First Gay Resort hotel in New York City

THE OUT NYC, a 105-room resort hotel for gays, opened in New York City in March. Located in Hell's Kitchen, it has many luxury amenities and is also open to straight people. Reviewing the hotel, The Boston Globe wrote: "It’s not surprising that a hotel dedicated to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender travelers would surface in this metropolis of anything goes. What is surprising is that a straight couple can have so much fun."

Workers tend the front desk at a new gay resort hotel, THE OUT NYC, in midtown Manhattan. A reviewer for The Boston Globe had this to say about the staff: "Like saints, they appear when you need them, disappear when you don’t, yet somehow you always know they’re there."

Visitors tour New York City's first gay hotel, THE OUT NYC, in midtown Manhattan. The hotel opened in March

A room at New York's City's first gay resort hotel, THE OUT NYC. Rooms at THE OUT NYC start at $250 a night and include wireless high speed Internet, flat-screen TVs, in-room MP3 docking stations, workplaces and mini-bars. Valet parking is available. There are eight “Sleep Shares” -- hostel-style rooms that sleep four -- and these are equipped with four full-sized beds, personal TVs, a bathroom, and privacy curtains.