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Germany's most gay-welcoming city, with its openly gay mayor, Berlin has no shortage of friendly hotels—from conventional to kinky. This swinging gaytropolis also boasts a jam-packed calendar of year-round gay events and lifestyle celebrations.
Schoneburg is perhaps Berlin's gayest district, with dance halls dating back to the 1920s. Motzstrasse, Fuggerstrasse, and Nollendorf Platz also boast a high concentration of gay cafes, bars, and saunas.
Other gay hotspots include Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg, and Tiergarten.
Spend the morning fashion shopping at Prenzlauer Berg and lunch at a mood-lit café. Take an afternoon stroll through the Gruenwald, the city's huge urban forest, followed by a couples' spa treatment. Then how about an opera and a late-night dinner before tiptoeing off to your cozy room?
Bars never close and Berlin never rests! From 1920s-style cabaret to a thriving leather and rubber scene, there are hundreds of gay bars, fetish clubs, and cafes, plus a strong gay presence at many straight venues. Most of the gay hotels, bars, cafes and shops in Berlin are located in the Schöneberg district.