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Te Waonui Forest Retreat

Top Romantic Hotel

State Highway 6, Franz Josef Glacier 7856, New Zealand

$397+

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Te Waonui Forest Retreat - Franz Josef Glacier - Building

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Overall guest ratings

8.7/10 Excellent

Based on 117 reviews

Review highlights

Amenities

10.0
Cleanliness

10.0
Breakfast

7.0
Food

6.6

Good to know

Nice building
Great reception
Friendly service
Great menu

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When visiting Franz Josef Glacier, Te Waonui Forest Retreat is a great choice to consider. Guests can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant and visit the spa to be pampered with deep-tissue massages, aromatherapy, or reflexology. A bar/lounge and a garden are other highlights, and rooms at this luxurious hotel offer up nice touches like deep soaking tubs and MP3 docks.

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Amenities

Parking
Free Wi-Fi
Facilities for Disabled Guests
Internet
Room service
No smoking
Restaurant
Bar/Lounge
Express check out
24 Hour Front Desk
Concierge service
Laundry service
Air-conditioned
Safe
Laundry facilities
Spa
Cable or satellite TV
Coffee shop
Babysitting/child services (surcharge)
Pets not allowed
Free valet parking
Terrace/Patio

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Families

Overall Rating

8.7 Excellent

Based on 117 reviews

Amenities

10.0

Cleanliness

10.0

Vibe

10.0

Service

9.4

Location

9.4

Room

8.8

Wellness Area

7.5

Value for money

7.1

Breakfast

7.0

Food

6.6

Overall Rating

8.9 Excellent

Based on 93 reviews

Location

9.5

Service

9.4

Room

8.9

Breakfast

7.6

Value for money

7.2

Food

7.0

Overall Rating

8.7 Excellent

Based on 23 reviews

Service

9.2

Room

8.8

Food

6.6

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7.5

Pros: Staff was great.

Cons: Expensive for what you get. Place looks awesome in pictures but at the end of the day it's just a modern looking motel with a bunch of trees outside your balcony. Restaurant wasn't that great...

Reviewed May 2017

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10.0

Pros: Staff were incredibly helpful and friendly

Cons: The restaurant is very busy and noisy. The hotel provides a 5 course meal which tries to be gourmet, but fails. The quality of the food is good, but the treatment is over complicated and as a result ...

Reviewed Mar 2017

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9.2

Pros: Very good trained,friendly staff. Good menu in The evening. Rain forest in the garden is fantastic.

Reviewed Mar 2017

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9.2

Pros: Travelling with a friend the two king sized beds in our room were great. Complimentary bottle of champagne the first evening was a very nice surprise.

Reviewed Feb 2017

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5.8

Cons: super overpriced. degustion meal was horrible and service at dinner took 3.5 hours. terrible service all around -- dumb staff who knew nothing about the area.

Reviewed Jan 2017

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5.8

Pros: Great staff. Great welcome. Expectations were high.

Cons: Basic. 5star? Really?? No pool. No gym. Food average. Rooms smalll. This really isn't 5 star.

Reviewed Jan 2017

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9.6

Pros: Food was great - dinner courses could have been served a little further apart but all was great overall

Reviewed Jan 2017

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5.8

Pros: Staff is good

Cons: Wrong information that it is located at or near Mount Cook. Too expensive. Not worth the price paid.

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10.0

Pros: Staff were incredibly helpful and friendly

Cons: The restaurant is very busy and noisy. The hotel provides a 5 course meal which tries to be gourmet, but fails. The quality of the food is good, but the treatment is over complicated and as a result ...

Reviewed Mar 2017

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9.2

Pros: Very good trained,friendly staff. Good menu in The evening. Rain forest in the garden is fantastic.

Reviewed Mar 2017

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9.2

Pros: Travelling with a friend the two king sized beds in our room were great. Complimentary bottle of champagne the first evening was a very nice surprise.

Reviewed Feb 2017

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9.6

Pros: Food was great - dinner courses could have been served a little further apart but all was great overall

Reviewed Jan 2017

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7.5

Pros: Staff was great.

Cons: Expensive for what you get. Place looks awesome in pictures but at the end of the day it's just a modern looking motel with a bunch of trees outside your balcony. Restaurant wasn't that great...

Reviewed May 2017

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5.8

Cons: super overpriced. degustion meal was horrible and service at dinner took 3.5 hours. terrible service all around -- dumb staff who knew nothing about the area.

Reviewed Jan 2017

review from
5.8

Pros: Great staff. Great welcome. Expectations were high.

Cons: Basic. 5star? Really?? No pool. No gym. Food average. Rooms smalll. This really isn't 5 star.

Reviewed Jan 2017

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5.8

Pros: Staff is good

Cons: Wrong information that it is located at or near Mount Cook. Too expensive. Not worth the price paid.

Reviewed Jan 2017

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