Umhlahlandlela we-GLBT-amahhotela athandwayo eMidwest's top gay resort community
Ehlanganisiwe phakathi kwezidumbu zehlabathi ezisemfuleni iLake Michigan, imiphakathi yamafa amabili aseSaugatuck noDouglas iye yaqhubeka ngokuqhubekayo eminyakeni edlule ibe yindawo ehamba phambili yase-Gay beach eMidwest. Le mizi emihle yaseMichigan, eyaziwa kakhulu ngabaculi, imindeni, abathanda ukuhamba ngesikebhe, nokunye okunjalo, inabantu abahlanganisiwe ngonyaka wonke abangaba ngu-2 100 futhi bahamba ngehora eli-2.5 ukusuka eChicago , ihora eli-3 ukusuka ku- Detroit , ne-3.5-hour drive evela e- Indianapolis . Isikhumulo sezindiza esiseduze esikelwe yizinkampani ezinkulu ezinkulu ku- Grand Rapids , imoto engamakhilomitha angu-45 enyakatho-mpumalanga.
I-Saugatuck inobhishi lomphakathi olude futhi oluhle (olubizwa ngokuthi i-Oval Beach) eLwandle Michigan kanye nedapper, idolobha elisemgwaqeni elingamakhilomitha amaningana ngaphesheya koMfula iKalamazoo obizwa ngokuthi iLake Kalamazoo. Ngeningizimu, edolobheni elincane laseDouglas liphinde lithinte kakhulu iLake Kalamazoo futhi libe nedolobha elincanyana kodwa elincane. Izivakashi, umngcele ophakathi kwemiphakathi emibili awubonakali ngokuphawulekayo - iningi labantu lihamba phambili naphambili phakathi kwalababili, futhi uzothola inamba yokumema, ukutholwa gay (futhi ezimweni eziningi ze-GLBT) ezizindlini, ama-B & Bs , kanye nama-motels ahlelwe ngokuhlakanipha emiphakathini yomabili, kanye ne-Midwest's largest gay resort, i-Dunes, eDouglas. Ukwengeza, emakhilomitha ambalwa ukusuka eningizimu kuya empumalanga nasempumalanga, idolobhana elincane laseFennville linokukhethwa kwezindawo ezimbalwa zokufaka indawo yokuhlala, kufaka phakathi enye yezemikhumbi ye-LGBT emikhulu yeMidwest, i-Campit Outdoor Resort.
I-Saugatuck-Douglas iyindawo ehamba kahle yokushisa-isimo sezulu, esihamba phambili - futhi ngamazinga aphezulu - ehlobo, ikakhulukazi ngezimpelasonto, lapho ngisho nezindawo zokuhlala eziyisisekelo ziqala ngokujwayelekile ziqala u-$ 120 ebusuku. Uma izimbali ziqhakaza entwasahlobo, bese ziwa phansi (lena yingxenye enhle yombuso wokubukela amaqabunga aphendukile), indawo ihlala isithandwa kakhulu, kodwa uzobona amanani amaningi futhi amahhotela angabizi kakhulu. Ebusika, amanye amabhizinisi asondela kule nkathi, kanti abanye banciphisa kakhulu amanani abo. Kungabanda kakhulu futhi kuqhwale lapha, kodwa uSaugatuck-Douglas angase abe mnandi futhi abe mnandi ngisho nangenkathi.
Nansi umhlahlandlela wama-alfabhethi kwezinye izindawo zokuhlala eziphezulu phakathi kwezivakashi ze-LGBT esifundeni saseSaugatuck-Douglas. Futhi, ungase ufune ukuhlola uhlu olugcwele lwezindawo zokungena ezingamalungu ekamende lezentengiselwano le-LGBT yendawo.
