A wedding that fits inside a bay
Adrasan is a bay in the Kumluca district of Antalya province: one road in through pomegranate orchards, pine-covered mountains on three sides, and no high-rise resorts. The hotel sits 1.8 km inland from the beach on 8,000 m² of forest and palm garden, which is the reason people hold weddings here rather than in a hotel ballroom an hour up the coast — the setting is the decoration.
The scale is the other reason. This is a 29-room hotel, not a wedding factory running three events a weekend. One wedding takes the garden, the poolside, the restaurant and, outside high season, every room on the property. Nobody else is checking in while you are getting married.
The hotel has hosted weddings and events for well-known names from Turkish television and music, as well as corporate groups and yoga retreats. What those bookings have in common is privacy: a single road in, a gate, and a site that no one can see into from outside.
Where the day happens
The ceremony is usually held in the garden — palms, rose paths and lawn between the wooden bungalows, with the Beydağları behind. Cocktails move to the poolside, where the pool is shaped like a footprint and lit after dark. Dinner is served in the open-air dining area under stone arches, which takes up to 200–250 people — far more than the hotel sleeps, so a large wedding simply means most guests go home at the end of the night.
There is a roof if the weather turns: the multi-purpose hall takes up to 60 people and is the standard rain plan, also used for engagements, seminars and company events out of season. Late in the evening the party tends to end at the firepit in the garden, or at the open-air cinema screen, or around the lit pool.
Two numbers are worth keeping apart. The open-air dining area handles up to 200–250 guests, so the dinner is not the constraint. The rooms are: 29 of them, sleeping roughly 40 to 55 people. A 200-guest wedding here is one where the close family stays over and everyone else drives home, which on this coast is the normal shape of a wedding anyway.
Your guests sleep where they celebrate
This is the practical advantage of a small hotel with its own grounds: nobody is looking for a taxi at two in the morning on a mountain road. There are 29 rooms — 18 duplex bungalows of 42 m² with a separate bedroom upstairs, 7 deluxe rooms of 35 m² next to the restaurant and pool, and 4 simpler eco rooms of 24 m² — so a wedding party of roughly 40 to 55 people fills the hotel.
Everyone has breakfast together the next morning, which in practice is the part guests remember as much as the dinner. Rooms have air conditioning and heating, balconies, safes, minibars and mosquito screens; there is a laundry, free Wi-Fi, free parking inside the grounds and a generator for village power cuts.
For the couple, the honeymoon concept applies to early bookings at no extra charge: a fruit plate in the room on arrival, a romantic breakfast served to the room on the first morning, and one evening a private candlelit dinner at a decorated table by the pool. Say 'wedding' or 'honeymoon' when you book and it is arranged.
Food, drink and who brings what
Dinner is cooked and served by the hotel kitchen: soup, a choice of main course, salad, meze and dessert, either as a set wedding menu or à la carte. Guests staying at the hotel are normally on the Full Board Plus concept, which includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and all soft drinks between 08:30 and midnight. Alcohol is not part of the concept and is billed separately — for a wedding this usually means an agreed bar arrangement rather than a surprise at the end.
Flowers, decoration, music, photography and hair and make-up are normally brought in by the couple or their planner; we coordinate access, timing and power with the suppliers you choose. If you would rather we arranged local suppliers, ask — we will tell you who we have worked with instead of promising a package we do not run.
Agree the menu, the bar and the timings in writing before the date. A wedding is the one event where 'we will sort it out on the day' is never true.
Legal marriage or a symbolic ceremony
Most foreign couples who marry at Adrasan hold a symbolic ceremony in the garden — no paperwork, any wording you like, any officiant you bring. It looks identical in the photographs and takes about twenty minutes to arrange.
A legally binding Turkish marriage is a different matter. It is performed by the marriage officer of the local municipality, not by the hotel, and it requires documents prepared in advance: passports, a certificate of no impediment to marriage issued by your own country, certified Turkish translations, a medical certificate and photographs. The exact list and the question of whether the officer will travel to the venue are set by the registry, and the requirements change.
So: plan a legal wedding with your consulate and the Kumluca registry, and let us handle the venue, the rooms and the dinner. We will give you the hotel's address and licence details for the forms, and point you to the right office — but we are not a substitute for legal advice, and anyone who tells you otherwise is guessing.
Season, light and weather
April to June and September to October. The garden is green, the evenings are warm without being punishing, and the sunset arrives at a civilised hour for an outdoor dinner. These are also the months when the whole property can be reserved.
July and August are hot and full of families — possible, but an outdoor ceremony at midday in August is a mistake, and whole-venue buyout is hard to get. Winter weddings work for a small group, with the hall as the main room and heating in the bungalows, but expect rain and short days.
Whatever the month, book the rain plan at the same time as the garden. On this coast an October evening can be perfect or can arrive with a thunderstorm, and the difference between a good wedding and a bad one is whether the alternative was agreed in advance.
Getting everyone here, and what we need to quote
Antalya airport is about 100 km away, an hour and a half by road, and the road is asphalt all the way to the hotel. A private transfer is €85 per vehicle; for a wedding party we arrange a coach, which brings the per-person cost down. Parking on site is free.
Guests usually stay two or three nights rather than one, because there is something to do: a boat day to Suluada and the coves with no road to them, a stage of the Lycian Way, which runs through this bay, or the ruins of Olympos about 25 km away.
- Your date, and whether it is fixed or flexible
- Guest numbers: at the ceremony and at dinner
- How many rooms, and for how many nights
- Whole-venue buyout: yes or no
- Legal ceremony or symbolic
- Which suppliers you are bringing (music, flowers, photography)
- Bar arrangement, and any dietary requirements
Frequently asked questions
How many guests can you host?
The open-air dining area takes up to 200–250 guests for dinner; the multi-purpose hall holds up to 60 under a roof. Accommodation is the separate number: 29 rooms, roughly 40 to 55 people. Send us your guest count and we will lay the site out around it.
Can we reserve the whole hotel?
Yes, outside high season. All 29 rooms plus the garden, pool and restaurant can be booked for one wedding; the available dates are limited, so ask early.
Is there a plan if it rains?
Yes — the multi-purpose hall, for up to 60 people. Agree it at the time of booking, not on the day.
Can we bring our own photographer, musicians and florist?
Yes. Couples normally bring their own suppliers and we coordinate access, timings and power. If you would rather we suggested local ones, ask and we will tell you who we have worked with.
Can you arrange a legally binding marriage?
The legal ceremony is performed by the municipal marriage officer, not by the hotel, and requires documents prepared in advance — including a certificate of no impediment from your own country with a certified Turkish translation. Plan it with your consulate and the Kumluca registry; we provide the venue, the address and licence details for your forms, and the rooms.
Can we hold the ceremony on the beach?
Adrasan beach is municipal, run by Kumluca Municipality, and it is 1.8 km from the hotel. A ceremony there would need the municipality's permission, which is not ours to give, so we do not promise it. The garden is on our own land and needs no one's approval.
Which months are best?
April to June and September to October: green garden, warm evenings, an early enough sunset for an outdoor dinner, and the months when the whole property can be reserved.
Is there anything for the couple afterwards?
Yes. The honeymoon concept is included for early bookings: a fruit plate on arrival, a romantic breakfast in the room on the first morning and one private dinner at a decorated table by the pool.