Lee Smales

Review of Sofitel Seminyak Bali

Spent 2 nights here with my wife at the end of our...

Spent 2 nights here with my wife at the end of our 1st Bali trip. Excellent staff - who were very apologetic when our room wasn't ready on arrival (even though we arrived prior to the 2pm check-in).
If you're looking for a party hot-spot then this probably isn't the place for you (although Ku De Ta and other bars are a short walk away) but it was a perfect place to relax for a couple of days before heading back to work. Loved spending time in a cabana by the ocean, listening to the waves, and just relaxing. Added bonus was an 'adults-only' pool.
Happy hour (5-8) is a good time to sample one of the excellent cocktails (try the "Royal Beach" with rum instead of vodka). The breakfast is one of the most impressive that I have tried - wide selection running from fruit and muesli to omelette to noodle soup to sushi to roast chicken to Indonesian classics and then into bread'n'butter pudding.... all seemed good quality and the coffee seemed to pass the 'wife test'.
And make sure to ask for a cookie to feed the resident family of monitor lizards!