Need to know
Rooms
282, including 210 suites.
Check–Out
Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
More details
Rates include all food and drink except the resort’s fine dining spots. Lagoon Suite and Hill Villa stays also come with return land transfers (minimum stays apply). Butler service and nightly turndown are included with Hill Villa stays too.
Also
If you have mobility issues, Maxx Royal has a raft of accessible aids: basic wheelchair loan, pool hoists, accessible toilets and beach ramps and beach wheelchairs are at your disposal. A buggy service also operates throughout the day (your best bet for navigating this hilly terrain), and there is lift access in the buildings where you’ll find the Suites and Villas. Four Suite Land rooms are adapted for wheelchair use.
Hotel closed
The hotel is open from mid-May to the end of October.
At the hotel
Tennis and padel courts, beach, beach club and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: smart TV, climate control, minibar, Nespresso coffee machine, tea-making kit, free bottled water, bathrobes, slippers and Acqua di Parma bath products.
Our favourite rooms
Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort’s superb configuration means all rooms have at least a glimpse of the twinkling Aegean. That said, a full-on sweeping sea view sets the heart aflutter, so we fell hard for the Seaview Suites, which boast loftier positions for broader and bluer panoramas. For a close-up, swim-up Lagoon Suites give you direct access to the water, just steps from your sunlounger.
Poolside
Pools come in various shapes and sizes — a 40-metre-long stunner being the headline act. Two are geared towards those who actually want to clock up laps, one indoors and one out, and all are heated except the lagoon pool that skirts the eponymous suites. For younger Smiths, there are dedicated bathing spots, indoors and out.
Spa
The label of a mere ‘spa’ is inadequate to describe the 4,500-square-metre veritable palace of wellness on offer here. From traditional Ayurvedic doctors to cutting-edge, tech-led cosmetology, the breadth of treatments available at Maxx Royal’s Wellness Centre caters to all tastes. Add every imaginable iteration of steam room, future-facing fitness equipment (yes, there’s a gym), and classes that span aerial yoga to kickboxing, and you’d be hard-pressed to pinpoint any omissions.
Packing tips
For a resort of this size, you’ll want footwear that delivers the stepcount in style — although you could always hedge your bets by bringing buggy-appropriate beach cover-ups, for when you want to whisk around Maxx Royal on four wheels.
Also
You’ll be allocated your own ‘Maxx Assistant’, akin to a personal butler but without the lurking. Restaurant bookings, buggy requests and babysitting are all arranged in the blink of a WhatsApp message.
Children
The hotel not only welcomes little Smiths, but really goes the extra mile to keep them — and you — happy.
Best for
From tots and toddlers to pre-teens, all ages are catered to here.
Recommended rooms
Villas are the obvious family fit, but every suite can take at least one extra child. We love the more spacious Royal Suites with their separate bedrooms.
Crèche
Drop your little Smiths free of charge at Maxxi Land, the hotel’s kids’ club (no booking required). It’s split into three age groups, from one to 12 years old. Most remarkably, it is open until 4am with a dedicated sleeping room, so you can make the most of the hotel’s nightlife.
Activities
For the smaller ones, Maxxi Land put on arts and crafts classes, dancing and dress-up sessions. Older children are kept entertained with video games and shows, plus there’s a cinema room with squishy chairs. Outside of the kids’ club, more active family-friendly pursuits include tennis, padel and snorkelling.
Swimming pool
Kids have two dedicated swimming pools, one inside and the other outside, with staff putting on child-friendly activities throughout the year at the latter.
Meals
The Maxxi Land Restaurant provides a kids’ menu that has swapped out the usual processed and fast food options for more nutritious fare. It also has a baby food preparation corner. Children under 12 get free lunch in the Twenty4 restaurant and baby food can be arranged for breakfast time (for a fee).
Babysitting
Easily arranged, from €50 plus tax an hour for each child. The service can be provided at Maxxi Land, on the beach, in the room, or in restaurants. You’ll need to book at least 24 hours in advance.
No need to pack
From bottle warmers and sterilisers to strollers and potties, the hotel can provide most baby kit you might need.
Also
If it’s your child's birthday during your stay, staff will happily throw them a party.
Sustainability efforts
The hotel has been double-certified for its sustainability practices, both in its environmentally sensitive design and everyday operations. Alongside an emphasis on sourcing produce locally, the resort collaborates on projects to protect the area’s sea turtles and mountain goats.
