MARDAN PALACE Turkey
The Mardan Palace Hotel, Turkey: Europe’s brashest, wackiest, glitziest resort On the southern coast of Turkey, in Europe’s newest,
to eat and drink, a giant kids’ club (including its own
most expensive, gold-plated, over-the-top hotel, there is
splash park), a spa retreat, tennis court, golf club, and
a goat called Luca, Titanic Mardan Palace welcomes you
an enormous wraparound pool with a sunken aquarium
to Turkey’s famed Riviera with 5-star sophistication,
containing over 2000 fish. Food is available 24 hours a
award-winning service and a picture-perfect location.
day, and guests are treated to special touches, such as
You’ll find their luxury all-inclusive hotel in Antalya,
champagne and strawberries on arrival.
on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea; acres of
Built by Azerbaijani businessman Telman Ismailov
sparkling, lagoon-style pools extend to a private sandy
and designed with regal splendour, its opening was
beach, while splendid resort architecture reflects some
attended by the likes of Mariah Carey, Kendall Jenner,
of Istanbul’s most noteworthy points of interest.
Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, Monica Bellucci, Paris
Fairytale turrets evoking the ancient Ottoman Empire,
Hilton, Seal and Tom Jones. Not only is this one of the
a village-like atmosphere and a wealth of five-star
finest places to stay in Antalya, but it’s also among the
amenities set the Titanic Mardan Palace apart. If you
best hotels in the Mediterranean, reserved for travellers
like your resorts big and starry, then this is the place
with a luxury budget.
for you. The hotel has 560 stunning rooms, 35 places
From the stately Dolmabahçe Lobby, with its palatial