Gümüşlük · Bodrum
Three quiet homes in a garden
In Kadıkalesi, a few minutes from Gümüşlük. The sea in summer, sun and stillness in winter. Open twelve months a year.
One garden, three homes, one bay
Hespera Suits sits in Kadıkalesi, on the west coast of the Bodrum Peninsula, between Gümüşlük and Turgutreis. Three separate studio homes stand in a large garden full of fruit trees. Each has its own entrance, its own terrace and a kitchen set up for staying a while.
The beaches of Kadıkalesi are a 500 m walk, and the complex has a private beach our guests can use. Coffee on the terrace in the morning, the sea in the afternoon, sunset in Gümüşlük in the evening. The rest is up to you.
The homes
Blue, Green, Red
The same plan, a different mood. Each is 50 m²: a bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom and terrace.
The most loved, by the beach
3 guests · 1 bedroom · 3 beds · 50 m²
A guest favourite that sleeps four
4 guests · 1 bedroom · 2 beds · 50 m²
A calm one-bedroom under a reed ceiling
3 guests · 1 bedroom · 2 beds · 50 m²
Next door
Gümüşlük
A fishing village built on the ruins of ancient Myndos. Tables on the sand, Rabbit Island reached on foot through shallow water, and a sunset people watch in near silence every evening.
As a protected archaeological zone, it has stayed low-rise and village-like. A few minutes from our homes by car.
The name
Keeper of the sunset
In ancient Greece, Hespera was the goddess of evening and of the golden light of sunset, one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of the west. The story goes that at the western edge of the world, where the sun sinks into the sea, she guarded a garden of paradise where golden apples grew.
When we opened three homes in a garden full of fruit trees on a west-facing coast, the name chose itself.
Sunset here today
The full story-
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Sunset
Gümüşlük sits on the west-facing coast of the peninsula. Every evening the sun goes down into the sea behind the islands. That is Hespera’s hour.
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II
The garden
The homes stand in a large garden of mulberry, pomegranate, quince, orange and mandarin trees. Pick the fruit yourself, in season.
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III
Golden apples
Some read the golden apples of the myth as quinces or citrus fruit. Botanists still call a citrus fruit a “hesperidium”. In winter, the mandarins in our garden glow like gold.
When to come
A reason for every season
June–September
Summer and the sea
Long, hot days and a sea of about 24–25 °C in August. A swim before breakfast, dinner on the sand.
November–March
A winter escape
Daytime highs around 15 °C while Oslo sits below freezing. Clear light, mandarin season, empty beaches.
All year
Rest and long stays
Recover after treatment, slow down, walk, swim. Arrange a monthly stay directly with the host.
Guide
Gümüşlük and Bodrum guide
İrfan’s favourite bays, fish restaurants, markets and walking paths.
At a glance
- 3homes, one garden
- 50 m²each home
- 500 mwalk to the beach
- 100 mto the minibus stop
- 12months open
- ★4.85host rating (Airbnb)
Guests
In their words
- Cleanliness4.8
- Accuracy4.9
- Check-in4.9
- Communication5.0
- Location4.8
- Value4.9
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Studio 374 Red · Airbnb Studio 374 Green · Airbnb Studio 374 Blue · Airbnb
Around us
Close by
Beaches, sunset spots, markets and villages. Most are a short walk, bike ride or minibus trip away.
Journal
Notes from the peninsula
Who is Hespera? Sunsets, golden apples and a garden
The goddess of the sunset we are named after, the garden of golden apples at the western edge of the…
Mandarin season and the Aegean winter table
Bodrum mandarins from November to February, fruit picked in the garden, new-season olive oil and market stalls: what comes to…
The coastal path from Kadıkalesi to Turgutreis
The walking and cycling path between Kadıkalesi and Turgutreis: when to go, where to stop for coffee and a swim,…
Direct
Talk to İrfan
Dates, long stays, pets, or what the homes are like in winter: ask the host directly. He usually replies within the hour.