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Our gay guide to Buenos Aires with the best gay hotels, our top pick of gay parties, things to do, and practical safety tips. We've been to BA several times during our big trip across Latin America, using it as a base, and more recently as part of our gay cruise to Antarctica with Out Adventures. This allowed us to explore the best of the gay scene and make lots of local friends along the way.

We've taken all this info and bundled it up to create aires bumper gay guide to the Buenos Aires gay scene, including the best hotels to stay, gay hangouts, events, things to do, and more. One thing we can confidently say is that whoever you are, whatever you're into, you're in for a treat in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires is overall a gay friendly and safe city to visit as long as you stay within the main tourist trail. It has a large gay scene and one of the largest gay Pride events in Latin America. Argentina itself ranks as one of the bar gay friendly countries in the world in our humble opinion with very progressive LGBTQ laws.

It was also the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage in Julywhich included full adoption rights. When we arrived at our hotel in San Telmo, we were told by the reception staff and a few other locals that the city is extremely dangerous for first-timers and we should take care, avoiding going gay alone after 6 pm.

Gay travelers should keep their wits about them and avoid dodgy neighborhoods like Boca at night. If anything, we found Buenos Aires to be one of the safest cities in South America. All the hotels we stayed at in Buenos Aires welcomed us as a gay couple without ever questioning our choice of a double bed.

Is there a gay neighborhood? Unlike the gay scene in Montrealthere is no exact gay village in Buenos Aires, but Palermo is considered to be the main gay area of Buenos Aires. The majority of the gay bars and clubs can be found here, with pockets of fabulousness spread further afield in the Villa Crespo, Retiro, Resto, and San Telmo neighborhoods.

Palermo is also very residential, which makes it the ideal base.

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The majority of the main tourist sites are spread across Recoleta, Retiro, and San Telmo, which are all very easily accessible from Palermo via the city's metro system or taxi. Landing in a new country can be quite stressful and the last thing you want is to be stuck in a long queue waiting for a taxi… Buenos Aires is a busy airport and you can sometimes wait for a long time before you find a taxi.

Book your private transfer now with an English-speaking driver and start your trip worry-free. Whilst the majority of the best gay nightlife in Buenos Aires is in Palermo, we think some of the best gay friendly hotels can be found further afield, particularly in San Telmo, Puerto Madero, and Recoleta. We've included a few options in Palermo we tried out for those who do want to be based here.

Check out Airbnb or Misterbnb for apartments to stay in Palermo if you prefer to rent your place and also be sure to hit up our detailed guide to the best gay hotels in Buenos Aires. It's a massive space, decorated in classic European design with a modern twist; lots of red, white, and dark wood. There are also some very quirky unicorn decorations and beautiful chandeliers in Bistro Sur.