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The Gay Rodeo Moseys On Over To The Handlery Hotel
While most of the activities of the Coors Light San Diego Rodeo, put on by the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association's Greater San Diego Chapter but open to all sexual orientations, will take place Sept. 11 to 13 at the Lakeside Rodeo Grounds, cowboys and cowgirls will relax and rest their hats at the Handlery Hotel and Resort, the official host hotel.
The 21st annual rodeo's competitive events—such as the traditional bull riding and roping along with more colorful contests like steer decorating, goat dressing and the wild drag race (where cowboys dress in drag and ride a steer)—all will go down at Lakeside. But the more social happenings will be at the Handlery. On Sept. 11, you can trade your chaps for a bathing suit during the hotel's free pool party from noon to 6 p.m. Then on Sept. 12, slip into your cowboy boots for some country dancing at the hotel from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. for $15, and if you're feeling lucky, pony up to the Handlery's casino night from 8 to 11 p.m. The rodeo will end on Sept. 13 at the Mission Valley hotel with an awards ceremony. About 15,000 people saddle up to the rodeo's weekend of events each year.
Rodeo attendees can rope in a $98 per day rate (we can't help all the cowboy slang, partner), with a two-night minimum, at the hotel. Rooms usually go for $209 a night. To book the rodeo rate, call (619) 298-0511 or go online and use the promotional code "Rodeo."
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[Photo: Handlery Hotel's Facebook]
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Kimpton’s Muse and 70 Park Avenue Hotels Have 'Pride'
Joining in this summer’s Gay Pride Celebrations in New York City, the Kimpton Group’s The Muse Hotel and 70 Park Avenue Hotel are offering special packages from May 1-July 31, including the weekend of Gay Pride in New York, starting June 20.
70 Park Avenue’s $259 “Propose on Pride” package (above) includes all the little luxuries you’ll want when you propose to your partner, including deluxe accommodations, champagne cocktails, breakfast in bed, a map of the Gay Pride Parade route, and a rainbow flag and disposable camera to record your outings at the parade and your special moment on bended knee.
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Axel Hotel Excels in Buenos Aires
We keep hearing how Buenos Aires is the gay capital of South America, but we didn’t believe it until the Axel Hotel opened.
Axel properties are geared towards the gay community but make sure to call themselves “heterofriendly.” That philosophy especially makes sense in a city like Buenos Aires where the nightlife is extremely mixed, and you’d be hard pressed to find an exclusively gay or exclusively straight bar or club.
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"Britain's Next Bear Model" Takes Over UK Hotel
Something called "Britain's Next Bear Model" is going down this weekend -- and it has nothing to do with the kind of bears you're thinking of, nor is it produced by Tyra. Check this out if you're not catching our drift.
Starting tomorrow in Manchester, Bears, Cubs and Daddies from all over the UK will congregate for Pre-hiBEARnation, an "annual celebration of all things butch, beefy and bearlike," according to The Lesbian and Gay Foundation.
The festival is calling the Hotel International its home base, the owners of which have taken a few extra steps to make sure the spot is "bear friendly". There are a number of different events over the course of the weekend, like "bearaoke" and clubbing, but the real highlight has definitely gotta be the finale of "Britain's Next Bear Model":
On Saturday, the winner of Britain's Next Bear Model will be announced at View between 3 and 6pm. The 8 original hunks have been whittled down to 3, and [contestants] will battle it out to be bear king.
Um, what kind of challenges will make up this "battle"? We are kinda dying to know. Wanna go check it out for us?
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Casino Royale Package a Good Deal at Whistler's Adara Hotel
Up at Whistler the Adara Hotel has put together a special deal during the Cornucopia food and wine festival this year: it's the Casino Royale Party Package which you can book for November 7 only.
Along with two tickets to the nearby Casino Royale Cornucopia Party, you'll get accommodation in a superior guestroom and the chance to upgrade to a Loft Suite for just C$30 more; without upgrading the package price is just C$269 for two. They say that party tickets are $125 per person so that does sound like a great deal if you're interested in the event.
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Labor Day Hotels :: $99 Hotel Rooms in New Orleans and a Gay Ole' Time
Why not wave goodbye to summer with a huge send-off in New Orleans? And with $99 room rates at the New Orleans Marriott it won't break your wallet either.
Plus since the city is holding the 37th Southern Decadence Festival aka The Gay Mardi Gras at this time, the city is going to be filled with lots of shirtless men. (Ladies, perhaps you should consider this as a girlfriend getaway!)
