TRAVEL GUIDE 2022
DECEMBER 2021
The 101 Best Hotels in the World
MAÇAKIZI
Bodrum, Turkey
Slow-pulse dance music and a life-enhancing social vibe; this place holds a magnetic lure for free spirits. Kate Moss is said to have once checked out of a nearby detox centre and bolted to the bougainvillea-clad terraces of its collection of villas (founded in 1977 by current owner Sahir Erozan’s mother Ayla Emiroglu). New this year is the palatial 10-bedroom Villa Maçakızı: available for private hire, it’s located on a lavender-scented hilltop above Paradise Bay, a short boat ride away. The familiar boho-cool, white-on-azure Maçakızı aesthetic infuses its sea-view suites, infinity pool and beachfront cabana scene, but it’s all your own private domain: you won’t see high-rollers rocking up in their yachts to hang out over lunch. On call 24/7, the villa team aim to spoil; chef Carlo BErnardini produces feasts of fresh pasta, salads and grilled seafood – including böcek, the local lobster. Fairy light-adorned cocktail areas set the scene by night. When wellness calls, the top-floor spa – with a fitness centre and hydrotherapy pool – awaits.