Six Senses Kaplankaya Hotel

Turkey

While two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – Ephesus, in Selçuk, and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus – are within easy reach of this idyllic coastal sweep north of Bodrum, you’ll be hard pressed to tear yourself away from the countless wonders right here at your fingertips. Carved into a fragrant, pine-clad hillside, the 141-room idyll, which opened last year, aims to nudge guests gently towards optimal wellbeing, rest and nutrition, with mindfulness coming easy among wild olive trees swaying in the warm breezes from the Aegean Sea.

Accommodation makes the most of those views: the Ridge Villas, which are great for families, each has its own well-tended garden with outdoor shower, plunge pool or cabana. Elsewhere, walk-in closets, floor-to-ceiling windows, marble bathrooms with Organic Pharmacy amenities and swoon-worthy tubs, beach bags and yoga mat, make for an utterly soothing stay. At the sumptuous spa – which is, in effect, more like a high-tech Swiss sanitorium – bespoke treatment programmes might include decadent oil-dripping shirodhara, sessions in the watsu pool, Biologique Recherche facials and hammams.

Elsewhere, dining options take you from vibrant, buffet-style breakfasts featuring produce from the resort’s organic garden, to alfresco Turkish small plates and fresh-off-the-boat grilled fish at Meze by the Sea, to late-night botanically-led cocktails in The Library Bar. Sustainability is key: the hotel’s Earth Lab supports local communities and ecosystems with as much aplomb as it cossets guests.

Doubles from £311. Words by Blossom Green