On Turkey’s Aegean coast, Lujo Hotel Bodrum has redefined luxury resort dining with a pioneering in-villa programme that marries nutritional science with haute cuisine. The Sunset Villas collection now offers an intimate, wellness-focused experience where private chefs craft menus designed to delight the palate.
Launching in 2026, the programme transforms select Sunset Villas including the Presidential, Pina, and Citrus, into private sanctuaries where each meal becomes a ritual of vitality and pleasure. Here, discerning travellers discover that indulgence and wellbeing are no longer opposing goals, but harmonious in the pursuit of refined living.
Culinary Science in Service of Longevity
Executive Chef Tuhanan Altın has created the longevity menu with a meticulous focus on cellular health and metabolic function. Ingredients are chosen for both sumptuous flavour with scientifically informed nutrition, ranging from seasonal vegetables, legumes, healthy fats, and locally sourced produce. Each dish is arranged to maximise nutrient density while maintaining the elegance and balance expected of a Michelin-calibre experience.
Signature creations include king crab paired with grilled avocado, sous vide lobster with sweet potato, and grilled octopus accompanied by pea, celery, spinach, and salsa verde. Plant-based dishes, such as warm broccoli salad with peanut butter and berries or tofu enhanced with beetroot and pumpkin seeds, offer rich antioxidants, lean proteins, and plant-derived compounds linked to longevity in peer-reviewed research. Even desserts, featuring mango and coconut, provide natural sweetness without refined sugars, maintaining the integrity of the programme’s wellness ethos.
Beyond the science, the dining experience is tailored to individual rhythms. Private chefs consult with guests to adapt meals to personal dietary preferences and nutritional objectives, creating a dining journey that is both indulgent and purposeful.
Villas Designed for Exclusive Wellness
Each villa offers sweeping views of the Aegean, private heated pools, and seamless indoor-outdoor living spaces where the gentle sounds of the sea become part of the dining ambiance. Interiors combine natural materials, warm textures, and elegant finishes, offering a sense of calm and privacy that encourages both relaxation and reflection.
Guests can schedule meals to suit their routines, breakfast at sunrise on a sun-drenched terrace, a leisurely lunch accompanied by the sound of waves, or a candlelit dinner overlooking the pool. Each villa includes a professional-grade kitchen where private chefs prepare the longevity menu with precision, ensuring every plate is visually striking, nutritionally optimised, and exquisitely timed.
The Sunset Villas sit within Bodrum’s most prestigious resort enclave. Guests enjoy seclusion from busier coastal areas while remaining close to cultural excursions, private yacht charters, and curated wellness activities that complement the dining programme.
Curated Culinary at the Resort
While the longevity dining programme represents the pinnacle of in-villa service, it is part of Lujo Hotel Bodrum’s broader gastronomic offering. The resort hosts eight à la carte restaurants including Turkish, Mediterranean, Anatolian, Italian, Japanese, and Far Eastern. Each are set within architecturally distinct spaces that complement the menus.
Avoiding buffet-style offerings, the resort emphasises table service and curated experiences, ensuring that every meal meets the highest standards of quality and presentation. The longevity dining initiative represents the pinnacle of this ultra-all-inclusive model, offering guests private guidance in nutrition and wellness while extending the resort’s signature service into a personalised, in-villa setting.
A Wellness Destination Reimagined
The longevity dining initiative is a reflection of a broader shift in luxury hospitality, where health optimisation has become as important as leisure. Affluent travellers increasingly seek experiences that enhance both lifespan and healthspan, combining immediate sensory gratification with long-term benefits.
At Lujo Hotel Bodrum, this philosophy extends beyond food. Guests interact with chefs trained in nutritional science, gaining insights into healthy cooking practices that can continue long after their stay. The programme marries exclusivity with education, transforming a vacation into a journey of self-investment and discovery.
Turkey’s rising prominence in wellness tourism, from thermal springs to thalassotherapy and medical travel, provides a backdrop for this offering. Yet Lujo Hotel Bodrum differentiates itself by focusing on preventative nutrition, crafting an experience that feels at once aspirational, purposeful, and deeply personal.
The programme launches for the 2026 season, exclusively available in the Presidential, Pina, and Citrus villa categories.