LGBTQ+ Travel Guides, Gay Bars & Hotels Worldwide

For a good-value room within easy reach of Canal Street, Pendulum Hotel remains a very practical choice. It is around five minutes on foot from Piccadilly Station and only a short stroll from the Gay Village, while Oxford Road and its bars, theatres and music venues are also nearby. The 117 rooms range from compact singles and city doubles to larger rooms and suites, with free WiFi throughout. There is a Garden Bar with indoor and outdoor seating plus a restaurant serving breakfast. This is more straightforward conference hotel than design destination, but the combination of price and location is difficult to fault. GayMapper tip: A good option when hotel prices shoot up for Pride, concerts or football weekends and you mainly need somewhere comfortable and central to sleep.

B&B HOTEL Birmingham Centre is particularly handy if you want the Gay Village close by without spending four-star city-centre money. It sits on Holloway Head, with Hurst Street, Birmingham Hippodrome and the bars around the LGBTQ+ quarter all within an easy walk. The recently refurbished rooms are modern and straightforward, with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. There’s also a fitness room, restaurant and bar, plus a breakfast buffet each morning and paid parking subject to availability. New Street Station and the Bullring are around ten minutes away on foot, so the location works well for sightseeing and shopping as well as nights out. GayMapper tip: a strong value choice if being able to walk back from the Gay Village matters more than having luxury hotel extras.

HALL Arts Hotel, Autograph Collection is a good reminder that Dallas has rather more going on than shopping malls and Dallas. You’re right in the Arts District, so museums, galleries, concert halls and Klyde Warren Park are all easy to build into the day without constantly ordering cars. Pearl/Arts District DART station is nearby too, which makes the location more practical than many Dallas luxury hotels. For Cedar Springs you’ll still want a rideshare, but it’s a straightforward trip from here. The hotel is contemporary and art-led without becoming pretentious, and it feels especially well suited to couples who want a polished city break with dinners, culture and nights out rather than simply positioning themselves beside the gay bars. GayMapper tip: one of our preferred luxury choices for a first Dallas visit if you want the city itself to be as much of the attraction as the nightlife.

Four acres of gardens and hillside grounds give Seaglass Inn & Spa an unusually spacious feel for Provincetown. Set above the West End, it manages to feel tucked away while keeping Commercial Street, beaches and the centre of town within reach. The seasonal outdoor pool is the obvious summer draw, but the spa deserves attention too, offering massages, hot-stone treatments, reflexology, Reiki and other therapies. Rooms have a relaxed coastal feel, and free parking is another welcome perk if you’ve driven onto the Cape. This is one of the more peaceful stays on the list, particularly suited to travellers who like a slower morning and don’t necessarily need the LGBTQ nightlife directly outside. When you do want the bars and restaurants, central Provincetown is around a 15-minute walk away. GayMapper tip: A massage followed by an afternoon beside the pool is a very good antidote to several consecutive nights on Commercial Street.