Key West: Ed Salvato on Toronto’s Proud FM

That's not Mike, but it could've been

The fabulous folks at Proud FM Toronto with Mike Chalut invited me on to talk about Key West following Mike Chalut’s recent trip there where he frolicked and luxuriated at the Island House Key West for a long weekend.

Click here to listen to the short (just over 4-minute) recording from Proud FM’s most recent “Travel Tuesday.”

 

Deal of the Week: $13 Night at Island House

Island House Key West*, one of my personal favorite gay guesthouses in the world, is running a very cool sweepstakes on Facebook called “35 & Fabulous” to celebrate the 35th-anniversary of the guesthouse.

To mark the occasion, the Island House is offering all 39 rooms on the night of June 25, 2012 at the price in effect in 1976: $13. So  retro! They should also require guests to sport thick ‘staches, too, during their stay and put up posters of Mark Spitz. (Look him up!)

You just have to click on the contest here and follow the easy instructions.

*Full disclosure: I’m the managing director of OutThink Partners, an LA-based, independent communications and marketing agency, and Island House is one of my clients, but I also wear an editor/writer hat and I think this story is fun and compelling. Plus I get to run that hot pic above.

Deal of the Week: Island House, Key West

Key West’s frisky and very popular Island House continues its popular winter special: Visitors who buy four nights this winter earn a free three-night stay next summer.(People: It was 20 degrees this morning in New York and 80 in Key West.)

Island House is a self-contained, tropical gay mini-resort with comfortable five-star quality rooms, a terrific restaurant, friendly bar and food/drink available 24/7.

Island House, which has won Best Gay Resort awards from parent site OutTraveler.com, is offering a “Buy Four Nights and Get Three Free” promotion. Visitors who buy four nights this winter earn a free three-night stay next summer. To qualify, stay four nights at Island House resort between now and June 30, 2011. The free stay is available on weeknights between July 13, 2011 and October 20, 2011 subject to availability.Note: A weeknight is considered to be Monday through Thursday and blackout dates apply over Labor Day from September 1 to 6. Your free room will be the same type as booked during your paid stay. You may upgrade your room at additional cost during your free stay. For more information on gay Key West, including events, click on GayKeyWestFl.com.

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com

Key West Was “Out Before it Was In”

Pretty awesome video by Key West — one of the only gay-specific videos created by a destination’s official tourism agency.

The picture about iv a (sexy) still from the video. Click play to see the short but very cool and reaffirming video. They like us in Key West, they really like us.

Deal of the Week: Buy Four, Get Three at Island House

You'll come back to the Island House

This winter, take a vacation that will automatically earn you another (for free!). Well, the lodging will be free anyway.

Key West’s frisky and very popular Island House, which has won Best Gay Resort awards from parent site OutTraveler.com, is offering a “Buy Four Nights and Get Three Free” promotion. Visitors who buy four nights this winter earn a free three-night stay next summer. To qualify, stay four nights at Island House resort between now and June 30, 2011. The free stay is available on weeknights between July 13, 2011 and October 20, 2011 subject to availability.

Note: A weeknight is considered to be Monday through Thursday and blackout dates apply over Labor Day from September 1 to 6. Your free room will be the same type as booked during your paid stay. You may upgrade your room at additional cost during your free stay. For more information on gay Key West, including events, click on GayKeyWestFl.com.

If you stop off in Miami on your way, check out our Out City Guide: Miami.

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com