De Potrek Coffee Bromo — Restaurant in East Java

We came in January for a two night stay. Being wet season, it seemed extremely quiet in the area so we pretty much had a the place to ourselves.

The views from the coffee shop were amazing. Moments after sitting down my family were able to watch two monkeys hanging out far away in the valley below. I also really appreciated that there was a huge variety of places to sit. Inside, overlooking the ravine, outside, right on the edge, back a bit under the eaves etc.

The view from the rooms overlooked the road, but was still great with the mist-covered hills in the background. The room was somewhat basic, but had what we needed - comfy bed, TV, kettle etc. No air-con or fridge, but it wasn't really needed given Bromo's cooler climate.

One issue was that the hot water in the shower could run out pretty quickly, but when it was there, the water was lovely and hot and the pressure was good.

The food and coffee at the cafe were decent, but because of when we visited, many ingredients were out of stock, which made their menu rather limited.

We appreciated that breakfast included an a la carte option, and barista-made coffee when we asked.

There weren't too many other eateries in the area, but there was a good one, Bromo Escapes, right across the road with a good variety of food.

Another thing to mention is that prior to our stay, we tried to contact the number listed on Traveloka to arrange transport and a Bromo tour. However, the number was not active and we ended up booking the tour elsewhere. When we were there, it does seem that they do arrange tours, but they need to update details for...

De Potrek Bromo is the recent tourist magnet place in Bromo. This place is so crowded because they’re popular in Instagram and Tiktok lately. Located close to Bromo Mountain area this place is offering is hill view, it’s very refreshing for people who lives in city. When you arrive, I can bet that you will be in waiting list, even in this pandemic situation so many people stuck in their home and need an escape place. When you arrive you will give a ticket to show to rhe staff outside, it’s a waiting list ticket. The staff will ask for how many people you will be there, and let you that there’s 2 hours limitation inside. Mostly you will be waiting around 1 hour in weekend to get inside. Parking lot is limited. Then you need to walk around 200m to go to the behind of rhe Hotel itself, because actually it is a cafeteria of the hotel. There is indoor and outdoor area, you need mask up in public area, they limit the seating capacity. There are various beverages options and also big meal. Order in cashier and pay it directly. They haven’t accept any cashless payment, but they accept transfer payment. In the cashier also there’s a cabinet will many bakery, like donuts and etc. Price is a bit expensive because they also offer best view, so it’s worth it. Lot of greenery areas. Nice place to one day escape. Don’t forget to mask up and bring your...

Not worth at all to stay at this hotel. The price is almost the same with jiwa jawa hotel, which is also in bromo. However, the hotel room is very small and just like a budget hotel. Is BUDGET HOTEL facilities, bathroom is not even a budget hotel standard, small sink that hardly can place my items such as toothbrush there. Additionally the hot water is not consistent, the hot water is used up in about one minute and I need to wait for a few minutes for hot water.

The owner and staff there are not welcoming and unfriendly. They looks like not keen to do this business. At night, it is noisy because it keep having motorcycle whirring outside the hotel. The most frustrating thing is that the socket is stick upside down below the table, this may seems fine for their local charger, but if I use the international charger adapter, it drop off. As for the meal, it is not worth it because it serve by portion, means that there is only one standard meal and a black coffee or tea. I mean it will be worth if they didn't charge...