Gay Friendly Hotel & Rort Gui for LGBTQ Travelers | GayTravel

Contents:

• GAY HOTELS ON MISTERB&B
• BLUE MOON RORT FOR GAY MEN
• W MEXICO CITY
• 10 THGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN YOU STAY AT A GAY HOTEL
• 8 POPULAR GAY HOTELS NEW YORK CY
• GAY NEW YORK CY
• EUROPE'S TOP GAY HOTELS & RORTS 2023
• GAY IENDLY HOTELSGOG TOGOG TOCHECK-CHECK-OUTGUTSSEARCHGAY IENDLY HOTELS
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS NEW YORK
• 14 OF THE BT GAY-ONLY HOTELS & GUTHO THE WORLD

GAY HOTELS ON MISTERB&B

WE ARE an all-male clothg optnal bed and breakfast retreat terg to gay, bi, and straight men 21 years or olr. A gay hotel is a hotel, guthoe, rort or B&B which accepts gay guts eher exclively or the ma.

To select and signate the gay-iendly hotels, we had to verify their welg attu and acceptance of the LGBTQ muny. • Further we agree to challenge homophobic and transphobic behavr and ensure a posive and welg environment for our guts.

BLUE MOON RORT FOR GAY MEN

Nohels, we ntue to ensure hotels wh a history of homophobic behavr or homophobic owners are not listed on misterb&b. Share your cy wh global gay travelers, earn money, and help create a welg world.

For lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr travelers, a welg place to stay is perhaps the sgle-most important element of planng a trip.

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This roster foc on gay and lbian-owned properti, hotels wh out team members, major LGBT statns and hotel brands that exprsly support the LGBT muny. In 2019, NYC will mark a half century sce the Stonewall uprisg—the six-day-long rt that galvanized the gay civil-rights movement.

The good news is that most hotels all five boroughs wele all travelers and serve as reliably fortable, safe plac for gay guts. But for those who wish only to perch prime gay neighborhoods, aim for Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kchen, the East Village; Brooklyn’s Williamsburg, Bhwick or Park Slope; or Queens’s Jackson Heights. The history of the gay rights movement ns ep San Francis, the cy that many LGBT travelers nsir an sential statn.

10 THGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN YOU STAY AT A GAY HOTEL

Its first gay bar opened 1908 (although didn’t stay open for long, the precent was set), s first lbian anizatn started 1955, and Life Magaze lled the “gay pal of Ameri” back 1964. But travelers lookg to immerse themselv the cy’s go-to “gayborhoods” should aim for lodgg The Castro, Missn Dolor, Tenrlo, SOMA or Bernal Heights. The Cy of Angels’ LGBT history began wh some of the world’s first gay protts, back the 1950s.

A., Silver Lake and even Long Beach (on the cy’s southern edge) are home to gay-owned bs and clubs and year-round events. One of Ameri’s olst ci is probably s gayt, servg as New England’s ultimate LGBT statn sce the first women nkeepers met for a clambake on the beach back the early 1980s. LGBT travelers n book at a hotel or B&B P-town wh nfince that if ’s not gay-owned, ’s plenty iendly.

The French Quarter remas one of Ameri’s most all-welg, anythg-go neighborhoods, wh adjacent areas like the Marigny and Bywater emergg as easygog gay and lbian hubs. LGBT travelers flock to the sert oasis of Palm Sprgs for huge annual events like the Dah (that would be the annual Dah Shore Weekend, arguably the world’s biggt lbian event) as well as for s year-round gay appeal.

8 POPULAR GAY HOTELS NEW YORK CY

Chigo’s gay neighborhoods, like Anrsonville and Boystown, are home to cute shops and flirty nightclubs. For a dose of vtage character the Wt End, book at The Burrard, a 1956 motor hotel that’s renovated wh 21st century ameni and sassy flair to tempt gay globetrotters. Among the tree-led streets of Polan ris the W Mexi Cy, where you n enjoy the brand’s morn dér as well as s gay-iendly atmosphere and hoe team.

