There’s more to Barcelona than Sagrada Faia and tapas. Get to know the cy’s LGBTQ history and the gay-iendly neighborhoods you’ve got to explore.
Contents:
- GAY BARCELONA: OUR GUI TO THE BT LGBTQ SPOTS THE CY
- BARCELONA GAY DISTRICT: EIXAMPLE
- THE DEFIVE GAY GUI TO BARCELONA
- GAY SPA - OUR 6 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE LGBT SPA
- WHAT IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? THIS LIST WILL TELL YOU!
- WHERE IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? TEN FABULO CONTENRS… ?
- THE BT LGBTQ- AND GAY-FRIENDLY HOTELS BARCELONA, SPA SETTLE TO ONE OF THE SUMPTUOLY RATED SU AT THE CLARIS HOTEL AND SPA GL | COURTY OF CLARIS HOTEL AND SPA GL / EXPEDIA ESME FOX 21 JANUARY 2022 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ONE RNER OF BARCELONA’S EIXAMPLE NEIGHBOURHOOD HAS BEEN NICKNAMED GAIXAMPLE. AND WHILE ’S NOT THE ONLY DIVERSE MUNY THE CY, ’S FULL OF LGBTQ-IENDLY BARS, CLUBS AND WELG HOTELS. FROM STYLISH OPTNS WH POOLS TO SELF-TERG SU, THE HOTELS TER TO THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND OFFER ACCS TO HIP QUEER SPOTS THE CY, AND THEY’RE BOOKABLE WH CULTURE TRIP. VIEW ALL TRIPS MANDAR ORIENTAL, BARCELONA HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF MANDAR ORIENTAL, BARCELONA / EXPEDIA WH A PASSEIG GRàCIA SETTG, A TWO-MICHEL-STAR RTRANT AND ROOMS RATED BY CELEBRATED SIGNER PATRICIA URQULA, THE BARCELONA OUTPOST OF THE MANDAR ORIENTAL CERTALY LIV UP TO THE NAME. VIEWS OM THE ROOFTOP FY POOL ARE TO DIE FOR, AND THE BANKER’S BAR IS ONE OF THE SWANKIT NIGHTSPOTS THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. WHAT’S MORE, THE LOTN PUTS RIGHT THE THICK OF THE HAPPENG GAIXAMPLE NIGHTLIFE. CLARIS HOTEL AND SPA GL SPA HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF CLARIS HOTEL AND SPA GL / EXPEDIA SMACK DAB THE CENTRE OF EIXAMPLE IS THE CLARIS HOTEL AND SPA GL, A FIVE-STAR, LGBTQ-IENDLY ACMODATN SET A GEO FORMER 19TH-CENTURY PALACE. SWOON-WORTHY TERRS CLU A FABULO ART LLECTN, WH MM-QUALY PIEC STTERED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDG – CLUDG THE 124 ROOMS. A MAYAN-THEMED SPA IS ALL ABOUT VOLNIC ROCKS AND MEDICAL HERBS, AND AFTER, YOU N HAVE A CKTAIL BY THE ROOFTOP SWIMMG POOL. OLIVIA BALM HOTEL INPENNT HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF OLIVIA BALM HOTEL / EXPEDIA IF YOU BOOK A SUMMER STAY AT THE LGBTQ-IENDLY, ULTRA-MORN OLIVIA BALM HOTEL, CHANC ARE YOU’LL WANT TO SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME LOUNGG BY S GEO ROOFTOP POOL. THERE’S A 24-HOUR FNS ROOM UP HERE TOO. IF YOU N BRG YOURSELF TO LEAVE THE HOTEL, YOU’LL FD YOURSELF THE CENTRE OF THE EIXAMPLE DISTRICT, WH AN ABUNDANCE OF DAYTIME ACTIVI AND NIGHTLIFE ON YOUR DOORSTEP. