Iindawo ezihamba phambili ze-Gay Travelers kwi-Saugatuck naseDouglas

Isikhokelo se-GLBT-eyaziwayo kwihotele kwiMidwest's top gay resort community

I-Nestled phakathi kweendunduma eziphakamileyo eziselunxwemeni lwaseLake Michigan, iindawo ezihamba phambili ze-Saugatuck kunye neDouglas ziye zaqhubeka ngokuqhubekayo kwiminyaka ibe yindawo ehamba phambili yokungena kwe-gay e-Midwest. Ezi dolophu zaseMichigan ezithandekayo, ezithandwa kakhulu ngabaculi, iintsapho, abanomdla wokubhukuda, kunye nokunye okunjalo, banabantu abanamaqela angama-2,100 kunye neeyure eziyi-2.5 ii- Chicago ukusuka kwiChicago , ukuhamba ngeeyure ezingama-3 ukusuka eDetroit , kunye neeyure eziyi-3.5-i- Indianapolis . Ipharudesi elisondeleyo ekhonjwe ngabaninzi abakuthwalayo kwi- Grand Rapids , nje ngomzuzu ongama-45 ukuya empuma-mpuma.

I-Saugatuck inobunxweme olude kunye nolwandle oluhle (olubizwa ngokuba yi-Oval Beach) kwiLake Michigan kunye ne-dapper, idlulileyo yedolophu ngaphaya kweekhilomitha eziliqela ukusuka ngaphesheya koMlambo iKalamazoo obizwa ngokuba yiLake Kalamazoo. Ngasemzantsi, idolophu encinane yaseDouglas iphinda iqhekeza ininzi yeLake Kalamazoo kwaye inendawo encinci kodwa engabonakaliyo. Kwiindwendwe, umda phakathi kwezi ndawo zombini awubonakaliyo kakhulu - abaninzi abantu bahamba phambili naphambili phakathi kwababini, kwaye uya kufumana inani lokumema, ukwamkela i-gay (kunye neemeko ezininzi ze-GLBT), ii-B & Bs , kwaye zilungele ukulungiswa kwee-motels kwimimandla yomibini, kunye ne-Midwest yeyona ndawo enkulu yokutyelela i-gay, iindunduma, eDouglas. Ukongezelela, iikhilomitha ezimbalwa ezisemzantsi ukuya ngasempumalanga nasempuma, idolophana encinane yaseFennville inokhetho oluncinane lweendawo zokulala, kuquka enye ye-LGBT ekwii-Midwest ezinkulu ze-campgrounds, i-Campit Outdoor Resort.

I-Saugatuck-Douglas yindawo yokufudumala-yezulu, kwaye ixabiso eliphezulu kakhulu - ehlotyeni, ngokukodwa ngeveki, xa iindawo zokuhlala ezisisiseko ziqala ngokuqhelekileyo ziqala nge-$ 120 ebusuku. Emva kokuba iintyatyambo ziyaqhakaza entwasahlobo, kwaye emva kokuwa (le nxalenye enhle yombuso ekubukeni amaqabunga ajika), indawo iyahlala isithandwa kakhulu, kodwa uya kuphawula abantu abambalwa kunye nezithengiso ezinokungena kwiihotele. Ebusika, amashishini athile avala ixesha, kwaye abanye banciphisa kakhulu amaxabiso abo. Kungabanda kakhulu kunye nekhephu apha, kodwa uSaugatuck-Douglas unokumangaliswa yothando kunye nexesha elide.

Nantsi isikhokelo se-alfabhethi kwezinye zeendawo zokuhlala eziphezulu phakathi kweendwendwe ze-LGBT kwindawo yaseSaugatuck-Douglas. Kwakhona, unokufuna ukujonga uluhlu olupheleleyo lweendawo zokungena ezilungu legumbi le-LGBT yorhwebo.

