Thursday, September 26, 2019

An ancient port city in Turkey is the luxury hotspot to visit in 2019

Bodrum is a burgeoning luxury travel destination.

Bodrum, Turkey, is a an increasingly popular luxury travel destination.
It's been compared to European hotspots St. Tropez on the French Riviera and Mykonos in Greece.
Both Condé Nast Traveler and Bloomberg named Bodrum one of the best places to travel in 2019.
It's seen a recent influx of trendy five-star hotels, including Six Senses Kaplankaya and Ian Schrager's Bodrum Edition.

The hot new under-the-radar luxury travel destination is the seaside city of Bodrum, Turkey.

The port city has been dubbed the "St. Tropez of Turkey" for its luxury hotels, beach clubs, food scene, and the abundance of superyachts drifting in its turquoise waters. While Europeans have been vacationing there for years, it's long been overlooked by American travelers.

Both Condé Nast Traveler and Bloomberg named Bodrum one of the best places to travel in 2019, with Bloomberg suggesting travelers skip "overdeveloped Bali in favor of Bodrum, where a five-star-resort renaissance is under way." The publication pointed out the recent high-profile openings in Bodrum of trendy luxury resorts such as Six Senses and Edition Hotels.

"With slick infinity edge pools facing the Aegean, celebrity-approved beach clubs, spas with steamy hammams, and sunbathing nooks shrouded by olive groves, the see-and-be-seen destination is a revitalized alternative to St. Tropez and Mykonos," Bloomberg wrote of Bodrum.

Here's what it's like to vacation in Bodrum.

Bodrum, Turkey, is an increasingly popular luxury travel destination, earning comparisons to European hotspots St. Tropez on the French Riviera and Mykonos in Greece.

The city is located on the Bodrum Peninsula on Turkey's southwest coast, on the shores of the Aegean Sea.

Bloomberg named Bodrum one of the best places to travel in 2019. "With slick infinity edge pools facing the Aegean, celebrity-approved beach clubs, spas with steamy hammams, and sunbathing nooks shrouded by olive groves, the see-and-be-seen destination is a revitalized alternative to St-Tropez and Mykonos," the publication wrote of Bodrum.

Source: Bloomberg

Indeed, the port city is dubbed the "St. Tropez of Turkey" for its luxury hotels, beach clubs, food scene, and abundance of superyachts.

Source: Mandarin Oriental

Jenny Southan, founder of Globetrender, described it as an emerging "hotspot for celebrities, models, upper-class bohemians and the monied elite."

Source: Mandarin Oriental Bodrum

In addition to its nightlife and luxurious boutique hotels, Bodrum is known for its early 15th-century castle ...

... its charming, white-plastered back streets ...

Source: Enjoy Bodrum

... its marina filled with sailboats and yachts ...

... and its markets, where vendors sell fresh and dried fruits, herbs, vegetables, local cheeses, olives, olive oil, and more.

Source: Enjoy Bodrum

Bodrum is a favorite spot for billionaires to hang out on their yachts. Kazakh billionaire Alijan Ibragimov has been spotted there on his yacht, I Dynasty ...

yacht bodrum turkey — Kazakh billionaire Alijan Ibragimov's megayacht, I Dynasty, is seen on Yalikavak offshore in Bodrum in June 2018.

... as has Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich on his vessel, Eclipse.

roman abramovich yacht bodrum turkey — Roman Abramovich arrives in Bodrum, Turkey with his luxury yacht "Eclipse" in November 2013.

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One of Bodrum's most luxurious hotels is the Mandarin Oriental.

All the suites and villas at the Mandarin Oriental Bodrum have private pools ...

Source: Mandarin Oriental Bodrum

... and the massive spa includes indoor and outdoor pools, hammams with private scrub rooms, saunas and steam rooms ...

... and outdoor spa cabanas where you can get a massage with a view of the Aegean Sea.

Source: Mandarin Oriental Bodrum

The hotel overlooks two private sandy beaches.

A stay in the resort starts at about $568 per night for two people in a sea view room; suites start at about $1,000.

Source: Mandarin Oriental Bodrum

The hotel also includes several villas, which range in price from about $1,400 to nearly $23,000 per night.

