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An aerial view of a stone hotel building above a rocky cove, with wooden sundeck platforms stepping down to turquoise water and one swimmer in the distance.
Kalkan, Türkiye

Likya Gardens

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A private cabana on the waterfront below the hotel, drinks brought down to it, and Kalkan's town centre under ten minutes away on foot.

Likya Gardens calls its top room the Penthouse Suite with Jacuzzi. Six nights there in September 2020 was enough to work out what that actually means: a bath large enough to fill with water at whatever temperature you like, which suits Kalkan's heat better than an actual jacuzzi would have. We loved it, and would book the same suite again.

The suite came with a private cabana on the waterfront, at the Likya Beach Club below the hotel, where drinks are brought down to you and the water beneath the hotel is clear enough to be worth the walk down on its own. One day we hired a boat from a local operator rather than the hotel's own trips and spent it entirely on the water, which was one of the best parts of the stay. Breakfast is Turkish, taken looking out over the water, and worth getting up for.

Kalkan's town centre is under ten minutes on foot, but walk the other way for five minutes and the hotel feels like a retreat on its own, not an extension of the town. There is no beach in the usual sense: getting down to the water means a run of steps cut into the rock.

We stayed as a couple and would go back without hesitation. We would not bring a young child: those same rock steps down to the water are the reason.

A bedroom with a carved white archway over a four-poster bed, glass doors folded open onto a private pool and the sea beyond.
A small swimming pool seen through pink bougainvillea and pine branches, with the sea and a headland beyond.
A covered wooden deck with a cushioned daybed and two sun loungers, looking out over open sea to distant hills.
An aerial view of the hotel's cliffside sundeck and cabanas above the sea, with the town of Kalkan spread across the hills behind.
A breakfast tray on a bed with croissants, a soft-boiled egg, orange juice, a bowl of fruit, and two glasses of sparkling wine with strawberries.
A bathroom with a freestanding clawfoot tub, a vanity, and glass doors open to a terrace with a garden and hill view.

The facts

Rooms

Rooms
16

Room types

  • Comfort Suite
  • Waterfront Suite
  • Penthouse Jacuzzi Suite
  • Deluxe Pool Suite
  • Garden Pool Suite
  • Signature Pool Suite
  • 2 Bedroom Villa
  • 3 Bedroom Villa

We stayed in
Penthouse Suite with Jacuzzi

Pools

Pools
10

Food and drink

Restaurants
1
Worth booking
the Likya Beach Club, for mezze and cocktails through the day and request-only dinners by the water
Board
Room and breakfast

Practical

Airport
Dalaman (DLM), around 1 hour 45 minutes
Beach
Direct, rock
Air conditioning
Yes

Building

Floors
3

Services

Boat
Yes
Worth knowing
the private cabanas and waterfront platforms at the Beach Club, with waiter service to the day beds

What's nearby

Kalkan town centre
under 10 minutes, on foot

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