The Marmara Bodrum - Adult Only

We recommend the Marmara to couples in their thirties and older looking for a design statement without falling into a formatted boutique hotel. It is an address for offbeat honeymoons, disconnection weekends, discreet wedding anniversaries. Families are not admitted, the clientele remains adult, international, often architects or creatives sensitive to the 70s gesture.

The building dates from 1972, designed by Turkish architect Turgut Cansever as a concrete cylinder set on a rotating base. Complete renovation in 2016 by GAD Architecture, which kept the structure and redid the interiors in matte white, teak and glass. The rooms occupy the upper floors, all with private terrace and sliding glass bay. The lobby and common areas remain fixed, only the accommodation tower rotates.

The Manzara restaurant serves contemporary Turkish cuisine on a panoramic terrace, produce from the peninsula and fish from the bay. Turkish buffet breakfast until midday, brunch at weekends. The Sunset bar occupies the top floor, signature cocktails and DJ sets in summer. 24-hour room service, reduced but well-executed menu.

The hotel stands in Yokuşbaşı, a residential district on the western heights of Bodrum, 3 km from the centre and the castle. Milta marina is 500 metres on foot, fish restaurants and luxury boutiques. Free shuttle to the bazaar and Gümbet beaches. Bodrum-Milas airport 35 km, 40 minutes by car. The district is quiet, little traffic, clear view over the entire bay to the island of Kos.