Maçakizi Hotel Bodrum review: a retreat for the glitterati on Turkey’s riviera

This cool hotel offers spectacular views, relaxed dining and even its own mini-cinema 

Maçakizi is renowned for its beach bar
Maçakizi is renowned for its beach bar
(Image credit: macakizi.com)

In the northern part of Bodrum peninsula, 30 minutes or so away from the main town, Maçakizi (meaning Ace of Spades) sits in the quiet town of Göltürkbükü on the Turkish riviera. The hotel was established in the 1970s by Ayla Emiroğlu who, captivated by the quiet charm of the area, built this cool, subtle retreat which the glitterati soon flocked to.

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