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP AXEL HOTEL BARCELONA HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF AXEL HOTEL BARCELONA / EXPEDIA AXEL HOTEL BARCELONA IS ONE OF THE BT-KNOWN OPTNS FOR LGBTQ TRAVELLERS VISG THE CY. A TRENDY AND STYLISH RETREAT, THIS ADULTS-ONLY HOTEL CLASSIFI SELF NOT AS GAY-IENDLY BUT AS HETERO-IENDLY, AS THE LGBTQ MUNY IS S FIRST PRRY. IT LI THE EIXAMPLE NEIGHBOURHOOD, CLOSE TO MANY LGBTQ VENU, AND FEATUR MORNISTA TOUCH AND A BRIGHT, BOLD SIGN. ROOMS ARE LUXUR AND STYLISH, WHILE THE ROOFTOP SKY BAR IS SOPHISTITED AND FUN. THERE’S ALSO AN ON-SE WELLNS CENTRE AND A GOURMET NIKKEI FN RTRANT. HOTEL CRAM HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF HOTEL CRAM / HOTEL CRAM IS MORN AND MIMALISTIC SIGN, STG SI A GEO MORNISTA BUILDG EIXAMPLE. IT HAS A SOPHISTITED TERR CKED OUT A LOUR SCHEME OF WE RED AND CREAM. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IS THE TWO-MICHEL-STAR ANGLE RTRANT HEAD BY CELEBRY CHEF JORDI CZ. IT ALSO HAS A ROOFTOP TERRACE WH PANORAMIC VIEWS OVER THE BARCELONA SKYLE, A SWIMMG POOL AND A BREAKFAST BUFFET AREA. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. HOTEL PULZER BARCELONA BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF HOTEL PULZER BARCELONA / EXPEDIA HOTEL PULZER BARCELONA IS STEPS OM PLAçA CATALUNYA, AT THE CENTRE OF THE CY. THIS HIP HOTEL OFFERS STYLISH NTEMPORARY ROOMS WH AQUA-BLUE BATHROOMS; HOWEVER, THE HIGHLIGHT IS THE LEAFY ROOF TERRACE – A GREAT SPACE TO PARTY. HERE, YOU N ENJOY SETS OM SOME OF THE BT DJS BARCELONA, WH DRKS FUELLG THE NIGHT. THE HOTEL ALSO OFFERS GREAT SERVIC SUCH AS PERSONAL TRAG, YOGA, -ROOM MASSAG AND BICYCLE RENTAL. RENAISSANCE BARCELONA HOTEL BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HOTEL, LUXURY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF RENAISSANCE BARCELONA HOTEL / EXPEDIA THE RENAISSANCE BARCELONA HOTEL SS EIXAMPLE, AND IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR SIR TIPS, S TEAM OF “NAVIGATORS” ARE ON HAND TO HELP YOU. THE GOJA ROOFTOP EXPERIENCE HAS CY VIEWS AND A SLEEK PARTY ATMOSPHERE, OFTEN HOSTG DJS AND TASTGS THE EVENGS. SOME OF THE PREMIUM FAY SU ARE PERFECT FOR GROUPS AND FEATURE NTEMPORARY SIGNS. ACEVI VILLARROEL HOTEL HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF ACEVI VILLARROEL HOTEL / EXPEDIA THE FOUR-STAR ACEVI VILLARROEL HOTEL SS WH THE HEART OF EIXAMPLE AND FEATUR A CLASSIC SIGN OF WOOD PANELLG, POLISHED WOON FLOORS AND LIGHT-LOURED WALLS. WHAT MAK AN IAL BASE IS THE WI RANGE OF FACILI OFFERS, CLUDG A BREAKFAST BUFFET, A FULLY EQUIPPED GYM AND A PAT GARN WH AN OUTDOOR SWIMMG POOL. THERE’S ALSO A LUXUR SPA WHICH TO UNWD AND RELAX. TWO HOTEL BARCELONA BY AXEL HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF TWO HOTEL BARCELONA BY AXEL / EXPEDIA AXEL’S SEND ADULTS-ONLY HOTEL BARCELONA HAS A SIAR NCEPT TO THE FIRST – PRIMARILY TERS TO THE LGBTQ MUNY BUT MARKETS SELF AS HETERO-IENDLY. STG THE SANT ANTONI NEIGHBOURHOOD, ’S CLOSE TO THE SANT ANTONI MARKET AND WH WALKG DISTANCE OF NUMERO LGBTQ-IENDLY BARS. EACH OF THE 87 ROOMS IS STYLISH YET UNRSTATED AND OFFERS HIGH-QUALY FORT