Your dream hotel stay, James Brolin not included.

Finding a gay-friendly hotel just got a little easier with the launch this week of Attitude Hotels. They will give their stamp of approval to lodgings around the world based on various criteria: 

"Each Attitude Hotel has been selected, inspected and recommended for its charm, style, central location, innovation, creativity and “gay natural” feeling. This distinguishes them from the major franchise hotel chains, all of which try to be more or less “gay friendly” and look more or less the same. Many of our hotels cannot be found on generic reservation web sites. By booking one of Attitude hotels, you not only experience local gay and lesbian culture and character. Your choice of lodging helps maintain variety and diversity! This can only add to the pleasure of your traveling experience."

They have three different pricing categories: Attitude Premium, Attitude Comfort, and Attitude Value. Of course, if you have finances like me, you'll just have to wait for Attitude Fleabag Motel With Stained Bedspread And Gunshots In The Next Room.

So far, The Royal Palms and Flamingo Inn in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida are the only hotels in the U.S. they've given their recommendation to, but they're working to add more.

Btw, before you leave for one of these hotels, make sure you pack Attitude's handy dandy Gay Translator.

"Fun and totally explicit, this phrasebook for gay men looking for love and/or sex in any of seven languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, and English for foreigners) features a ground-breaking "zebra-format" that allows speakers of any of these languages to communicate with equal ease, covering everything from "What's your sign?" to "I wish I'd never met you" -- with a long, steamy stop in the bedroom".