Illy has never been a fan of all-inclusive hotels and all-inclusive tourism in the Mediterranean areas, be it in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Greece or Turkey. But she is a big fan of Bodrum, the ancient city of Halikarnassós and home town of Herodotus, so she was kind of introduced to several all-inclusive resort hotels in the Bodrum areas over the years.
Admittedly some of these all-inclusive resorts are truly horrid - full of loud, half-naked randy drunken tourists and noisy children on packaged tours, and the food and service of the resorts were far from being satisfactory - but there have been a few decent ones as well. Salmakis Spa and Resort is one of those all-inclusive places which is actually worth a mention.
Located at a part of town known as Bardaci, Salmakis Resort has its own private beach and a great view of the Castle of St. Peter and the Bodrum Bay. The resort complex, built along a slope overlooking the bay of Bodrum, can be reached by water taxi boat from the Bodrum harbour, or alternatively by car and dolmus from the bus station in downtown Bodrum.