The full English experience clus a warm wele for LGBT travelers London wh this gay-iendly Red Carnatn-brand hotel. The Chterfield is Mayfair, near the Royal Parks, Trafalgar Square and btlg Soho, where lots of London gay nightlife (and day life) hums. One of the world’s biggt gay-hotel brands labels self “hetero-iendly” and operat two hotels Barcelona.

The cy’s origal Axel Eixample is a slick boutique acmodatn the heart of the gay scene, while s TWO Hotel Barcelona by Axel jt is a few blocks over. Fillg out a bed historic duplex and eight-story tower is this 23-room, gay-centric hotel wh an timate cktail bar and urtyard, origal artwork and 24-hour room service.

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Simple, elegant and affordable are key words for this Berl n, loted two blocks om the Schwul (German for gay) Mm the cy’s central LGBT neighborhood of Nollendorfplatz. Its June Pri ftival is huge—a tellg sign that Tel Aviv is among the most welg ci for gay travelers. The Brown Beach Hoe is a stylish seasi scene wh mid-century Miami style and jt steps om the “gay beach.

EUROPE'S TOP GAY HOTELS & RORTS 2023

South Ai was among the world’s first natns to adopt marriage equaly back 2005, and Cape Town remas a lightful (and affordable) statn for gay travelers. One of s top hotels, the inic pk Mount Nelson, occupi a historic tate that’s been elegantly mornized by Belmond—a longtime member of the Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn IGLTA and a proud supporter of the LGBT muny worldwi. Occupyg a nverted film-pany headquarters, this boutique acmodatn is parked among Surry Hills’ enclave of gay bars and entertament venu Sydney.

We know that no such list is ever que plete bee of variabl such as changg ownership, “gayborhood” migratn and bee every traveler’s opn is different. To fd more most, queer-iendly lodgg, the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), Purple Roofs, Patroc, World Rabow Hotels, TAG Approved Acmodatns, Damron and LGBTQ-travel blogs and guis are terrific rourc.

You n also fd gay-owned hotels some plac or even hotels signed for the LGBT muny like gay-themed hotels or gay rorts.

GAY IENDLY HOTELSGOG TOGOG TOCHECK-CHECK-OUTGUTSSEARCHGAY IENDLY HOTELS

While the ncept of a gay hotel vari a b pendg on the statn and property owner, the one thg they all have mon is a visn of creatg a safe space where LGBT people n be themselv the pany of other LGBT guts. While stayg at a gay hotel might not be the preference for everyone, some travelers enjoy the open environment where you n relax and be yourself. It’s te there are many gay-iendly hotels that are not necsarily gay-themed or signed for the LGBT muny, but those properti simply n’t provi the same type of unique experience offered by a gay hotel.

Lotn – nearly all gay hotels and rorts are well loted wh or near the cy’s gay neighborhood if they have one. And even if the cy don’t have a ‘gayborhood, ’ the properti are typilly loted prime lotns where you n easily vis the statn’s most popular attractns and gay nightlife.

Parti and events – some gay hotels host events or other parti and social gathergs at their properti.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS NEW YORK

Be yourself – probably one of the most attractive parts about a gay hotel is the fort zone. The entire hotel is full of LGBT guts and all staff has been extensively traed to provi you wh a welg and gay-iendly experience.

The ncept of LGBT-specific travel started the ’70s and was pneered by Hans Ebensten, who began takg gay men on tours raftg through the Grand Canyon as well as to Carnival R Janeiro.

14 OF THE BT GAY-ONLY HOTELS & GUTHO THE WORLD

The ncept of a gay hotel or men’s gay rort was also created around the same Key Wt, Florida. Small gay rort towns also beme popular the ’80s and ’90s plac like Palm Sprgs, Fort Lrdale and Provcetown.

Durg those tim, the acceptance of LGBT people wasn’t what is today so many gay travelers really need a safe space if they wanted to travel wh their same-sex partner and not fear judgment or harassment.

In many plac like North Ameri or Wtern Europe, the ncept of a gay hotel might not serve the same need as did before sce LGBT acceptance is now more wispread. However, even wh the abundance of gay-iendly, mastream properti, many people still seek out those safe spac and enjoy the experience of a gay-only environment.