01 ngo-08
I-Belvedere Inn - i-Saugatuck
isithombe ngu-Andrew Collins Enye yezindawo ezikude kakhulu futhi ezihlukile kakhulu eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeMichigan, i-Belvedere Inn enhle kakhulu (3656 63rd St, Saugatuck, 269-857-5777) ihlala ngaphandle kwe-Blue Star Highway, eduze ne-41 ka-I-196, cishe emaminithi angu-10 enyakatho-ntshonalanga yedolobha laseSaugatuck. Abanikazi, uShaun Glynn noPete Ta, basuka lapha bevela eChicago (uShaun uvela eGalway, e-Ireland, noPete waseSaigon, eVietnam) bathenga le ndlu enomusa ka-1913, eyenzelwe u-Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style, ngo-2005 - I-Shaun iphinde ibe yindawo yokudlela ye-stellar yokudlela, indawo ephakeme, eyinkimbinkimbi indawo enezihlalo ezingu-6 no-8 ntambama ngonyaka kanye no-6: 00 ngezikhathi eziningana kakhulu ezinyangeni zasehlobo (amazinga amaphakheji afaka phakathi kokudla). Ngisho noma ungenayo isidlo lapha, ukuhlala kwakho kuhlanganisa isidlo sasekuseni esimnandi njalo ekuseni. Izivakashi zasebusuku zonke zisebenzise umtapo omkhulu kanye nezinye izindawo ezivamile, futhi zingadlula amahektare angu-5 ezindawo ezitholakalayo kanye nemithombo yamasimu nezingadi (ungase uzwe umsindo omgwaqo ongaphandle, kodwa iBelvedere uzizwa ungenalutho endaweni ephakathi kwe-Saugatuck yedolobha ). Amakamelo ayishumi ayisishiyagalolunye aqokiwe ngokumangalisayo ngama-antiques omdala nemidwebo, futhi wonke anezindawo zokucima umlilo kanye namagumbi okugeza yangasese (amanye anezibhubhu ze-whirlpool) - i-Belvedere Suite iyathandwa kakhulu, ne-balcony yayo yangasese kanye nendawo ehleliwe ehleliwe. Leli phepho elihle futhi elibusayo liyikhethelo elihle lokushada ngokobulili obufanayo, futhi. Abanikazi nabo baqasha indawo yokuqasha amaholide amathathu, i-Bellevue Harbour House, edolobheni laseSaugatuck, ngasekugcineni komfula.
02 ngo-08
I-Blue Star Motel - Douglas
isithombe ngu-Andrew Collins Enye yezinto ezincane kakhulu eziphumelela futhi ezikhangayo ze-motel makeovers ukuthi amalungu omphakathi wase-GLBT wendawo ayenzile eminyakeni yamuva, i-natty Blue Star Motel (i-167 Blue Star Hwy, i-Douglas, 269-348-0199) ihamba kahle endleleni eDouglas, ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezimbalwa ezitolo zokudlela eziningana nezitolo (kanye nendawo ehloniphekile ye-gay resort, i-Dunes), ne-drive esheshayo esuka e-Saugatuck yedolobha. Lokhu kutholakala kwesikhumba kuyisimo sangempela sokuthola, amakamelo ayo ayisishiyagalolunye angathengi ahlanza ezimhlophe nasebuhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, enezinsimbi eziphakeme kakhulu, amakhanda e-faux-moose adlala ngokudlala, amaqabunga amancane, ama-TV-screen, izindlu zangasese ezihlanziwe kahle kanye nama-patio amancane ne-Adirondack izihlalo ngemuva kweyunithi ngayinye, ebheka utshani obuthule, obumuthi obunomuthi okhuni, isibhakabhaka esishisayo, kanye nesigcofu sezivakashi. Amakamelo ahlanganisiwe, ngalinye liqukethe ubhede obukhulu benkosikazi, kodwa abanikazi benze umsebenzi omkhulu wokulungisa isikhala ngokuhlakanipha, kanti abasebenzi baseBlue Star bayasiza futhi banobungane. Qaphela ukuthi abanikazi bamuva bathenga enye i-motel endala, ebizwa ngokuthi i-motel, i-Timberline Motel & Suites, ezophinde ithole ushintsho oluphelele nokuphindaphinda (ngegama elisha le-Starlite Resort). Kulindelwe ukuchithwa kabusha ngasekupheleni kuka-2014, le motel engu-29 egumbini elinomthombo othakazelisayo kanye nendawo yokushisa ilanga eduze kweBlue Star Highway eSaugatuck.
