Susona Bodrum, LXR Hotels & Resorts
When you book Susona Bodrum, LXR Hotels & Resorts in Turkey, through our Virtuoso partnership, your stay includes daily breakfast for up to two guests and a $100 USD food and beverage credit. You also receive a room upgrade, early check-in and late check-out when available. No premium credit card or membership needed: request a quote and our advisor books it at the same rate as booking direct.
Exclusive Booking Perks
These perks are included with your stay at the same rate as booking direct with the hotel.
- Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
- Daily breakfast for up to two guests per bedroom, served in the restaurant (already included in property rates)
- $100 USD equivalent Food & Beverage credit to be utilized during stay (not combinable, not valid on room rate, no cash value if not redeemed in full)
- Bookings in our Aegean Suite or Villas will also receive complimentary roundtrip private airport transfers
- Early Check-In / Late Check-Out, subject to availability
Guest feedback
9.4/10 from 159 guest reviews
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Guests liked
- Stunning bay-front location and sea views
- Warm, attentive and named staff praised repeatedly
- Private plunge pools and luxurious suites
Points to consider
- Restaurant staff inexperienced at times; order errors and slow service
- Limited evening entertainment; hotel quiet at night
- No natural sandy beach directly on-site
Location
LXR Hotels & Resorts cultivates properties that balance contemporary elegance with a sense of place, and Susona Bodrum anchors itself firmly in the pine-scented hillsides of Torba, a village six kilometres northeast of Bodrum where olive groves slope down to meet the Aegean. The atmosphere here resists the frenzy of the larger resort strips: waterfront cafes serve just-caught fish and lamb kebabs against a backdrop of unhurried conversation, and the shoreline unfolds in a rhythm of swim, stroll, and candle-lit dinners on the sand. Day-trippers arrive from Bodrum for the idyllic coastal light, but once the sun dips, Torba returns to its quiet self.
Bodrum itself, a short drive southwest, traces its lineage back to ancient Halicarnassus, home of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The town's whitewashed houses and bougainvillea-draped lanes cascade toward a harbour where gulets bob beside modern yachts. The Bodrum peninsula is where Aegean tradition meets contemporary Turkish leisure, a landscape of hidden coves, roadside fruit stands, and hillside towns that glow amber at sunset.
Milas Bodrum International Airport lies 24 kilometres inland, with taxis and private transfers bridging the journey to Torba in under half an hour along coastal roads.
Seafood restaurants cluster along Torba's shoreline, their tables set under plane trees and awnings, serving grilled levrek and çupra alongside traditional meze spreads. For a more refined approach, Maçakızı holds one Michelin star and perches on a hillside ten kilometres away, the drive along narrow roads building anticipation for a modern menu that takes advantage of its luxury hotel setting. Further afield, Mezra Yalıkavak (one star, thirteen kilometres west) occupies an industrial-design space with floor-to-ceiling windows, its farm-to-table cooking centred on Aegean produce. Kitchen By Osman Sezener, fifteen kilometres distant, delivers a cosmopolitan take on Turkish cuisine, straightforward but potent.
Bodrum's archaeological sites lie within an easy drive. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus preserves the excavated foundations and scattered fragments of the Wonder that once stood here, while the Ancient Theatre of Halicarnassus retains its semicircular tiers overlooking the modern town. Neapolis and Syangela, both accessible for those willing to venture into the hinterland, offer quieter ruins with Carian masonry still visible. Book a boat from one of the marinas in Bodrum proper for access to dive sites like Büyük Resif or the submerged aircraft wreck at Uçak Batığı, both within the bay system.
Summer on the Bodrum peninsula arrives bone-dry and brilliant: July and August see temperatures climb near 30°C, with nearly zero rainfall and the Aegean at its warmest. The light turns sharp and white, and the waterfront terraces fill with evening diners who linger past midnight. Shoulder seasons bring softer air: May and June offer warm days in the low to mid-20s, while September holds the summer's warmth without the peak crowds.
Winter transforms the coast into a quieter, wetter place. December and January bring frequent rain and temperatures in the low teens, the hillsides turning green and the streets emptying of tourists. Spring arrives gradually, with March and April warming into the high teens and the wildflowers beginning their brief, vivid bloom across the olive groves.
Visit between May and October for swimming and outdoor dining, or in April and early November for cooler exploration of ancient sites without the midsummer heat.
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