This was one of our favourite places to stay during our trip. The chilling area on the first floor is so nice! It has a real cozy atmosphere. The double rooms are wonderful, it feels like glamping. We had to fight for the upper room going up with the ladder ;-) There are two bathrooms, this is enough for the number of rooms. They were clean and the view is great when you are taking your ‘outside’ shower! The owner is vey friendly and organised our trip for mount Ijen and the transfer to the harbour. No hassle… Breakfast was simple but good quality. Staying in a real bamboo house was very special to us. We would definitely have loved to stay more nights if it would have been available!

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This was our favourite place in Indonesia! Firstly, the staff were very welcoming, helpful and friendly. They went out of their way to help us organise transport and even cooked our breakfast early for our 4am departure. They were the best! The food they cook on site was delicious and better than most restaurants we’ve been to, so we decided to eat most of our meals there and we weren’t disappointed. The treehouse is rustic and lovely, with gorgeous views. You can hear the river running as you sleep. We highly recommend this place!

Our stay at Bamboo & B was truly extraordinary. This hotel makes childhood dreams of staying in a treehouse come true, offering an amazing connection to nature. The rooms don’t have traditional windows—walls are open with curtains instead. At night, you fall asleep to the sounds of nature, and in the morning, you wake up to stunning views of rice fields. The breakfasts are delicious and very filling—we fell in love with the pancakes. The hotel staff is friendly and incredibly helpful. They gave us plenty of tips for planning our trip to Ijen, helped us rent a scooter, and provided gas masks. A charming bonus is the hotel’s fluffy residents—the cats. There are plenty of them, all well-cared for and super friendly. If you’re lucky, one of these adorable felines might even visit you in your room.

There’s no other place quite like this: sleeping in a bamboo-house of that size is like getting back to being a kid in a treehouse. It also doesn’t hurt that the food is deliciously cooked and the people running the place are very kind. If you are like me and have a bit on insectophobia do not worry: there’s nothing to be scared of ;)

We would have appreciated better organization in terms of touring the area. We know that the main thing is hiking Ijen but it would be nice to be able to see the area (rubber filed, coffee farm, waterfalls) accompanied by someone local.

The place itself is very pleasant — incredibly relaxing and peaceful. There’s hot water (a rare perk in this price range), excellent staff, breakfast included, stable internet, and a very green, lush environment.

This isn’t a downside, but something to keep in mind — it’s not close to Ijen. Don’t make the same mistake I did: if you're planning to hike the volcano, staying here isn’t any more convenient than staying in Banyuwangi.

Very kind hosts with great recommendations, both for excursions (Ijen!) and supplying great guides and drivers. Leyla accompanied us on a daytour of the surroundings and supplied us with great footage! And the food was one of the best we had on Java, especially the omelettes for breakfast. Great atmosphere.

The humidity, which is out of their control.

The location had good proximity to Ijen Volcano (which is why we picked it). We arrived very late due to traffic problems, and the owner was very kind in waking up and giving us access to our room. The room was clean and somewhat charming (in its own way). The (private) bathroom, despite being rather rustic and outdoors, surprisingly had hot water. The grounds were green and full of flowers.

The bathroom was pretty basic, and involved going outside on a rather rickety staircase and uneven trail. (Bring flip flops.)

The property was worth every penny. Amazing staff be cherry on top ! Super comfy with all basic amenities available. We had a cat keeping us company throughout our stay, even at nights. The staff was lovely and also offered free breakfast for 3 on the day of checkout. Im definitely coming back to this property if I visit Java again ! Kudos to the couple hosts <3

The rooms are just so lovely and beautiful. And it was still cool without an AC. The owner helped us a lot whenever we had a question whether on how and when to get to Ijen with the Scooter or on laundry or on how to use the train in java. We did not had breakfast included in our booking but they were so nice still offering breakfast to us. On the last day we had to leave at 5 am so they packed us a delicious breakfast to go. We had a great stay thanks to bamboo & b. We wanted to stay longer but happily (unfortunately for us) it was all booked. We will definitely come back to bamboo & b when coming back to java

Amazing hotel. I've never stayed anywhere like it before. The owners were friendly and accommodating, and helped us arrange a visit to Ijen at a good price. The cats are also very friendly. We stayed in the separate bungalow, and spent some evenings hanging out on the top floor of the main building. It's all very cool, and I highly recommend it.