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Punga Grove Motel & Suites

40 Cron Street, Franz Josef, Westland National Park (Te Wahipounamu) 2000, New Zealand
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Punga Grove Motel & Suites
Ranked #4 of 8 hotels in Franz Josef
4.0 of 5 stars 91 Reviews
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Perth, Australia
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

the place is not 5 star but it is self catering and is quiet and close to the town center and the hot pools breakfast was served in the rooms which was nice More

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Singapore, Singapore
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

We stayed here for one night in studio , Its Clean and neat motel with all amenities. Washrooms and kitchnette was brand new and speck clean. The rooms were spacious and one of the warmest room i stayed in NZ. Coffee and tea selection was very good More

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Los Angeles, California
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

We got the 1 bedroom here and it was very nice, spacious, and clean. The motel doesn't look great from the outside, but the inside is great. You get a full kitchen so you can get food from the Fern Groove grocery store and make some meals. We didn't have a view, but who cares, step outside to see the... More

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Essex, England
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36 reviews 36 reviews
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38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

We stayed here for two nights whilst visiting the Glaciers. This motel was the best 'motel' we have stayed in on our journey across New Zealand. Our studio was very spacious, clean and had full cooking facilities which was excellent. It had a dining table with chairs and huge amounts of floor space which is extremely rare for motel style... More

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Canberra, Australia
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

Arrived to torrential rain and woke to snow capped mountains. What a great place you have at Franz Joseph. The room was fantastic with the sliding door into the rain forest with gas heater, full kitchen facilities and great service from all the staff. Our only regret was that we could only stay one night. More

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Bath, United Kingdom
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28 reviews 28 reviews
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18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

Punga Grove proved to be a very welcome stopover on our way down the West Coast. The room was clean and had good facilities. Franz Joseph is a great place to stop with some good restaurants and nice views, certainly preferable to some of the dismal towns on the West Coast! More

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

Punga Grove is an average motel with all the ameneties it is expected to have. There is nothing exceptional about this place. The service is also unexceptional with staff responses lukewarm. The best feature of the lower rooms is the sit-out right in front of the trees and bushes. We stayed there for 2 nights. More

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Perth
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24 reviews 24 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

great place, good and central, clean and large rooms, would recommend More

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San Diego
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

We were part of a hiking group that stayed here two nights. We explored the Franz Josef Glacier one day, and after we departed, we visited the Fox Glacier. The motel is very nice: clean, friendly, adequate in every way. Our room, named Ruru (meaning “the owl”), was very quiet . It was spacious and had a lovely rear deck... More

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Bonn
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

We had on of the newer rooms and were very surprised about how nice a Motel can be. Very spacious and modern romm including a full equiped kitchen. Everything was very clean and we felt absolutely comfortable. The bathroom was amazing as it included a bath tub with jaccuzi. The room also had a small terrace leading directly into the... More

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Address: 40 Cron Street, Franz Josef, Westland National Park (Te Wahipounamu) 2000, New Zealand
Price range (per night):* INR4,616 - 8,950

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