03 ngo-08
I-Campit Outdoor Resort - Fennville
isithombe ngu-Andrew Collins Indawo ehamba ngamaminithi angu-15 eningizimu naseningizimu empumalanga yeSaugatuck / Douglas edolobheni elisemaphandleni laseFennville, e-Campit Outdoor Resort (6635 118th Ave., eFennville, 269-543-4327) ingenye yezindawo ezinkulu zekamu ze-LGBT eMidwest. Uzothola izinketho ezihlukahlukene zokulala lapha - amatende namaRV amasayithi, i-bunkhouse equkethe amakamelo amahlanu, amakamelo angu-20 alogi, kanye ne-Sunline, i-Avion, ne-Classic Airstream trailers. Le ndawo engama-acre angu-23 ihlukaniswe ngokuphelele kodwa kulula ukuyithola, futhi kulula ukuhamba emabhishi, ezitolo, nasekudleni kuka-Saugatuck noDouglas. Izivakashi zixuba abesifazane nabesilisa, kodwa i-resort inikeza izenzakalo eziningana ezijwayelekile ngokuqondile nezivakashi zamantombazane engqondweni, kufaka phakathi abaxhasi bezenhlalo ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku. I-resort ivuliwe kusukela maphakathi no-Ephreli phakathi no-Okthoba, futhi izinsiza zihlanganisa echibini elikhulu elingaphandle, izikhumba, igumbi lezemidlalo, i-clubhouse, nesitolo sekamu esithwala izinto eziningi zokulala ebusuku kanye namathoyizi, i-erotica, i-leather gear, kanye okufanayo. Izilwane ezifuywayo nazo zamukelekile.
04 ngo-08
Indawo yokudlela yaseDunes - Douglas
isithombe ngu-Andrew Collins Uma uwu-butterfly wezenhlalo, ibhuku lokubhukuda, noma i-nightclubbing aficionado, akubheki ngaphezu kwe-Resort ye-Dunes (333 Blue Star Hwy., Douglas, 269-857-1401) njengendawo yakho yokuhlala yase Saugatuck noDouglas. Le ndawo yokuzilibazisa emangcwabeni - enkulu kunayo yonke eMidwest - inomsebenzi ojabulisayo nobungane, kusukela kubasebenzi abanomdlandla kuya ezixukwini, ikakhulukazi ngezimpelasonto, abahlangana ebusweni bendawo yokudla, i-cabaret, igumbi lezemidlalo kanye ne-patio enkulu yangaphandle. Le nkimbinkimbi yezenhlalo isakaze ngaphezu kwamahektha angama-20 eDouglas, ngaphakathi kwebanga lokuhamba kwedolobha elisendaweni yokudlela kanye nezindawo zokudlela kanye nokuhamba okusheshayo noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili ukusuka ogwini.
Izindawo zokuhlala zivela ezigumbini eziyisisekelo zokulala ezihamba phambili "izindlu" ezibhekene nokugeza okuhlanganyelwe ukuba zihlomele ngokugcwele-nezikamelo ezimbili zokulala ngamakamelo okugqoka kanye nendawo enkulu yokusabalalisa (ezinye zalezi zivakashi ezifika kweziyisithupha). Ukuze kucace, amakamelo angabizi kakhulu "amancane" angenawo umoya wokugezela, noma okungenani angakwazi-futhi aseduze nendawo yokudoba ngaphandle kwendawo eyaziwa ngokuthi "izinkuni." Amaningi amakamelo ase-resort aphakathi kwezakhiwo ezimbili zezakhiwo ze-motel futhi ajwayelekile ngobukhulu bombhede wenkosi noma imibhede emibili, i-cable cable ne-VCR, a / c, nokuhleleka kwe-Ikea-esque esicacile. Amakamelo athandwa kakhulu (futhi amancane) angamazinga aphezulu, anemibono engcono kakhulu yendawo yokudoba, ngenkathi ama-cottages enhle kubangani abahamba ndawonye noma uma uthanda ukuhlehlisa kancane kusuka echibini futhi izindawo zebusuku.
