4reasons Hotel+Bistro

4reasons Hotel+Bistro is a seasonal property, open from May through October.

Call it a theory of evolution. A destination as wildly popular as Turkey’s Bodrum peninsula can’t help but spawn some impressive hotels, simply in the name of competition. Some of them excel through sheer luxury, others by virtue of their enormous size. 4reasons Hotel + Bistro, however, excels for reasons all its own — which, if you’re pressed for time, essentially boil down to the following: it’s modestly sized, full of character, and refreshingly low-key.

Their list of reasons is a little bit different. The four, from 4reasons’ perspective, are serenity, design, quality and attitude. Which is fair enough. They’ve also got four different room types: Passionate, Casual, Functional and, er, Junior Suite. Also fair enough. These, to elaborate slightly, are respectively: great for romantic indulgence, pared down for budget travelers, well equipped for families of four, and something that sort of splits the difference, a fairly big bedroom plus a living room with a sleeper sofa.

Enough about the nuts and bolts. This place is about the vibe, which is welcoming, intimate, friendly, and singularly unpretentious. (Once you get in the habit of making four-item lists, it’s hard to stop.) If you’ve spent time in this corner of the Mediterranean, you know these are virtues you can’t take for granted