By Jenni Olson The smartly designed, green-certified Hotel Durant is a terrific Berkeley getaway, immediately adjacent to the UC Berkeley campus and just steps away from colorful Telegraph Avenue (come on a weekend for the street vendors, people watching and great funky shops). It’s plenty gay-friendly and an obvious choice for visiting Cal sports fansContinue reading “Suite Dreams: Hotel Durant, Berkeley, Calif.”
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Attend the Royal Wedding in New York
Your invitation to the “Royal Wedding” not yet appeared in your mail box? Fret not! Our friends at the Jumeirah Essex House have you covered. On Friday April 29 starting at 6 am and repeating every 2 hours on the hour, the hotel will be broadcasting the wedding on a 25-foot wall projection in SouthContinue reading “Attend the Royal Wedding in New York”
Suite Dreams: Kimpton’s Mother’s Day Special
Now through Mother’s Day, May 8, super LGBT-friendly hotel group Kimpton is offering a mother’s day special. Kimpton’s LGBT employee committee (KPRIDE) and PFLAG National (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will celebrate the special relationship the LGBT community has with our Moms. With Kimpton’s first ever Queen for A Day (And WeContinue reading “Suite Dreams: Kimpton’s Mother’s Day Special”
The Hot 5: Jumeirah Essex House’s Manhattan
Patrick Sewell, Guest Relations Manager at Jumeirah Essex House, handles the most exacting guests and VIP requests with calm aplomb at this storied Manhattan hotel on Central Park. With a charming Caribbean lilt, Jamaica-born Sewell shared some of his favorite NYC recommendations: 1. Gastronomic Adventure — Of course, I love South Gate right here inContinue reading “The Hot 5: Jumeirah Essex House’s Manhattan”
Royal Palms: North America’s Largest Gay Resort Now Open
Long-time popular gay resort Royal Palms announced their much-anticipatd renovations are complete. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based “RP,” as it’s known to friends and guests, is now the world’s largest luxury gay resort.
Deal of the Week: $400 off Gay Chelsea Pines Inn
Chelsea Pines Inn, New York’s most upscale gay urban guesthouse, announces its Silver Jubilee package, with a trio of money-saving and memory-making offers. The package, valid for stays of three or more nights from March 1 to December 29, 2011, includes…
Puerto Vallarta Gets Tastier
Story by Ivan Quintanilla; Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com If variety is the spice of life, gay Vallarta is simmering with new flavors. Casa Cupula, the decidedly upscale, boutique gay hotel in Puerto Vallarta, has opened its new restaurant Taste to the public. Perched on a secluded hillside, overlooking the Bay of Banderas, Taste is allContinue reading “Puerto Vallarta Gets Tastier”
Suite Dreams: Conmigo, Contigo, Condado
Story by Sean Timberlake; originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com Close your eyes. Imagine the roar of surf on the beach beneath your window. Feel the kiss of warm ocean breeze on your skin. Taste the crystals of salt from the mist on your lips. Open your eyes. Look outside. Yeah. Not Fantasy Island, is it? ThatContinue reading “Suite Dreams: Conmigo, Contigo, Condado”
Hotel Palomar: Suite, New Lodging in Philadelphia
The Hotel Palomar Philadelphia is the first Kimpton property in the City of Brotherly Love (and Sisterly Affection) and a welcome addition to your choice of higher-end lodging options. The Palomar is centrally located on south 17th St within a short walk to lots of great restaurants, and a quick cab ride from the AmtrakContinue reading “Hotel Palomar: Suite, New Lodging in Philadelphia”
Copenhagen’s Hotel D’Angletere
By Jeffrey James Keyes; above from the Hotel D’Angleterre; originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com Hotel D’Angleterre, like Copenhagen does everything better. Denmark‘s leading five-star hotel rises above the stunning King’s Square like an empress on her throne. With over 250 years of decadent history, this knockout is the personification of elegance and antiquity. In a cityContinue reading “Copenhagen’s Hotel D’Angletere”
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