AND ALL THE LATT MOD NS. ON THE ROOFTOP, YOU N ENJOY A PARTY-LIKE ATMOSPHERE ON THE TERRACE OR THE POOL. THE CORNER HOTEL HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF THE CORNER HOTEL / EXPEDIA ANOTHER ACMODATN OPTN EIXAMPLE IS THE CORNER HOTEL, FEATURG TRENDY SMOPOLAN R THAT IS FUNCTNAL YET SY. HIPSTERS WILL FEEL AT HOME HERE WH EXPOSED-BRICK WALLS, ORIGAL ARCHECTURAL TOUCH AND A OL DTRIAL SIGN. A HIP BAR, A ROOF TERRACE WH A SWIMMG POOL AND A BREAKFAST BUFFET ROOM ROUND OUT THE OFFERGS NICELY. HOTEL SOHO BARCELONA HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF HOTEL SOHO BARCELONA / BETWEEN PLAçA D’ESPANYA AND PLAçA LA UNIVERSAT, YOU’LL FD HOTEL SOHO BARCELONA, A GREAT MID-RANGE OPTN WH SMART MORN ROOMS AND MIMALISTIC SIGN. FACILI CLU A ROOFTOP POOL AND TERRACE AREA, OPEN DURG THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE HOTEL ALSO OFFERS AN LGBTQ-FOCSED WALKG ROUTE, LEADG YOU TO VAR LGBTQ-IENDLY VENU NEARBY. AKO SUE HOTEL HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF AKO SUE HOTEL / EXPEDIA THE LARGT ROOMS AT THE AKO SUE HOTEL SLEEP UP TO FOUR ADULTS, IAL IF YOU’RE TRAVELLG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. IN ADDN TO ALL THE UAL HOTEL ROOM AMENI, EACH ONE ALSO FEATUR A LOUNGE AREA WH A SOFA BED, A KCHETE AND A DG SPACE. THE SPAC AND RELAXG SU ARE RATED SOFT MUTED TON AND CLEAN L. HEAD TO THE ROOFTOP POOL AND SOLARIUM WHEN TEMPERATUR CLIMB. W BARCELONA RORT, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF W BARCELONA / EXPEDIA THE W BARCELONA RIS HIGH ON THE CY SKYLE, WH A DISTCT SAIL-LIKE SHAPE. STG RIGHT NEXT TO THE BEACH, ’S AN IAL OPTN FOR SUN-SEEKERS AND THOSE WHO LOVE THE WATER. THE LOURFUL, BRIGHT AND MORN ROOMS OFFER SOME OF THE BT VIEWS THE CY. YOU WON’T BE SHORT OF SERVIC OR ACTIVI HERE EHER, WH SEVERAL BARS AND RTRANTS, A GYM, A SPA AND AN OUTDOOR POOL. IF YOU’RE HERE SUMMER, LOOK OUT FOR THE LIVE ELECTRONI SSNS BY THE POOL EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS ARTICLE IS AN UPDATED VERSN OF A STORY CREATED BY TARA JSOP. LEON BECKENHAM ALSO NTRIBUTED ADDNAL REPORTG. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... 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- GAY BARCELONA · MID-RANGE + BUDGET HOTELS
GAY BARCELONA: OUR GUI TO THE BT LGBTQ SPOTS THE CY
Disver all the bt gay bars, clubs, f, and events Barcelona, pl the iendlit hotels the cy’s gay neighborhood. * barcelona gay capital *
The ma gay area is at the edge of the Old Town district, the lively Eixample neighborhood, which is home to some of Barcelona’s bt cultural attractns. Polls nsistently show that public opn on LGBTQ people is mostly posive, and you shouldn’t have any problems beg visibly gay and showg affectn public. Some streets, such as Carrer la Diputació, have a higher proportn of LGBTQ tablishments than others, but if you go anywhere this area, you won’t be far om the bt of Barcelona’s gay nightlife.
