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Cafe Lava Hostel

Cemoro Lawang, Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, Indonesia
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Cafe Lava Hostel
Ranked #41 of 271 Speciality lodging in Java
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Bern, Switzerland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

God place to go for the Bromo climb. Don't expect to sleep after 3am, since first jeeps are roaring by. Mt. Bromo is getting into tourist trap: we counted more than 100 jeeps plus all the motorbikes for the last view meters, the crowds are enormous and the pollution horrible. But ... you go there for the view ... amazing.... More

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York, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

We stayed here for two nights and negotiated a discount based on a two night stay. We had a standard room for 290 thousand per night, it had a private broom, TV , plenty of blankets and free drinking water. I wouldn't use the in room hot water for fear of carbon monoxide poisining as the boiler looked like it... More

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Penang
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2013

This hotel is located just a few miles away from Lava view lodge where you can see Mount Bromo and Mount Batok at sunset. Room cleanliness is still acceptable. Old water heater in bathroom looks dangerous as it uses gas and fire to heat up the water.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2013

I stay at café lava for 1 night before heading to Bromo at dawn, we rent a superior triple room and it is enough to fit 4 person :-) the room is nice,clean and complete with hot shower (very important) we also have our dinner at their café, food was good but service a little bit slow, but no worries,... More

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Vancouver
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2013 via mobile

My girlfriend and I showed up without a reservation hoping to get an economy (budget room). Luckily they had one avaliable. The room was 160,000Rp for the first night and 190,000Rp for the second night. The second night was higher because of some local holiday that we were told is a "red calendar day". Since we stayed two nights they... More

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anywhere in the world
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2013

Like many others, we picked this hotel/hostel to do the sunrise tour of Bromo. The location is great for that, being very near to the edge of the (inner) caldera and therefore meters from the park entrance. The staff are polite and friendly, but alas pretty clueless when it comes to running a hotel (God bless them). Service is very... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2013

Accepts credit cards (with small surcharge). Has hot water (which is non-negotiable in chilly Cemoro Lawang). Good breakfast included, good cheap restaurant for lunch and dinner. Will ask for 125,000 rupiah for the sunrise jeep to Bromo, but will accept 100,000. Comfortable, clean standard rooms for 300,000/night with porches, private bathroom, and no view of the crater. (Asks 250,000 for... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2013 via mobile

We paid a little extra when we booked our tour to bromo to stay in this place, inspired by the terrible reviews of the other option. However, I don't think it was worth the money. The good thing was the hot shower! Quite good if you're soaked and cold after climbing bromo. Other than that the place is not so... More

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grenoble
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 November 2012

If you want to see the Bromo volcano, starting from Cemoro Lawang is a good starting point. There are however a lot of people willing to do that and the numbers of rooms there is limited so that the price here are quite high ( This year 2012 the peak season is from Sept 21 to January 4,2013) . We... More

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Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 November 2012

Room was clean. Sunrise Gunung Bromo trip was extremely easy to organise through Cafe Lava. Dinner was great and very welcome after such a long drive up to Cemoro Lawang. After our early rise, breakfast was also of good quality. They had a free room for our driver too. However, we booked a double room and received a twin. I... More

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Address: Cemoro Lawang, Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park, Indonesia
Region: Indonesia > Java
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Ranked #41 of 271 Speciality lodging in Java
Price range (per night): RM224 - 245
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