Close your eyes and picture the most romantic city in the world. Chances are that image in your head features the Eiffel Tower, shopping down the Champs Elysees and drinking fine wine, people watching in Montmatre.

They don't call France's capital gay Paris for nothing and Gay Star News is champing at the bit to go there immediately.

Fortunately our friends at gay-friendly travel company Further Afield are offering readers two nights in designer Parisian hotel Mama Shelter.

The atmosphere in this funky, imaginative gay-friendly boutique hotel is informal, friendly and fun. The rooms are a testament to the design brilliance of Philippe Starck – slightly urban, very uncluttered, enjoyably functional.

While the district is not central Paris, the hotel is very Parisian and they produce a guide to everything going on in the area from open air markets to live music.

The hotel can tell you what’s going down each day and night in the neighborhood.

The restaurant, bar and pizzeria are seductive and it would be very easy to while away hours here when you really ought to be climbing the Eiffel Tower.

To enter the competition and for all terms and conditions, visit the Further Afield website by clicking here.

Good luck!