Best Saugatuck & Douglas Hotels for Gay Travelers

Nhungamiro yeGLBT-inowanikwa mahotera muMidwest's top gay resort community

Yakagadzikana pakati pemadonhwe ejecha anokwira kumhenderekedzo yekumavirira kweLake Michigan, mapoka maviri emapato eSaugatuck neDouglas akawedzera zvakanyanya pamusoro pemakore achienda kunzvimbo yepamusoro yegay beach nzvimbo kuMidwest. Aya maguta emuMichigan anoyevedza, ayo anozivikanwawo zvikuru nevanyori, vemhuri, vanofarira zvikepe, nezvimwe zvakadaro, vane musangano wegore rose wevanhu vanosvika 2 100 uye vanongotora maawa maviri neawa kubva kuChicago , motokari yemaawa matatu kubva kuDetroit , uye maawa matatu -3 motokari kubva Indianapolis . Nhandare yepaivheni inoshandiswa inoshandiswa nevatakuri vekutakura kukuru iri muGreat Rapids , maminitsi makumi maviri nematatu ekuchamhembe kwakadziva kumabvazuva.

Saugatuck ine gungwa refu uye rakanaka (iro rinonzi Oval Beach) paLake Michigan uyewo dapper, mumugwagwa wepakati peguta mumakiromita masere mumhenderekedzo yeCalma Kalaozoo. Nechokumaodzanyemba, taundi duku reDouglas rinowedzerawo nzvimbo zhinji yeLake Kalamazoo uye rine zviduku asi zvisingaiti zviduku. Kune vashanyi, muganhu uri pakati pemasangano maviri hauna kuonekwa zvakajeka - vazhinji vanhu vanofambidzana nepamusoro pakati pezviviri, uye uchawana nhamba yekukoka, gay-kugamuchirwa (uye muzviitiko zvakawanda GLBT-owned) inns, B & Bs , uye akachenjera kugadziriswa motels mumasangano ose, pamwechete neMidwest's largest gay resort, Dunes, muDouglas. Uyezve, makiromita mashomanana nechokumaodzanyemba kumabvazuva nekumabvazuva, musha muduku weFennville une zvishoma zvingasarudzwa zvekugara, kusanganisira imwe yeMidwest's larger LGBT campgrounds, Campit Outdoor Resort.

Saugatuck-Douglas inofanirwa kutonhorera-inzvimbo inotonhorera, inonyanya kukosha - uye nemitengo yakakwirira - muzhizha, kunyanya pakupera kwevhiki, kana kunyange nzvimbo dzisina kukodzera dzekugara dzichatanga kazhinji kutanga madhora zana 120 usiku. Kana imwe nguva maruva achinaya muchero, uye panguva iyo inowira (ichi chikamu chakaisvonaka chehurumende kutarisa mashizha achidzoka), nzvimbo yacho inoramba ichinyanya kuzivikanwa, asi iwe uchacherechedza mashoma evanhu uye zvinotengesa zvekutengesa mahotera. Munguva yechando, mamwe mabhizinesi anoswedera pedyo nemwaka, uye vamwe vanochera zvikuru mari yavo. Iyo inogona kutonhora zvikuru uye yechando pano, asi Saugatuck-Douglas anogona kunge anoshamisika achidanana uye anofadza kunyange kunze-mwaka.

Heino mavara epafabheti kune dzimwe nzvimbo dzepamusoro dzevakashanyira LGBT munharaunda yeSaugatuck-Douglas. Uyewo, ungada kuongorora zvakakwana nzvimbo dzekugara dzinhengo dzeGBBT yekamuri yekutengeserana.

