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Bodrum is a burgeoning luxury
- Bodrum, Turkey, is a an increasingly popular luxury travel destination.
- It's been compared to European hotspots St. Tropez on the French Riviera and Mykonos in Greece.
- Both Condé Nast Traveler and Bloomberg named Bodrum one of the best places to travel in 2019.
- It's seen a recent influx of trendy five-star hotels, including Six Senses Kaplankaya and Ian Schrager's Bodrum Edition.
Forget Bali, Mykonos, and St. Tropez.
The hot new under-the-radar luxury travel destination is the seaside city of Bodrum, Turkey.
The port city has been dubbed the "St. Tropez of Turkey" for its luxury hotels, beach clubs, food scene, and the abundance of superyachts drifting in its turquoise waters. While Europeans have been vacationing there for years, it's been long overlooked by American travelers.
Both Condé Nast Traveler and Bloomberg named Bodrum one of the best places to travel in 2019, with Bloomberg suggesting travelers skip "overdeveloped Bali in favor of Bodrum, where a five-star-resort renaissance is under way." The publication pointed out the recent high-profile openings in Bodrum of trendy luxury resorts such as Six Senses and Edition Hotels.
"With slick infinity edge pools facing the Aegean, celebrity-approved beach clubs, spas with steamy hammams, and sunbathing nooks shrouded by olive groves, the see-and-be-seen destination is a revitalized alternative to St. Tropez and Mykonos," Bloomberg wrote of Bodrum.
Here's what it's like to vacation in Bodrum.