This is one of the worst places I have ever stayed in. We were asked to pay in full on check-in without seeing our 2 bedroom 'chalet' and i'm not surprised why. All the windows were wide in a vein attempt to hide the damp and dusky smell. They even opened all the windows again on the second day without... More

$140 for one night is a frightful price for one person (with dog). On the plus side, the place was clean and the towels nice. However - the 'studio' motel unit was more like a dormitory with a long bleak hallway. The hall lighting switched off at 9:40pm just as I was moving in, leaving me in darkness. The security... More

This motel was pretty soul-destroying. Unclean, with dated and tatty appliances, and a few dozen dead flies on the carpet by the windows. It's also a bit of a walk from the township, across a bridge which, at the time we were there, was part-closed for roadworks, meaning the walk home in the dark involved negotiating an unstable plank bridge.... More

Glacier Gateway is a slightly confusing establishment! It brands itself a motel, but does not have all the features of one (i.e. the ability to self-cater), it is not as good as a hotel and due to the long corridors, has more of a feel of a hostel or dorm. The bathroom fittings were installed in 1985 from the label... More

Very dissapointed with our stay here. First stop on our holiday wasn't a good start for our long awaited family holiday. Shown to our room, was very smelly due to dampness in the room, found rubbish on the floor, huge layer of dust through out rooms and sand flies stuck to lampshades. Very unpleasant. Asked for new room due to... More

We only stopped here for one night on our trip around the South Island, and after a long journey driving from Wanaka we were glad to arrive in Frans Josef Glacier. Unfortunately we drove past the Motel as it wasn't very clearly signed and we went into FJG to look for it. Someone directed us back to the Motel which... More

I was rather surprised to see the number of negative reviews here but I have to admit that I agree with some of them. We almost missed the lodge as there were some major road construction going on when we arrived and the lodge's entrance was hidden with all the messy road blocks. It was even harder to return to... More

Like most of the reviewers I was disappointed with this motel. There was a very high humidity in the room, however the very damp weather can account for most of this. The mouldy smelling, twilight zone rabbit toy was a bit disconcerting though!! The major concern I had was not finding out until driving in the drive, that this motel... More

We booked and paid in advance. The room was large but very dated. Immediately we noticed the dampness. The room seemed not unclean, but siimply very tired and damp. There was a cobweb in the rafters (very high ceiling) and we found a cockroach dying near the window. All that we could have lived with for two night, but the... More