• 01 ye 08

  Belvedere Inn - Saugatuck

  Imwe nzvimbo yakakura zvikuru uye yakasiyana-siyana kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero kweMichigan, iyo yakasimba yeBelvedere Inn (3656 63rd St., Saugatuck, 269-857-5777) iri kunze kweBlue Star Highway, pedyo nekunze 41 yeI-196, inenge yemaminitsi gumi kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokero kwedhorobha reSaugatuck. Vane vashandi, Shaun Glynn naPete Ta, vakatamira pano kubva kuChicago (Shaun kubva kuGalway, Ireland, naPete vanobva kuSaigon, Vietnam) vakatenga imba iyi ine nyasha 1913, yakagadzirwa nechisimba kuna Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style, muna 2005 - Shaun ndiyewo mutariri weimba yekutengesa yeimba yeimba, imba yepamusoro, yakanakisa uye 6 ne8 pm masikati gore rose uye nenguva dzamanheru masikati zvigaro zvimwe zvimwe manheru munguva yezhizha dzezhizha (mavhareji anosanganisira kudya kwemanheru anowanikwa). Kunyange kana iwe usina kudya pano, kugara kwako kunosanganisira kudya kunonaka mangwanani oga oga. Usiku huno vashanyi vanoshandisa mabhuku makuru uye dzimwe nzvimbo dzakawanda, uye vanogona kufamba-famba mahekita mashanu emasango emvura uye mashizha emasimba uye minda (unogona kunzwa imwe nzira yemugwagwa mukuru kunze, asi Belvedere inonzwa isinganzwisisiki kubva kumusango weguta reSaugatuck ). Makamuri gumi evaenzi anoshamiswa nemasikirwo ekare ekare uye mifananidzo, uye vose vane nzvimbo dzemoto uye dzimba dzekushambidzira (vamwe vane whirlpool tubs) - Belvedere Suite inonyanya kufarirwa, ine bhandi yega yega uye nzvimbo yakasiyana yekugara. Izvi zvakanyanyisa uye zvemashure ndezvekusarudza kukuru kune michato yepabonde imwechete, zvakare. Vadzidzisi vacho vakapawo imba yekugara yepahotera katatu, Bellevue Harbor House, iri mudhorobha kuSaugatuck, pedyo nemvura.

• 02 of 08

  Blue Star Motel - Douglas

  Chimwe chezvikamu zvishoma zvakabudirira uye zvinokwezva motel makeovers iyo nhengo dzemunharaunda yeG GLTt yemo yakaitwa mumakore achangobva kupfuura, iyo natty Blue Star Motel (167 Blue Star Hwy., Douglas, 269-348-0199) iri mumugwagwa mukuru muDouglas, kufamba kwenguva pfupi kubva kune dzimwe nzvimbo dzekutengesa uye zvitoro (pamwe chete nevakakurumbira gay resort, Dunes), uye nechiteshi chiduku kubva kuguta reSaugatuck. Ichi chivande chekuvhara ndeyekuwana chaiyo, mapfumbamwe mapfumbamwe asingakwanisi kugadziriswa akacheneswa mumachena uye bhuruu, ane micheka yakakwirira, inotambadza yakasungirirwa faux-moose misoro, madhigirii firiji, flat-screen TV, mawaniro ezvigadziriswe zvakanaka pamwe nemvura yakamira, uye vaduku patio pamwe neAidrondack zvigaro mushure mega rimwe rega, vachitarisa ruzha runyararire, ruvara rwemuti rine danda rehuni, moto unopisa, uye grill. Makamuri akakomberedzwa, uye mumwe nomumwe ane bhedha rehosi-guru, asi varidzi vakaita basa rakakura kugadzirisa nzvimbo nekuchenjera, uye vashandi veBlue Star vanobatsira uye vane ushamwari. Cherechedza kuti vadzidzisi vachangotenga imwe yakwegura, iyo motel, iyo Timberline Motel & Suites, iyo ichawanawo shanduko yakakwana uye rebranding (ine zita idzva rinonzi Starlite Resort). Unotarisirwa kuti ufananidzwe zvakare mugumo wegore ra2014, iyi 29-motel motel ine dziva rinoshamisa uye nzvimbo yezuva iri pamwe chete neBlue Star Highway muSaugatuck.