• 01 ngo 08

  EBelvedere Inn - uSougatuck

  Enye yeendawo eziphambili kunye nendawo ezahlukileyo kwiindawo ezisemzantsi-ntshona eMichigan, i-Belvedere Inn yaseBelvedere (3656 63rd St, uSaugatuck, 269-857-5777) ihlala kwi-Blue Star Highway, kufuphi ne-41 ye-I-196, malunga ne-10 yemizuzu yokuqhuba ngasempuma-ntshona yedolophu yaseSaugatuck. Abanikazi, uShaun Glynn noPete Ta, basuka apha bevela eChicago (uShaun uvela eGalway, e-Ireland, noPete waseSaigon, eVietnam) bathenga le ndlu enomusa ka-1913, eyenzelwe ngokuxhamla kuFrank Lloyd Wright's Style Prairie, ngo-2005 - U-Shaun naye uyintloko ye-stellar yokutyela, indawo ephakamileyo, kwindawo eyinkimbinkimbi kunye ne-6 no-8 ntambama ukuhlala unyaka wonke kunye ne-6 pm izihlalo ezininzi ezinye iinyanga ezihlobo zasehlotyeni (iiphakheji ezibandakanya isidlo sakusihlwa ziyafumaneka). Nangona ungekho isidlo sakusihlwa apha, ukuhlala kwakho kufaka isidlo sasekuseni esimnandi rhoqo ekuseni. Iindwendwe eziqhelekileyo zisebenzise ilayibrari enkulu kunye nezinye iindawo eziqhelekileyo, kwaye zihamba ezinamahektare ama-5 eendawo eziqhelekileyo kunye nemithombo yamanzi kunye negadi (ungayiva ingxolo encane ngaphandle, kodwa i-Belvedere ivakalelwa ngenye indlela ukusuka kwi-hubbub yedolophu yase-Saugatuck yedolophu. ). Amagumbi atyelelo ama-10 aqokelelwe ngokugqithiseleyo kunye neentlobo ze-antiqu-world kunye nemifanekiso, kunye nazo zonke ezineendawo zokuhlambela umlilo kunye namanye amaziko okuhlambela ngasese (ezinye nge-whirlpool tubs) - i-Belvedere Suite ithandwa ngokukhethekileyo, kunye ne-balcony yayo yangasese kunye neendawo ezihleliweyo. Le ntlupheko kunye ne-regal retreat yinto ekhethekileyo yokhetho lomtshato wesini, naye. Abanikazi baqeshisa indawo yokuqeshisa kweeholide ezintathu, i-Bellevue Harbour House, e-downtown, eSougatuck, ngqo kumanzi.

• 02 ngo 08

  Blue Star Motel - iDouglas

  Enye yezinto ezinokuphumelela kwaye ezikhangelekayo zenze i-motel eyenziwe ngamalungu e-GLBT kuluntu kwiminyaka yamuva, i-Blue Star Motel (167 Blue Star Hwy, i-Douglas, 269-348-0199) ilungileyo kwindlela eDouglas, ukuhamba okufutshane ukusuka kwiindawo zokutyela kunye neevenkile (kunye neendwendwe ezidumiweyo, iindunduma), kunye ne-short drive ukusuka kwisixeko sase-Saugatuck. Le ndawo yokufihla iyona nto ifunyenwe ngayo, iindawo zayo ezilisithoba ezithengiweyo zihlambulukile ezimhlophe nangombala ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ezineenkontsho eziphezulu, ezisezingeni elidityanisiweyo, iifriji ezincinci, iiTV, ii-patio ezincinci kakuhle kunye namagumbi amancinane. kunye ne-Adirondack izihlalo emva kweyunithi nganye, ejongene nentsimbi ephulileyo, enomthi eneeplanga, i-tub, kunye ne-grill. Amagumbi adibeneyo, ngalinye liphethe ibhedi yobukhulu benkosikazi, kodwa abanini baye benza umsebenzi omkhulu wokuqwalasela indawo ngokuhlakanipha, kwaye abasebenzi baseBlue Star banceda kwaye banobungane. Qaphela ukuba abanikazi batsha bathenga enye i-motel endala, i-motel, i-Timberline Motel ne-Suites, eya kufumana inguqu epheleleyo kunye nokuphindaphinda (kunye negama elitsha le-Starlite Resort). Kulindeleke ukuba uphinde ulungiswe ngokuphela konyaka we-2014, le motel engama-29 ene-pool ephawulekayo kunye nommandla wokushisa ilanga kunye ne-Blue Star Highway e-Saugatuck.

