The first international five star hotel is to officially open in the Bodrum area on 19 May 2006 with the largest spa in the Mediterranean, operated by Six Senses.
The Kempinski Barbaros Bay has 173 whitewashed rooms on the Barbaros Bay cliffs just outside the town, with its own secluded sandy beach.
The hotel has two presidential suites, each 200sqm with private entrances, 23 junior and senior suites and 148 deluxe and superior rooms each with their own terrace or balcony and views of the Aegean Sea. Prices start from GBP163 for a double superior room.
The 5,500 sqm Six Senses spa has been designed as a contemporary sanctuary, providing a taste of Six Senses' Asian heritage, whilst retaining traditions of Turkish spa culture. Prices for treatments start from around GBP30 for half an hour Indian Scalp massage.
The hotel will open an exclusive nightclub in May on the cliff above the beach. The Cliffhanger club will be an offshoot of the famous Samdan club in Istanbul.
Hotel guests can choose to dine at the main Italian restaurant; a Vietnamese Asian Restaurant; the pool restaurant serving barbeque lunches and a beach bar, which serves traditional Turkish food and mezze on the beach into the evening.
There is an inifinity swimming pool as well as an outdoor and indoor pool and diving and other watersports are available directly from the hotel beach. The hotel also has its own tradional wooden gulet, which visitors can hire for day or evening cruises.
The resort is far enough away from Bodrum for those who want peace and quiet, but close enough (14km) for those who want to visit the town's many restaurants and bars. It is only 30 km from Milas-Bodrum airport, which is 45 minutes from Istanbul by air. Numerous charter carriers operate to Bodrum from the UK.
Bodrum is the birthplace of Herodotus, known as the Father of History and home to the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Ephesus, one of the best preserved classical cities, and the Greek island of Kos are both easy day trips.