• 03 of 08

  Campit Outdoor Resort - Fennville

  Zvine maminitsi gumi nemitanhatu motokari kumaodzanyemba uye kumabvazuva kumaodzanyemba kweSaugatuck / Douglas mudiki mutaundi rekumaruwa yeFennville, Campit Outdoor Resort (6635 118th Ave., Fennville, 269-543-4327) ndeimwe yemakamuri makuru emisasa yeGBBT muMidwest. Uchawana nzvimbo dzakasiyana-siyana dzekugara pano - tende uye maRV, bhokisi rine makamuri mashanu, 20 log cabins, uye dzakawanda zvekare Zuva reSinline, Avion, uye classic Airstream trailer. Iyi 23-acre property yakachengetwa zvachose asi iri nyore kuwana, uye iri nyore nyore kumhenderekedzo yepamhenderekedzo yepamhenderekedzo, mabhizinesi, uye kudya kwaSaugatuck naDouglas. Vashanyi vari kusanganiswa kwevakadzi nevarume, asi nzvimbo yacho inopa zviitiko zvakasiyana-siyana nguva dzose zvakananga nevakadzikadzi mupfungwa mupfungwa, kusanganisira vanhu vanobatana nevamwe veChishanu manheru. Nzvimbo iyi yakasununguka kubva pakati paApril kusvika pakati paOctober, uye zvigadzirwa zvinosanganisira dzimba guru rekunze, mvura, nzvimbo yemutambo, clubhouse, uye musasa wechitoro unotakura zvinhu zvakawanda zveusiku pamwe chete nematokisi, eerotica, ganda gear, uye akafanana. Zvipfuwo zvinogamuchirwawo.

• 04 of 08

  Resort Dunes - Douglas

  Kana iwe uri muhombekombe wevanhu vevanhu, chikepe chekushambira, kana kuti usikuclubbing aficionado, usatarise kunze kweDunes Resort (333 Blue Star Hwy., Douglas, 269-857-1401) seimba yako yepamba ye Saugatuck uye Douglas yako. Iyi inyanzvi yekutsvaga gay - yakakura muMidwest - inofadza uye ine ushamwari vibe, kubva kuvashandi vanoshingaira kune mapoka evanhu, kunyanya pakupera kwevhiki, vanounganidza mumusangano weusiku hupenyu, cabaret, nzvimbo yekutamba, uye nzvimbo huru yepativo. Iyi yakawanda inoshamwaridzana inopararira kunopfuura mahekita makumi maviri kuDouglas, mukati memakiromita ekufamba kwedhorobha nemasitorendi uye motokari shoma kana kutasva mabhasikoro kubva kumhenderekedzo.

  Imba inotangira kubva kune dorm-style "makamuri" makamuri ane bhadha rakagadzirirwa kunyatsogadzirirwa-uye maviri-makamuri mahotera ane kitchenettes uye nzvimbo yakawanda yekupararira (imwe yeiyi inorara kusvika kune vashanyi vatanhatu). Kuti zvive zvakajeka, makamuri asingasviki "makamuri" makamuri ane bhedheni yakasarudzwa yakashambidzwa, kana kuti zvingave-uye vari pedyo nekuenda kune imwe nzvimbo kunze kwezvinhu zvinozivikanwa se "miti." Nzvimbo dzakawanda dzemakamuri eimba yacho dziri mune imwe dzimba mbiri-motel uye dzinowirirana-yakakura nemubhedha wamambo kana maviri mabhedha maviri, cable TV uye VCR, a / c, uye yakachena uye ine nyore Ikea-esque aesthetic. Iyo inonyanya kufarirwa (uye zvishoma nezvishoma) makamuri ari pamakwikwi ekumusoro, ayo ane maonero akanaka pane nzvimbo yakaderera nzvimbo, asi dzimba dzakakosha kune shamwari dzinofamba pamwechete kana kana iwe uchida kudzorerwa zvishoma kubva padziva uye nightclub nzvimbo.

