Posted by sunflower577 on November 3, 2009, 7:38 pm, in reply to "And for those that have gone before......(a few questions...)"
You would fly into Philly airport. Depending on how adventurous you are, you could take the R1 regional rail from the airport into downtown and then a taxi to the Alexander Inn ... or you can take a taxi from the airport.
I stayed at the Alexander Inn when I went a couple of years ago, and I thought it was really nice and very reasonable.
You definitely will NOT need a car. There is much to do right in the gayborhood, and even if you wanted to go see the museums or whatever, they are very walk-able. In fact, folks from Philly, myself included, tend not to have cars. Parking is a pain and gas is expensive.
In terms of what to do... there is a lot to do in the area. If you want to get the full gayborhood experience, I would go to one of the local restaurants for dinner, including:
Mixto's - GREAT cuban food
El Vez - Stephen Starr mexican restaurant
Raw - possibly the best sushi I have ever had!
Then I would head to 'bump' for drinks (gay bar with FABULOUS white chocolate martinis); then - if you have never been to a lesbian bar - I would go to Sisters. There is a bar on the main level, pool tables downstairs, and dance floor upstairs. If you have been to a lesbian bar, I recommend skipping Sisters (I am not really a fan) and going to Woody's (a gay bar around the corner) - it has a bar downstairs and dance floor upstairs - it tends to really be packed and fun on Saturday nights. On friday nights, they have country line dancing. It is a gay bar - so lots of gay men - but still a mixture of folks there.
If you have time during the day, I recommend checking out Giovanni's room - an lgbt bookstore right down the street from the Alexander Inn.
Philly is a great city - you will have a blast!!
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