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Catimore Homestay

Jl. Jend. A Yani 32 Jl., Bondowoso, Indonesia
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Catimore Homestay
Ranked #3 of 4 Bondowoso B&B and Inns
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New York City, New York
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42 reviews 42 reviews
16 hotel reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

This place is definitely on the lower end of the scale, but I've been in worse. The only reason you're going to be here is to get up early for your Mount Ijen visit. A strange little place, set on the grounds of the coffee plantation (no pun intended, hah). The staff was friendly enough but remember to ask for... More

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Leiden, The Netherlands
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11 hotel reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

Avoid this place! First of all: if you stay here for only one night and you go to the Ijen crater the next day, the staff will sell you tickets for the Ijen, at 03:00am. YOU DON'T NEED A TICKET FOR THE IJEN, even if the Lonely Planet tells you so. We (and the rest of our group) paid 30.000... More

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Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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13 hotel reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2013 via mobile

Basically you would only come here to explore the ijen plateau. Very basic rooms, low on cleanliness and basic decoration. Only unexpected good thing was a hot shower! Try other home stays if you can, but for a place to rest for one night it does the job. The homestay does a set menu which is the only real eating... More

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Penang
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6 hotel reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013 via mobile

The reason I have written the tagline in this negative way is to hope that the person incharge of this homestay can really look into the most basic need of a room for staying which is the hygiene of the room. We felt uncomfortable to even stay in the room any longer due to the fact that it is pretty... More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
6 hotel reviews
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2013

We stay in Catimor Homestay for 1 night and all I can say the hotel is a basic accommodation. The room is clean enough. It got the hot shower which is important knowing the surrounding area temperature at nigth is very cold. We did woke up at 1.00am to go up climbing the Ijen crater and luckly for us the... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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6 hotel reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 August 2012 via mobile

It is perhaps the worse homestay in this region given that nothing is worth reviewing. The bed was dirty & worn. The blanket was useless. The lights were dim. The water heater was not working. The wallpapers were torn. The food were bad especially the chicken felt like rock! I should have sleep in the car.

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London, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2012

The bathroom was filthy. I found the previous guest's soap and hair in the sink. It's a shame this place is so poorly maintained and dirty. It is an old Dutch colonial building on a coffee plantation and one of the few places to stay near the Ijen crater. If they did some renovation and cleaning, it would be a... More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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18 hotel reviews
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28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2011

The room was small and average. Toilets are not really that clean, needs some improvement. Location wise it is good as it is situated not really that far from the check point of Ijen Crater. We got the room in front of the pool. There's also a hot spring pool there. The restaurant is also lack of quality. They only... More

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Ubud, Indonesia
2 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2011

This hotel was horrible, easily the worst place I have ever stayed in my life. Having traveled in over 35 countries this is quite the statement. There was actually a poo in my bathtub. The toilet seat was made the same year the building was 1835. The building itself was an old home which could have been beautiful had it... More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 November 2010

The room is small and the toilet is extremely dirty. With dirt all over. Avoid this place. You can't have a good night sleep here. Nothing provided in the room except toilet tissue. The towel is dirty too. Nothing is clean.

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Catimore Homestay Hotel
Catimore Homestay Hotel Java
Address: Jl. Jend. A Yani 32 Jl., Bondowoso, Indonesia
Region: Indonesia > Java > East Java > Bondowoso
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Ranked #3 of 4 B&Bs / Inns in Bondowoso

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