Our Featured PROPERTIES OF THE WEEK
This week’s favourite holiday properties for the ultimate luxury getaway.
Where to next? We have curated some inspiration to cover all sorts of stays and guests. Peruse what’s trending now. We’ve cast around for hotels, villas and gulets which we think will offer standout holidays in summer 2024.
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We specialise in uncommercial holiday destinations in Turkey, the Greek Islands of Crete and Kefalonia, Mallorca, Sicily, Malta and the year-round exotic destination of Morocco. We continue to seek out and offer new discerning experiences in other destinations and this year are delighted to introduce new regions in Morocco, bucket list expeditions and also luxury voyages at sea- worldwide.
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We are a truly specialist tour operator offering unique boutique hotels, private villas with pools, rural retreats and select apartments in unspoilt resorts. Whether you’re looking for a suite built within caves, a romantic rooftop terrace or your own private infinity pool…we’ve got a great selection for you.
We have extensive first hand experience of the properties we feature, have time to help guests choose specific rooms or villas and, having built up great relationships with all the owners, can offer a truly personal service to enhance your holiday. Thankfully, many of our guests agree as we have a huge number of very loyal repeat guests.
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We are delighted to introduce our exciting new portfolio of truly memorable experience holidays. Designed to allow you to discover natural wonders and unique cultural experiences year round and in a choice of destinations. Our current experience holidays include; a yoga and lifestyle holiday in an eco lodge in Morocco this November, tailor made itineraries on the Amalfi coast, Tuscany, Puglia and Matera and landscapes of Turkey which combine Cappadocia and Istanbul. Our Discerning Experience holidays have been created to allow you to see a facet of the destination not usually unavailable, while traveling in style and enjoying the finest hospitality as well as our renowned personal and attentive service.
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A gorgeous boutique hotel perched by the water’s edge with just 12 suites and 4 villas, an idyllic beachside escape
Once a simple guesthouse, the Likya Gardens Hotel has been totally transformed into a beach front boutique hotel comprising of just 12 spacious suites, two 2 bedroom villas and two 3 bedroom villas.
Likya Gardens surveys, the Bay of Kalkan and looks out across the inky waters to Hotel Villa Mahal on the far side of the Bay. The stunning and quiet waterfront location is ideal for couples seeking a peaceful escape with plenty of privacy.
Likya Gardens and Likya Beach Club prides itself on offering the highest levels of service to select guests.
Boasting one of the best locations in Kalkan, this reinvented boutique property is reached via a small lane which to Kalkan’s westerly shore, and has a secluded position overlooking the sea, yet it is still possible to walk into the main part of town. The boutique hotel is spread across the hillside and offers the opportunity to relax either by your private pool or by the sea, with an attentive and discreet service provided by hotel staff.
All but 6 rooms have their own private swimming pool. New for 2022 are four chic- beachside style villas complete with their own private swimming pools. Built over two floors with the bedrooms on the first floors. In addition, there are 4 new deluxe pool rooms, situated in the gardens with their own plunge pools and those delightful sea views. All the rooms are spacious, light and airy and have a wonderful laid back feel.
In the original building there are 6 rooms without pool, each has a balcony with sea views and complimentary use of the hotel’s private waterfront and bathing platforms. In the main building there is the Penthouse Jacuzzi Suite with its gorgeous views and its own-roof top Jacuzzi and the Signature Pool room on the ground floor, is always a favourite choice with our regular guests.
Breakfast is served in a shaded area at the Likya Beach Club and features a delightful Mediterranean buffet and some daily specials. Light lunches are available at the hotel’s private waterfront known as the Likya Beach Club. A short walk back along the coastal road will take you to a plethora of wonderful restaurants in Kalkan. Alternatively both the Likya Pavilion, Likya Residence and Asfiya Sea View hotels are close by and both have renowned restaurants.
Pretty steps lead down from Likya Gardens Terrace to the waterfront below where there are private cabanas – one for each of the villas – to enjoy the beachfront in utter seclusion. They are inspired by the Caribbean and give a hippy chic beachfront vibe that is instantly relaxing. The whitewashed, wooden cabanas are individually decorated and each has a sun lounger as well of course die-for views out over the Mediterranean.
The waterfront beach club offers easy access to the sea with sun-loungers, diving platforms and parasols dotted here and there. There is towel and waiter service to the beach club and cabanas with light refreshments including snacks and cooling drinks.
