Johan and everyone were so lovely! And it was so handy to do the tour with Johan. Highly recommend. Johan has some great recommendations while in the city as well.

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing

Everything! Johan is a host with an amazing personality. His team was super helpful and supportive. He arranged us the tour to ijen with a guide who was a miner himself. It was a memorable experience!

Stayed in August 2025

There was no warm water

Very spacious family room. 2 large beds. Nice breakfast. Really 2 great hosts. A mutual kitchen and fridge to use. A super fast laundry nextdoor from the same owner.

Stayed in July 2025

It’s a few kilometres outside the city centre and there are no taxis or Bejac out that way so you need to sign up for that ride share app ( similar to uber to get a ride).

Spacious rooms with Ac , Johns the host was super friendly and helpful. Breakfast is included and you have use of the kitchen to cook your own if you want something else than Nasi or mie Goreng :-).

Stayed in July 2025

very nice people, breakfast was good :)

Stayed in July 2025

Do not look any further! Johan and Onkey are the best! This is a really authentic homestay (Yes, I've been on a few student exchanges in Java)! You don't need to have many plans as Johan is full of ideas that will exceed your expectations. As for climbing Ijen, we literally bypassed a whole group of annoyed looking westerners waiting at the clinic for their health certificate and waltzed on in to find that Johan had already sent through our details and it was a 5min questionnaire and blood pressure check. Our trekking guide was humble and patient and saved several tourists who had lost their way on the dark rocky path into the crater, thinking that they didn't need a guide (it's nuts, trust Johan and he'll set you up!). Other pros of Green Ijen include the cheap as chips laundromat next door, the baked sweet potato and sate kaki lima down the street, and the surprisingly epic snorkelling. We've paid more for fancier hotels, but Green Ijen was the most memorable!

Stayed in June 2025

Great homestay with amazing staff. They do everything for you to enjoy your stay. Really friendly and helpful. The room is clean and with AC. Great deal for the price! Highly recommend.

Stayed in May 2025

Great place to stay, staff are so friendly and also funny. We really enjoyed our stay

Stayed in May 2025

Clean but basic bathroom facilities consistent with homestays.

Johan and Okie were great hosts. Gave a great orientation for the place and were always helpful and polite. Comfortable, clean but basic accommodation at a fair price. The tour is great too!

Stayed in May 2025

Everything was very clean.

Stayed in May 2025

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Johan is a very welcoming host! He organised a great private trip for us with Barri to mt Ijen, which was fantastic. When we came back there was a breakfast waiting for us and we could still sleep a bit in the room until checkout! Thank you for the great experience!

Stayed in April 2025

Warm welcome from Johan and his nephew, the room was clean and already fresh with the AC. The place felt like home and we could also use the kitchen. The breakfast was very good with plenty of food and fruits. The location is perfect, in a calm neighborhood, close to the city center. We also plan the visit to Ijen with Johan and everything went smoothly ! Thanks for everything, it was a pleasure to meet you :)

Stayed in April 2025

A little bit of a walk to the town centre/restaurants. Room is simple but has everything you need!

The homestay is well located if you want to head to Ijen. The room is simple but clean, with a comfortable bed and good AC. The staff made our stay so enjoyable and so easy. Johan is very friendly and funny, he is very communicative and responsive on messages, and had a wealth of useful tips. His nephew is kind and provides everything you’d need, including good coffee before and after the Ijen hike. I highly recommend organising your Ijen hike through Johan. He will take care of everything and it all runs very smoothly - from driving you to the volcano, getting your health certificate ready, providing you with an excellent guide to go up the volcano, bringing all the equipment you need for the hike, and prepping you breakfast afterwards. He even helped us get our train tickets and get to the station. Everything was so easy and smooth. Thank you so much Johan for your hospitality!

Stayed in January 2025

There was not hot water and only one bath sink outside the bathroom. Some mosquitoes in the room.

Very helpful owner providing lots of information about how to visit the Ijen Volcano and other landmarks around like the Lider Waterfall. Nice breakfast with rice/noodles and egg.

Stayed in January 2025

Wonderful host. Accommodation is great value. Property, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen were super clean. Bed and AC were comfortable. We booked the Ijen tour with the host Johan and had a great experience. Price seemed fair. We got helpful recommendations from Johan's nephew for local spots. Johan offers other tours we wished we could have taken advantage of (but we had to move on to our next destination). We'd stay here again!

Stayed in December 2024

Amazing owner helping with everything! Highly recommend it!

Stayed in December 2024

The owner was very personable and helpful. Location was good and close to most places of interest. Room and amenities were well maintained and functional.

Stayed in October 2024

Absolutely the best stay that I have had during my week in Java.Johan and his nephew are the nicest people I have ever met.So helpful,friendly,they will go extra mile for the guests.I also booked the Ijen tour through them and it was excellent.I would recommend this homestay to everyone ..10/10..I would always come back!Thank you Johan for everything!

Stayed in October 2024

Johan was an incredible host. He made me and my partner very welcome and offered lots of advice. Property was spacious and very clean. Great value for money also. A home away from home.

Stayed in October 2024

Everything was good, the only disagreement was that our room was hot (no AC) but we knew that before. The other rooms have AC.

Johan is a great host, he knows the area very well and give very good advice. We decided to take the tour with him and we appreciated the local guide who was a minor before. The house is clean and the breakfast good. We definitely recommand going to Johan place.

Stayed in October 2024

Excellent host!!

Stayed in September 2024

Green Ijen Homestay is located not so far from the city center. The host is really nice and helpful and he organized the Ijen tour for me and other guests. The house is very nice, there's a lot of space, the room and the common bathroom were clean. I strongly recommend this homestay!

Stayed in October 2024

Breakfast served in polystyrene and served way before taking it. But nicely compensated with fresh fruits.

Nice calm place with kitchen facilities. Johan is an excellent host who provides you with lots of what-to- do-locally information. Thanks to this we had a great snorkeling day!

Stayed in August 2024

Nothing to fault. All was perfect.

Extended my stay from 1 day to 3 days with this lovely and welcoming family. Everything was perfect. We had a comfortable stay, very warm hospitality, spacious rooms, great location. And even booked Ijen for a day to explore Banyuwangi. Highly recommend as your guide guide to explore the hidden gems, waterfalls, Ijen tour or even the turtles, which I will be coming back again in my future travels. Thanks a million for everything, from Sonya, Lovan and Lexi of the UK.

Stayed in July 2024