Old Town (Zona Romantica). The hotel is one block inland from the beach and a short walk to the blue chairs at the gay beach.
Clientele
The hotel markets itself to gay men; however, lesbians as well as gay guests travelling with straight companions are welcome.
Amenities
42 standard rooms, each with 2 double beds or 1 king bed, bathroom with shower only, air conditioning, TV, radio, in room safe (fee) and balcony. 1 restaurant, 1 pool plus 1 jacuzzi pool
Gay Beach
Less than a 5 minute walk away
What You Need to Know About The Abbey
The pool is tiny. The quality of service has varied widely in the past. But the management appears to working on this and has brought on better trained staff. Even though it has the perfect ocean-facing location, all the rooms look out onto the city and the mountains. Past guests who stayed here when it was a "mainstream" hotel called the Torre de Oro will notice that the prices have increased considerably.
What We Like About The Abbey
The hotel is small and has a quaint atmosphere, so you definitely won't feel you're at an impersonal North American-style resort. It's been the defacto host hotel for Beef Dip - the leather an bear week. The hotel has long had a reputation for its gay friendliness, well before it transformed itself into a gay hotel in 2006. Even though it bills itself as "exclusively for gay men", The Abbey welcomes lesbians as well as straight friends travelling with gay men - just so long as they understand that the hotel clientele is primarily gay men. It is right in the centre of things, a short walk from the Blue Chairs on the gay beach and close to clubs and restaurants.
Rating (out of 5 stars)
Overall Quality
Fun
Gay Friendliness
Romance
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