Fire island gay resort

No summer resort community in America has more gay creds than Fire Island, fire visitors from New York City and beyond. We round up the best gay-friendly hotels on the island. Transform each sojourn into an extraordinary experience. About 50 miles east of Manhattan, the only way to get to the barrier island is by ferry from Long Island.

Inhabitants pull their red Radio Flyer toy wagons full of groceries across the wooden walkways that take the place of sidewalks. Stick-built bungalow-style houses are the most common residences and bamboo grows prodigiously. The dunes are sublime and the sunsets are riotous.

The two towns neighbour one another. While these are admittedly sweeping generalizations, the Pines is pretty party boys and more moneyed gays. The Cherry Grove crowd generally skews younger or older with fewer in the mid-age range than in The Pines. Fire Island things to do include the beach, the beach, and the beach.

Before the beach a slow, sumptuous breakfast. After the beach gay include mid-afternoon Low Tea and High Tea at various drinking establishments. Just follow the crowd. The Friday island Underwear Party is both legendary and mandatory. Pines Party is an all all-night dance soiree held each July on the beach that only ends when the sun rises over the Atlantic.

As far as accommodations go, most NYC denizens rent shares in houses for the summer, although doing the Airbnb thing is also popular. For those from out of town or who are exploring Fire Island for the first time, a hotel might make more sense since you will automatically be part of a community as soon as you check in, and the staff can give you all the pointers you need.

Going to Fire Island? The same team that brings you the content you love designs your perfect trip. Located on the bayfront at Cherry Grove, Belvedere Guest House for Men is an adults-only and clothing-optional establishment a few minutes walk to the beach. The resort Venetian palace-style hotel is quite a sight with its terraces, turrets, towers, domes, lushly landscaped statuary, chandeliers, antiques, and bubbling fountains.

Also in Cherry Grove, the Grove Hotel burned to the ground a few years back but is now back in business after being completely rebuilt.

The Fire Island Pines has so much to offer… and it’s just a short trip from NYC.

This is the place to stay if you want to be in the middle of it all. The Madison Fire Island Pines is for you if low-key yet glam is your style. This beach house turned guesthouse is sweetly and simply divine and done in a minimalist motif of whites and wooden floorboards. A short walk to the beach, with a great pool and roof deck, this pick is popular for a reason.

Some rooms are pet-friendly. It also has a saltwater pool and sauna deck.