Hotel
Situated on the Bodrum Peninsula near the pretty, upmarket resort of Goltürkbükü. The hotel overlooks Cennet (Paradise) Bay in the Aegean Sea, where sleek yachts and gulets bob gently in the clear blue waters. Chic Bodrum, with its yacht harbor, Castle of the Knights of St John, and remains of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, is 13 miles south. Milas-Bodrum Airport is a 40-minute drive north.
A stunning resort offering panoramic views over the Aegean Sea, Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum is where dreams come true. It’s a luxury five-star hotel retreat with two private beaches and excellent leisure facilities, hotel invites you to lie back, relax and savor the moment. An idyllic location in Paradise Bay offers a seductive blend of style, serenity, and five-star comfort. With award-winning restaurants, a relaxing spa, and your choice of lifestyle apartments, rooms, suites, and villas, Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum is the leading hideaway resort in the Turkish Riviera of the Mediterranean.
Style and Character
The hotel’s 20 or so olive-colored geometric blocks (designed to blend in with the area’s indigenous olive trees) are arranged in tiers down a wooded hillside, covering nearly 150 acres, towards two curved white sandy beaches. Interiors by the Italian architect and furniture designer Antonio Citterio, who also orchestrated the Mandarin Oriental Milan, are sleek and luxurious, with vast tracts of expensive teak and muted marble, interspersed with modern artwork.
Service and Facilities
The hotel has virtually the same number of friendly, efficient staff as guests, and is a proper luxury cocoon. Its enormous three-story spa is one of the best in the Turkish Med, with treatment rooms as big as small flats and a bewildering array of facilities. There’s also a watersports center, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, private curtained beach cabanas, a pilates and yoga studio, five designer shops, and an outlet of Turkish designer department store Brandroom. A helicopter landing pad is available should you need it and a fleet of buggies is available to ferry guests around the grounds.
Rooms
The hotel has 132 rooms and suites, 62 of them in the main building. Nearly all of them feature a sea view (or partial sea view), and the rest come with a garden view. Décor is sleek and simple and even the lowest category rooms are enormous and have high ceilings, walk-in wardrobes, Bang & Olufsen televisions, and tall sliding teak panels separating the bedroom from the bathroom, where there’s a freestanding porcelain oval-shaped tub.
Leisure Activities
Beach
Blue Beach is the hotel’s main private beach. Overlooking the calm Aegean Sea, the beach enjoys a stunning setting enhanced by luxurious touches such as private cabanas and a Beach Bar serving an array of light dishes such as salads, burgers, sushi, and sashimi.
Swimming pools
Dotted around the resort have four outdoor swimming pools of varying sizes, including a designated children’s pool. In addition, we have an indoor pool located in the spa.
Sports
Excellent Water Sports center overlooking Paradise Bay offers activities including scuba diving, parasailing, fishing, wakeboarding, stand-up paddleboarding, and jet ski rental.
The hotel has tennis and basketball courts available to use as well as a jogging path circling Paradise Bay. Also offer tennis lessons, yoga classes, Pilates sessions, and rounds of golf at nearby Championship golf courses.
Shopping and tours
Luxury tours of the surrounding coastline can be arranged in either a helicopter or a traditional Turkish gullet. Our popular gullet tour can be organized as a day trip including lunch and lasting for approximately 8 hours. For guests interested in shopping, we have a luxury shopping arcade lying adjacent to the lobby. Featuring a variety of boutiques, our Resort Store hosts a curated selection of world-known luxury brands.
There are eight restaurants: choose Assaggio (on an expansive decked platform overlooking the sea) for classic Italian dishes such as beef carpaccio with truffle oil, and seared tuna and eggplant; Bodrum Balikçisi for fish and seafood; Kuro-chan by Ioki for a menu created by ex-Nobu superchef Scott Hallsworth; Sofra for traditional Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine; Blue Beach Club & Bar and Pool Bar & Restaurant for cocktails and daytime snacks; the Mandarin Bar, hung with Chinese lanterns, for a pre-dinner drink; or the cake shop for handmade cakes and pastries.
Extensive buffet breakfasts – waffles and pancakes, a bread ‘island’ serving freshly baked breads and lahmacun (Turkish pizza), organic health drinks and a huge array of cooked dishes – are served in Sofra.
Atelier di Carne
Contemporary Steakhouse by Dario Cecchini
Introducing an innovative steakhouse created by internationally celebrated Italian butcher Dario Cecchini: Atelier Di Carne. Atelier Di Carne accentuates the basic aspects of a steakhouse, featuring a wide selection of choice cuts of meat, ethically sourced seafood, and seasonal vegetables. Bringing a new dimension to the conventional process of meat preparation the restaurant’s groundbreaking menu, from classic cuts to “beef or not-to-beef” options, impresses even the most discerning diners.
