Places to stay
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108 hotels, guesthouses and resorts in 27 destinations: gay-owned guesthouses, beach-town classics, and city hotels in the gayborhood. Whether you're traveling with a boyfriend, a husband or the group chat, nobody here will ask “two beds?”
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Beach towns & escapes
6 staysProvincetown, MAA compact, walkable fishing town at the tip of Cape Cod where Commercial Street holds the bars, shows and guesthouses. July and August are peak and fully booked for Bear Week and Carnival; June and September are calmer and cheaper, and plenty stays open year-round.3 staysFire Island, NYA car-free barrier island reached by ferry from Sayville, with two gay hamlets: the sleek, house-party Pines and the older, campier Cherry Grove. Hotel rooms are few, so book early for summer weekends, especially July 4th and Labor Day; the season runs roughly Memorial Day to late September.3 staysRehoboth Beach, DEA friendly, low-key boardwalk town about three hours from DC, with a long-established gay scene, good restaurants and a mostly gay stretch of beach at Poodle Beach. Summer is busiest; September brings Bear Weekend and warm water with fewer crowds.4 staysSaugatuck-Douglas, MITwin art towns on Lake Michigan, about two and a half hours from Chicago, with galleries, dune beaches and the Midwest's biggest gay resort. The season runs Memorial Day through Halloween, with Pride and White Party weekends at the Dunes the busiest.6 staysPalm Springs, CASmall walled resorts with heated pools, mountain views and midcentury architecture, most of them a short walk or bike ride from the Arenas Road bars. October to May is the time to go; Pride is in early November, and July and August are very hot.4 staysGuerneville, CAA small redwood-forest town on the Russian River, about 75 minutes north of San Francisco, with river beaches, wineries and a friendly bar scene. May to September is the season, and Lazy Bear Week in late July is the busiest time.4 staysKey West, FLThe gay guesthouses sit in Old Town's leafy lanes, within walking or biking distance of the Duval Street bars, and most have pools and happy hours. December to April has the best weather, and Fantasy Fest (late October) and New Year's Eve sell out early.5 staysFort Lauderdale & Wilton Manors, FLFort Lauderdale has more men's guesthouses than anywhere else in the US. Most sit in Victoria Park or near Sebastian Street Beach, with Wilton Manors' bars a short ride away. Winter and spring are peak season; summer is quieter and cheaper.
Cities
5 staysMiami Beach, FLIn South Beach, the rainbow-flagged stretch of sand at 12th Street and Ocean Drive is the gay heart of town, with Twist and the Palace a short walk away. November to April brings the best weather, plus big events like Miami Beach Pride and Winter Party.4 staysNew Orleans, LAThe gay scene runs along lower Bourbon Street, around Oz, the Bourbon Pub and Lafitte's, and spills into the leafy Faubourg Marigny next door. October to May is the most comfortable time to visit, and Southern Decadence on Labor Day weekend is the big one.4 staysChicago, ILNorthalsted (once called Boystown) in Lakeview is the center of gay Chicago, with Andersonville a few L stops north. Summer is the time to go, for Pride in June, Market Days in August, and the lakefront beaches.4 staysNew York, NYStay in Chelsea, the West Village or near Hell's Kitchen and you can walk to most gay bars, the Stonewall Inn and the High Line. June is Pride month and books up early, and late spring and early fall usually have the best weather.3 staysWest Hollywood, CAWest Hollywood is LA's gay center. Base yourself near Santa Monica Boulevard and you can walk to the bars, though you will still want a car or rideshare for the rest of LA. WeHo Pride in early June is the busiest and most expensive time to visit.5 staysSan Francisco, CAThe Castro is the classic base, with bars, the Castro Theatre and Harvey Milk Plaza within a few blocks, and SoMa is the place for leather bars and Folsom. Pride in late June and the Folsom Street Fair in late September are the peak (and priciest) weekends, and September and October usually bring the warmest weather.
International
3 staysPuerto Vallarta, MexicoMost gay travelers stay in the Zona Romántica, where Los Muertos beach, the Blue Chairs stretch and the bars are all within a few blocks of each other. November to April brings dry, sunny weather, and Vallarta Pride in May fills the gay hotels early.3 staysMexico City, MexicoZona Rosa in Colonia Juárez has the densest cluster of gay bars, and leafy Roma and Condesa next door are good for cafés, parks and a calmer base. October to May is the drier season, and the city's Pride march at the end of June is one of the largest in Latin America.3 staysMykonos, GreeceMykonos Town (Chora) is where you'll spend your evenings, in whitewashed lanes and Little Venice bars, and your days at beaches like Elia and Super Paradise. The season runs roughly May to October, with the biggest gay crowds from June to September. Many hotels close in winter.4 staysSitges, SpainA small, walkable seaside town 40 minutes by train from Barcelona. The gay bars cluster in the old town, and gay-popular beaches run along the promenade. It's lively from May to October, busiest at Pride in June, and has a famous Carnival in February.4 staysGran Canaria (Maspalomas), SpainGay life centers on Playa del Inglés and Maspalomas: the Yumbo Centre's bars at night, and the dunes and long beach by day. The weather stays mild all year, so it's a favorite winter escape for Europeans, and Maspalomas Pride in May is the busiest week.4 staysTel Aviv, IsraelA beach city with a big, open gay scene. Hilton Beach is the gay beach, and the bars sit around the city center, Rothschild Boulevard and Florentin. Spring and autumn are the most comfortable times to visit. Pride is usually held in June but has been called off in some recent years for security reasons.4 staysBerlin, GermanySchöneberg, around Nollendorfplatz and the Motzstraße and Fuggerstraße bar strip, is Berlin's long-established gay neighborhood, and staying there means you can walk home from most bars. The best weather runs May to September, and late July (CSD Pride) and September (Folsom Europe) are the busiest weeks.4 staysAmsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam's gay bars are spread across a few walkable pockets: Reguliersdwarsstraat and Kerkstraat near Leidseplein, Zeedijk and Warmoesstraat in the old center, and the Homomonument at Westermarkt. Late spring through summer is the nicest time to visit, and Pride's canal parade in early August is the busiest week of the year.4 staysLondon, UKSoho, centered on Old Compton Street, is London's main gay neighborhood and puts you close to West End theatres. Vauxhall, south of the river, is where the late-night clubs are. Summer is the liveliest season, especially around Pride in London.4 staysToronto, CanadaThe Church-Wellesley Village is compact and easy to walk, just east of Yonge Street, and Wellesley subway station is close by. June brings Pride Toronto, the city's biggest weekend, while summer patios and mild autumns make May to October the easiest time to visit.3 staysMontreal, CanadaThe Village runs along Sainte-Catherine Est between Saint-Hubert and Papineau, and Beaudry metro station sits right in the middle. In summer the street closes to cars and fills with terraces. Fierté Montréal in early August is the peak, and winter is cold but cozy.4 staysCape Town, South AfricaMost gay visitors base themselves in De Waterkant, the small hillside village of colourful cottages by the city centre, or a short ride away in Green Point and Sea Point near the Atlantic beaches. The best weather runs from November to March, and Cape Town Pride usually falls in late February or early March.4 staysBangkok, ThailandGay Bangkok centres on Silom, where the bars line Silom Soi 2 and Soi 4, and on Lumphini Park, all well served by the BTS Skytrain and MRT. November to February is the coolest and driest time to go, and Songkran in mid-April brings a huge street water fight to Silom.
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