Joseph Ajaka

Review of Anantara Seminyak Bali

Location on the beach is great and walking distanc...

Location on the beach is great and walking distance to most of seminyak beach activities. Traffic in and out of the hotel is amongst the worst in seminyak at times as it's at the end of 1 lane 2 way road deadend, which is understandable at sunset.<br/>The rooms are very generous in size with large toilets and both a personal Jacuzzi and spa bath. The service is very friendly, which is generally what is to be expected in Bali. <br/>The toilets had problems with flushing with our entire stay, with clogging being a frequent occurrence between our 3 different rooms- this could be an unfortunate rare scenario for them. The rooms have very very average furnishings however they were going through major renovations as we departed our week stay so this portion of commentary may not be applicable going forward.<br/>The most disappointing thing about this place is the food. For the price of this hotel, if you're expecting an amazing breakfast or indining experience, let me tell you now, between my family and 9 other friends, not one of us were satisfied with the quality of food. It is subpar at best. And incase you're contemplating our sample size, my wife and I alone ordered just under $400 worth of food between us during our stay for convenience and were never satisfied... often leaving dishes half eaten. To elaborate with examples :poached eggs 5 times came out not runny, and fried eggs (both sides fried) came out super runny... prder pancakes with <br/>maple syrup and icrcream, and receice burnt pancakes with the wrong condiments or none at all on multiple occassions. Perhaps their chef is confused but this is an example of what is to be expected. We mostly went out to the other places for breakfast/brunch, for the same price you will get a much better food experience in any place targeting tourists. The moonlight bar has a gorgeous view and live music in the late afternoons which older tourists may appreciate. Drinks and cocktails were generally good.<br/>The gym is small, but mostly good quality machines and a small range of dumbbells that reach 22.5kg (this is my warm up for compound movements which was not sufficient but it is still better than nothing!) The heaviest dumbbell should be replaced as the plates are loose on them.<br/>I would give them 4 stars overall if the price of the hotels were abit cheaper.