If you do go, here's a tip: Book this deal at the hotel which offers a $25 Visa gift card when you book a room for the weekend. That's more booze for you! Even better, there is actually availability over Labor Day weekend (Aug. 29-Sept. 1) for the $99 rate and the gift card. Use Code V12 to book.
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It Might Be a Lonely Summer on the Rooftop at the Manchester Hyatt in San Diego
The Manchester Hyatt in San Diego is being boycotted by gay rights groups because its owner Doug Manchester gave $150,000 to Proposition 8, a California state measure to ban gay marriage.
While the Hyatt Corporate umbrella which just manages the hotel is not being targeted, boycotters (which include union leaders as the hotel is not unionized) are urging the public to avoid staying at the Manchester San Diego. And it won't be pretty.
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Pink Hotels Seeking More Reviews With $1,500 Contest
Nearly two years ago we reported on the birth of Pink Choice, a website that can basically be described as TripAdvisor for gay travelers. The site's certainly expanded a bit since then but they're still looking for more reviews, so they've put an incentive on it with the $1,500 Weekend Getaway Competition.
Basically, anyone who enters a quality review of a gay or gay-friendly hotel on the site between now and October 31 is in the draw for a $1,500 prize, in conjunction with Kimpton Hotels: the winner will score 2 nights at any Kimpton, anywhere, plus $1,000 spending money for the trip.
Pink Choice looks like they could use the new reviews as they've still only got 1,500 hotels in their database. And people with hotel reviews in gay-friendly Provincetown, Mass. might want to try another locale. Wherever we browse on Pink Choice, we keep coming up with Provincetown hotels.
We like the Pink Choice idea, so hopefully this $1,500 incentive and partnership with Kimpton will work.
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Attitude Hotels Put Together a Fierce Group of Vacation Picks
Reading through this weekend's NYT Travel Section we discovered an exclusive new collection of independent hotels for discerning gay and lesbian travelers.
Setting the gay bar higher than major hotel chain properties that merely are "gay friendly," Attitude Hotels distinguishes itself with a "gay genuine" portfolio of 27 hotels in the U.S. and Europe. Each destination has been chosen for its unique charm, style, and location so as to maintain a diverse travel agenda for gay and lesbian guests.
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Party Dispatch: Muse Hotel's Red Hot Night
Last Thursday, we rocked over to The Muse Hotel for its charity drag party, and we have to say: Not too shabby. The hotel originally planned a big-time event, but when Broadway theaters reopened the same night, things took a more tranquil turn.
That's not to say that Kimpton didn't put on a nice event. There was plenty of champagne, and the hotel's restaurant, District, provided the grub. A silent auction for stays at Kimpton properties was underway as Broadway crooners belted out what we assumed to be Broadway classics. (Just because we were at a drag party doesn't mean we're show tunes experts!)
The event, which was just a couple days before World AIDS Day, brought in a few thousand dollars for Bailey House, which offers assistance to people suffering from the disease.
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· Muse Hotel Still Hosting Its Drag Party Tonight [HotelChatter]
· Kimpton Hotels coverage [HotelChatter]
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Broadway Hotels: Muse Hotel Still Hosting Its Drag Party Tonight
The Muse Hotel must be feeling upstaged. Just when it looked like the hotel's drag party would be the only show on Broadway tonight, the strike that shuttered theaters has ended. But, as they say, the show must go on.
So the Muse will press onward with its Red Hot Night Party, which we hear will be "on the wild side" and include boas, drag queens and plenty of cocktails. But it's more than an excuse to get drunk at a hotel; it's a charity fund raiser for Bailey House, which assists people suffering from HIV and AIDS.
The fun starts at 6 pm tonight, and your $5 admission also included the first drink. See ya there!
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· New York Hotels Confront the Broadway Strike [HotelChatter]
· Kimpton Hotels Planning a Gay Summer [HotelChatter]
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Happy Birthday Pink Choice
A year ago we mentioned the launch of a gay and lesbian hotel reviews site called Pink Choice. It was very early days back then but now, on their first anniversary, Pink Choice does seem to have a bit more substance.
Over a thousand hotels in 200 destinations now feature on the website, and some hotels now have several dozen user reviews, particularly those that featured on the list of 2006 Pink Choice Awards. These reviews are being read by upwards of 800 visitors per day, but the only problem is that there are still quite a few big gaps in their list.
For example, the destination information for Sydney acknowledges that it's "one of the gay capitals of the world", but there's not a single hotel listed there yet. Let's see what Pink Choice readers can do in the second year of the site's life.
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