Yalikavak hotel yalikavak apartment. Bodrum peninsula. Lavanta: Small hotel, quiet apartments. Panoramic sea view from all hotel rooms and apartments. Situated in a large park with a large, beautiful swimming pool. Gourmet food, selected wines stored in own wine cellar. Managed by the owners.
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The Best Small Hotels of Turkey
LAVANTA HOTEL
The view is marvelous, the rooms luxurious and the breakfast excellent. But what prompted nearly a dozen correspondents to write to us was that it has something more than that. Lavanta offers the unique experience of feeling like the personal guests of Tosun and Maria Merey, the charming and hospitable owners.
Tosun,
Maria and family spent many years living in various countries around the world. The
concept of Lavanta started as a private luxurious home in which to enjoy an early
retirement, once fired with enthusiasm however they ended up converting acres of unspoilt
hillside into a comfortable and spacious retreat.
With his lovely wife Maria, guests are offered not just an excellent kitchen but all the attention to detail that turns a good hotel into an extraordinary one. Each room is individually and uniquely furnished, standing a notch or two above the usual 5-star standard. The wine cellar and "Internet Café" are popular attractions.
“Surrounded by well maintained grounds on a hillside overlooking the Bodrum peninsula just outside the village of Yalikavak, the Lavanta is a tranquil, distinguished retreat in an area where many hotels are bland and geared to package tourism. All of the attractive rooms overlook the sea from private terraces and are furnished with tasteful traditional pieces and antiques the owners, Tosun and Maria Merey, have collected from around the world. Dinner, served to hotel guests only, features traditional Turkish home cooking.”
BERLITZ GUIDES to Istanbul and the Aegean coast
Small, quiet hotel in a glorious location near Yalikavak village on the Bodrum peninsula. Large pool, healthy eating with garden grown vegetables and free-range egg, bread oven and excellent wine cellar. Internet access. 8 rooms and 12 apartments.
INSIGHT GUIDE Turkey
"Small boutique hotel with some self-catering suites. Panoramic sea/mountain views and very quiet. Large swimming pool. Vegetables grown on the premises, including free-range eggs, stone bread oven, wine cellar, internet access."
Le Guide du Routard Turquie
”...the 8 rooms and 12 apartments (all air-conditioned) of this beautiful
hotel are tastefully decorated with traditional furniture and antiques.
Stunningly framed by a mountain back drop, the countryside setting offers
a magnificent view over the Bay. Good swimming-pool amidst lush gardens.
Breakfast with home made bread and fresh eggs from the Hotel's hen-house.
YALIKAVAK
11m from Bodrum on the north-west coast, this small market-town
complete with old wind mills and a small marina, is still unspoiled and
picturesque.”
Marco Polo
”Lavanta Hotel
A highly recommended small hotel with rooms and apartments decorated in
exquisite taste, distributed in 5 villas. The Hotel has a magnificent view
overlooking the
Bay of Yalikavak. 8 rooms, 12 apartments...”
“The quiet and beautiful location has a wonderful sea view. A large swimming-pool next to the house and a wine cellar are part of the charm, not forgetting the excellent cuisine.”
Poliglott, Turkish
Coast
“Small but charming: The...
hotel is situated in extensive gardens outside of the village. The 8 rooms
and 12 suites all have own terrace with sea view and are decorated with
exclusive antiques and carpets.”
MERIAN Live, Türkei Westküste
"Tosun and Maria Merey realized their dream in 1997 with Lavanta. On the hillside overlooking the sea everything is perfect from the wine cellar to the ambience"
DUMONT EXTRA, Bodrum & Marmaris
"No doubt this hotel belongs to the 10 prettiest hotels of Turkey. It is in a beautiful secluded position on a hill with sea view. Stone walls, old marble features and glazed tiles underline the atmosphere overall. All rooms are individually decorated with wood motifs, Turkish rugs, wrought-iron: in the library one feels like the guest of Captain Nemo himself. There is even a stone oven for bread and an excellent wine-cellar.”