• 03 we-08

  I-Campit Outdoor Resort - iFennville

  Indawo ehamba ngomzuzu we-15 ngomzantsi kunye neMpumalanga ye-Saugatuck / iDouglas kwidolophu encinci yasemaphandleni yaseFennville, i-Campit Outdoor Resort (6635 118th Ave., iFennville, 269-543-4327) yenye yezona ndawo zinkulu kwiindawo zeenkampu ze-LGBT eMidwest. Uza kufumana iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokulala apha - iindawo zentente kunye neRV, i-bunkhouse equkethe amakamelo amahlanu, ii-log cabins ezingama-20, kunye ne-Sunline, i-Avion kunye ne-classic trailer. Le ndawo ye-acre engama-23 igqityiwe kodwa ilula ukuyifumana, kwaye yindlela elula yokuqhuba iilwandle, izitolo kunye nokutya kweSaugatuck noDouglas. Izivakashi zixutyushwa ngabasetyhini kunye namadoda, kodwa i-resort inikezela ngeziganeko eziqhelekileyo ngokuqhelekileyo ngeendwendwe zamabhinqa engqondweni, kubandakanywa abaxube bezenhlalo ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku. Ikhefu livulekile ukususela ngo-Ephreli ukuya ku-Oktobha, kwaye izibonelelo ziquka ichibi elikhulu elingaphandle, imvula, igumbi lomdlalo, i-clubhouse, kunye nevenkile yeenkampu ezithwala ubuninzi beempahla kwixesha lokulala ebusuku kunye neetys, i-erotica, i-leather gear, kunye ezinjalo. Izilwanyana nazo ziyamkeleka.

• 04 we-08

  Iidrama zeDunes - iDouglas

  Ukuba uyintlanzi yeqhankqalazi, ibhantshi lokubhukuda, okanye i-nightclubbing aficionado, ungakhange ukhangele ngaphezu kweLwandle lweDunes (333 iBlue Star Hwy, eDouglas, 269-857-1401) njengesiseko sakho sasekhaya kwi-Saugatuck naseDouglas. Indawo ehamba phambili ye-gay-enkulu kunazo zonke eMidwest-ine-fun and friendly vibe, ukusuka kubasebenzi abanentshiseko ukuya kwizihlwele, ngokukodwa ngeempelaveki, abahlanganisana kwi-nightclub edlalayo, i-cabaret, igumbi lomdlalo kunye ne-patio enkulu yangaphandle. Le nkxalabo yentlalo isasazeka ngaphezu kwamahektare angama-20 eDouglas, ekuhambeni kwemida yeedolophu kunye neendawo zokudlela kunye ne-short drive okanye ukuhamba ngebhayisikili ukusuka elunxwemeni.

  Iindawo zokuhlala zivela kwisiseko esisezantsi sendawo yokuhlambela "ibunk" ngamagumbi ahlaliseneyo kunye neendawo zokulala ezimbini kunye neendawo zokulala zokulala (ezinye zazo zilala kwiindwendwe ezithandathu). Ukucaca, amacandelo angabonakaliyo "bunk" aneendawo ezihlambulukileyo zokuhlambela, okanye ubuncinci abanako-kwaye basondele kwinqanaba lokungena ngaphandle kwipropati eyaziwa ngokuthi "imithi." Ubuninzi bamagumbi esi sakhiwo sibheke kwizakhiwo ezimbini zee-motel kwaye zibukhulu obuqhelekileyo bhedini benkosi okanye ezimbini iibhedi ezimbini, i-cable ye-TV kunye neVCR, i / c, kunye nococeko lwe-Ikea-esque. Amagumbi adume kakhulu (kunye namagumbi amancinci) aphezulu kumanqanaba aphezulu, anemibono engcono kakhulu yendawo yamanzi echibini, ngelixa ama-cottages ayenelungelo kubahlobo abahambahamba kunye okanye ukuba ufuna ukubuyisela encinane kwidama kunye indawo ze nightclub.

