Benidorm

A small terrace bar run by hosts Geoff and Miguel, where guests have reportedly been handed birthday cakes, wigs, and glitter bombs on request.

A small bar on Carrer de Sant Vicent where the owner, Gerard, displays and sells his own original artwork alongside the drinks.

The only gay sauna in Benidorm, and it knows it, with a full complement of facilities: Finnish sauna, steam room, large jacuzzi, private cabins, dark room, and a licensed bar.

A small bar on Carrer d'Alacant where the owner Jimmy runs things personally, and the hospitality is tangible rather than just claimed: drinks run to around €4 a pint, and guests have been handed free popcorn, toasted sandwiches, and shots on different visits.

One of Benidorm's longest-running drag cabaret bars, running a nightly show in a small room that fills up fast enough to make advance booking genuinely necessary.

A private bear and cruise bar with a dark room, video room, and private cabins, pitched squarely at bears, daddies, chubby men, and chasers.

A dancefloor-focused club that pulls a notably older, mostly Spanish crowd in a resort town where British tourists dominate most of the strip.

A late-night showbar with drag acts starting after midnight and a dark room with a video screen, spread across more than 100 square metres.

A music bar on Carrer d'Alacant where the barman, Sammy, is cited by name in review after review as the reason people come back.

Formerly trading as Men's Bar, this music bar on Calle 4 Cantones sits next to Casa Don Juan Hotel and has outdoor seating for the early part of the evening before the dancefloor takes over later on.

A small cruise bar on Calle de la Palma, run by the same owners as the nearby Cupper bar, which gives it a more managed, bar-forward feel than the name might suggest.