The Stonewall Hotel, Great happy hours and always busy at weekends.
Lock in laws have changed the scene, afternoon events and parties are popular!
ARQ in Darlinghurst continues to be the big dance nightspot in town. The club on two-and-a-half levels has great lights, sound, and mix of both straight and gay party people. Special and theme nights include FOMO foam parties. ARQ Sydney is open on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The Beauchamp Hotel & Velvet Cocktail Lounge in Darlinghurst offers spacious terrace bar, courtyard; canapes, platters and casual dining.
The Beresford Hotel remains a big gay attraction, especially upstairs on Sunday nights, with men/women mix, live music and theme events. Free summer movies, Mondays in the courtyard.
Chinese Laundry located below Slip Inn is a long running dance club, playing everything from House, Electro, Prog, Tech, Hip-Hop, D&B; and host occassionaly gay special events. Check local press and flyers.
The Colombian is a slick, modern gay pub and lounge on very gay corner in Oxford street, straight friendly too. On two levels, boasting the largest rotation of DJs in Sydney, lively dance crowd, drag diva emcees.
The Ivy describes itself as a glamorous urban oasis, ivy offers eight bars, including Sydneys only rooftop pool bar, 3 award winning restaurants and 4 unique meetings & events spaces. It is the home of famous gay summer pool parties, special events and irregular gay/lesbian-specific nights.
Kinselas on Bourke St was a funeral home in a previous life and plays host to Friday drag competitions, Wednesday Tranny Trivia nights has beautiful ornate art deco ceilings and attracts a mixed crowd from early evening.
The Oxford Hotel is a stunning location with four bars. The venue has been a gay destination for many years, but has become more mixed over the past few years. Gingers on the first floor is popular with LGBT visitors, especially on Monday nights With luxurious finishes, intimate booths, mezzanine level seating and a state of the art sound and lighting system; Gingers offers an alluring, contemporary and decadent experience. The Oxford is a proud supporter of the LGBT community; the club house of The Harbour City Bears, Sydney Leather Pride, and is the Official Sydney Mardi Gras Bar.
Palms On Oxford is a basement level piano and drag entertainment nightclub, attitude free, draws many locals for “retro” evenings. Palms is open 8pm-3am (Thursday through to Sunday).
Shift Club (91 Oxford St, Darlinghurst), guys of all kinds/ages video bar, drag cabaret Transisters shows, movie nights, karaoke, bingo, trivia games, “bun/bum boy” waiters serve pub menu food.
Slide is a nightclub, supper club, lounge, restaurant all-in-one and is open Tuesday through Sunday with cabaret shows. 10 years+ and still going strong. Slide remains one of the hippest gay venues, located in an art deco former bank building.
The Stonewall Hotel is a three-story entertainment complex, open daily from noon; top Sydney DJs and entertainers, big generally young crowds, weekend dancing and drag shows, Wednesday Male Box pickup night, karaoke, Thursday dancing boys on the bar. Great happy hours and always busy at weekends.
The Green Park hotel is not a gay bar but even early on a Saturday evening you’ll find the place heaving with the handsome boys of Darlinghurst sporting expensive shoes and imported denim. This is where hotel guests mingle with locals, gays, straights and curious!
Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action
Meriton Suites, Pullman Sydney, Hotel Stellar, Rydges Sydney
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Other Venues
The Beresford Sundays takes place in the very popular bar & restaurant at The Beresford Hotel in Surry Hills.It is the place to see and be seen. Always busy and draws a large gay crowd on Sundays. You can have a few drinks outside in the courtyard first, then head upstairs later for a dance – with two floors of music.
Coopers Hotel in Newton is a traditional Aussie pub, with games, bistro deck, beer garden, extensive tapas to full meals menu, wine and cocktails. Their tranny Bingo nights are also worth a visit.
Opera Bar (2 Macquarie St), Sydney Opera House bar, Harbour Bridge views, lunch and dinner, weekend live jazz bands, DJ nights, famous NYE dance party.
