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Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier

4.0 star property
4-star eco-certified hotel with 2 restaurants

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Bar (on property)
Exterior
Reception
Superior Room, 1 King Bed
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
36 Main Road, State Highway 6, Franz Josef Glacier, 7886
  • Westcoast Wildlife Centre
    3 min walk
  • Waiho Hot Tubs
    5 min walk
  • Glacier Hot Pools
    5 min walk
  • Mount Cook (MON)
    326 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Twin KS

Superior Twin KS

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Room

Superior Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Twin QQ

Superior Twin QQ

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds, free WiFi

Superior Triple Room, 3 Single Beds

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Superior Room, 1 King Bed

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Suite

Superior Suite

  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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About the area

Franz Josef Glacier

In Franz Josef Glacier .Within a 5-minute walk of this Franz Josef Glacier hotel, you'll find Westcoast Wildlife Centre and Waiho Hot Tubs. Glacier Hot Pools and Our Lady of the Alps are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Westcoast Wildlife Centre - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Waiho Hot Tubs - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Glacier Hot Pools - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Our Lady of the Alps - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • St James Anglican Church - 9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Hokitika (HKK) - 95 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Snakebite - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Monsoon Restaurant at Rainforest - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Full of Beans - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Landing Restaurant & Bar - Franz Josef - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Alice May - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier

4-star eco-certified hotel with 2 restaurants
There are 2 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/café. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. The eco-certified Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier also features tour/ticket assistance, concierge services, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Franz Josef Glacier hotel.

  • 130 guestrooms or units
  • 2 dining venues
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier offers 130 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Qualmark Sustainable Tourism Business Award, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Refrigerator

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM: NZD 35.00 for adults and NZD 17.50 for children
  • 2 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 1.5 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately NZD 35.00 for adults and NZD 17.50 for children
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.5 percent

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

National rating

Rating provided by Qualmark®, source of official star ratings for accommodation in New Zealand.

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Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 254 out of 585 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 207 out of 585 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 74 out of 585 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 34 out of 585 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 585 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

BELLUR

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice comfortable hotel
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Melissa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very expensive for a very average room. Overpriced because not much choice for family rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Mandy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a big fancy hotel in a tiny town. It reeks of corporate management. The rooms are excellent and very comfortable. The hotel caters to the coach tourist trade as well as independent travelers which can make dining a bit of a crush. The location has more than enough character to make up for the hotels lack of it. If you like shiny and impersonal then this one is for you.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Kimberley

Travelled with family
the furnishings are tired. The carpet in the hall worn and the place has a stale smell. Our bedroom curtains torn. Bed ok but woke with back ache. Cleaned well every day though

2/10 Terrible

Richard C.

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smoke-free Property however Property had Smoking Area & Staff Smoked on Prperty!!!

8/10 Good

Keri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Accommodations were adequate and clean. Dinner was affordable and had adequate menu options. Needed room key to get into the building you were staying in and your room. Adequately secure and close to accomidations for laundry and town for groceries, etc.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and close to everything, yet quite. Beautiful scenery of Franz Josef when there were no clouds.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely to come back to, no complaints about anything, enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marianne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easily accessible by car and close to restaurants and shops. Restaurant at the hotel had limited space available and could not be booked due to repairs to be done.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The beds in our room were shocking! Very lumpy and lots of rolling off the edge??? Would have expected better for what we paid.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Theodore, PLACERVILLE

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the room and being close to the many restaurants in town. Although we understand that the actual dining room was under repair, we hoped that there would be a welcoming and comfortable bar area where we could lounge and enjoy the fireplace. Unfortunately this was not possible as the bar had to be converted to dining area because of the construction.

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Noisy bar across the street
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Gary

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was very basic and outdated. Totally overpriced for the standard of accommodation. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Jean, Estes Park

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms/bathrooms were clean and updated. Only issue was our rooms were on the 2nd floor and there is not an elevator. The hotel staff did take our bags up to our rooms at check in and back down at check out.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access to everything
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our room as it was clean, spacious and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michal

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Travelled with family
This is a beautiful property right in town. Very scenic and a helpful staff, easy check in and volunteered useful information without asking. Close to several restaurants and easy trails.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nitin, San Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the helicopter line and many nearby dining options.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edmond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was beautiful and clean. Food was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Silvia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Rene

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024