In Reply to: Sofitel Seminyak posted by Stocky on Saturday, 21. January 2006 at 12:32 Bali Time:
We were a group of 11 girls and really enjoyed the Sofitel. The pool was beautiful and the grounds very ewll kept. We stayed in the Oceanview rooms but honestly, you could barely see the ocean from the rooms so the garden view were probably a better bet. The buffet breakfast is very nice with the main dishes made to order. We never had a problem getting chairs at the pool. Most of the clientele seemed to be Europeans with the majority being men. The only downfall is the beach is not great. The sand is quite dark (dirty looking) and there was alot of foamy stuff in the water. The water was very rough when we were there so it might have been stuff churning up from the ocean floor but it wasn't very inviting to swim in. If you walk in either direction from the hotel you'll come to nice sand in 5-10 minutes.
Lots of great restaurants in the area too. I didn't look at the villas so can't comment on what they are like.