Hakkasan
Modern Chinese cuisine, world-class mixology, and stunning design
Serving the globally renowned delicacies of the Far East in an open-air setting with sweeping views of the Aegean Sea by the perched over azure waters, Hakkasan continues to serve its dazzling signature dishes with traditional techniques, the finest quality ingredients, and contemporary flair that combine to reinvent ancient gastronomy resulting in a unique food and cocktail menu, served in a chic, dynamic and sleek setting. Setting the benchmark for modern high-end Cantonese cuisine and impeccable service, Hakkasan’s menu mainly consists of dishes to share, providing a truly exceptional tasting experience for its guests. Fusing traditional Chinese elements with modern aesthetics to create stunning interiors, Hakkasan features exclusive musical acts for a refined entertainment experience in the sophisticated bar atmosphere, adding vibrance to the mesmerizing jewel of Bodrum Peninsula
Kurochan by IOKI
Modern, innovative Japanese cuisine
Kurochan by IOKI presents a modern, innovative sushi menu influenced by Peruvian flavors. Offering a mix of appetizers, Tempura, noodles, Teppanyaki, and robata grill dishes, the talented culinary team is dedicated to bringing dishes infused with Japanese authenticity and created from only the freshest ingredients to the table. Overlooking the resort’s main beach, Kurochan by IOKI’s unique setting is enhanced by the restaurant’s stylish layout featuring an open kitchen where guests can watch as their food is prepared. To complete the experience, there is a fantastic drinks menu including Japanese beer, an extensive selection of sake, and local and international wines, alongside fun and an innovative cocktail list created from Japanese-inspired infusions, fruits, vegetables, and spices.
Living Room
An exclusive seaside lounge and bar offering a chic day-to-night atmosphere on the Bodrum peninsula.
The Living Room Bodrum is an exclusive seaside lounge and bar offering chic day-to-night vibes on the Bodrum peninsula. This is the first outpost of the beloved Miami bar, in partnership with nightlife visionary Eric Milon. The design of The Living Room Bodrum combines bohemian beach-chic and natural elements such as wood, water, and stones, with the added glamour of the original beach destination hang-outs of the 1990s in Miami. The Living Room Bodrum will offer a creative menu of small bites, wine, and champagne menu. Mixology also plays a starring role with a huge array of signature cocktails and mocktails. Designed to delight all the senses, the innovative creations draw upon essences and exotic spices from around the world.
Lucca by the Sea
Colorful plates and innovative cocktails
Lucca by the Sea, looking towards a breathtaking Aegean view and combining chic retro elements with comfortable settings, with a menu consisting mainly of Mediterranean and world cuisines and a creative cocktail range prepared by famous mixologists is providing its guests delightful moments with a dynamic atmosphere all day long. The modern restaurant bar with specials such as burrata pizzas and seafood delicacies from the stone oven, award-winning cocktails prepared with seasonal ingredients, and colorful plates offers different alternatives for all tastes for lunch and dinner. Bringing a contemporary interpretation to the traditional Turkish fish market by displaying fresh seafood together, Lucca by the Sea extends its guests the opportunity to choose from tens of different tastes as they please. Performances by popular Turkish and international DJs on weekends when joyous dinner meetings turn into fun bring together a unique gastronomic experience with unforgettable moments
Sofra
Something for everyone …
Influenced by the Turkish tradition of fresh, flavourful food in a family-friendly setting, our atmospheric restaurant offers diners the chance to dine inside and out, with the option of joining tables together for big gatherings. Open for breakfast, the restaurant specializes in delicious local cuisine with a Mediterranean flair. Breakfasts are particularly renowned, featuring everything from freshly baked bread and pastries to eggs, homemade yogurts, cheese, fresh fruit, and a range of coffees and teas.
Pool Bar & Restaurant
Make a splash
Pool Bar Restaurant serves an array of poolside favorites alongside a range of fresh juices, house-made ice cream and sorbets, and fun innovative cocktails. A special children’s dining area located beside a uniquely designed family pool and play area offers fun activities and special menus.
Mandarin Bar
Bodrum’s most glamorous bar
Stylishly designed with a laid-back, sophisticated atmosphere, the Mandarin Bar is the perfect place in which to enjoy a drink. With a talented team of bartenders as adept at crafting creative cocktails as they are mouth-watering mocktails, the bar serves an extensive list of fine wines alongside a range of premium liquors and cognacs and beers. In addition, guests can order from a selection of delicious Western and Asian-style bar snacks beautifully presented in bite-size portions.
