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MELBOURNE (Victoria) -- area code (61-3)

General Information

Businesses


Travel Services

  • travelOUT
      66 Cunninghame St, Sale, Victoria, 8683-7373, FAX 8660-2309, email. Gay-owned, full service travel agents specializing in travel for the LGBTI community. travelOUT has developed tours for our community with local suppliers in other countries, within Australia, and has access to all international suppliers so you can deal with them for all your travel needs.


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Accommodations

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Bars and Clubs

    • Commercial Hotel
        238 Whitehall St, Yarraville, 9689-9654. Alternative scene here on Mon, Thu and Sat. Drag shows and good times.
    • DnM Bar & Nightclub UTOPIAN VERIFIED FEB 2013
        119 Commercial Rd, South Yarra, 9804-5771. In the former Exchange Hotel. A nightclub room and front bar with state-of-the-art lighting system to dreate the ultimate clubbing experience (including a huge LED wall). Closed Mon.
    • DT's
        164 Church St, Richmond, 9428-5724, email. DT's is a small pub that's been running for over a decade. While mainly a gay oriented venue with drag shows and other gay-themed events, they welcome everyone. Upbeat, nicely decorated and the people are quite trendy. The music is also quite cool. A great place to go before and after dinner. Have a drink and you'll be surrounded by new friends. Check their website for special events.
    • GH UTOPIAN VERIFIED FEB 2013
        GH Hotel, 1 Brighton Rd, St Kilda, 9534-4189. A mixed live performance venue, with theme parties, bingo nights, and drag shows.
    • The Laird
        149 Gipps St (on the corner of Henry St), Abbotsford, 9417-2832, email. A minute's walk from the Collingwood Train Station. About 10 minutes from the Central Business District by taxi. An exclusively gay men's venue for more than two decades. It combines an industrial look with a cruising atmosphere, fire places, pool table and a beer garden. It caters to a wide range of men, and is a great place to meet up with locals and visitors from around the world. Open nightly. Men-only.
    • Prince of Wales
        G/F 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, 9536-1111. Several bars here. Gays hang out mostly at the front street level bar.
    • Sircuit
        103 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9416-3960. A jeans, leather, down-to-earth gay crowd. It also attracts muscular Asians. Men-only on Wed, Fri and Sat with a mixed crowd on Thu and Sun. Normally free entrance, but special nights have a small entry charge. The bar is on two levels. Downstairs is the main bar, pool tables, outside smoking area and show stage. Upstairs there is a coffee shop, library with gay information and local papers, two movie theaters, and a huge cruising area. On the roof is another outdoor smoking area. Closed Mon/Tue.


Cabaret Shows

    • The 86 UTOPIAN VERIFIED FEB 2013
        185 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9077-4360.
    • PINK
        Newmarket Hotel, 34 Inkerman St, St Kilda. Full production drag shows every Sat night.


Discos

    • Abode (mixed)
        374 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda. Dance club and theme parties for the hyperfetish, BDsM, Goth and alt life-stylers.
    • Beyond
        Hardcore leather and fetish parties. Themed dress code strictly enforced. Check their website for next date and location.
    • The Peel
        113 Wellington St (on the corner of Peel St), Collingwood. Wild and popular. Cruising areas including an upstairs men's recreation zone. Occasional men-only theme parties. Two separate dance floors, the rear one more hardcore than the front. Mostly busy on weekends, late to very late.
    • Saturday Night Grosvenor
        Grosvenor Hotel, 10 Brighton Rd, St. Kilda. Disco and drag shows.
    • Trough Faggot Party
        You know who you are. Dark beats, new way, homo electro, manthems. Check their website for next date and location.
    • Witness Protection Program Social Club (mixed)
        Uncategorizable good times for fringe-loving party monsters. Straight-friendly.


Saunas and Fitness for Men

    • Bay City Sauna (Caulfield)
        482d Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick, 9528-2381.
    • Club 80
        10 Peel St, Collingwood, 9417-2182, email. Well-equipped fantasy environments for gay and bisexual men. Four floors of facilities for heavy cruising, filthy play and active scenes. Also space for socialising, first-run and art-house cinema viewing, Net connection, reading and free coffee/tea/soft drinks from the bar. Light snacks also available. Security boxes for phones and wallets. Some leather. Head upstairs for cruising cabins, a dark room, then to the loft for activities requiring more equipment. B/F has a unique layout offering many dim nooks and crannies. Regular monthly events. Good range of western guys and a sprinkling of Asians. Best late at night or on weekends. Sun afternoon till late is fun.
    • Peninsula Sauna UTOPIAN VERIFIED FEB 2013
        16 Cumberland Dr, Seaford, 9776-9279. The Mornington Peninsula's only gay/bi men's recreation sauna, just 35 minutes from Melbourne CBD. Secure lockers; fresh towels; hot spa; steam and dry sauna; bar cafe with snacks, wine and spirits; free Net stations; outdoor courtyard; and gym. Over 15 private cabins, plus sling rooms, video lounge, maze, dark area, and voyeur room. Massage also available.
    • Spa Guy
        553 Victoria St, Abbotsford, 9428-5494.
    • Subway Sauna
        Melbourne Vault, 13/363 Flinders St, 9620-7766. Located under the railway viaduct arches known as Banana Alley, Subway Sauna rumbles along nicely. They have an interesting mix of Asian and western customers. Busiest after work and on weekends. Nice and clean facilities are well kept.
    • Wet on Wellington
        162 Wellington St, Collingwood, 9419-2210. Nice, clean sauna, steam, showers and plenty of cabins upstairs. Great indoor pool, and TV lounge. Outdoor smoking area. Bar/café service available. Diverse clientele of Asian/western men - young to older - something for everyone. A fun place to spend the weekend, especially Sat/Sun afternoons.


Shops and Salons

    • Mannhaus
        130 Hoddle St, Abbotsford, 9416-4800, email. Open Wed-Sun. Leather, rubber and lifestyle essentials: tools, lube, leather cleaners and all manner of fun stuff for loving and lubing.
    • Eagle Leather
        58 Hoddle St, Abbotsford, 9417-2100, email. A leading Australian online store for men's leather, latex, PVC, sportswear and military clothing, leather and fetish accessories. Exciting, erotic adult toys for men and women; bondage, discipline and S/M gear; books, videos and other educational products. Pleasant staff with no hard sell. Take your time to browse.



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