While ’s not specifilly a gay club, hosts a gay party lled Dirty Dis every Friday, which is one of the most popular gay events Barcelona.
BARCELONA GAY DISTRICT: EIXAMPLE
Barcelona is proudly a favoure statns for gay travellers. Take a look at out gui of lotns around the cy signed alongsi maps of their lotns. * barcelona gay capital *
Tibidabo Amement Park hosts a “Gay Day at the Fair, ” and at night you n head to the Matée Pervert, Pri Edn Party, at the Input Club El Poble Espanyol. Beyond the gay bars and clubs Barcelona, one of the cy’s biggt attractns is s betiful weather, and the yearly Circu Ftival brgs the party out to the sun. Wh five kilometers of beach, cludg the gay beach of Mar Bella and Barceloa, along wh s large parks and wi avenu, Barcelona is a very open and acceptg cy.
THE DEFIVE GAY GUI TO BARCELONA
Spa is one of the bt statns for gay travellers: disver Barcelona, Sg, Madrid, Ibiza, Valencia and Benidorm. * barcelona gay capital *
Whatever the reason for your stay, nsir our gay and gay-iendly apartments Barcelona, and make your stay the Catalonian pal a real experience to more. Barcelona is one of the most famo and favoure statns for gay tourists owg to s liberal atmosphere and s endls amount of lol, hotels, and shops marketed towards the gay muny as well as a variety of massive gay pri ftivals like the Pri Para and Circu Barcelona.
One day we hope we won't have to e the term gay-iendly, seeg as that should be the norm, but 's safe to stay that Barcelona is one of the most gay-iendly ci Spa, and even Europe. If you'd like to explore the cy a personalised and gay-iendly manner, there are specialist tours om the lik of Rabow Tours, the first agency the cy to offer tours and activi for the LGBT muny Barcelona.
GAY SPA - OUR 6 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE LGBT SPA
Gay & Lbian Barcelona: Disver gay and lbian clubs Catalonia's pal pl gay events, listgs, rtrants, bars and rmatn. Your plete gui to gay and lbian events Barcelona and more. * barcelona gay capital *
The Catalan pal offers a wi choice of pleas to stay, cludg gay-iendly hostals, the famo Hotel Axel ('s ma attractn beg the terrace), and more. As the team at OK Apartment Barcelona, we are pletely open-md and have zero-tolerance for discrimatn, wh a large selectn of our apartments Eixample Esquerre neighbourhood of Barcelona, popular amongst gay visors for s number of clubs. Wily looked upon as a mol natn for gay rights Europe ( 2013 the Pew Rearch Center ranked Spa as the most gay-iendly untry the world, ) Spa ntu to ph the envelope for equaly and tolerance, wh laws place to protect same-sex marriage, adoptn, and transgenr rights.
Add to the mix some of the world’s largt, most wildly fun Pri Ftivals and a rich cultural history that liv on the passnate, diverse untry today, and you’ve got all the makgs for an epic gay Spa getaway that will quickly have you returng for more. Gay BarcelonaAh, Barcelona—easily gay Spa’s most veted statn, a cultural playground of archectural masterpiec, world-class Catalan cuise and sweepg whe sand beach.
A smopolan cy wh distct, laid-back Mederranean vib, Barcelona promot an atmosphere of tolerance and diversy, of which perhaps the bt example is Catalonia’s landmark Anti-Homophobia Act. A geo gay Barcelona getaway n be had anywhere the cy, but the ever-popular Eixample neighbourhood—also known as Gayxample—is the epicentre of the cy’s most sought-after gay-popular tablishments.
WHAT IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? THIS LIST WILL TELL YOU!
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) Due to their central lotn, the gay Barcelona beach always attract a crowd, but that also means there are plenty of handsome, sun-kissed men around, too.
