Hotels

As the most popular resort in Turkey, Bodrum has been forced to expand beyond the borders of the town center. In fact, when Turkish people reminisce about Bodrum, they are often describing the heavenly bays of the Bodrum Peninsula, namely Torba and Türkbükü. But the historical and cultural importance of St. Peter's Castle draws a large share of the tourist market into nearby hotels, while creating a market for "cheap tourism" over at the charmless resort of Gümbet, or in a basic pension in the Outer Harbor. One such pension is Baç Pension (Cumhuriyet Caddesi 14; tel. 0252/316-1602; fax 0252/316-7917), located smack dab in the thick of the all-night body crush. But it does front the sea, and the windows are double glazed. Oh, and the pension itself is downright opulent.