URTYARD, WHERE A RECTANGULAR POOL STRETCH BETWEEN WISTERIA-DRAPED TRELLIS, HAS BEEN PLANTED WH $30,000 WORTH OF PALMS AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I HAVE CHNS G FOR THOSE CK CHAIRS THAT ARE REALLY CHIC,” MR. KLE SAID, POTG TO A BREAKFAST NOOK. HE TURNED TO HIS ONT SK AGENT, COREY SPEARS, AND NOTED THAT EMPLOYE NOW WEAR UNIFORMS — KHAKIS AND TUCKED- WHE POLOS — AND SERVE A BREAKFAST OF CHOLATE CROISSANTS AND U. (OUT: STAPH FECTNS. IN: CUTE STAFF.) “HOW SOON WILL WE BE ABLE TO OPEN THE NEW BANA?” MR. KLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BIGGT CHANGE, THOUGH, IS THAT KLE HAS PUT THE KIBOSH ON SAN VCENTE'S CLOTHG-OPTNAL  POLICY. “WE HAVE A BABY STAYG HERE NOW,” HE SAYS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[MTVN_GALLERY ID=153765]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• TRAVEL EXPERT: 'WHERE ARE THE L.A. GAY HOTELS?'{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY MATTHEW LKJULY 15, 2011/11:00 AMBY MATTHEW LKJULY 15, 2011 / 11:00 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TRAVEL EXPERT: 'WHERE ARE THE L.A. GAY HOTELS?'","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-07-15T15:00:13.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-07-15T15:00:13.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MATTHEW LK","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUTN:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} I'M HEADG TO LOS ANGEL AND HAVG A HARD TIME FDG ANY GAY HOTELS - ANY IAS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANSWER:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ODDLY ENOUGH, L.A. - WH S HUGE AND VIBRANT GAY SCENE - HAS A ARTH OF LGBT LODGGS. IT MAY SEEM LIKE THE IAL PLACE TO FD GAY HOTELS OR RORTS, WHAT WH ALL THE SUNSHE, VARIED QUEER ENCLAV THE METROPOLIS, AND THE SPREAD-OUT AND SPAC NATURE OF THE PLACE. IN NTRAST TO L.A., SMALLER SAN DIEGO TO THE SOUTH HAS SEVERAL ALL-GAY HOTELS AND NS, AS WELL AS GAY BEACH (WHICH L.A. DON'T REALLY HAVE EHER).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ONLY REAL ALL-GAY HOTEL L.A. (AND THAT CLUS B&BS) IS THE SAN VICENTE INN. IT'S IALLY LOTED NEAR THE TERSECTN OF SANTA MONI BOULEVARD AND SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD WT HOLLYWOOD. IT'S A SHORT STROLL TO THE GAY BARS AND A QUICK DRIVE TO HOLLYWOOD AND THE CLUBS ON SUNSET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAN VICENTE INN IS MA UP OF HISTORIC BUNGALOWS, AND HAS A POOL, HOT TUB, SNA, AND SUNCKS. IT'S CLOTHG OPTNAL AND AIMED SQUARELY AT MEN. THIS LTLE RORT IS A B WORN OUT AND ATTRACTS A SOMETIM QUTNABLE CROWD OF CHARACTERS (YOU WONR HOW SOME OF THEM GOT !), BUT 'S STILL QUAT AND IENDLY AND A GOOD PLACE TO MEET OTHER TRAVELERS (PARTICULARLY OM EUROPE). AND LIKE OR NOT, 'S THE ONLY ALL-GAY PLACE TO STAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MATTHEW LK, A WRER FOR ORBZ, IS THE FOUNDG EDOR OF TWO TRAVEL MAGAZ, THE OUT TRAVELER AND SHERMAN’S TRAVEL, AND HE WAS ALSO GUIBOOK PNEER ARTHUR FROMMER’S RIGHT HAND MAN AT BUDGET TRAVEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

A LOS ANGEL GAY LANDMARK BUTTONS UP

— The famo San Vicente Inn here, long operated as a clothg-optnal, men-only motel wh a jt-smoke- dg policy, many ways epomiz this cy’s past as a live-and-let-live gay also sums up Wt Hollywood’s rapidly gentrifyg, more clive future.

“At first, I jt planned to keep nng how was, which was basilly a gay bathhoe, and then close for the refurbishment, ” Mr. “Tom Cise was not roamg around a gay hotel, ” Mr.

WORK STARTG SOON TO TURN GAY UNTERCULTURAL LANDMARK WEHO TO BOUTIQUE HOTEL

Kle end the clothg-optnal policy and stopped advertisg the place as gay-iendly. The rehab, Klean Treatment, will ntue operatg more-clive San Vicente mirrors an evolutn Wt Hollywood, where life has steadily drifted toward the mastream as homosexualy has bee more socially accepted. Wt Hollywood, rporated 1984 as “Ameri’s first gay cy, ” recently removed a rabow flag om cy hall.

