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Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Triebwerk | Urbanstraße 64 | 30/695 05203 | http://www.triebwerkberlin.com/en/ Possibly the least-high-end sex club in Berlin, which is saying something – it's naked every night except for Sundays, so check it out then when it's underwear only; the rest of the week only hardcore lovers of naked nights put up with the grime. Cabins and sex slings are at your disposal, and their coat check handles all your clothing as well.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs CDL Club | Hohenstaufenstraße 58 | 030 32 66 78 55 | http://www.cdl-club.de/ This sex club has theme nights on Thursdays that require masks, so if you get antsy about that, best to skip to antoher night. Otherwise its mostly underwear and/or naked, and it all about getting your fuck on.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Scheune | Motzstraße 25 | 30/213 8580 | http://www.scheune-berlin.de/ The basement is where all the action is at here and what pushes this into the sex club category, while upstairs is your average gay bar – except one that takes its theme nights seriously, so don't be surprised if you see a bunch of dudes wearing crazy-ass leather, rubber, skinhead or uniform gear sipping pints and chatting. Skews a bit older and bordering on bear-like, but all ages and sizes stop in. Sunday is naked.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs SchwuZ | Mehringdamm 61 | 30 6290880 | http://www.schwuz.de/ Another fun club that skews young (although all ages show up at one point or another), with seriously fun theme nights centered on music themes rather than sex themes. They also have some drag shows, and at times can seem more like a bar than a club, which makes it a good fit for many. A lot of fun, and friendly to boot.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Die Busche | Warschauer Platz 18 | Die Busche | http://www.diebusche.de/ A mixed LGBT club with some fag hags thrown in for good measure, this place is fun and skews super young, so hit the dance floor if you want to grind up on some pretty young things. Lots of laughing and silliness among the patrons and great DJ sets as well. Oh, and a coat check – a God-send in the harsh winter.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Connection Berlin | Fuggerstraße 33 | 030 / 218 14 32 | http://connectionclub.de/eng/ With all the different categories of crazy sex clubs in Berlin, Connection, with its stripper pole, pulsing laser lights and rotating DJs, can be like a breath of fresh are for the vanilla night owls among us. Lots of adorable boys dancing 'til all hours, and some fun costume nights that aren't really important to the evening but lend an air of whimsy to the proceedings.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Clubs Lab.Oratory | Am Wriezener Bahnhof 1, Rüdersdorfer Straße 70 | http://www.lab-oratory.de/ There is perhaps no sex party club more serious about fetishes than The Lab, as locals call it. If you're new to the fetish scene, this place may frankly scare the shit out of you – which, on scat nights, is more than welcome. There's also pissing, rubber, bondage, and more tame theme nights as well. Check website for their schedule so you're not too surprised.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Grosse Freiheit 114 | Boxhagener Straße 114 | no number | http://www.gay-friedrichshain.de/grosse-freiheit-114/de/ Look, a bar whose theme is not sex-related! Well, unless you have a nautical fetish. It's as cute as a dimly-lit bar can get, and has a ton of patrons who are simply out for a fun time. Go on shirtless nights for some top-notch eye candy.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Schoppenstube | Schönhauser Allee 44 | 30/442 8204 | http://www.schoppenstube.de/ An East German gay bar with a history and a fiercely loyal following. It can get a bit dance-y on the weekends, so if you're looking to avoid the club scene, head there during the week. Inside is cozy in the winter and the outdoor seating is a blessing in summer.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Bull | Kleiststraße 35 | 30/960 85760 | http://www.bull-berlin.de/ Bull is open 24 hours a day, so jet lag be damned! And it maintains a playful atmosphere until the wee hours, when it pretty much turns into an indoor cruising space – their darkrooms are especially action-packed, and get dirty in every sense of the word. While it's not a fetish bar it does welcome it, so lay some ground rules before joining the fray.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Hafen | Motzstraße 19 | 30/211 4118 | http://www.hafen-berlin.de/ With fun theme nights, a friendly staff and a healthy mix of drag queens and straight-up gays, this may be the bar you've been looking for – or at least one you can go to when you actually just want a drink in a gay bar. Fine young things love it, which is another draw – especially when they get shirtless and frisky.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Reizbar | Motzstraße 30 | 30/236 37981 | http://www.reizbar-berlin.com/ They've got some serious theme nights, but it's not a requirement to get in – and the bar area that you hang out in before heading to the back room darkroom is fine for hanging out in a sexed-up atmosphere. And it's on the gayest street in Berlin, so even hanging out outside is fun!

