Santika is a typical Indonesian hotel without any soul. It could have been placed in any Indonesian city, and it would not have mattered. It's almost brand new, so still in good, clean condition. The staff was nice, professional, and respectful. A couple of things I found weird considering this is an almost brand new hotel. Internet and wifi was intermittent, so I ended up using 4G most of the time. They had two espresso machines in the restaurant, but none of them were working, so just standard, poor quality coffee for breakfast. I would also like to see some more local food from Banyuwangi on the menu. The only "local" foods were traditional "nasty goreng" and other not so special dishes generally found all over Indonesia. Banyuwangi actually has awesome local food, which is typical of Banyuwangi. I hope they will add some real local food to the menu. Here's a tip until that happens: go down to the Main Street, make a right, and walk for a couple of minutes. There's an Indonesian restaurant there selling some very tasty and local Rawon! A walk up Mount Ijen is also highly recommended, just make sure to start walking at 1 am from the parking lot at the volcano so you can get a glimpse of the blue fire before sunrise.