Fethiye Olive Farm

Fifteen minutes inland from Fethiye, up a track, through a gate, and into a working olive grove with a long stone building at one end. No sea view, no other guests, no closing time.

Why couples choose it

Because it is the opposite of a hotel. The tables run between the trees, the lights are strung overhead, the food comes out of a kitchen in the stone building, and there is nobody within earshot to tell you to turn the music down.

That last point is genuinely rare on this coast. Almost every venue here has a curfew. This one does not, and couples who want the party to end when they decide rather than when the licence says usually end up here.

What to know before you book

There is no accommodation. Guests stay in Fethiye or Ölüdeniz and we run a shuttle both ways, with a last coach that leaves whenever you say.

The ground is uneven earth under the trees. Boards go down for the dining area and the dancefloor; the rest is a grove. Warn guests about shoes.

Rain plan is the stone building, which seats sixty. Above sixty guests we bring in a marquee, and that decision has to be made two days out rather than on the morning.

Who it suits

Twenty to a hundred and ten guests, Intimate or Signature. Couples who came to Fethiye for the lagoon and then realised they wanted trees and a late finish instead. The nearest equivalent is Side Ancient Garden in Antalya.