The young, boisterous beach resort in the next bay west of town — a strip of hotels, beach bars, watersports and cheap nightlife on a sheltered sandy bay. The base for a budget, boozy beach holiday, a short dolmuş or walk over the hill from the centre.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
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€70–140
typical per night in Turkey
The sensible middle
Cheapest in BodrumPriciest
Typical prices for Bodrum — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Gümbet and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
Bodrum–Milas (BJV)~60 min drive33.5 km
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus22 min walk1.8 km
- The marina & waterfront25 min walk2.0 km
- Bodrum Castle & the Underwater Museum26 min walk2.2 km
- The whitewashed old town26 min walk2.2 km
- Bar Street & the nightlife8 min taxi2.6 km
- Türkbükü beach clubs35 min taxi11.8 km
- Yalıkavak & Türkbükü (beach)39 min taxi13.0 km
- Yalıkavak Palmarina40 min taxi13.2 km
- Sunset seafood at Gümüşlük46 min taxi15.5 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 6.A boat trip / Blue Cruise — The peninsula is best from the water — day boats hop the coves and islands for swim stops and lunch, and the classic Aegean 'Blue Cruise' aboard a wooden gulet drifts between hidden bays over a few days. Charter a gulet with a group or join a day trip; the highlight of many a Bodrum holiday.
- 9.The peninsula's beaches — Bodrum's own beaches are modest, but the peninsula has plenty — sandy family bays at Bitez and Ortakent, watersports at Gümbet, and quieter coves out west. Most are backed by beach clubs with sunbeds and bars; pick one by vibe (young and loud, or calm and family) and settle in for the day.
When are you staying?
Find cheap flights to Bodrum
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Gümbet; flights via Google Flights.