ILLIRA Hotel Banyuwangi
The comfortable base with everything at hand — ferry port, train station, BWX airport, restaurants — and hotels that tour vans reach at midnight without a second thought.
City centre
Walkable dining
Mid-range
Category
Mid-Range
Location
Banyuwangi
ILLIRA Hotel Banyuwangi
Contemporary, central, functional — the hotel to pick when the room only has one job: a solid few hours of sleep before the alarm goes off for the crater. Restaurants and minimarkets within walking distance for the pre-trek supplies, and city streets the tour van navigates without a second thought.
Best for: First and last nights around the ferry, train or flight — and anyone who wants city comforts before the midnight start.
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Strengths
- City centre
- Walkable dining
- Mid-range
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Location
- Banyuwangi
- First and last nights around the ferry, train or flight — and anyone who wants city comforts before the midnight start.
Good to know
- Ijen tours from Banyuwangi pick you up around midnight–00:30 for the gate opening at Paltuding (02:00 in normal conditions); the drive up takes about 1–1.5 hours. Warn reception about the night departure — hotels here deal with volcano schedules all the time.
- Arriving from Bali: the Gilimanuk–Ketapang ferry runs around the clock and the crossing takes about 45–60 minutes door to door. Mind the time zones — Java is one hour behind Bali — and double-check your pickup time against it.
- Two documents are needed for the crater: the park e-ticket (online only, organized tours normally include it) and a medical certificate, which clinics in Banyuwangi can usually issue the same day — many tours help arrange it. Sort both before the night of the trek.
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