Half a century in the same garden
We opened in the years when tourism in Bodrum was only beginning. Neither the building nor the way we run it has changed a great deal since.
1976: an architect's reading of Bodrum
The hotel's architect, Cengiz Bektaş, was among the figures in Turkish architecture who brought the local building tradition together with modern design. In designing Seçkin Konaklar he stayed faithful to Bodrum's own language: thick limewashed walls, flat roofs, courtyards that give shade, and narrow passages linking the buildings.
The result was not a single block but a set of small buildings scattered through a garden. That is why no room in the hotel opens onto a corridor: step out of your door and you are in the garden.
An early apart-hotel in Türkiye
When Rüştü Gür opened the hotel, accommodation in Bodrum meant a handful of guesthouses. With apartments that had kitchens and suited longer stays, Seçkin Konaklar became an early example of the apart-hotel idea in Türkiye.
Bodrum's tourism today rests largely on what was built in those years, and we are a small part of that story.
What being family-run means
The person at reception is most likely the owner or someone who has worked here for many years. Our small scale means we get to know our guests and can look after their needs personally.
We have guests who come back on the same dates year after year; some now bring their children. For us that is the best measure there is.