My husband and I stayed here for our honeymoon, and out of the 3 different hotels we stayed at, The Amala was our favorite by far! Since we were on our honeymoon, they upgraded us from a spa villa to a pool villa at no additional cost. So we had a giant pool all to ourselves. The spa was wonderful (you get a 1hr daily couples massage with the spa package) and the property itself was just beautiful. But amenities and accommodations aside, what made our stay 5 stars was the staff. They knew us by name and greeted us anytime we walked by. They were also very helpful - they packed us a boxed breakfast when we had to leave the hotel at 6am for an early excursion, they organized a taxi for us, and Sara even let me use her personal cell phone to call my next hotel in Ubud. (I didn't have a sim card). Sara and Yasa were the best! We sat down with them and talked about how we got over charged during our shopping trip (a taxi we had picked up charged us triple than normal and we ended up paying way too much for some souvenirs) and they gave us some tips and recommendations on how to avoid that, and what a normal price for a taxi should be. When it was time to check out, they sent us off with a honeymoon gift and were just so sweet.
If we ever find ourselves in Seminyak again, we'll definitely book our stay at The Amala. PS: The minibar was complimentary. I've never seen that from a hotel before!