Bodrum: the chic Med resort drawing a smart summer crowd

The road to Yalikavak marina is lined with ancient olive and almond trees rising from dusty scrubland. It feels as though you might turn off any minute into a primitive smallholding with a few scraggy goats and free-roaming hens. Instead, you arrive into a different world entirely, a place where gleaming superyachts jostle for space beside a pristine promenade lined with designer shops in which haute couture is “curated” and hung sparsely on rails.

The Bodrum peninsula, a thumb of land that juts into the Aegean Sea in the southwest corner of Turkey, just north of the Greek island Kos, is very much not what it seems at first glance. It’s dubbed the Turkish Riviera, and often compared to St Tropez for the glut of private villas being built up the hillsides around the coast, which sell off-plan for in excess of £3 million. The best bays have been claimed by international luxury hotel brands: The Mandarin Oriental opened in 2014, the Edition, Aman and Six Senses followed in 2018. A new Four Seasons is being built and there are rumours Bulgari is about to build on an unspoilt stretch of sand.

Yalikavak, Turkey’s first high-capacity mega-yacht marina, which opened in 2017, has largely been credited with kick-starting the boom in luxury tourism.

 

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Shortlist revealed for the Condé Nast Traveller Middle East Readers’ Choice Awards 2021.

Avid followers of Condé Nast Traveller Middle East will know that each year we recognise the very best of the travel industry with the annual Readers’ Choice Awards. These awards are special because the winners are chosen by tallying up votes cast by our readers and followers – meaning that these honours are bequeathed by you.

For six weeks, readers and consumers have been voting for their favourite travel experience providers, hotels, destinations, airlines and cruises across the Middle East and beyond.

Now it’s time to reveal who made it to the top three in each category. Winners will be announced in a glittering awards ceremony at just opened Raffles The Palm on Wednesday November 17 in partnership with Qatar Tourism, in our December/January issue, and online.

Favourite New Hotel (International)
One&Only Portonovi, Montenegro
Patina Maldives, Maldives
METT Hotel & Beach Resort Bodrum, Turkey.

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Introducing the June/July issue of Condé Nast Traveller Middle East.

Summer is here, and this season is all about plunging: into new destinations, new hotels and cool lakes, seas and swimming pools. So, what better time to introduce our Hot List, a collection of the best new addresses from around the world.

As we began planning this edition of the annual Hot List, we wondered how many hotels had actually managed to open this past year. However, we were met with swathes of fabulous new accommodations, the work of hard-working and brave hoteliers who, themselves took the plunge, and opened during a pandemic. With so many openings also pushed back, it’s going to be an exciting year ahead for big-hitting launches. Particularly in the Middle East.

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The World’s Greatest Places of 2021

The seaside city of Bodrum has reinvented itself several times over the past few decades—from a quiet fishing village to a popular resort town to a glamorous hot spot, often called the St. Tropez of Turkey. (Look no further than its superyacht marina, which reportedly draws billionaires like Bill Gates and Roman Abramovich.) It’s no wonder, then, that it’s welcoming a slew of luxe new lodging options, including the Bodrum Loft, an eco-friendly community of villas; the METT Hotel & Beach Resort Bodrum, a five-star waterside resort; and the Radisson Collection Hotel, Bodrum, with its own private beach. Last year also saw the reopening of Bodrum Castle, a 600-year-old medieval fortification, which had been closed for restoration since 2017. —Tamara Hardingham-Gill.

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METT Hotel & Beach Resort Bodrum

Bir Sunset Hospitality markası olan METT Hotels & Resorts’un dünya çapındaki ilk oteli METT Hotel & Beach Resort Bodrum, Mayıs ayında kapılarını açıyor.

METT Hotel & Beach Resort Bodrum, önünde apansız uzanan Ege manzarası ve kristal berraklığındaki sularına demirleyen tekneler ve plaj hayatının keyfini çıkaranlar için dingin, benzersiz bir ortam sunan Haremtan Koyu’nda, Bodrum Marina’dan sadece birkaç dakika uzaklıkta yer alıyor. Lobiye girer girmez konukları karşılayan sanatçı Laura Margarita’nın doğadan ilham alan dev boyutlu eserleri, tepeden görülen uçsuz bucaksız denizin maviliklerine karışıyor.

Modern, minimalist ve bohem-şık bir stilde tasarlanmış otelin özenle dekore edilmiş 72 odası ve 31 süit, loft ve özel villası mevcut. Teraslı ve bahçeli olanların yanı sıra, kendine ait özel havuzu olan villalar da, uzun veya kısa dönem konaklamalar için misafirlerin hizmetinde. Otelde ayrıca, retro stilde tasarlanmış bir sonsuzluk havuzu, bir kapalı havuz, geleneksel Türk hamamı, MOI Spa, RAISE Fitness ve yine özel havuzu bulunan, gün boyu kişisel hizmet alınabilen geniş kabanalar bulunuyor.

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турецкие каникулы в самом сердце страны

METT Hotels & Resorts Bodrum – самый универсальный отель. В двух весьма противоречивых словосочетаниях опыт пребывания здесь можно описать как «крайне удобно» и «невыносимо приятно».

Начать хотя бы с расположения: гостиница находится в 38 км от аэропорта Бодрума и в менее чем трех километрах от центра города. Варианты размещения подойдут под любую цель поездки: к услугам гостей виллы с пятью и четырьмя спальнями с бассейном, светлые, просторные номера, а также лофты с величественным видом на Эгейское побережье.

Чем заняться в METT Hotels & Resorts Bodrum? Нахальным гедонизмом. Начать стоит с гастрономических удовольствий. В отеле четыре ресторана, которые хоть и не позиционируют себя как haute cuisine, но, по сути, таковыми являются – качество еды и манера подачи здесь, как говорится, на высшем уровне.

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Море зовет: METT Hotels & Resorts Bodrum

В самом сердце Бодрума, рядом со знаменитой Bodrum Marina и замком святого Петра, расположился стильный средиземноморский отель METT Hotels & Resorts Bodrum, идеально подходящий для расслабленного пляжного отдыха в атмосфере непринужденной роскоши. Это лучшее целебное снадобье от хандры и внутреннего напряжения, которому мы все сейчас подвержены.

Первый этап на пути к исцелению – почувствовать себя частью божественно прекрасной природы. И это сакральное чувство в METT посетит вас с первых секунд пребывания. Безмятежная атмосфера, пышная зелень и утонченная элегантность архитектуры приводят в равновесие, а уникальный интерьер как лаконичное продолжение окружающего ландшафта дарит умиротворение. Различные варианты для размещения позволяют сделать идеальный выбор. Можно поселиться в стильной вилле с пятью или четырьмя спальнями и бассейном и наслаждаться уединенностью. Выбрать светлый, просторный номер или лофт с великолепным панорамным видом на Эгейское побережье. Танцующие волны, сулящие невероятные приключения, яркое солнце, превращающее мир в сюрреалистичное кино, и подрагивающие от нетерпения лодочки у причала – все это дарит долгожданную гармонию и ощущение праздника. Неслучайно в концепции отеля главная миссия – объединить гостей, чтобы отпраздновать жизнь!

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