Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort
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Review
Character and identity
Set across 28 hillside acres on a private peninsula near Cennet Bay, this Mahmut Anlar-designed resort opened in May 2024 as the Maxx Royal group's Aegean debut. The 282 suites and villas tumble down indigenous gardens toward the sea, with Bernar Venet's 68-foot corten-steel arcs at the marina and a Refik Anadol AI installation animating the lobby. Six pools, a private bay beach, seven restaurants (Spago by Wolfgang Puck, Caviar Kaspia, Casa Sol, The Maine) and a 62,000-square-foot wellness centre with 20 treatment rooms anchor the offering. The register is glossy European resort luxury: Maseratis on loan, Ferraris on the drive, prosecco at lunch.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples and well-heeled families who want Bodrum's most current address, with art, supercars, a Scorpios beach club tie-up and Spago on site. Wellness devotees will get serious mileage from the spa. Families benefit from Maxxi Land, a 12,000-square-foot kids' club with cinema, ropes course and dedicated restaurant.
Should look elsewhere:
Anyone wanting a polished, fully-bedded-in operation should wait a season; service can stutter at breakfast and housekeeping, and there are minor finishing snags in rooms. Travellers expecting all-inclusive, as at the Antalya properties, should note this one is bed and breakfast. Faint construction noise from a neighbouring Bulgari site is audible.
Bottom line
The pull here is positioning: the newest, buzziest address on Bodrum's most coveted stretch of coast, with a genuinely serious spa, a strong Spago and the region's biggest kids' club. Teething issues in service and finish are real but fixable. Book a top-floor suite for uninterrupted Aegean views, or a laguna villa for shared-pool access, and go early in the 2025 season before rates harden.