Khumbula ukuthi kunezenzakalo eziningi ezithokozisayo kulo lonke leliviki eMidumeni, kusukela ngeSonto Tea Dances masonto onke ukuya kumazinga okulinganisa okuqala ku-cabaret. Ehlobo, liphuma kusukela ntambama kuze kube kusihlwa, ne-patio bar ne-pool endaweni engaphandle ukuhlangana nokuhlola izixuku. I-nightclub - evulekile unyaka wonke - iqukethe ibha yomdanso omkhulu, ibha elingenhla eliphezulu kanye namatafula e-pool kanye nezihlalo ezihle, ne-cabaret ephethe ubuningi bezintandokazi nezenzakalo, kusukela e-Southwest Michigan Idol kuya ku-karaoke. Isixuku eMidumeni sixuba ama-gay kanye nama-lesbians avela kulo lonke elaseMidwest, singakhulumi ngabantu abanda be-GLBT bendawo abaye bathuthela endaweni engapheli noma isikhathi esithile.
Njengendlela yokulala, izintambo akuzona ezicabangelayo, kodwa zihamba kahle, amazinga anengqondo kakhulu, kanti ukusondelana nesimo sezenhlalo se-gay akukwazi ukushaywa.
05 ka-08
I-Pines Motorlodge - Douglas
isithombe ngu-Andrew Collins Sekuyiminyaka eminingi, manje iMic-Century chic Pines Motorlodge (56 Blue Star Hwy, iDouglas, 269-857-5211) yayingenye yezimoto ezihamba nge-Blue Star Highway endaweni yaseSaugatuck-Douglas. Ngo-2001, izimbangi ezimbili zase-Indiana, uStephen Laughner noRob Goeke, zathengisa i-motel futhi eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-50 zaqala ukulungiswa kabusha kwempahla yonke, zenezela izindlu zangasese ezintsha zokulala, imibhede ephezulu kanye nemibhede, ifenisha ye-Amish log, ehle ukufakela ama-knotty-pine, ukulawula kwesimo sezulu, amathayili we-ceramic, nokuningi. Le ndawo isethwe ngemuva nje kokudonsa okuphambili okumatasa, enhliziyweni yeDouglas - eduze nezitolo nezendawo zokudlela. Zonke amayunithi kule ndawo ekhangayo i-lime-green, impahla enamapulangwe enepaki yokupaka, iminyango yangaphandle, imibhede yenkosi noma ezimbili, iziqandisini nama-microwaves, kanye nabadlali be-TV / DVD; Isidla sasekuseni sase-Continental sifakwe ngezimpelasonto entwasahlobo nokuwa, futhi nsuku zonke ehlobo. Ngaphandle kwendawo yokuvakasha, uzothola nesitolo esincane esimnandi, uGroovy Groovy, ophethe amakhadi, izipho ze-retro, nezesekeli ze-offbeat. Izizathu zalesi sitimela sezindleko ezinamanani afanele futhi zihlanganisa indawo enkulu ye-picnic, ene-shack kanye ne-grill grill. Ezinye izinketho zokuhlala ezihambisana nomhlaba zihlanganisa i-Maple Ridge Cottages, eseSaugatuck efanele (ngaphakathi kwamakhilomitha ahambahambayo edolobheni) futhi enamakamelo amabili okulala, amakhishi aphelele, i-Jacuzzi, ipaki elizimele kanye nomlilo - lokhu kuhle kumindeni, abangane abahamba ndawonye , noma izikhathi ezikhethekile. Futhi eDouglas, kukhona isikhungo se-Centre Street Guesthouse esinobuchwepheshe, esinezindlu zokulala ezine, izindlu ezimbili zokugeza kanye namakamelo amabili, igumbi elilodwa lokugeza (amanani wamasonto onke ayatholakala). Futhi, khumbula ukuthi abanikazi abanjalo nabo basebenza ngendlela ehambelana nayo yokuvuselela imoto yokuhamba imoto ngamakhilomitha ambalwa enyakatho okuthiwa yi-Saugatuck (bheka ngezansi).
