The Samaya Seminyak-Bali

From the time of our arrival at Denpasar International Airport until our departure we were treated with the upmost kindness, efficiency, respect and professionalism of any holiday we have undertaken. While the resort is not new, it retains the amazing charm of Bali. Our accommodation was amazing with a HUGE 4 poster bed, complete with mosquito nets and extremely comfortable pillows, situated in a large room with comfortable lounges. A huge bathroom with large spa (for two), two basins, walk in change room and storage, 10 metre swimming pool (approx 1.6m deep), and a golf buggy ride on demand from our accommodation to the restaurant/bar set up on Seminyak beach. The restaurant is award winning and delivered. A good range of foods with offerings from Aussie and Indonesian food cultures. The attention from the staff from the chef to the trainee table waiter was absolutely first class. While the restaurant is situated within the resort it is open to the public. One night my wife ( not a 'quantity' eater ) left a portion on her plate and within minutes the chef was at the table asking if everything was alright!! Afternoon tea is a 'high tea' with choice of drinks and light food to tide you over until dinner. The grounds were immaculate in spite of winds and rain from time to time and there was 'subtle ' security at all points of the entire complex. (As our accommodation was approximately 400 metres from the main resort, either the buggy ride or walk involved negotiating a very busy road. However there was always a security person with a flag who would jump out onto the road and stop traffic so we could advance.) Teams of staff led by a 'Butler' were responsible for shuttle bus, buggy, getting us to and from our accommodation and ensuring that the rooms were maintained to a high standard. These people were so friendly and efficient. We caught up with one of the senior managers who was entertaining some local government officials inspecting damage to the beachfront from recent extreme weather, who made a special effort to come over and introduce himself and check if everything was ok. Bottom line: you could not find a better place to put your head down, and the world would be a far better place if it were filled with Balinese people of the calibre we met here!

From the time we arrived I knew this would be fabulous. A view straight through to the sea. We had stayed for several nights prior at the Samaya Ubud - 5 plus stars, see my review - and all our requisite information had been copied over, so check in was seamless. We had a welcome drink in the bar and were then escorted to our villa. WoW!! A 10 meter pool, you can actually do laps in it. A 'front' room - sofa, fridge, big tv; a bedroom, huge bed, tv; an enormous bathroom area. Outside shower, inside shower, big spa bath. We loved it. The food was great, the staff were lovely, attentive but not overly so. There are so many places to stay on the beachfront from Kuta northwards - and I should say I first came to Bali in 1979 - but this is the best I've experienced. Hands down top. ,

We had arranged a transfer from the airport, and the driver ensured a smooth relaxing start to our stay. We were well received at the hotel with the overwhelming impressive initial sight of the grounds and pool with the ocean in the background. We were early so had a short wait for our Villa to be ready but were well looked after in the seafront dining area. After a short wait a buggy took us the short drive to our Villa. There were 5 of us so we had 3 big bedrooms and a large pool in a wide area of total quiet and privacy. The Villa was always maintained to a very high standard. It was a short walk back to the main hotel or a quick buggy ride with a wait time of a couple of minutes. Breakfast was a la carte and a pleasant relaxing occasion on the sea front. There were numerous sun beds and umbrellas overlooking the beach and staff support was reasonable. The pool was massive and generally not busy. Sunset and Happy Hour was an amazing experience and one to be enjoyed every night. We only ate at the restaurant once, but the food and service were good and the location excellent. Overall, there was little to fault with hotel and the staff were without exception tremendous.

Just spent 6 nights here in one of the bigger villas with private pool. On arrival, it had rained and the stairs down from reception were covered in mats and were lethal! One slipped under my foot and down I went. Just a jot to my bad shoulder but no real damage done. Staff were quick to help but if you put mats down on wet steps, they need not to slip themselves. Our villa was large and well laid out with a big lounge, pool, bedroom and enormous bathroom, like 74m2! Very clean and in reasonable condition except for some overhead concrete spalling in the outdoor shower area which was clearly ready to fall down on someone's head. Maintenance when informed packed us off for a free massage whilst they fixed the problem. Stuff happens and this was an excellent response to a serious problem. The staff are great and the massages excellent. We only ate breakfast there and were a bit disappointed that there was no buffet for continental food. The bacon is charred to a crisp and not to this Englishman's liking. I'm sure that English style bacon would be way more popular. Lovely big shallow/deep pool and relatively quite as everyone had their own pool. It doesn't look like this resort is overly wheelchair/disabled person friendly. Not sure it's the place for highly active young families, more of an adults place really which we like.

We had Christmas Day there and was absolutely amazing! The food was another level 🫶 Service and cocktails excellent 🫶🥂