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NYC's 'The Out' hotel opens; Louisville plans their own gay hotel
NYC's "The Out" hotel is finally opening its doors to guests today, reports HotelChatter, bringing to the city the first hotel actively marketing to the gay community. Rates start at $150, and the hotel says that if you tweet or share information online about your upcoming trip, they'll give you a complimentary room upgrade.Great. But let's just say we're not all that shocked by the opening of a hotel catering to the gay community in a city as big as New York.
But a gay hotel in Louisville, Kentucky? Now that's news.
The Courier-Journal is reporting that plans are in the works for a 55-room boutique hotel in Louisville's Smoketown neighborhood.
The hotel, called the Vu, will be located in a former warehouse with investments to be lead by a local businessman, also the owner of Louisville gay bar Connection, which bills itself as "one of the 60 best gay bars in the world."
Rooms are expected to run just $150 - $175 a night and construction will hopefully begin this year.
What do you think - is a gay hotel in Louisville (or NYC) still scandalous, or is it just another hotel opening?
Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations, News, Luxury Travel
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mel Mar 7th 2012 6:45PM
Well, Philly has had it's own gay hotel for the past 15 years.. It's the Alexander INN and has been featured in the New York Times, National Geographic and several other major publications.
T. Samuels Mar 3rd 2012 7:57AM
Louisville is a great town, full of loving and accepting people. I guess there are still stereotypes about Kentucky being full of hillbillies, but I think anyone who has actually visited or lived in Kentucky would not be surprised by this at all. It's a diverse town.