BODRUM: THE CHIC MED RESORT DRAWING A SMART SUMMER CROWD

If you hop on a boat towards Torba Bay, you’ll find the newly opened Nobu Bodrum at the Bodrum Loft hotel.

It has brought a touch of glamour to the villa-only Bodrum Loft resort, which opened just before the pandemic struck, and has until recently been occupied almost exclusively by wealthy Istanbulites who were looking for a coastal retreat to work away from the city. The architecturally striking villas (a wall of glass in the master bedrooms frames the sea views), can be rented for the entire season (£69,000 from May to October) but are put into a rental pool when the “owners” are away. Here you can enjoy the space and privacy of a villa along with the services you’d expect from a hotel, including a pool, spa, beach deck, restaurants and room service.