  Ramba uchifunga kuti kune zvakawanda zvezviitiko zvinonakidza muvhiki yose paMumatare, kubva paSvondo Tea Dances vhiki nevhiki kusvika kutanga maitiro maitiro mu cabaret. Muzhizha, iri kutsika kubva masikati kusvika manheru, nekunze kwepatio bar uye nzvimbo yehova nzvimbo yakakura yokubatanidza uye kuongorora mapoka evanhu. Isiku yebhuka - yakasununguka gore rose-inosanganisira dhani huru yebhadha, yepamusoro-bar bar uye dzimba dzemvura uye dzimba dzakagadzikana, uye cabaret iyo inobatanidza vanhu vakawanda vevatengesi nezviitiko, kubva kuSouthwest Michigan Idol kusvika ku karaoke. Vanhu vazhinji vari kuMumatope ndezvekuvhengana kwevamwe vevakomana nevasikana vanobva kuMiddle Midwest, vasingatauri huwandu hunowedzera hwevagari veGLBT avo vakatamira kunharaunda zvachose kana chikamu chechikamu.

  Sekugara sarudzo, madonhwe haasi mafane, asi zvakanyatsonaka, mazinga anonyatsokodzera, uye kuswedera pedyo nevechirwere chemagariro evanhu hazvikwanisi kurohwa.

• 05 of 08

  Pines Motorlodge - Douglas

  Kwemakore akawanda, iye zvino iye zvino anoshamisika uye Mid-Century chic Pines Motorlodge (56 Blue Star Hwy., Douglas, 269-857-5211) yaiva imwe yezvitsuwa zvitsvuku paBlue Star Highway munzvimbo yeSaugatuck-Douglas. Muna 2001, vaviri vanofamba muIndia, Steve Laughner naRob Goeke, vakatenga motel uye kwemakore anoverengeka vakagadzirira kugadzirisa uye kugadzirisa zvizere zveimba yacho yose, kuwedzera zvivako zvitsva zvekugezera, zvakasununguka pamabhedha nemabhedha, Amish log furniture, yakanaka knotty-pine ceilings, kutonga kwemamiriro ekunze, makamera e ceramic, nezvimwewo. Imba yacho yakarongedzerwa kubva kumudhonzvo mukuru wakabatikana, mumoyo weDouglas - pedyo nevatengesi vemunharaunda uye maresitorendi. Zvose zvikamu zveizvi zvinoputika-ruvara, matanda-mativi ane mativi ane motokari-kupisa, masuo okupinda kunze, mambo kana maviri queen mabhedha, firiji uye microwaves, uye TV / DVD player; Yepamusoro yekumabvazuva inosanganiswa pakupera kwevhiki muchechi nekuwa, uye zuva nezuva muzhizha. Kubva panzvimbo yekuchengetedza, iwe uchanowanawo shoma shoma shopu, Groovy Groovy, inotakura makadhi, zvipo zvezvipo zvekare, nezvimwe zvekudya. Nzvimbo dzenharaunda iyi yemotokari yemotokari inosanganisira nzvimbo huru, shaded picnic pamwe chete nekaranda uye gas grill. Dzimwe sarudzo dzekugara dzakabatanidzwa neimba dzinosanganisira Maple Ridge Cottages, dziri kuSaugatuck zvakakodzera (mukati mekufamba kweguta) uye dzine dzimba mbiri, dzimba dzakakwana, jikoni, nzvimbo yega yega, uye nzvimbo yemoto - izvi zvakanaka kumhuri, shamwari dzinofamba pamwe chete , kana zviitiko zvakakosha. Uye kuDouglas, kune nzvimbo inoyevedza yeCentral Guest Guesthouse, iyo inosanganisira zvose zvemavheche mana, imba mbiri yekugezera uye dzimba mbiri, imwe yebhagi unit (mavhiki ega ega aripo). Uyewo, chengetedza mupfungwa kuti ivo vatenzi vakadaro vanoitawo basa rakagadziriswa rakagadziridzwa motokari inosvika makiromita mashoma kuchamhembe kunonzi Saugatuck (ona pasi apa).

