The travel industry is embracing Pride! We’ve rounded up a list of hotels across the U.S. that are celebrating National Pride Month with discounts, art installations, pop-up weddings, anatomically-correct amenities, and local Pride festivals. Show your Pride colors and don’t miss these limited-time hotel discounts, colorful packages, and events.
TRAVEL DEALS & WEDDING CEREMONIES:
Pride, Penthouses, & Proposals at Thompson Chicago
Thompson Chicago, the luxury lifestyle hotel on Chicago’s Gold Coast, encourages guests to celebrate Chicago’s Pride Weekend (June 23-25, 2017) by trading in the average rainbow-colored flair, for wedding bells, champagne, and penthouse luxury. Guests who book the ‘Pride, Penthouses, & Proposals’ package will receive 20% off stays between June 22 – 30 and have the option to make the visit extra special by booking their own private same-sex marriage ceremony in one of the property’s romantic penthouse suites. Looking out to sweeping views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline, the ceremonies will include a champagne greeting, a specialty mini-cake from the hotel’s in-house restaurant, and use of one of the hotel’s Lexus loan-to-drive vehicles to celebrate while exploring the sites of the city.
Celebrate National Pride Month, Hawaiian-Style
Queen Kapiolani Hotel, a Waikiki Beach hotel located just two blocks from the sandy beachfront, invites guests to join them in celebrating their LGBTQ-friendly neighborhood with 30% off Diamond Head & Ocean View guestrooms and junior suites for the entire month of June. As part of San Francisco-based hotel management company Kokua Hospitality, property-wide support for National Pride Month is top priority. Queen Kapiolani Hotel is one of five hotels within Kokua’s portfolio supporting their local LGBTQ community during the month of June.
Stay Proud at the Warwick Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia
For all stays booked throughout National Pride Month, The Warwick Hotel Rittenhouse Square, a Kokua Hospitality-managed hotel, will donate $10 per night to AIDS Fund Philly to lend a helping hand and support the Philly LGBTQ community. Guests will be rewarded for booking the 2017 Pride Month Package by receiving 20% of all stays in a Signature Club Room and access for up to two guests to the Signature Club Lounge, including complimentary breakfast and evening cocktails and appetizers during their stay. Use code LGBTQ for stays through August 31, 2017.
EVENTS:
Flair For All: Hotel Versey Celebrates the Chicago Pride Parade
Hotel Versey, the newly opened lifestyle hotel in Chicago’s Lincoln Park-Lakeview neighborhood, invites guests, locals, and Pride Parade goers to the ‘Flair For All’ event on Sunday, June 25 in honor of the annual Pride Parade taking place that Sunday at noon. Situated on Diversey Parkway and directly on the Chicago Pride Parade’s route, Hotel Versey will be welcoming any and all to deck themselves out with complimentary Pride flags, stickers, tattoos, and beads from 10:00 a.m.. – 3:00 p.m. The hotel’s staff will be stationed outside Hotel Versey’s entrance greeting the community and sharing the rainbow-forward décor to spread support for their LGBTQ community. Whether individuals are staking out their spot to watch the show go by, or simply wanting to show they’re proud supporters, Hotel Versey encourages all to up their flair game and add even more color to the lively, diverse neighborhood.
The Godfrey Hotel’s Boston Pride Week Party, Art Installation & Auction
In celebration of the June 2nd initiation of Boston Pride Week, The Godfrey Hotel Boston and the Boston LGBTQIA Art Alliance invited guests and locals to join in the creation of a one-of-a-kind artwork installation and Pride Week kick-off event. The event’s live art demonstration was presented through a colorful dance process by Boston-based drag queen & entertainer, Neon Calypso, served up with signature cocktails and live music. The artwork will be on display in The Godfrey Boston’s lobby throughout the month of June and available for purchase through a month-long online auction. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to Boston Pride, the city’s non-profit LGBTQ organization.
HOT COOKIES, PRIDE SURVIVAL KITS, & CHARITABLE DONATIONS:
Anatomically Correct at The Axiom Hotel
The Axiom Hotel San Francisco, managed by San Francisco-based Kokua Hospitality, invites guests to show your pride for him or her, with their ‘Show Your Pride’ package, by bringing together some of the best LGBTQ businesses in San Francisco. In celebration of San Francisco’s Pride Weekend (June 23 -25), The Axiom has put together a package that will surely appease guests and locals looking to show their support and have a little San Fran fun. The ‘Show Your Pride’ package includes the choice of his or hers signature cookie and underwear amenities from SF’s Hot Cookie LGBTQ bakery and a $10.00 gift card to famed Mr. S Leather. The Axiom will also make a donation of $10.00 to The Trevor Project for every night of all stays booked with this special package.
The Talbott Hotel’s Chicago Pride Festival Survival Kit
In celebration of Gay Pride 2017, The Talbott Hotel in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood is proud to offer a package with discounted room rates over select dates. Additionally, guests who book this package will receive a Pride Festival Survival Kit composed of a rainbow backpack containing two bottles of water, protein bars, sunscreen, and a fan to keep cool. The Chicago Pride package is available over dates surrounding Pride Week, the Pride Parade, and Market Days Festivals.
San Franciscan-Pride Spreads to Napa Valley
Throughout the month of June, Napa Winery Inn is raising their champagne flutes to Pride in Napa with their Pride Package. A private getaway in wine country, the hotel will be treating guests to local artisan chocolates, a bottle of champagne upon arrival, breakfast, and an invitation to the hotel’s nightly wine reception for the month of June, with rates starting at $174. The hotel joined San Francisco-based hotel management company Kokua Hospitablilty’s portfolio of hotels in early 2017, and is proud to support National Pride Month.
Texan’s Rally Together to Raise Money for Houston’s LGBTQ Community
DoubleTree Hotel & Suites Houston by the Galleria, a Kokua Hospitality-managed hotel, is showing their support for the annual month of Pride celebrations with a property-wide raffle for their employees. Large-ticket items including hotel stays at their sister property in downtown Houston, dinners for two, and more will be put up for bidding at the close of June. All proceeds will go to the local Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of GLBT History.