If you want to see Sydney at her absolute best, go for a drink at Redfern’s neighbourhood art bar, the Bearded Tit. Inside this cosy establishment you get a glimpse of what it could be like if we all just got along. The weird and wonderful are welcomed here; there is a mix of punters that properly reflects the Sydney rainbow, and nobody gives it a second thought.
Periodic events include: Club Exile men-only parties; Flaunt; The Series with dance parties at Home Nightclub, Swagger LGBTQ RnB/Hip Hop parties; and
Party nights
Trough is Sydney’s men-only dance and cruise theme nights.Trough is Sydney’s fetish-oriented gay dance party that takes place on special occasions such as Mardi Gras. The party is usually held at the Oxford Art Factory in Darlinghurst.
Club Exile another popular cruise party takes place usually on the 3rd Saturday of the month including special holiday weekends – Labour Day, Easter, Mardi Gras, etc. There are no strict dress codes, but leather, denim, jocks, trainers, rugby, lycra, boxing, swim, cycling, etc. are encouraged.
Gush! features sexy guys, laid-back house music by an excellent DJ lineup, plus shows and special guests. Gush! party takes place throughout the year at various venues.
Swagger is a Hip-hop and R&B party for gays, lesbians and friends. Produced by In The Dark, Swagger is held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Heaps Gay started three years ago as a series of regular all inclusive monthly parties at the Gladstone Hotel which then evolved into charity events, art exhibitions and lots of big collabs with festivals like Vivid Sydney, Mardi Gras and Lost Paradise.
Cruise
HeadQuarters is the largest gay cruise club in Sydney. HeadQuarters offers a wide range of activities with playrooms, cruise areas, video lounge, private rooms, cubicles and refreshment facilities. The club is is always a good place for a quick fun. Plenty of guys for every taste even during the day.
Signal on oxford street is a popular gay cruise club with 30 rooms, 2 movie lounges and a “hole” lot more. No spa or sauna available. Signal attracts younger guys.
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Check out the most popular gay bars and clubs in Sydney.
The busiest gay bars in Sydney are located along Oxford Street.
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For clubbing and nightlife, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst/Surry Hills is still the heart of gay Sydney. Most of the hotels we have selected are close to these districts. Newtown, Erskineville and Glebe are worthy of a visit. These villages have great communities, cafes, pubs and eateries. Kings Cross/Potts Point area aslo offers great gay-friendly dining options.
Sydney’s World Tower, floor 61 & above, Luxury suites offering floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic city views
Located on Hyde Park in the Sydney CBD featuring 2 restaurants and a rooftop pool and patio with spacious rooms.
Located in the heart of Sydney, just 80 m from Hyde Park & Oxford Street,spacious apartments with kitchen.
Located on the edge of the Sydney CBD featuring a 15 m indoor pool, a spa, 2 bars, 2 restaurants and a cafe.
<h3>Adge
1 & 2 Bedrooms</h3>
All apartments include an iPod docking station and a fully equipped kitchen with an oven, a stove and a microwave. The en suite bathroom provides Black Label Appelles luxury toiletries. free WiFi. flat-screen TV, private balcony city views
<h3>Funky Warehouse
1 Bedrooms</h3>
Located in Sydney’s hip Surry Hills, this 85sqm warehouse apartment is a traveller’s dream. Built in the 1920’s as a bank, With thick walls, the building is spacious. Just metres from bars, cafes & restaurants on Oxford
<h3>Kozyguru
3 Bedrooms</h3>
Offering an air conditioned 3 bedroom apartment with a living room with flat screen TV, a fully equipped kitchen with a r<span class=” ” data-name-en=”Refrigerator”>efrigerator, bathroom with bath ans shower combination. Close to oxford street and all the bars and restaurants </span>
<h3>Zara Tower
1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms</h3>
Each apartment has a flat-screen TV and a fully equipped kitchen with cooking facilities & a dishwasher. The penthouse boasts a relaxing spa bath and panoramic views. Pillow menu available. free WiFi & fitness centre,