"There are newer, flashier, trendier resorts in Turkey and all over the Med, but the Mandarin Oriental Bodrum seems poised to become one of the classics," Ann Abel wrote in Forbes in 2018.

Source: Forbes

Mandarin Oriental may be the classic, but the past few years have seen openings of several trendy new luxury hotels, including Lux Bodrum, Nikki Beach, and Bodrum Edition, a boutique hotel from Studio 54 cofounder Ian Schrager.

A room at LUX Bodrum Resort & Residences.

LUX Bodrum sits among landscaped gardens and offers 91 rooms and suites, 19 residences, and a one-of-a-kind villa.

Source: LUX Bodrum

A night's stay ranges from as low as about $260 per night for two people for a Sea Front Room, all the way up to more than $4,200 for the Presidential Villa, which comes with a private garden and swimming pool.

In June 2018, another of-the-moment luxury hotel brand, Edition, opened a location in Bodrum.

A view of the first night of events for the Bodrum Edition opening on June 29, 2018.

David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for EDITION Hotels

Bodrum Edition is only open in the summer months and rooms start at $761 per night.

The pool at Bodrum Edition overlooks the Aegean Sea.

Source: Bodrum Edition

But the hotel that Condé Nast Traveller called the "the hottest spot in Turkey right now" is the latest location of Six Senses, a brand known for its elegant wellness retreats.

Six Senses Kaplankaya/Facebook

Bodrum's Six Senses Kaplankaya includes 141 guestrooms and suites as well as 150 residential villas. It reopens in April 2019 with rates starting at $410 per night.

Source: Six Senses Kaplankaya

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Thursday, September 26, 2019

An ancient port city in Turkey is the luxury hotspot to visit in 2019

Bodrum, Turkey, is an increasingly popular luxury travel destination, earning comparisons to European hotspots St. Tropez on the French Riviera and Mykonos in Greece.

The city is located on the Bodrum Peninsula on Turkey's southwest coast, on the shores of the Aegean Sea.

Indeed, the port city is dubbed the "St. Tropez of Turkey" for its luxury hotels, beach clubs, food scene, and abundance of superyachts.

Jenny Southan, founder of Globetrender, described it as an emerging "hotspot for celebrities, models, upper-class bohemians and the monied elite."

In addition to its nightlife and luxurious boutique hotels, Bodrum is known for its early 15th-century castle ...

... its charming, white-plastered back streets ...

... its marina filled with sailboats and yachts ...

Bodrum is a favorite spot for billionaires to hang out on their yachts. Kazakh billionaire Alijan Ibragimov has been spotted there on his yacht, I Dynasty ...

... as has Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich on his vessel, Eclipse.

One of Bodrum's most luxurious hotels is the Mandarin Oriental.

All the suites and villas at the Mandarin Oriental Bodrum have private pools ...

... and the massive spa includes indoor and outdoor pools, hammams with private scrub rooms, saunas and steam rooms ...

... and outdoor spa cabanas where you can get a massage with a view of the Aegean Sea.

The hotel overlooks two private sandy beaches.

The hotel also includes several villas, which range in price from about $1,400 to nearly $23,000 per night.

Mandarin Oriental may be the classic, but the past few years have seen openings of several trendy new luxury hotels, including Lux Bodrum, Nikki Beach, and Bodrum Edition, a boutique hotel from Studio 54 cofounder Ian Schrager.

LUX Bodrum sits among landscaped gardens and offers 91 rooms and suites, 19 residences, and a one-of-a-kind villa.

A night's stay ranges from as low as about $260 per night for two people for a Sea Front Room, all the way up to more than $4,200 for the Presidential Villa, which comes with a private garden and swimming pool.

In June 2018, another of-the-moment luxury hotel brand, Edition, opened a location in Bodrum.

Bodrum Edition is only open in the summer months and rooms start at $761 per night.

But the hotel that Condé Nast Traveller called the "the hottest spot in Turkey right now" is the latest location of Six Senses, a brand known for its elegant wellness retreats.

Bodrum's Six Senses Kaplankaya includes 141 guestrooms and suites as well as 150 residential villas. It reopens in April 2019 with rates starting at $410 per night.

It's not difficult to see why Bodrum just might topple the likes of Mykonos and St. Tropez as a go-to luxury destination.

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