El Papagayo sits on Carrer de la Santa Faç, in the middle of Benidorm's old town gay village, and it has the terrace that most of the street does not. Tables outside, cocktails, and music at a level that still allows a conversation.
It is the quieter option on a street of cruise bars, which is what its regulars come for. The bar describes itself as the old town's favourite straight-friendly pub, which is a fair summary of the mix on any given evening.
This is a place to start the night or to sit out the middle of it, a few doors from the darker rooms further along.