  Gcina ukhumbule ukuba kukho imicimbi ejabulisayo kuyo yonke iveki kwiingqungquthela, kwiiveki zeeTekisi zeveki nganye ngeveki ukuya kwi-cabaret. Ehlotyeni, iyakhweba ukususela ngemini emva kokuhlwa, kunye ne-bar patio yangaphandle kunye ne-pool indawo enkulu ukuxuba kunye nokujonga izihlwele. I-nightclub - evulekile unyaka wonke - iqukethe ibha yomdaniso omkhulu, ibha yezinga eliphezulu eliphezulu kunye neetafile zamanzi kunye neendawo zokuhlala, kunye ne-cabaret ephethe iindidi ezahlukeneyo zokuzonwabisa kunye neziganeko, ukusuka kwi-Idol yaseMzantsi-Michigan Idol ukuya ku-karaoke. Isihlwele kwiingqungquthela kukuxubana ngokwenene kunye nabasetyhini abasuka kwiMiddle Midwest, kungabikho ukunyuka kwabemi be-GLBT bendawo abaye bathuthela kwindawo ngokusisigxina okanye ngexesha lesigxina.

  Njengendlela yokufaka indawo, iindunduma ayinangqiqo, kodwa ihamba kakuhle, iirhafu zinengqiqo kakhulu, kwaye ukufuphi ngokusondeleyo kwimeko yesimo sengqondo sobundlobongela akunakubetha.

• 05 ka 08

  I-Pines yeMotolodge - iDouglas

  Kwiminyaka emininzi, ngoku kukhwaza ngokumangalisayo kunye ne-mid-Century chic Pines Motorlodge (i-56 Blue Star Hwy., IDouglas, 269-857-5211) yayisinye sezithuthi ezinobuncwane kwiBlue Star Highway kwindawo yaseSaugatuck-Douglas. Ngowe-2001, isibini sase-Indiana, sithatha u-Steve Laughner kunye noRob Goeke, sathenga i-motel kunye neminyaka emininzi saqalisa ukulungiswa ngokupheleleyo kwipropati yonke, idibanisa izitsha zokuhlambela eziphezulu, imibhede ephakamileyo kunye nemibhede, iifenethi ye-Amish, i-handsome ukufakela kwe-knitty-pine, ukulawulwa kwemozulu nganye, iileyili zeekeramic, kunye nokunye. Ipropati isetyenziselwe nje kuphela ukusuka kwi-drag drag main, entliziyweni yeDouglas - kufuphi nevenkile zendawo kunye neevenkile. Zonke iiyunithi kule ndawo ekhangelekayo-luhlaza, isakhiwo sendawo enamaplanga ukupaka ukupaka, ukungena kwangaphandle, imibhede emibini okanye ukumkanikazi, iifriji kunye nama-microwaves kunye ne-TV / iDVD; Isidlo sakusasa sase Continental sifakwe ngeveki ngeentsuku zentwasahlobo kunye nokuwa, kwaye imihla ngemihla ehlobo. Ukukhupha i-lobby, uza kufumana ivenkile elinconci, uGroovy Groovy, ophethe amakhadi, izipho ze-retro kunye nezixhobo ze-offbeat. Izizathu zendawo yokufakela ngexabiso eliphantsi kweemoto zibandakanya indawo enkulu yepikiniki enomthunzi kunye nenqanawa eliqhelekileyo kunye ne-gas grill. Ezinye iinketho zokulala ezibandakanyekayo kunye nepropati zibandakanya i-Maple Ridge Cottages, eziseSaugatuck ezifanelekileyo (ekuhambeni komgama wendawo yedolophu) kwaye zineendawo zokulala ezimbini, iikhikhini ezipheleleyo, i-Jacuzzi, ipakethe yangasese kunye nomlilo-ezi zilungele iintsapho, abahlobo abahambahamba kunye , okanye iziganeko ezizodwa. Kwaye eDouglas, kukho ihotele e-Centre Street Guesthouse, equka zombini igumbi lokulala, indlu yokuhlambela ezimbini kunye negumbi lokulala, enye unit yokubhabha (amaxabiso eveki onke ayifumaneka). Kwakhona, gcinani engqondweni ukuba abanikazi abafanayo nabo basebenzisana nemoto ekhethiweyo ehambelana neendawo ezifakwe emantla angamawaka ambalwa ngasentla ekuthiwa yi-Saugatuck (jonga ngezantsi).