Be sure to stop by Chirguo BeGay while you’re there, a gay Barcelona stutn servg up lic drks and beach a gay party not soon fotten, time your vis to Barcelona over one of s world-renowned ftivals. Every Augt, some 100, 000 people scend on Barcelona for Europe’s largt gay ftival and ten days of rto good tim punctuated by themed dance parti and epic DJs.
WHERE IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? TEN FABULO CONTENRS… ?
Disver how love and the celebratn of human diversy has turned the ten stunng ci petors for the tle of the world's gay mec! * barcelona gay capital *
Gayxample’s central lotn mak an excellent base om which to explore Barcelona’s highlights (the bt of which we’ve outled our gay Barcelona Cy Gui). Then there’s TWO Hotel and Axel Hotel, both sleek gay acmodatns that promise a warm, welg atmosphere wh plenty of opportuni for mglg wh like-md travellers.
THE BT LGBTQ- AND GAY-FRIENDLY HOTELS BARCELONA, SPA SETTLE TO ONE OF THE SUMPTUOLY RATED SU AT THE CLARIS HOTEL AND SPA GL | COURTY OF CLARIS HOTEL AND SPA GL / EXPEDIA ESME FOX 21 JANUARY 2022 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ONE RNER OF BARCELONA’S EIXAMPLE NEIGHBOURHOOD HAS BEEN NICKNAMED GAIXAMPLE. AND WHILE ’S NOT THE ONLY DIVERSE MUNY THE CY, ’S FULL OF LGBTQ-IENDLY BARS, CLUBS AND WELG HOTELS. FROM STYLISH OPTNS WH POOLS TO SELF-TERG SU, THE HOTELS TER TO THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND OFFER ACCS TO HIP QUEER SPOTS THE CY, AND THEY’RE BOOKABLE WH CULTURE TRIP. VIEW ALL TRIPS MANDAR ORIENTAL, BARCELONA HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF MANDAR ORIENTAL, BARCELONA / EXPEDIA WH A PASSEIG GRàCIA SETTG, A TWO-MICHEL-STAR RTRANT AND ROOMS RATED BY CELEBRATED SIGNER PATRICIA URQULA, THE BARCELONA OUTPOST OF THE MANDAR ORIENTAL CERTALY LIV UP TO THE NAME. VIEWS OM THE ROOFTOP FY POOL ARE TO DIE FOR, AND THE BANKER’S BAR IS ONE OF THE SWANKIT NIGHTSPOTS THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. WHAT’S MORE, THE LOTN PUTS RIGHT THE THICK OF THE HAPPENG GAIXAMPLE NIGHTLIFE. CLARIS HOTEL AND SPA GL SPA HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF CLARIS HOTEL AND SPA GL / EXPEDIA SMACK DAB THE CENTRE OF EIXAMPLE IS THE CLARIS HOTEL AND SPA GL, A FIVE-STAR, LGBTQ-IENDLY ACMODATN SET A GEO FORMER 19TH-CENTURY PALACE. SWOON-WORTHY TERRS CLU A FABULO ART LLECTN, WH MM-QUALY PIEC STTERED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDG – CLUDG THE 124 ROOMS. A MAYAN-THEMED SPA IS ALL ABOUT VOLNIC ROCKS AND MEDICAL HERBS, AND AFTER, YOU N HAVE A CKTAIL BY THE ROOFTOP SWIMMG POOL. OLIVIA BALM HOTEL INPENNT HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF OLIVIA BALM HOTEL / EXPEDIA IF YOU BOOK A SUMMER STAY AT THE LGBTQ-IENDLY, ULTRA-MORN OLIVIA BALM HOTEL, CHANC ARE YOU’LL WANT TO SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME LOUNGG BY S GEO ROOFTOP POOL. THERE’S A 24-HOUR FNS ROOM UP HERE TOO. IF YOU N BRG YOURSELF TO LEAVE THE HOTEL, YOU’LL FD YOURSELF THE CENTRE OF THE EIXAMPLE DISTRICT, WH AN ABUNDANCE OF DAYTIME ACTIVI AND NIGHTLIFE ON YOUR DOORSTEP. