This is a quite magnificant place with great staff and a good restaurant. bre warned - the weather can be very unpredictable here so bring waterproof clothing . more

My fiance and I stayed here on our way to Queenstown. We had found the place on the web and it LOOKS beautiful, sounds fantastic... Anyway we arrived there and we thought we were in the wrong place....it was around 5pm and the place was a ghost town. It took a while of ringing a bell to get a lady... more

Before writing this review, we read some other Tripadvisor reviews, one written by members of a bicycle tour who were there at the same time as we were. Our impression is very different from there's. We thought it was a lovely place. The grounds are beautiful. Before dinner, we sat outside our room enjoying the gorgeous vista and sipping on... more

We stayed here two nights on a bicycle tour. Our room could be described as economy motel accommodations. It was clean, but very, very small. The room had two single beds, a nightstand, & a platform for one suitcase. It was plain with no accessories to add character. If one of us wanted to walk in the room, the other... more

This was the biggest disappointment of our holiday. Over priced for what it was. The 'retreat' is nothing more than an upmarket motel. It is clean and comfortable enough. But the rooms are small (barely enough room for one bag/case let alone 2) and totally bland without any character. Breakfast was awful, the bacon that was inedible and eggs had... more

Picture at top of the page is NOT this hotel. Stayed here for one night in the Johnny Schilling Room- Excellent accommodation and facilities in pastoral surroundings. Dinner menu a bit limited so drove 6kms into the village for excellent Alice May Pub meal. Breakfast good. more

Hubby and I were fortunate to book a "King Suite Spring Offer" deal with the Franz Josef Glacier Country Retreat (www.glacier-retreat.co.nz) which meant we paid $145 per night (minimum 2 night stay), which included cooked breakfasts for each of us. Location was serene and very relaxing. Accommodation was new / fab. The breakfasts were large and cooked as per your... more

We stayed in Franz Josef Country Retreat in September, it was raining the day we arrived so that put a dampner on things but then we were advised we were upgraded to the honeymoon suite and it was absolutely gorgeous. The views are beautiful and the room is very nice. Loved the huge 4 poster bed. Its in a nice... more

We stayed here as part of our honeymoon for two nights while travelling around the South Island. Upon check in we were shown straight upstairs, everything in a whispered voice, so you felt like you had to tip toe around the place the whole time. It is about 6km from the town which is a bit of a pain as... more