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Lures Hotel
The Lures Hotel, where glistening Mediterranean waters reach the rocky Kalkan shores, a heaven of blissful seclusion; elegant, endlessly social and yet the suites are also perfectly private.
Dominating the hillside above Kalamar Bay, The Lures Hotel boasts unrivalled widescreen views over the Mediterranean and it’s islet neighbours, Mouse and Snake Islands. The hotel is effortlessly chic and has been meticulously designed over the past ten years. While large and impressive, it has just 52 rooms each has been pioneered to embrace the local regional spirit. Decor is fresh, neutral tones, cool tiled flooring, expansive windows and high vaulted ceilings give rise to a feeling of light and Mediterranean living.
Large sculpted grounds provide plenty of serene spaces to unwind and make the most of outdoor living in the alluring Turkish Climate under balmy skies. The expansive gardens are sea-facing, teeming with bougainvillea as well as fragrant and exotic plant life. There’s no shortage of bathing opportunities, a large state- of – the -art swimming pool takes centre stage and is the perfect spot to inhale the inspiring sea vistas. Just footsteps away is the hotel beach club, this classically elegant setting is a sanctuary to rewind and renew while listening to the rejuvenating sounds of the sea. There are even a splattering of cabanas each voluptuously furnished in a nautical vibe ideal for those seeking solitude and privacy by the water’s edge.
The Lures offers a variety of dining experiences created by known chefs from across Turkey. And we expect in the years to come, as the hotel becomes more established that it will develop a firm foodie following. The restaurants feature a fusion of Mediterranean and Turkish specialities as well as some international favourites. There is also a sophisticated restaurant with a steak culture which will suit those who relish the very best.
Make the most of your stay with well-being experiences that reset the mind. The hotel features a superb spa with indoor pool, hammam, sauna, steam rooms and expansive treatment menu. The Fitness Centre is fitted with state- of-the-art training equipment and provides the perfect sanctuary for those in need of an active distraction.
Surrounded by your best people in a second to none location, with all you could possibly need, there is little reason to leave. But in case you do wander, Kalkan will tick all the boxes, delivering everything you need for an idyllic Mediterranean escape.
Adult Only ( Children 12+ welcome in July and August and 16+ during other periods).
Please note the hotel welcomes non-residents to use the restaurants and bars. Whilst the hotel will only accept residents over 16 years to stay in the hotel, the beach club and restaurants are welcome to non-residents of all ages.
Please kindly note the hotel occupies a steep hillside position.
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Villa Dolicha
Luxury villa in a Superb location. Villa Dolicha is a splendid villa on Kefalonia, with arguably some of the best views in Greece.
This is a truly stunning property, and perfect for a family, with 3 well appointed bedrooms, a spacious living and dining room and fully equipped kitchen.
The highlight of Villa Dolicha however, has to be the expansive terrace with its shaded dining area, perfect for barbecues on balmy summer evenings, and of course the huge infinity pool with mesmorising views out to sea and over the island of Ithaca and beyond.
For those guests wanting to sample the delights of Fiscardo Harbour, it is only 10 minute walk in to town, and the pretty beach of Embilisi is also nearby, making its location hard to beat.
Guests at Villa Dolicha have the added bonus of using the private entrance into the five star Emelisse hotel where they are more than welcome to use the facilities including the famed restaurant and many treatments available at the Spa.
If you prefer to stay at home, it is even possible to arrange for massage and beauty treatments at the villa, or perhaps a private chef for an evening to prepare a mouth-watering meal in the comfort of your own home.
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LIKYA RESIDENCE HOTEL & SPA
One of our guests favourites in Kalkan, Turkey
Arguably the best hotel in the region, the stunning Likya Residence and Spa is a luxurious adult-only retreat, yet just a short stroll from the heart of the charming harbour town of Kalkan.
All of the light, airy and incredibly spacious rooms and suites offer unrivalled sea views and have a large balcony or terrace, a superb spot to sit and watch the sun go down over the deep blue Mediterranean.
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Whether you are simply looking for accommodation for a few nights, or want an off the beaten track tailor-made holiday, the team at The Discerning Collection can fulfill your every need.
We can arrange flights from any UK airport on any day of the week, transfers or car hire, accommodation (including specific rooms), and many other services such as various jaunts and excursions, meals in some of the best restaurants in town! We are totally flexible and are here to ensure that you book the holiday that you want.
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