# The best family hotels in Bodrum

Written 2026-11-03 by Play Day. Where to stay on the Bodrum peninsula with kids, from all-inclusives with piers into the sea to apartments over Paradise Bay with a kitchenette.

Bodrum's harbor has a [crusader castle](https://ourplayday.com/places/bodrum-castle-bodrum) in the middle of it, and inside is a museum of shipwrecks and amphoras pulled up off the Turkish coast. Boats are a big part of the fun here, from pirate-boat cruises to swims in the bays, and there's a [water park](https://ourplayday.com/places/bodrum-aquapark-bodrum) with a lazy river. The resorts around the peninsula go all out for families, with slides, kids' clubs and piers straight into the sea.

## Torba and Gölköy, on the north coast

Torba is a small, quiet village on a bay about ten minutes north of Bodrum town. Farther west, Gölköy and Türkbükü are known for exclusive hotels, seafront restaurants and bars, and for resorts families pick for a relaxed beach week.

### [Doubletree by Hilton Bodrum Isil Club](https://ourplayday.com/places/doubletree-by-hilton-bodrum-isil-club-bodrum)

Part of the peninsula: Torba

An all-inclusive on Torba Bay where you walk from your room, past the big pool, onto the piers and into the sea. The beach is small, with wooden decking for more loungers.

It's a quiet resort, with families alongside couples and groups of friends. [Bodrum Castle](https://ourplayday.com/places/bodrum-castle-bodrum) and the old town are about 20 minutes away by car.

- Suites: Yes
- Pool: Yes
- Free breakfast: Yes
- Kids' club: Yes

### [Mandarin Oriental Bodrum](https://ourplayday.com/places/mandarin-oriental-bodrum-bodrum)

Part of the peninsula: Paradise Bay, Gölköy

Mandarin Oriental climbs a steep hillside above Paradise Bay, and golf buggies come when you message for one (you can also walk it). There are two sandy beaches.

In the two-bedroom sea-view apartment, one bedroom has a king and the other two singles, and the living room has a kitchenette. The bigger apartments and villas have several bedrooms, some with a private pool. Sofra, the Blue Beach Club and the pool restaurant all have kids' menus.

- Connecting rooms: Yes
- Suites: Yes
- Pool: Yes
- Kids' club: Yes

## Barbaros Bay

Barbaros Bay is on the far southeast side of the peninsula, where it opens onto the Gulf of Gökova, about a 20-minute drive from Bodrum town.

### [Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay](https://ourplayday.com/places/kempinski-hotel-barbaros-bay-bodrum)

Part of the peninsula: Kızılağaç

The Kempinski sits high on the cliffs over the bay, and every room looks out to sea. Kids get a Kempinski parrot at check-in.

Buggies run down to the water. Families use Barbarossa Beach, and Silent Beach is for guests 16 and up. Back up top, a game room has pool, ping pong and foosball.

- Pool: Yes
- Kids' club: Yes

## Turgutreis, Gümüşlük and Akyarlar, on the west end

Turgutreis is the peninsula's second-largest town, with a marina of cafés and boutiques and a beach where the sea stays shallow a long way out. Up the coast, Gümüşlük has fish restaurants right on the water facing Rabbit Island, and Akyarlar, to the south, is a quiet village looking across to the Greek island of Kos.

### [Kefaluka Resort](https://ourplayday.com/places/kefaluka-resort-bodrum)

Part of the peninsula: Akyarlar

Kefaluka is right on the sea in Akyarlar, with a private sandy beach and a pier out into the water. The mini club feeds the fish at the beach and does face painting and movies, and once a week there's a children's festival with bouncy castles.

The Family Suite has two bedrooms and runs 48 to 79 square meters. The Connecting Room has a double and two singles. For lunch, Zuzu Snack does burgers and pizza, and the beach bar has snacks by the sea.

- Pool: Yes
- Kids' club: Yes

### [Yasmin Bodrum Resort](https://ourplayday.com/places/yasmin-bodrum-resort-bodrum)

Part of the peninsula: Peksimet, near Gümüşlük

Yasmin is built against a hill on the Gümüşlük side of Turgutreis, about 5 km from the town center. Its private beach runs a kilometer, part sand and part sunbathing platforms, and a jetty with loungers.

The bungalows up the hill have better views, and a cart shuttle runs often from a stop on the grounds.

- Pool: Yes

Page: https://ourplayday.com/guides/turkey/bodrum/family-hotels