Palmetto Beach Hotel Selimiye Turkey

This is a ereally hidden jewel tucked away in the corner of the bay opposite the sleepy village of Selimye, about 2 hours from Dalaman airport and not quite an hour from Marmaris. We went there for a week and could have stayed forever!

The views at Palmetto Beach are spectacular, it only has 20 or so rooms, the bar is great, the food is good and the views are spectacular (did I mention that already?). You look out across a virtually land-locked bay across calm waters rto hills in the distance.

There's a lovely pontoon out into the water with a large space they set for dinner so you can eat with the water lapping around you under the stars. The sea is very shallow for some way out so great for kids, but good for swimming too if you walk out about 30 metres.

Selimye is a really pretty little village with some great restaurants and you can stroll there right around the waterfront in about 10 minutes. The village people are really friendly and good fun and enjoy a bit of banter, as do the staff in the bar and restaurant at the hotel. Excellent breakfast by the way - fruit and yoghurt - all very healthy. Would love to spend a month there.