Pack your finest kaftans and take into account upgrading that SPF — there’s a brand new participant on the Turkish Riviera, and it’s coming in your sun-drenched, Aperol-fueled desires. Meet XO Cape Arnna, the debut jewel within the glitzy tiara of the brand new XO Assortment, which formally flung open its impeccably landscaped doorways on April 15. It’s half all-inclusive haven, half Bond-villain lair — solely as an alternative of world domination, it’s targeted on curated cocktails, synchronised pool choreography, and massages involving precise Himalayan salt.
Positioned simply exterior Fethiye (aka the Riviera’s charmingly understated cousin to showy Bodrum), this sprawling 100,000sqm wonderland guarantees to “redefine luxurious”. And redefine it they’ve — by constructing not one, however two resorts in a single: The Membership (adults solely), and the Resort (deliver the youngsters, the grandparents, the inflatable flamingos—everybody’s welcome). Let’s start the place all correct holidays do: poolside.
With 37 heated and cooled swimming pools — as a result of why do you have to ever expertise the discomfort of water not being your precise most popular temperature — you’ll by no means be various steps out of your subsequent languid float or poolside selfie. Bonus factors for the in-pool seating areas, the place you may ponder life’s massive questions (like, “Is three mojitos too many earlier than lunch?”) from the consolation of a submerged bar stool.
Households rejoice: there’s a personal water park, full with six slides that sound suspiciously like theme park rides (“black gap” and “aquatube,” anybody?). In the meantime, grown-ups can sneak off to The Membership, the place personal cabanas and sunken scorching tubs whisper, “You deserve this.” And let’s discuss rooms — 530 of them.
From two-bedroom Grand Household Suites to penthouses with private plunge swimming pools and saunas (as a result of heaven forbid you share), the design language is all heat beiges, rust reds, and minimalist Mediterranean stylish — with simply sufficient stone, wooden and backlit mirrors to maintain your Instagram glowing.
The meals scene? Oh, solely 17 eating places. Sure, seventeen. In the event you’re the sort who feels a buffet is beneath you, enable Seasons by XO Gastro to wine and dine you with Ottoman-inspired fare. Or head to Solar Tzu, the place sushi meets the Turkish coast, and sashimi pairs completely with sundown views.
For sweets? Devoted patisseries and ice cream parlors imply you may preserve your blood sugar excessive and your spirits larger. And do you have to develop stressed between meals, worry not: There’s a crusing academy, martial arts courses, Padel Tennis, and even aerial yoga, in case you’ve ever needed to work in your core whereas suspended from the ceiling like a Cirque du Soleil understudy.
Wellness warriors shall be happy to know there’s a spa advanced that’s virtually its personal postcode: Turkish hammams, bio saunas, an igloo room, and coverings so elaborate they may simply reverse time. When the solar goes down, the resort doesn’t. Count on reside performances, theme nights, seaside events, and festivals — as a result of apparently, sleep is optionally available if you’re this well-fed and pampered.
In brief? That is what occurs when a luxurious resort seems to be on the idea of “all-inclusive” and says, “Cute. Now watch this.” Whether or not you’re a pair in want of a curated adults-only escape or a household with youngsters to exhaust, there’s a slice of paradise right here along with your identify on it (seemingly embroidered into your pool gown).
Closing verdict: It’s lavish, it’s sprawling, it’s bought extra swimming pools than you could have swimsuits. XO Cape Arnna doesn’t simply mark the spot — it’s the spot. Simply don’t be shocked in case your “lengthy weekend getaway” turns right into a recurring summer season custom.
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