• 06 of 08

  Rosemont Inn Resort - Douglas

  Chisarudzo chakanaka kana iwe uchida kuva pedyo neLake Michigan uye yaSalgatuck yakakurumbira yeOval Beach, iyo inenge yemaminiti mashanu motokari kuchamhembe, zana remakore reRosemont Inn Resort (83 Lakeshore Dr, Douglas, 269-857-2637) ) ine 14 dzakagadzirwa zvakanaka, dzakakwirira, pakati pezvinonyanya kudanana muguta. Mamwe emakamuri awa akasarudzwa ane moto ane whirlpool tubs, uye ose ane machina-poster mambo kana madzimambo mabhedha, gas fireplaces, a / c, CD players, uye kusununguka kweWi-Fi. Nzvimbo idzi pano chikamu chemutiro - pane mvura yegungwa uye dziva rakazadzwa nehove, minda yakaisvonaka nemigwagwa, uye miti yakakura, uye vaenzi vanofarira zvakare kushandisa dziva guru, moto unopisa, uye yakaoma sauna. Vaparidzi vedzimba dzinopawo rusununguko rwekushandisa zvigaro zvekutora kumhenderekedzo, uye mabhasikoro. Hazvishamisi kuti getaway inoshamwaridzana nevechirwere yakave nzvimbo yakakurumbira yekuroorana, mhemberero yekuzvipira, uye nguva dzekuzorora dzechiitiko.

• 07 of 08

  The Saugatuck - Saugatuck

  Iko rimwe boka mushure mekudzoka kwemaPilodge yemapenzi akadzorerwa (ona pamusoro) yakasimbisa Saugatuck (6190 Blue Star Hwy., Saugatuck, 269-857-8888), inonakidza pakutanga kwema 1950 motel inozivikanwa kare yaimbova Shangrai La.Ine makamuri makumi maviri ichi chidimbu chinyararire chakasimbiswa pasi pemiti yakareba uye chakasimbiswa nedziva rakanaka uye patio nekunakidza fenisha yekunze - beadboard-pamapuranga masvingo, mapuranga-paneled pane, whimsical Mid-Century-yakafuridzirwa, mabheji, nemoto, uye mutsvuku mifananidzo yemarudzi akawanda (London, New York City, Paris) pamusoro pemabhodhi, mapafura-mapaneti eTV, rimwe nerimwe rinotarirwa a / c, uye friji uye microwave. Idzi ndidzo dziri pakati pemakamuri anoyevedza uye akangwara akavakwa munzvimbo iyo, kunyange zvazvo yakanyatsogadzikana, uyewo (saka iyo iyo yakanakira mitengo). Uyewo, motel iri shoma kunze kweguta reSaugatuck nzvimbo uye anenge nemaminiti gumi nemana motokari yeOval Beach. Ndizvo zvakanaka kune vaenzi vari kutsvaga imwe nzira yakanyanyisa kune dzimwe nzvimbo dzepakati pepamusoro asi nzvimbo dzinogara dzichigara pakati peSagatuck naDouglas. Mazhinji emakamuri mune imwe mambokadzi wehovhe, asi kune zvishoma zvishoma uye mapeji maviri. Makamuri anotsemuka kunzvimbo inoyevedza yakaiswa panzvimbo yekupaka, uye vose vane peji ye Adirondack mipando uye tafura duku kunze kwemukova wokutanga.

• 08 we 08

  Twin Oaks Inn - Saugatuck

  Shamwari yevaeni vedzimba dzaSherry Forbes uye Lisa Stafford ndivo vanogara muTwin Oaks Inn (227 Griffith St., Saugatuck, 269-857-1600), B & B yakasarudzwa nechisimba nemakamuri matanhatu evaeni uye nzvimbo yakakodzera kana iwe uchida kufamba mumhepo yakakomba uye inoyevedza kuguta reSaugatuck - imba yevaeni inongova chigumbuso chikuru kubva kuDragler, Butler Street, kukanda ibwe kubva kune vakawanda vanokoka kudya uye magetsi. Makamuri mune iyi clapboard imba ine gables matatu inosarudzwa ne antiques, maruva-kutapura mabhedha uye maketeni, uye zvakawanda zvinogunzva - zvimwe zvine moto uye whirlpool tubs. Kudya kwekudya kwakakwana kunoshandiswa mangwanani oga oga.