• 06 we-08

  Indawo yaseRosemont Inn - iDouglas

  Ukhetho oluhle ukuba ufuna ukuba kufuphi neLake Michigan kunye ne-Oval Beach eyaziwayo e-Saugatuck, eyi-minute yemizila yokumntla, i-Rootown yaseRosemont Inn (83 Lakeshore, uDkt Douglas, 269-857-2637) ) iqulethe iigumbi ezi-14 ezikhethiweyo, eziphakamileyo, phakathi kweyona nto inothando edolophini. Amaninzi kula magumbi aqeshwe ngokufudumele anama-tubrators, kwaye bonke baneemibhobho yokumkani okanye iindlovukazi, ii-fireplaces, a / c, abadlali be-CD kunye nokufikelela kwi-Wi-Fi. Izizathu apha ziyingxenye yomdwebo - kukho imvula yamanzi kunye nesondlo ngokuzaliswa ngeentlanzi ze-koi, izitiya ezithandekayo kunye neendlela, kunye nemithi ekhulile, kunye neendwendwe ziyakuzonwabisa nokusetyenziswa kwechibi elikhulu, i-hot tub, kunye ne-sauna eyomileyo. Abagcini-bahambi banika nokusetyenziswa ngokukhululekileyo kwezihlalo ukuze bathabathe ulwandle, kunye neebhasiki. Akumangalisi ukuba uhambo lokuthandana nabasetyhini luba yindawo eyaziwayo yokutshata, ukuzibophezela, kunye nezithuba ezikhethiweyo zithuba.

• 07 ka 08

  I-Saugatuck - Saugatuck

  Iqela elifanayo emva kwePollodge yePallodge (eboniswe ngasentla) ibuyele i-Saugatuck (i-6190 iBlue Star Hwy., USaugatuck, 269-857-8888), epholile ekuqaleni kwe-1950 i-motel eyaziwayo ngaphambili njengeChangrai La. le ngqungquthela enokuthula ehlanganiswe phantsi kwemithi ende kwaye inxweme elithandekayo kunye nepatiyo enefenitshala ehlelekile - iindonga ze-beadboard-paneled, iifowuni ezenziwe ngeenkuni, iifowuni eziphefumlelweyo ze-Mid-Century, izibhedlele zokulala, i-carpeting entsha, i-black-and-white Iifoto zezixeko zamazwe ngamazwe (eLondon, eNew York City, eParis) ngaphaya kweebhodi eziphezulu, ii-TV zepaneli, ezilawulwa ngabanye / ii c, kunye nefriji kunye ne-microwaves. Ezi ziphakathi kwamagumbi amaninzi anokhenketho kunye nobuqili kule ndawo, nangona zichanekile, nazo (ngoko ke ixabiso elifanelekileyo). Kwakhona, i-motel yincinci ngaphandle kwendawo yedolophu yase-Saugatuck kunye ne-imizuzu eyi-15 ukuya kwi-Oval Beach. Kukulungele ukuba iindwendwe zifune enye indawo ekhuselekileyo kwezinye zeendawo zokuhlala eziphambili kodwa zihlala kwindawo ephakathi kweSaugatuck noDouglas. Amagumbi amaninzi anesityana somfazi omnye, kodwa kukho ezimbalwa ezinkulu kunye namakhosikazi amabini. Amagumbi avulekele kwindawo yokupaka ekhangelekayo, kwaye bonke banesibini yeetrone ze-Adirondack kunye netafile encinci ngaphandle kwendlu yangaphambili.

• 08 ka 08

  Twin Oaks Inn - Saugatuck

  Abanini basemakhaya abanomhlobo uSherry Forbes noLisa Stafford bangabamkeli beTwin Oaks Inn (227 Griffith St., uSaugatuck, 269-85-16-1600), i-B & B eneempawu ezinokumema ngamagumbi atyelelo ayisithandathu kunye nenendawo efanelekileyo ukuba unqwenela ukuhamba ngokujikeleza kunye nebalaseleyo yedolophu yaseSaugatuck - indlu yokulala iyinqaba ehamba phambili, i-Butler Street, ukuphosa ilitye kwiindawo ezininzi zokumema ukutya kunye nama-shop boutiques. Amagumbi kule ndlu yebhobhobhodi enamatye amathathu atyunjwe kunye neengqungquthela, izibhedlele zokuprinta izimbali kunye neetalente, kunye nokuthintela okuninzi okuchukumisayo - ezinye ziphethe iindawo zomlilo kunye ne-whirlpool tubs. Isidlo sakusihlwa esipheleleyo senziwa rhoqo ekuseni.