Best Hotels near Toko Erna Jaya, Sidorenggo

1. Rooms are worn down and filthy. Neither blankets nor towels not clean. This place benefits from its location but the existing rooms are in dire need of renovations. And then they still would need to be kept clean. 2. Food was not good. Everyone of our group (2 tourists plus 2 Indonesians photographers) were sick here. Table cloth seems to not have been changed in weeks - if the kitchen is as “clean” no wonder we all got sick. 3. No coffee during the whole morning. During breakfast there is a big alu can with “coffee” written on for self-service. Don’t be fooled: that is no coffee; it is essentially slightly warm brown water. There is a real machine standing on the counter - but it cannot apparently not be used prior to 11 o’clock. Seriously, why? 4. Wifi hotspot exists in the parking lot but is totally unreliable.

The village of Lawan, where Mount Bromo is located, is quite large, but the hotels in the village are average, most of them have no hot water, and the mountain is relatively cold. The Semarang Indah is relatively good. First of all, the location is good. I saw the volcano, followed by hot water, but the water was very small, and we could barely take a bath. It was much more comfortable to catch a plane and a car for a day. There was a free breakfast the next day, and I saw guests in several rooms Check in. The hotel rooms are quite small. When you stay in the homestay, there is no toiletries, but you can buy them locally, it's only one night, but the Mount Bromo scenery is very beautiful and it is worth going. The first photo was taken at the hotel entrance.

Hotel Bromo Pernai is a big hotel in this area (village) and every map shows the name in it.(They say Lava View Hotel is the most expensive in this area.) I quite enjoyed staying there. There is an electric kettle in the room so you can have coffee/instant noodles anytime. There are plenty of power sockets, which is helpful. Not enough space for hanging clothes but there is a big shelf. There is a big TV but I didn't watch it. There is wifi but signal could be weak as you could imagine. Most importantly, I didn't expect a hot water shower  :)  Not sure if there is A/C in the room but it was September, I didn't need it. Breakfast is too simple, though. As all tourists join sunrise tours, breakfast time could be extended till 1030 Breakfast is served between 0700 - 1000. I like this hotel. You can admire the view of Bromo just in front of the hotel. It is About 15 minutes walking distance to the sea of sand but you have to remember that hiking up/down isn't so easy as the air is thin. There are lots of eateries nearby and bakso wagons.  When I asked for a sunrise tour, they offered me  Jeep  650 Guide 250 but I think this is the standard in the village.