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars New Action | Kleiststraße 35 | no number | http://www.newactionberlin.de/ New Action is an after-hours bar, but don't think you can just stroll on in after a night on the town – they have a super-strict dress code (check website for details) and if you get bounced, head to Bull, next door. But once you're inside, expect tons of seriously hot action.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Stahlrohr 2.0 | Paul-Robeson-Straße 50 | 17/080 3769 | http://www.stahlrohr-bar.de/Slider/start.htm This S&M-themed sex party bar's bark is worse than its bite – surprisingly friendly. They have a wall of lockers that come in handy for they naked and underwear theme nights. Go on Tuesdays, when they lower the age for entry to a precious, precious 18.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars The Sharon Stonewall Bar | Kleinen Präsidentenstraße 3 | 30 24085502 | http://www.sharonstonewall-gaybar.com/ Small and pink and fabulous, it's like a clubhouse where hip dudes and drag queens hang out and frequently get shirtless and madly flirtatious. A lot of fun, and friendlier than you'd think, although it can get a little bitchy.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Bärenhöhle| Schönhauser Allee 90 | 030 44736553 | http://www.baerenhoehle-berlin.de/ This is one of the friendliest gay bars in Berlin, and it's bearlicious as well. They play all kinds of jukebox-style music and in the summer, the wall of storefron windows open up to join the outside tables with the inside scene. A great local pub!

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Tom's Bar | Motzstraße 19 | 030 2134570 | http://www.tomsbar.de/ Tom's is a lot like Greifbar, with its bar and cruising areas, but it's a bit harder, a bit darker, and they show porn films on big screens. But the big difference is that it is right on Motzstraße, which means you can pop in, check out the scene, and move on easily – or come back for more once you're done somewhere else!

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Greifbar | Wichertstraße 10 | 030 4440828 | http://www.greifbar.com/ The Greifbar has a decent regular bar area, and then multiple cruising spaces that include a sex sling and plenty of action. Not as seedy and/or sexually adventurous as many Berlin cruising bars and clubs, which may be a welcome change after a few days on the dark side.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Bars Tabasco Bar | Fuggerstraße 3 | 30 2142636 | http://www.tabascobar.de/ Their tag line is “Men meet boys, boys meet men,” and that's pretty much what happens at this escort bar. Come ready to do business, and you won't come away disappointed. They have an outdoor terrace for the rare warm day.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Hotels The Hoist Basements | http://www.thehoistbasements.com/home.aspx Their address is only known to those who book, but it's in the Berlin-Schöneberg gayborhood. It's a stay-and-play hotel, where each “room” has legit hotel amentities as well as things like sex slings, cages, and dungeon spaces as well. They boast “direct street access, no direct neighbours and no communal stairways.” This is some serious shit.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Hotels My Gayhostel | Nollendorfplatz 5 B | (0)30-23623612 | http://www.my-gayhostel.de/?partnerid=1171 Only the single rooms are private, and this hostel can get a bit crazy – but it literally could not be cheaper. If you also want to do a lot of sightseeing, the staff has great advice and directions and can even hook you up with a Hostelpass. Free wifi, coffee and tea.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Hotels Zu Hause | Kleiststraße 35 | 30 23625222 | http://www.hotelzuhauseberlin.de/index-en.php This is a non-smoking hotel, which is more rare than you'd think in Berlin. The rooms have a minimalist Parisian feel, with architectural details taking center stage in each room, and the large windows are a blessing on gloomy days. Free wifi, and free beverages throughout the day.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Hotels Gay Hostel Berlin | Motzstraße 28 | 30 21005709 | http://www.gay-hostel.de/welcome.html This is a true hostel, where single rooms are the exception to the rule, the bathrooms are shared, and the common areas are one big pickup scene. But it's wonderfully gay, so you never know who you'll find milling around using the free wifi for guests.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Hotels Guesthouse 21 | Martin-Luther-Straße 21 | (0)173-3884786 | http://www.guesthouse21.de/start_uk.htm We're not sure how this gusesthouse would have been decorated if IKEA did not exist, but no matter – the bright, immaculate rooms have both form and function, as well as ridiculously good rates. They also have self-serve breakfast all day, so you can pick up something quick if you're feeling peckish.

Gay and Gay Friendly Berlin Hotels ArtHotel Connection | Fuggerstraße 33 | 30 210218800 | http://www.arthotel-connection.de/hotel.html They call themselves the “Grande Dame of Berlin’s gay hotels” and live up to this – the murals, the chandeliers, the mood lighting and rich colors border on camp but instead makes it hip and elegent in eual measure. Free wifi in all 16 rooms, and it's near a bunch of playgrounds in the Berlin-Schöneberg gayborhood.