It was easy to reach Arabica Homestay at Jampit on the valley of Ijen volcano. The homestay looked better than the pictures of it I saw in the internet. It was located within the coffee factory and was surrounded by coffee plantation.
Almost all rooms were booked on that day by a group of French tourists. We were lucky to get one last room at US$ 20 a night. Our room was one of the three rooms in the left wing villa. It was old but clean and pretty decent for adventurous tourists.
Almost all rooms were booked on that day by a group of French tourists. We were lucky to get one last room at US$ 20 a night. Our room was one of the three rooms in the left wing villa. It was old but clean and pretty decent for adventurous tourists.
We got everything we needed to spend a night at the homestay except hospitality. The workers were anything but friendly. Two of them even got involved in a violent fight with a tourist in the night. It was almost like a bar fight scene in Desperado movie.
In addition to frowning faces, the homestay served INSTANT foods. It was unbelievable. Jampit, where the homestay is located, is predominated by Maduranese and they actually have a great culinary culture and vegetables farm is a walk away from the homestay. Arabica restaurant was very disappointing but at least the instant fried noodle got us burst into teary laugh and the tea and coffee there were supreme.
In addition to frowning faces, the homestay served INSTANT foods. It was unbelievable. Jampit, where the homestay is located, is predominated by Maduranese and they actually have a great culinary culture and vegetables farm is a walk away from the homestay. Arabica restaurant was very disappointing but at least the instant fried noodle got us burst into teary laugh and the tea and coffee there were supreme.
The view from Arabica homestay.