Zooming across the water and around the rocky headland in a speedboat, the early-morning start and four-hour flight recede into the distance as fast as the quay you've just come from. The speedboat trip is the second, shorter stage of the airport transfer, which starts more conventionally on four wheels on land, taking about an hour from Dalaman, the closest airport. Why stay here? Only accessible by boat, the Yazz Collective cove is flanked by rugged cliffs dotted with pine trees.
The accommodation is thoughtfully positioned amid lush planting. Boardwalks lead down towards the restaurant, bar, shop, spa – and the Mediterranean. Padded single and double sunbeds are lined up on the narrow, fine-shingle beach – half of it reserved for Yazz Collective guests – and there's a jetty, with mooring on a pontoon, for yachts.
Each sunbed has a wooden table with a buzzer to summon someone to bring you food and drinks. Overhanging trees and umbrellas provide welcome shade; average summer temperatures are in the mid-30s, although when I was there it was over 40oC. The accommodation Each of the 13 suites and three deluxe rooms is decorated in muted, neutral tones and natural finishes.
Our 'comfort suite' offered exactly that: a massive bed, separated from the living area and its squashily deep sofa that invited lounging by a sheer-curtained window. Floor-to-ceiling windows open on to decking with Adirondack-style chairs and padded sunloungers, topped by a shade sail and surrounded by.