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP AXEL HOTEL BARCELONA HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF AXEL HOTEL BARCELONA / EXPEDIA AXEL HOTEL BARCELONA IS ONE OF THE BT-KNOWN OPTNS FOR LGBTQ TRAVELLERS VISG THE CY. A TRENDY AND STYLISH RETREAT, THIS ADULTS-ONLY HOTEL CLASSIFI SELF NOT AS GAY-IENDLY BUT AS HETERO-IENDLY, AS THE LGBTQ MUNY IS S FIRST PRRY. IT LI THE EIXAMPLE NEIGHBOURHOOD, CLOSE TO MANY LGBTQ VENU, AND FEATUR MORNISTA TOUCH AND A BRIGHT, BOLD SIGN. ROOMS ARE LUXUR AND STYLISH, WHILE THE ROOFTOP SKY BAR IS SOPHISTITED AND FUN. THERE’S ALSO AN ON-SE WELLNS CENTRE AND A GOURMET NIKKEI FN RTRANT. HOTEL CRAM HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF HOTEL CRAM / HOTEL CRAM IS MORN AND MIMALISTIC SIGN, STG SI A GEO MORNISTA BUILDG EIXAMPLE. IT HAS A SOPHISTITED TERR CKED OUT A LOUR SCHEME OF WE RED AND CREAM. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IS THE TWO-MICHEL-STAR ANGLE RTRANT HEAD BY CELEBRY CHEF JORDI CZ. IT ALSO HAS A ROOFTOP TERRACE WH PANORAMIC VIEWS OVER THE BARCELONA SKYLE, A SWIMMG POOL AND A BREAKFAST BUFFET AREA. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. HOTEL PULZER BARCELONA BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF HOTEL PULZER BARCELONA / EXPEDIA HOTEL PULZER BARCELONA IS STEPS OM PLAçA CATALUNYA, AT THE CENTRE OF THE CY. THIS HIP HOTEL OFFERS STYLISH NTEMPORARY ROOMS WH AQUA-BLUE BATHROOMS; HOWEVER, THE HIGHLIGHT IS THE LEAFY ROOF TERRACE – A GREAT SPACE TO PARTY. HERE, YOU N ENJOY SETS OM SOME OF THE BT DJS BARCELONA, WH DRKS FUELLG THE NIGHT. THE HOTEL ALSO OFFERS GREAT SERVIC SUCH AS PERSONAL TRAG, YOGA, -ROOM MASSAG AND BICYCLE RENTAL. RENAISSANCE BARCELONA HOTEL BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HOTEL, LUXURY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF RENAISSANCE BARCELONA HOTEL / EXPEDIA THE RENAISSANCE BARCELONA HOTEL SS EIXAMPLE, AND IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR SIR TIPS, S TEAM OF “NAVIGATORS” ARE ON HAND TO HELP YOU. THE GOJA ROOFTOP EXPERIENCE HAS CY VIEWS AND A SLEEK PARTY ATMOSPHERE, OFTEN HOSTG DJS AND TASTGS THE EVENGS. SOME OF THE PREMIUM FAY SU ARE PERFECT FOR GROUPS AND FEATURE NTEMPORARY SIGNS. ACEVI VILLARROEL HOTEL HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF ACEVI VILLARROEL HOTEL / EXPEDIA THE FOUR-STAR ACEVI VILLARROEL HOTEL SS WH THE HEART OF EIXAMPLE AND FEATUR A CLASSIC SIGN OF WOOD PANELLG, POLISHED WOON FLOORS AND LIGHT-LOURED WALLS. WHAT MAK AN IAL BASE IS THE WI RANGE OF FACILI OFFERS, CLUDG A BREAKFAST BUFFET, A FULLY EQUIPPED GYM AND A PAT GARN WH AN OUTDOOR SWIMMG POOL. THERE’S ALSO A LUXUR SPA WHICH TO UNWD AND RELAX. TWO HOTEL BARCELONA BY AXEL HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF TWO HOTEL BARCELONA BY AXEL / EXPEDIA AXEL’S SEND ADULTS-ONLY HOTEL BARCELONA HAS A SIAR NCEPT TO THE FIRST – PRIMARILY TERS TO THE LGBTQ MUNY BUT MARKETS SELF AS HETERO-IENDLY. STG THE SANT ANTONI NEIGHBOURHOOD, ’S CLOSE TO THE SANT ANTONI MARKET AND WH WALKG DISTANCE OF NUMERO