06 ka-08
I-Rosemont Inn Resort - Douglas
Ukukhetha okuhle uma ungathanda ukusondelana neLake Michigan ne-Oval Beach ethandwa yiS Saugatuck, okuyinto engamamitha amahlanu ukuhamba enyakatho, i-Rosemont Inn Resort eyikhulu leminyaka (83 Lakeshore Dr, Douglas, 269-857-2637) ) iqukethe amakamelo angu-14 ahlelwe kahle, aphakanyisiwe, phakathi kokuthandana kakhulu edolobheni. Amaningana kulawo makamelo akhethwe ngokufudumele anesibhubhu se-whirlpool, futhi wonke unezibhebhe zezintambo ezinezintambo ezine-poster, ama-gas fireplaces, a / c, abadlali be-CD, nokufinyelela kwe-Wi-Fi mahhala. Izizathu lapha ziyingxenye yomdwebo - kunamanzi angaphansi kwamanzi nezinhlanzi ezigcwele izinhlanzi ze-koi, izivande ezihle nezindlela ezihamba phambili, nezihlahla ezivuthiwe, nezivakashi nazo zijabulela ukusetshenziswa kwechibi elikhulu, isibhakabhaka esishisayo kanye ne-sauna eyomile. Abanini bamakhaya bahlinzeka ngokukhululeka kwezihlalo ukuze bathathe ogwini, kanye namabhayisikili. Akumangalisi ukuthi ukuthunjwa kwabantu abanobungqingili kuye kwaba yindawo ethandwayo yemishado, imikhosi yokuzibophezela, kanye nezinsuku ezikhethekile zokuhlala.
07 ngo-08
I-Saugatuck - Saugatuck
isithombe ngu-Andrew Collins Ithimba elifanayo ngemuva kwamaphilisi abuyele kahle eMotlolodge (bheka ngenhla) futhi wadala uSaugatuck (i-6190 Blue Star Hwy., USaugatuck, 269-857-8888), epholile ekuqaleni kuka-1950 i-motel eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Shangrai La. lesi sakhi esithulile sinamathele ngaphansi kwemithi emide futhi sinamathele echibini elihle ne-patio enefenisha ehlanzekile yangaphandle - izindonga ze-beadboard-paneled, ukufakwa kwamapulangwe, ukushaywa kwezinto ezenziwe ngamapulangwe, i-Midms Century-ephefumulelwe, imibhede yokulala, i-carpeting entsha, eqoshiwe emnyama-ne-white izithombe zemizi yamazwe omhlaba (eLondon, eNew York City, eParis) ngaphezulu kwamabhodi okubamba, ama-TV amashadi, amaphuzu alawulwa yi-a / c, nefriji nama-microwave. Lezi ziphakathi kwamakamelo azinhle kakhulu futhi ahlotshisiwe ngobuhlakani endaweni, nakuba ziyinkimbinkimbi, futhi (ngakho-ke izintengo ezifanele kakhulu). Futhi, i-motel incane ngaphandle kwedolobha lase-Saugatuck yedolobha futhi lihamba ngemoto engu-15 eya e-Oval Beach. Kuhle ukuba izivakashi zifune enye indawo ekhudlwana kwezinye izindawo zokuhlala ezisezindaweni eziphambili kodwa ezihamba phambili phakathi nendawo ephakathi kwaseSaugatuck naseDouglas. Amakamelo amaningi anembhedeni eyodwa yendlovukazi, kodwa kunezimbalwa ezimbalwa ezinamakhosikazi amabili. Amakamelo avulekele endaweni yokupaka ekhangayo, futhi bonke banezihlalo ezimbili ze-Adirondack kanye netafula elincane ngaphandle komnyango wangaphambili.
08 ngo-08
I-Twin Oaks Inn - i-Saugatuck
isithombe ngu-Andrew Collins Abalindi bomngane abahlelekile uSherry Forbes noLisa Stafford banamathele eTwin Oaks Inn (227 Griffith St., Saugatuck, 269-857-1600), iB B & B enezintandokazi ezinamakamelo ayisishiyagalolunye futhi indawo enhle uma ufuna ukuhambahamba ngokuzungezile futhi edolobheni elihle kakhulu eSaugatuck - indawo yokulala iyigwegwe kuphela ehudula, i-Butler Street, ukuphonsa itshe kusuka ezindaweni eziningi zokumema kanye nama-boutique smart. Amakamelo kule ndlu yebholabhodi enezintambo ezintathu eziqokwe ngamanothi, izimbali zokubhala ezimbali nezindwangu, nokuthinta okuningi okucatshangelwayo - ezinye zinezicabha zomlilo nezibhebhe ze-whirlpool. Ukudla kwasekuseni okuphelele kukhonzwa ekuseni njalo.