Exclusive boutique hotel with an astonishing location, overlooking the bay of Kalkan Likya Gardens is an exclusive boutique hotel with an enviable location, overlooking the bay of Kalkan. The idyllic waterfront setting lends itself to couples and families seeking a tranquil retreat with widescreen bay views. The hotel features just 12 spacious suites – six of which enjoy a private swimming pool. There are also four villas with hotel services (two 2 bedrooms and two 3 bedrooms) each benefit from the additional luxury of a private cabana at the Beach Club, which hugs the shore below.

Kalkan is an archetypal Mediterranean harbour town with cobbled alleyways rising up from a picture-postcard seafront. The name means shield in Turkish, after the large four-sided bay at its heart, complete with inky-blue waters that are fed by mountain springs which keep the sea fresh for swimming and crystal-clear for snorkelling. Strict conservation laws have ensured only sympathetic, low-rise development has taken place within Kalkan and it retains a low-key charm. Surrounding villas and boutique hotels are sensitively built into the natural terrain – sometimes in quite a feat of nature – and blend with the overarching backdrop of pine forest meets the turquoise sea.