GAY LOS ANGEL

“It’s not jt a cy of gay men, ” John Duran, a WeHo uncilman, told The Los Angel Tim this month. ”But jt as Wt Hollywood’s shift toward a more ndo-ified future has been ntroversial — the flag removal outraged some gay rints — Mr. “Gay people have spent forever fightg to be clud society, and now I’m beg persecuted for cludg straight people?

“It’s a property that is important to our cy bee ’s historic and bee ’s loted the heart of our gay district, which is an important enomic enge, ” he said.

SAN VCENTE INN, NO-TELL GAY MOTEL, GETTG MAKEOVER INTO BOUTIQUE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY ALEXANR STEVENSONJUNE 2, 2014/11:48 AMBY ALEXANR STEVENSONJUNE 2, 2014 / 11:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SAN VCENTE INN, NO-TELL GAY MOTEL, GETTG MAKEOVER INTO BOUTIQUE RORT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-06-02T15:48:08.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-06-02T15:48:08.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAN VCENTE INN WT HOLLYWOOD IS FAMO—SOME WOULD SAY FAMO—AS A CLOTHG-OPTNAL MOTEL EQUENTED BY MEN LOOKG FOR MORE THAN A GOOD NIGHT'S RT. BUT BOUTIQUE HOTELIER JEFF KLE, WHO BOUGHT THE PROPERTY LAST SUMMER, IS TERMED TO TRANSFORM THE 29-ROOM N OF IQUY TO A HIGH-END HAVEN FOR GUTS OF EVERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KLE, WHO ALSO OWNS THE NEARBY SUNSET TOWER HOTEL, WILL SK SOME $30 LN TO SAN VCENTE TO REALIZE HIS VISN. BUT WH PERMS AND UPGRAS TO THE BUNGALOWS TAKG LONGER THAN EXPECTED, HE HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WH THE PROPERTY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“AT FIRST, I JT PLANNED TO KEEP NNG HOW WAS, WHICH WAS BASILLY A GAY BATHHOE, AND THEN CLOSE FOR THE REFURBISHMENT,” KLE TOLD THE NEW YORK TIM. “BUT THEN THERE WAS A NEAR OVERDOSE. SERLY! IT WAS LIKE LAND OF THE MISSG TEETH HERE. I ULDN’T BEAR .”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RULT: A “POP-UP HOTEL” THAT RETAS SAN VCENTE'S SHABBY CHIC VIBE BUT RPORAT SOME UPMARKET IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP IMPROVE THE MOTEL'S IMAGE. AFTER ALL, WHAT SELF-RPECTG ANGELO DON'T GET A FACELIFT HER GOLN YEARS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS MR. KLE HAS SPENT $300,000 ON MATTRS, LENS, TELEVISNS AND RPETG. ROOMS HAVE BEEN SPACKLED AND PATED; BROKEN BATHROOM TIL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. (THE EIGHT-NOZZLE SHOWERS REMA. AHEM.) THE N’S QUIET URTYARD, WHERE A RECTANGULAR POOL STRETCH BETWEEN WISTERIA-DRAPED TRELLIS, HAS BEEN PLANTED WH $30,000 WORTH OF PALMS AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I HAVE CHNS G FOR THOSE CK CHAIRS THAT ARE REALLY CHIC,” MR. KLE SAID, POTG TO A BREAKFAST NOOK. HE TURNED TO HIS ONT SK AGENT, COREY SPEARS, AND NOTED THAT EMPLOYE NOW WEAR UNIFORMS — KHAKIS AND TUCKED- WHE POLOS — AND SERVE A BREAKFAST OF CHOLATE CROISSANTS AND U. (OUT: STAPH FECTNS. IN: CUTE STAFF.) “HOW SOON WILL WE BE ABLE TO OPEN THE NEW BANA?” MR. KLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BIGGT CHANGE, THOUGH, IS THAT KLE HAS PUT THE KIBOSH ON SAN VCENTE'S CLOTHG-OPTNAL  POLICY. “WE HAVE A BABY STAYG HERE NOW,” HE SAYS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[MTVN_GALLERY ID=153765]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn ST, Page 2 of the New York edn wh the headle: A Gay Landmark Buttons Up. Though they me at a high st, the six-day-long Stonewall Rts beme a powerful and tense talyst for gay rights both the U.

And today, so many neighborhoods and hangout spots, like the Stonewall Inn, that famoly embraced the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ+) muny have bee prime real tate for jt about everyone—gay or the wee hours of June 28, 1969, New York’s queer muny ma history at Greenwich Village’s Stonewall Inn. And today, so many neighborhoods and hangout spots, like the Stonewall Inn, that famoly embraced the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ+) muny have bee prime real tate for jt about everyone—gay or York’s inic Stonewall Inn. OlegAlbskyUntil 1980, sodomy, which was really jt the law’s polilly rrect way to addrs homosexualy whout havg to get to , was as much a Class A mismeanor New York as asslt or theft, and was punishable by up to six months state prison.

