Best new hotel in Bali? W RETREAT & SPA BALI - SEMINYAK

W RETREAT & SPA BALI - SEMINYAK

• Jl. Petitenget
• Seminyak,
• Bali
• 80361

Phone: (62)(361) 738 106

When my bf and I found out Bali is opening a new W Hotel in March, we really wanted to go after looking at all the pictures online. We've stayed at a number of W Hotels worldwide but we both thought that the Bali one is the best out of their line so far.  The hotel has a perfect location in Seminyak, which is on the main island surrounded by cool hip restaurants and bars.  There are 237 suites and large number of pool villas. There are soooo much space at this hotel and a perfect getaway with your other half to relax and indulge in delicious food.

 We were really surprised that the hotel was very empty, but it is probably because the hotel just opened a month or two ago. Like other W hotels there is always a DJ pumping loud music at the hotel bar, but this bar is dead at night. It was unfortunate to see as I would think the chicness of this trendy hotel could be the next Kudeta in Bali where young couples and families would come for dinner and drinks. 

We would like to a full advantage of the facilities in our hotel so we went to check out the spa and asked the hotel staff to give us a full tour. The spa salon was humongous ! It is about 1500 meter square with 7 spa treatment rooms, 1 Beauty room, and a hair salon + mani/pedi room. Both the gym and spa salon are opened 24/7. My bf ended up getting a haircut which was better than expected, and I tried the Zen Balancing massage. This massage was quite interesting as it is a martial arts inspired treatment where bamboo is used. The bamboo is warmed and rolled on my back with soft strokes by the therapist. The therapist also utilizes the bamboo to provide stretches to my body. I guess I prefer the traditional massages as the bamboo was a bit uncomfortable on my shoulders but I did enjoy the experience and it actually made me more energized afterwards.

We also tried the hotel's fantastic asian fusion restaurant Starfish Bloo (please read my other blog about this restaurant), and definitely enjoyed the fresh ingredients and delicious food we had the opportunity to taste. Overall, I really loved this hotel.

Room interior:

Amenities:

Pros:

• Bliss amenities
• Large clean & beautiful contemporary suites with balcony overlooking the pool and beach
• 24 hour spa and gym available
• Large open spaces, with a nice pool facing the beach hotel 
• USB port connected to the TV so you can just download movies on your computer, copy it to a memory stick and watch it from the TV
• Excellent asian fusion restaurant - Starfish Bloo (pls read my blog about this restaurant)
• Perfect location- close to urban clothing/jewelry stores and restaurants/bars
• Free Wi-Fi with good connection

Cons:

• We were feeling the vibrations in our room from the bar`smusic next door at night
• Incomplete Booklet - we were trying to look through the Room Service Menu but discovered that the English version is missing so we had to asked the hotel staff to give us a new one
• Mosquitos in our room - Our room had a balcony and we think that maybe every time the hotel staffs clean our room, they will open the balcony door which will give mosquitos an opportunity to relax in our room. We've got numerous bites at night while we were sleeping.
• Waiting for taxis - normally have to wait for 5 to 10 mins
• Hard rock paths from lobby to main street

My ratings:

Cleaniness 5

Room 5

Location 5

Service 4

Value 4

Quality Sleep 4.5