I agree with the other reviewers of this hotel. It is an excellent boutique hotel in a great location. The rooms are fantastic and it was great to be able to sit outside in the jacuzzi looking up at the sky. The staff arre very friendly if a little on the slow side but I was on holiday and didnt mind this.

The rooftop bar was great for sunset, I would advise to reserve a bed at the front if you want the best view. I noticed these were sometimes given to non hotel residents .
The cocktails are poor and you should go somewhere else if you want to make a night of it and The australian bar manager seemed more interested in schmoozing with people he knew than taking care of hotel guests.Little points but irritating nonetheless.

One thing that did bother me was that there is not a service lift in the hotel this meand the very small lifts are generally full of hotel staff taking things to and fromm different floors. They do try and get out for guests but this is not always possible.

The rooms and location more than make up for these minor points and I wholeheatedly recommend staying here

The Anantara was the first hotel of our 2 week leg in Bali. When we arrived they offer you a welcome drink of pimms (in a trendy funky glass) and a cold towel. Our room was superb, you couldn't ask for anything nicer! We had an ocean front room on the 3 rd floor but asked to be moved to the 5th floor as we wanted a little more privacy on our balcony. This was no problem and we moved a few hours later. There are 2 baths one inside and one on your balcony! The shower room is lovely and you can opt for the rain shower or just a normal shower. The bed is huge and so comfy, you just melt into the pillows. The toiletries are lovely and you get so many lovely soaps! Everynight they put a chocloate or something on your pillow-nice touch! The room is so clean and they change the linen daily.

Breakfast was lovely and you can sit out by the pool to eat. They have a good menu and would cater to your needs. The sun beds were like double beds which is nice, they can be seperated if you want. They bring you a basket with water, apples and a menu in case you want to order food & drinks. They also bring you complimentray fruit with chocolate dipping sauce and ice cold flannels. We ate at their restaurant Wild Orchid on the first night and the food was lovely, but we soon realised the hotel restaurants are over priced and you can eat in Seminyak or the Legion for much less. The roof top bar on the 6th floor is amazing! Sun set is beautiful and you feel as though you can reach up from the huge sofas you are stretched out on and pick the stars out of the sky! It had a real chilled Ibiza vibe to it. I wanted to buy everything in the room and take it home, it was so lovely! Would love to go back!

Stayed here after a secluded stay in Nusa Dua. I booked through a local travel agent, Bali Discovery, who got a great deal.

The hotel is in Seminyak, which was much more buzzing than the tranquility of Nusa Dua. It is located directly on the beach right behind the Sofitel. The Seminyak beach is great for surfers, but the waves can be intimidating for other swimmers.

The hotel is brand new and well appointed. I agree with others, it is more boutique in style than resort (which is a good thing). The rooms are very large with a living area and fantastic bathroom. The shower head was massive and had various settings! I was on the ground floor...getting to the room felt like you were almost going underground to the staff quarters...but once in the room it was great. There was also a separate closet area and dressing room! The balcony area had a jacuzzi bath and was directly on a beautiful pool, which I never saw anybody around.

Breakfast was fine. No amazingly large spread, but adequate and is right by the pool on the beach side. The pool is raised from the beach and infinity edge, which is a great view.

There is also a rooftop bar and restaurant, which I didn't go to, but I heard is pretty good and had an international DJ playing sunset tunes on Friday and Saturday evenings.

First things first...My wife and I did not choose the Anantara, it was chosen for us...but that's a different story. As a hotel it is sensational....all the modern stuff that make staying in a 5 star hotel a real pleasure...a huge 82 sqm room with a day bed and a spa bath on the balcony, LCD TV, Bose Sound System, the most comfortable bed and a great and huge bathroom with all the ammenities that you will need...free wi-fi anywhere, and free use of the Mac in the library downstairs....Like I said, a sensational hotel....but not a great resort.

If you went for a walk along the beach towards the Ku De Ta and had a look at the other great hotels just along the Beach, like The Legian or The Oberoi, then they are what I would call resorts. Set on Acreage not square meters is what helps with the ambiance. The Anantara only had a very small grass area with about 4 or 5 double sun lounges to sit on. The other double sun lounges are a decking in front of the main pool in front of the hotel. Not really a big area to be in.

Sometimes, and with no disrespect to the others hotel guests, you would just want to be away from the crowd...well, you couldn't really do that at the Anantara.

Yes there are 3 pools at the Anantara, but only one of them ever gets any sun, and the other 2 only gets half sun. But those 2 pools can be accessed from certain rooms, so you probably wouldn't want people there.

Again, having said that, you do have the whole beach right in front of you where you can pull up a sun lounge and be fairly alone...! apart from the hawkers...!

This hotel was not over run with children, and I can't really see that it ever would be...much to our joy!! (no offence meant to children or parents)

After all of the above, it must be pointed out that the staff are soooooo friendly and their service was excellent and the food likewise...! And the Sunset Lounge on the roof would have to have the best view of the Bali sunset that you will ever see...!!

You can walk for 30 minutes along the beach and be in the middle of Kuta, or walk 10 minutes down the road that leads to the hotel, and find plenty of places to eat and drink including an ATM, convenience store and a laundry just around the corner. A taxi ride to or from Kuta would cost about 25,000 rupiah(metered taxi) or 40,000 rupiah if you haggled...??? , breakast at the hotel was US$25 (we got that thrown in for nothing), or you could go to any of the restaurants and pay about AUS$5...

Would we go back...absolutely....my wife and I just sat by the pool all day, read books, slept, drank and watched the surf....!!! What better way to relax....!! Just don't expect a resort, expect a senstaional 5 star hotel instead....!!!