LGBTQ-IENDLY BARS. EACH OF THE 87 ROOMS IS STYLISH YET UNRSTATED AND OFFERS HIGH-QUALY FORT AND ALL THE LATT MOD NS. ON THE ROOFTOP, YOU N ENJOY A PARTY-LIKE ATMOSPHERE ON THE TERRACE OR THE POOL. THE CORNER HOTEL HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF THE CORNER HOTEL / EXPEDIA ANOTHER ACMODATN OPTN EIXAMPLE IS THE CORNER HOTEL, FEATURG TRENDY SMOPOLAN R THAT IS FUNCTNAL YET SY. HIPSTERS WILL FEEL AT HOME HERE WH EXPOSED-BRICK WALLS, ORIGAL ARCHECTURAL TOUCH AND A OL DTRIAL SIGN. A HIP BAR, A ROOF TERRACE WH A SWIMMG POOL AND A BREAKFAST BUFFET ROOM ROUND OUT THE OFFERGS NICELY. HOTEL SOHO BARCELONA HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF HOTEL SOHO BARCELONA / BETWEEN PLAçA D’ESPANYA AND PLAçA LA UNIVERSAT, YOU’LL FD HOTEL SOHO BARCELONA, A GREAT MID-RANGE OPTN WH SMART MORN ROOMS AND MIMALISTIC SIGN. FACILI CLU A ROOFTOP POOL AND TERRACE AREA, OPEN DURG THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE HOTEL ALSO OFFERS AN LGBTQ-FOCSED WALKG ROUTE, LEADG YOU TO VAR LGBTQ-IENDLY VENU NEARBY. AKO SUE HOTEL HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF AKO SUE HOTEL / EXPEDIA THE LARGT ROOMS AT THE AKO SUE HOTEL SLEEP UP TO FOUR ADULTS, IAL IF YOU’RE TRAVELLG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. IN ADDN TO ALL THE UAL HOTEL ROOM AMENI, EACH ONE ALSO FEATUR A LOUNGE AREA WH A SOFA BED, A KCHETE AND A DG SPACE. THE SPAC AND RELAXG SU ARE RATED SOFT MUTED TON AND CLEAN L. HEAD TO THE ROOFTOP POOL AND SOLARIUM WHEN TEMPERATUR CLIMB. W BARCELONA RORT, HOTEL SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF W BARCELONA / EXPEDIA THE W BARCELONA RIS HIGH ON THE CY SKYLE, WH A DISTCT SAIL-LIKE SHAPE. STG RIGHT NEXT TO THE BEACH, ’S AN IAL OPTN FOR SUN-SEEKERS AND THOSE WHO LOVE THE WATER. THE LOURFUL, BRIGHT AND MORN ROOMS OFFER SOME OF THE BT VIEWS THE CY. YOU WON’T BE SHORT OF SERVIC OR ACTIVI HERE EHER, WH SEVERAL BARS AND RTRANTS, A GYM, A SPA AND AN OUTDOOR POOL. IF YOU’RE HERE SUMMER, LOOK OUT FOR THE LIVE ELECTRONI SSNS BY THE POOL EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS ARTICLE IS AN UPDATED VERSN OF A STORY CREATED BY TARA JSOP. LEON BECKENHAM ALSO NTRIBUTED ADDNAL REPORTG. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... 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Disver all the bt gay bars, clubs, f, and events Barcelona, pl the iendlit hotels the cy’s gay neighbourhood. * barcelona gay capital *
It’s all very elegant wh jt the right dose of bchery, showsg why Sg is one of Europe’s most sought-after gay holiday statns; the Spanish Tourism Board is an excellent place to start planng your Sg erary. The heart of Sg gay district is Old Town, specifilly along Calle Montroig, but Sg’ notoriety as gay Spa’s premier retreat means the entire town is hugely to gay beach, Sg don’t disappot. Every summer, Sg hosts a rivetg Pri Ftival, wh other notable gay events cludg Europe’s largt Bear ftival and a gay-popular luxur acmodatn the heart of gay Sg, Hotel Casa Vilella offers stately rooms and sweepg Mederranean views.
