Fox Glacier: hotel con bar

Era una vera delusione quando arrivava. Non si sentiva certo 4*. La stanza era molto stanca, c’era una cucina con tutti gli attrezzatura che poteva essere necessari, ma doveva lavare la cucina, perché i coltelli erano sporchi. Sembrava che fosse stato solo un leggero pulizia, ma i letti erano confortevoli e la doccia era buona; la zona si sentiva molto inclinata, c’era una scelta molto limitata di posti da mangiare, ma ci sono stati un paio di pasti molto carini vicino. Se non fossimo stati entro pochi minuti a piedi per il viaggio dell’elicottero che avevamo prenotato, non saremmo rimasti. In equità, non ha aiutato ci fosse una pioggia torrenziale all’epoca, che non aiuta mai. C’era una terrazza all’esterno, ma solo a circa 10 metri dalla casa vicina, le finestre guardavano nella nostra stanza; ci chiedevamo se c’era un’altra stanza disponibile, ma non ci fu detto, nonostante il segno all’esterno che c’erano vacanze.

Spent two nights here in Fox, waiting for the weather to clear enough to do the glacier heli trip. Great welcome from Karen at check-in, lovely clean and comfy room with a good shower, tea and coffee.. you have the use of a big bbq and microwave but no facilities in the room for cooking but you are a stones throw from a selection of pubs that have a good choice of food. Some beautiful walks near by.. Minnehaha for glow worms (magical) and Lake Matheson (stunning) Only thirty mins from Franz Josef but it's pretty much the same as Fox with a few more cafés.

We stayed here one night. Franz Josef Glacier is a nicer place to stay, but we wanted to be positioned at Fox Glacier so we were better positioned to do the early morning walk to Lake Matheson. Many of the accommodation options in Fox are closed due to COVID, others seemed to me to be ridiculously expensive. This place looked okay on paper. I booked on line. When we arrived our first impression was that it was closed. The entrance looks unkempt and the car park area is full of ****s. However there was a woman behind the reception counter. The first thing she wanted was for me to pay in cash, because their eftpos machine was not working. Needless to say I did not have enough cash - who carries much cash around these days? I asked her if there was an ATM in town, but she did not know. I logged onto their wi-fi to find for myself that there is no ATM in Fox Glacier, the nearest being in Franz Josef. We were not driving back to Franz Josef to get some cash! On reflection, at this point, I should have said we would go elsewhere, but instead I offered to try and get some cash out in the town in conjunction with buying a meal. We were allowed to drop our gear in the room and we drove back into town (hotel is a little distance outside the township). Not many options for a meal, but we found a very decent burger and chips at a cafe. But they could not provide me with the amount of cash I needed for the hotel. Back to the hotel, to be told the eftpos had been fixed - presumably by the guy we saw arriving as we left to go back into town. So we paid for the room and settled in for an early night. We were the only occupants. The owners/operators didn't appear to live on site, so we must have been the only people in the building overnight. There was absolutely no sign of life and it was a bit spooky. They did not provide any phone number to contact anyone if we had a problem. The rooms are nice enough - spacious and comfortable, with everything you need. There was mould on the curtains. The hotel restaurant is of course closed at the moment, thanks to COVID. Reception hours were something like 9am to 7pm. We left in the morning about 7.30am. Not a soul to be seen. We left our room key in the box on the reception counter, unlocked the main door to leave the building and departed. Had to leave the door unlocked. This was not a pleasant experience, but I am sure it would have been better if things had been ”normal”, and COVID was not hurting everything. We would definitely not consider returning to this hotel.

Ci siamo fermati qui per due notti e abbiamo avuto problemi con questo posto come segue: 1. Arrivando al check in una vecchia donna cinese apparve alla ricezione, chiamando un numero sul suo telefono e puntando su di esso. Sono stato collegato con suo figlio che è altrove e ha fatto il check-in con lui per telefono....veramente ?? 2. La prima stanza che ci è stata data non aveva WiFi, perché era così lontano dalla ricezione. Abbiamo chiesto di essere spostato, telefonicamente, e abbiamo fornito un'altra stanza dove funzionava il wifi. 3. Il cappuccio sul caldaio è stato rotto e si è rotto quando l'inchiostro è stato riempito. 4. La pressione dell'acqua calda sembra quasi non esistente e, nelle mattine quando tutti si sono docciati, non c'era quasi acqua che usciva dal doccia e stamattina mi sono alzato alle 6 per fare la doccia presto, ma ancora quasi nessuna pressione e mi sono preso per sempre 5. Il letto era super springy e non si sentiva molto come la qualità. Nella parte superiore, ci sono molti parcheggi come poche persone nel motel ( mi chiedo perché ?) e il motel è vicino alla strada principale di Fox Glacier. Ho sempre esaminato i nostri hotel sulle nostre viaggi e il 99% del tempo dare recensioni brillanti, ma questo posto ha un prestito a quasi $200 Aud per notte. Puoi fare molto meglio altrove

The host was welcoming and provided us with helpful information pertaining to local walks, restaurants, etc. The room was of a good size with nice, clean furniture. The King Sized bed was comfortable and there were extra pillows and blankets if needed. A super-efficient heater was a bonus. Plenty of hot water and good pressure. The only (very small) negative was the room slept three people but there was only cutlery for two people - thankfully we didn't have a third person! Excellent covered parking right outside the unit. All in all, we recommend this motel, and would definitely stay here again if in the area. It is just off the main road, so nice and quiet with friendly hosts and easy walking to the local restaurants and the main road for grocery items. (PS - Highly recommend Betsey Jane for dinner - just a few doors down from this motel)

Liked · If the term ”Serentity” ever suited a location, it's the Mount Cook View Motel, the Motel's setting in Fox Glacier is at the base of Mount Cook. The Mount Cook View Motel is a one minute drive from the highway down a Dead End Road, so there is no passing traffic noise. The motel has a ranch/farm like setting in a unique leafy & grassy enviroment that leaves (not meant as a pun) you feeling at one with the environment & nature. The silence is almost deafening as you try & take in all the spectacular surroundings of snow capped peaks, clouds snagged on jagged mountain tops, in a spacious farmland retreat. Anyone trying to escape the hustle & bustle of the city, anyone who wants to write their own Tolstoy ”War & Peace” novel or just wants to escape from the kids for a quite weekend. Well this is the place for that. Fox Glacier town has restaurants, shops & stores, all that one needs for a weekend away with nature. We had a cabin type apartment, seperate bedroom, bathroom, kitchen & backyard patio with views you just have to experience to believe. All that & with parking at the door & an attached laundry next door. SENERITY NOW.

Great location, very friendly and efficient staff. Very clean and neat. Staff were quick to help us out with some local suggestions where to go and eat and what to see.