When you stay at Bella Vista Motel Franz Josef Glacier in Franz Josef Glacier, you'll be in the mountains, just steps from Westcoast Wildlife Centre and 4 minutes by foot from Waiho Hot Tubs. .This eco-certified motel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Our Lady of the Alps and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from St James Anglican Church.
Westcoast Wildlife Centre - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
Waiho Hot Tubs - 4 min walk - 0.2 miles
Glacier Hot Pools - 4 min walk - 0.2 miles
Our Lady of the Alps - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
St James Anglican Church - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
Getting around
Hokitika (HKK) - 117 min drive
Restaurants
Snakebite - 2 min walk
Monsoon Restaurant at Rainforest - 1 min walk
Full of Beans - 3 min walk
The Landing Restaurant & Bar - Franz Josef - 2 min walk
Alice May - 1 min walk
About this property
Bella Vista Motel Franz Josef Glacier
Eco-certified motel in Franz Josef Glacier with free parking
Bella Vista Motel Franz Josef Glacier offers 18 accommodations with DVD players and safes. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers.
This Franz Josef Glacier motel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 18 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while DVD players and satellite programming provide entertainment. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Additional features at this motel include a picnic area and barbecue grills.
Continental breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
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
Chinese (Cantonese), English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Daily continental breakfast available for a fee: NZD 15 per person
Family friendly
Crib (surcharge)
DVD player
In-room refrigerator
Laundry facilities
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
Garden
In the mountains
Picnic area
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
No elevator
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
More
2 floors
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Crib (surcharge)
Bathroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Towels provided
Entertainment
DVD player
Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Refrigerator
More
Heating
Iron/ironing board
Laptop workspace
Safe
Soundproofed rooms
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 7:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: NZD 50
Special check-in instructions
The property charges 2.00 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 7:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for NZD 25.0 per night
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for continental breakfast: approximately NZD 15 per person
Late check-out fee: NZD 50 (subject to availability)
Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 25.0 per night
Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2.00 percent
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit 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, mobile payments, and cash
Mobile payment options include: Alipay, Apple Pay, and WeChat Pay
Cashless transactions are available
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
National rating
Rating provided by Qualmark®, source of official star ratings for accommodation in New Zealand.
Property is also known as
Bella Vista Franz Josef Glacier
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Bella Vista Hotel Franz Josef
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Bella Vista Motel Franz Josef Glacier Reviews
Reviews
8.8
Excellent
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Great place to stay , very clean with everything you need. Shame about the rest of Franz Josef, rip off restaurants over inflated prices, they carry on like this then this great motel will suffer
The property was well located near the glacier. It provided all the required amenities and the staff were very kind and helpful with recommendations. It is not a fancy place, but is clean and well maintained. We would definitely stay here again if in the area.
Nice area and very friendly staff. Recommend the Monsoon restaurant. Food was awesome. Easy walking distance to everything in town and a short drive to the glacier.
Clean and centrally located in Franz Josef. A little tight on space but manageable.
Randolph
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
6/10 Okay
Michael
Traveled with partner
Feb 26, 2024
Not worth $300. Basic room booked out so booked one better room ! I wonder what basic room be like. Got disable room so I suppose everything more user friendly including needed to park at disable spot because that was our spot. Night time special ventilator made noise. Some sort of humidifying fan. Reception said don’t worry, it will stop . Thank god it stopped making noise stopped . And we stuffed tea towel in there so air flow stooped. A friend booked and cancelled the room because they missed the flight and hotel got no vacancy that night so they must have sold out the room. I wonder whether we got better room as such but still very crappy.
The room was quite small compared with other accommodation we have had in N Zealand. It is in an ideal location and you can walk to everywhere in Franz Josef