Butikhan Hotel

Butik Han hotel is a basic, no-frills hotel in Gundogan Bay of Bodrum Peninsula, about 30-minute drive from Bodrum town. First, the good: The hotel has an excellent location, smack in the middle of Gundogan Bay. It is virtually on the beach, so you can get from your room to water in two minutes flat. The hotel has several lounging chairs reserved for its customers and provides beach towels (pesthamals). It has two small but functional and clean pools for those who prefer pool (but why would you use the pool when you are only minutes away from the clean, refreshing waters of the Aegean?). Butikhan provides fixed breakfast every morning. The breakfast, which includes Turkish cheeses, jam, bread, other pastries, fresh fruit, tea, greens, tomatoes, eggs, etc. is much better than what you would find in a typical American / European hotel breakfast, but is also far short of the legendary Turkish "serpme (spread)" breakfast that some other hotels and restaurants provide. The staff tries to be very helpful; however their lack of training shows (see below). So, what can be improved: The facilities show their age, and it is clear that the hotel went cheap and failed in trying to give a false sense of luxury. Depending on which room you are in, any one of the amenities (including the fridge, shower head, A/C, etc.) may or may not be working. When alerted, the admin tried its best to resolve any issues. The food serving staff, while trying to be very helpful, and doing their best, is clearly undertrained. You may need to ask multiple times to multiple servers to finally get all you asked. The restaurant section is not well-organized, and frankly, the food is not that good. Fortunately, there are many excellent other choices along the Gundogan beachfront. The prices are high for what you are getting - particularly in the high season - so, I would rate this hotel as "average value."