Other notable gay ftivals Madrid clu We Party, a wter event held every New Year, and the crilly acclaimed LGaiCeMad, Spa’s premier LGBT+ film ftival. Photo: Florian WehMadrid is the beatg heart of gay Spa, arguably one of the world’s most gay-iendly ciStart your exploratn of gay Madrid Chue Square, easily distguishable by the plethora of billowg rabow flags that rate most tablishments. Madrid’s most gay-popular square is also one of s most fashnable, so expect plenty of avant-gar boutiqu, alternative sign labels, and sy we bars.
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For a full list of our favoure spots Chue, don’t miss our -pth gay Madrid Cy keepg wh Spaniards’ satiable appete for stylish nightlife venu, Madrid offers snazzy gay hnts of all styl and siz. A refurbished cema turned ntemporary gay club, Marta, riño, promis strong imbibements crafted by equally toxitg staff a unique, always lively atmosphere.
That said, like most gay Spa nightlife, ’s bt to arrive after Mary Rebec EllttRoom Mate Osr Hotel might not be an official gay hotel, but s central lotn Chue mak an uber-popular optn wh the LGBT muny.
Room Mate Osr Room Mate Osr Room Mate OsrGay Ibiza is what you make of —wildly fun wh a smopolan edge and home to azure waters, swaths of protected terra, and stunng whe sand beach4.
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Gay Ibiza is what you make of —wildly fun wh a smopolan edge and home to azure waters, swaths of protected terra, and stunng whe sand beach. ) This long whe sandy beach surround by dun is also where you’ll fd Chirgay, a gay Ibiza stutn that dol out qualy food and boozy tropil cktails. Worth a mentn is Figueretas Beach, a gay-popular hangout largely due to s proximy to the nearby gay Ibiza hallmarks Chaos Bar and Cen Hotel.
Mr Hudson’s list of approved venu starts wh Sunrise Ibiza, a fantastic gay club nveniently loted the centre of actn-packed Calle De La Virgen. A large variety of mouthwaterg mocktails mak this a particularly unique optn for those cled to absta for an Purple Hotel is Ibiza’s premier gay adults-only hotel, an elegant way to experience the bt of Ibiza’s gay scene whout sacrificg style the procs.
Gay ValenciaValencia might not be the first statn to e to md when you thk of gay Spa, but jt a few days the untry’s third-largt cy may very well change that. Home to a burgeong gay scene full of flourishg gay bars, fashnable gay travellers and, of urse, a distguished Pri Ftival, Valencia has all the buildg blocks of a fascatg gay getaway—not to mentn s strikg futuristic archecture, vibrant Old Town, nt regnal cuise, and dazzlg goln sand Madrid and Barcelona, Valencia don’t have a distct gayborhood.
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Photo: Willian Jten VasncellosCafe las Horas is a verable stunner, drippg wh glterg chanliers and chic Parisian fluencValencia gay nightlife is synonymo wh The Me, one of the cy’s premier gay bars. La Boba y el Gato Ranc is a laid-back gay bar distguished by the not-so-subtle giant rabow flag out ont, attractg a cent crowd earlier the eveng.
We also love Trapezz Gay-Friendly Cafe for s expansive terrace and ultra-iendly Botani Hotel Boutique is an enchantg art hotel ntled the heart of the gay-popular Carmen district. Another gay-popular Valencia hotel we n’t get enough of is the Caro Hotel, a 19th-century palace turned geo boutique offerg 26 bpoke rooms.
Caro Hotel Photo: John Fornanr Caro HotelOnce a sleepy fishg village, today Benidorm is a lively gay astal retreat idyllilly suated Spa’s Alinte regn6.