So the Stonewall Inn, one of the cy’s only “secret” gay clubs where dancg was allowed, provid somewhat of a haven for the cy’s gay muny. The protts lasted six days, makg the most brick stcture and s surroundg neighborhood an archectural ’s easy to associate the morn gay rights movement wh New York’s Greenwich Village, but the brave LGBTQ+ forebears who stggled for their right to exist fought (and ntue to fight) their battle all around the world, makg specific neighborhoods—Reguliersdwarsstraat, Amsterdam; Schöneberg, Berl; Ni-Chome, Tokyo; Ximen, Taipei, among others—synonymo wh civil rights. Dia DipasupilIn 1980s New York, for stance, when the AIDS crisis was full swg, landlords often refed to rent apartments to gay men.

TRAVEL EXPERT: 'WHERE ARE THE L.A. GAY HOTELS?'{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY MATTHEW LKJULY 15, 2011/11:00 AMBY MATTHEW LKJULY 15, 2011 / 11:00 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TRAVEL EXPERT: 'WHERE ARE THE L.A. GAY HOTELS?'","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-07-15T15:00:13.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-07-15T15:00:13.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MATTHEW LK","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUTN:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} I'M HEADG TO LOS ANGEL AND HAVG A HARD TIME FDG ANY GAY HOTELS - ANY IAS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANSWER:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ODDLY ENOUGH, L.A. - WH S HUGE AND VIBRANT GAY SCENE - HAS A ARTH OF LGBT LODGGS. IT MAY SEEM LIKE THE IAL PLACE TO FD GAY HOTELS OR RORTS, WHAT WH ALL THE SUNSHE, VARIED QUEER ENCLAV THE METROPOLIS, AND THE SPREAD-OUT AND SPAC NATURE OF THE PLACE. IN NTRAST TO L.A., SMALLER SAN DIEGO TO THE SOUTH HAS SEVERAL ALL-GAY HOTELS AND NS, AS WELL AS GAY BEACH (WHICH L.A. DON'T REALLY HAVE EHER).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ONLY REAL ALL-GAY HOTEL L.A. (AND THAT CLUS B&BS) IS THE SAN VICENTE INN. IT'S IALLY LOTED NEAR THE TERSECTN OF SANTA MONI BOULEVARD AND SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD WT HOLLYWOOD. IT'S A SHORT STROLL TO THE GAY BARS AND A QUICK DRIVE TO HOLLYWOOD AND THE CLUBS ON SUNSET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAN VICENTE INN IS MA UP OF HISTORIC BUNGALOWS, AND HAS A POOL, HOT TUB, SNA, AND SUNCKS. IT'S CLOTHG OPTNAL AND AIMED SQUARELY AT MEN. THIS LTLE RORT IS A B WORN OUT AND ATTRACTS A SOMETIM QUTNABLE CROWD OF CHARACTERS (YOU WONR HOW SOME OF THEM GOT !), BUT 'S STILL QUAT AND IENDLY AND A GOOD PLACE TO MEET OTHER TRAVELERS (PARTICULARLY OM EUROPE). AND LIKE OR NOT, 'S THE ONLY ALL-GAY PLACE TO STAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MATTHEW LK, A WRER FOR ORBZ, IS THE FOUNDG EDOR OF TWO TRAVEL MAGAZ, THE OUT TRAVELER AND SHERMAN’S TRAVEL, AND HE WAS ALSO GUIBOOK PNEER ARTHUR FROMMER’S RIGHT HAND MAN AT BUDGET TRAVEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Whether was ignorant bigotry or lack of rmatn, property owners shamelsly and openly feared homosexual men, whom they believe were rponsible for the epimic. Of urse that wasn’t the se, but the unrmed mass thought the worst and phed New York’s gay men north to the dilapidated neighborhood on the Wt Si that lived up to s name: Hell’s the time, the stretch of cy between Eighth Avenue and the Hudson River om 34th to 59th Streets was a grimy bastn of cmblg tenements overcrowd wh often poverty-stricken rints who gave the area s grty reputatn. Ironilly, after New York’s gay men, the cy’s most shunned group, was forced to Hell’s Kchen, the neighborhood pletely evolved.

Kev MazurHell’s Kchen isn’t the only gay-iendly Amerin neighborhood that’s had a facelift: Wt Hollywood is also reapg the benefs of s former stat as a historil LBGTQ+ hot spot. Not to mentn: It played host to que a few inic gay clubs, cludg The Factory, Stud One, and Girl a century after the legendary yet unassumg buildg was erected Boystown, ’s now the procs of beg a mixed-e plex wh a 241-room hotel and retail spac galore. Was the Netherlands to Europe: Both plac were among the first their rpective terrori to crimalize homosexualy (though 165 years apart), but when to progrsive polics, Amsterdam is kg.