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20 years ago, Axel Hotels was born in Barcelona as the first urban LGBTQ+ hotel in the world. In this time the company has grown, the society is different and the community has overcome many obstacles. Therefore, we decided to take some time to rethink ourselves, refocus our experience and our communication. And that was […]

Because of World AIDS Day, this week our customers have found something different in their rooms. On their bed, they’ve found two pillows with this sentence: “SAVE YOUR ASS” with two condoms HEX. A direct message that made our costumers think about the risks of having sex without protection. According to UNAIDS, the use of […]

We are veeeeeeery happy because… we are introducing you our rebranding, at last! We’ve updated everything: logos, room keys, amenities, phonebooks… Every single thing! We feel like fresh air entered all of our hotels, our corporate identity was the same since we opened our first hotel in 2003. El Gallinero designers describe our rebranding this […]

Even if you don’t like football, you’ll know that France is the winner of the World Cup. But, do you know which country won the World Cup of Beauty? “What’s this?”, you may ask. The World Cup of Beauty is a competition to know who is the national team with the handsomest player. Our followers […]

If you want to be a good traveler you’ll have to know some techniques of camouflage. To know local culture, it’s a must to slip by unseen. Pride is here and maybe you are going to another’s country parade. “I will survive” or “YMCA” are global hits, but every country has its own LGBTQ+ anthems. […]

Let’s play Snatch Game: “There’s only one thing gayer tan Eurovision, [blank]” Difficult, right? If someone knows anything gayer than Eurovision, please, write it in our comments. Eurovision really earned being the gayest show on Earth: transsexual Dana International winning the contest in the nineties (Viva la diva!), Conchita Wurst rising like a phoenix serving […]