The Cultured Traveller - Third Anniversary Edition, October-November 2017 Issue 19

duvets, plush drapes and cashmere blankets make their world go around. In the case of a Mediterranean Suite at Mandarin Oriental Bodrum, the luxury inimitably lies in the height, light, design and, most of all, the attention to interior detailing. This is one exceptionally well planned and executed suite, delivering perfectly on all the levels one would expect at its price point.

What strikes you immediately, once through the gloriously tall solid wood entrance doors, is the sense of serenity and calm which permeates the large loft-like space. This is thanks to the abundance of natural daylight which floods in through 12-metres of floor-to-ceiling doors filling one wall of the lounge – which open onto a private garden and pool – plus two giant skylights, one of which illuminates the bathroom from above. Married with the liberal use of different types of stone and timber, not to mention Turkish rugs and naturally coloured furnishings, cushions and curtains, the overall effect is one of immense warmth and calm quite literally from the moment you enter. Dark wood tables with dark green marble surfaces, and timeless teak armchairs meticulously upholstered, are juxtapositioned with grooved white stone walls which add a subtle touch of 70s glam. Furniture of varying heights – including a cool high-top table topped with a slab of locally quarried stone and surrounded by 96 The Cultured Traveller Oct-Nov 2017