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The 10 Best Motels in Fox Glacier, New Zealand

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Offering accommodation with free WiFi, satellite TV and lovely mountain views, Rainforest Motel is 5 minutes’ drive from Lake Matheson. Guests can enjoy the gardens overlooking Mount Fox.

The tour desk can book helicopter flights and guided walking tours. The motel also offers a guest laundry and luggage storage facilities. Free parking is available on site.

Great location. Walked to dinner and to see the glow worms. Lots of space, full kitchen, laundry valuable on site.

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8.7
Fabulous
1,336 reviews
Price from
£47
per night

Offering stunning mountain views from all units, Sunset Motel is just a short stroll from the Fox Glacier village. Set in tranquil farmland, all units have full glass frontages to allow for unimpeded views of Mount Cook and the rugged Southern Alps.

Good point, clean and tidy, great quiet location,good price.

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8.1
Very good
1,019 reviews
Price from
£63
per night

Lake Matheson Motel offers peaceful, newly renovated accommodation with views of Mt Cook, only 400 metres from the main street of Fox Glacier town centre. Each room has electric blankets and new Smart-TV's.

Location was perfect! Short drive to town and walking distance to a popular eatery, Betsey Jane. Room and bathroom were very clean. I personally loved the heated mattress topper. The staff was very helpful in guiding us into things to do and see around Fox Glacier. She also answered our questions about things to do in Franz Josef as we were driving there the next day.

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8.4
Very good
499 reviews
Price from
£99
per night

Mt. Cook View Motel offers self-contained accommodation in Fox Glacier, with stunning views of Aoraki (Mt. Cook) and Mt. Tasman. It features free Wi-Fi, barbecue facilities and free parking.

Motel Mount Cook View is located just a 5-minute drive from Lake Matheson. The Fox Glacier Car Park is 10 minutes’ drive away. Hokitika is a 2-hour drive from the motel.

Spacious, Fully stocked apartment with everything you’d need.

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8.4
Very good
878 reviews
Price from
£52
per night

Bella Vista Motel Fox Glacier is easy to find, situated right in the heart of the Fox Glacier Village. Only a few minutes’ walk from shops, cafés and restaurants. Fox Glacier Guiding and Heli Tours are only 100 meters away, ask us about making your booking.

Great accessibility to Fox Glacier abd Lake Matheson. Friendly helpful check-in. Very clean and comfortable.

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8.5
Very good
821 reviews
Price from
£51
per night

The Westhaven Motel is located in the heart of the South Island's West Coast Glacier Country, within the South West World Heritage area. All accommodation offers a kitchenette, underfloor heating and views of the garden. Guests enjoy free parking.

Has everything you ned for a comfy stay in Fox. We stayed there for one night and arrived late and left early. Everything clean and well managed!

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7.9
Good
527 reviews
Price from
£53
per night

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Both travellers on the road and on a budget rely on motels for convenient stops with reasonable rates. Direct access to parking makes a motel an easy place to catch some sleep after a day of driving. The relatively smaller size of this accommodation type can also help to make check-in quick and easy.
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  • Avg. price/night: £85.07
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 811 reviews
    Nice motel in a country setting
    Joe
    Family with young children
  • Avg. price/night: £52.93
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 821 reviews
    The staff were incredibly helpful and friendly, and the motel was clean and had everything we needed. Thank you!
    Elizabeth
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £48.91
    8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 1,336 reviews
    Stunning views around motel, peaceful location. Clean, well equipped. Superb service, excellent staff, great advice regarding helicopter flights. Lovely restaurants nearby.
    Izabela
    Family with young children
  • Avg. price/night: £56.71
    6.8
    Scored 6.8
    Pleasant
    Rated pleasant
     · 361 reviews
    A simple motel room but great layout with plenty of space.
    Rich
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £51.98
    8.4
    Scored 8.4
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 877 reviews
    When we first walked in, we thought it looked miserable. Brown curtains, brown bedspread but despite this it was comfortable, quiet and clean. The receptionist was very, very helpful. We had two rooms with kitchenette so plenty of room. Chairs outside to sit and look up at the mountains. A drive away from the nearest restaurant and shops (unless you really like a good walk after dinner). It's a typical New Zealand motel. Washing and drying machines on site. No stairs to climb.
    Judith
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £52.93
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 821 reviews
    great wee space in the room, friendly staff and central to everything in town. Nice view of the town over the balcony on the second story. Shower soap and instant coffee provided. Trees behind the motel house Kia, that we could see and hear from the balcony of our room. And although it is next to the road, there is no road noise over night. Very quiet.
    shylah
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £52.93
    8.5
    Scored 8.5
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 821 reviews
    Wonderful friendly receptionist who freely gave helpful information regarding activities and dining. Plus the Motel had great tourist handouts re sights etc in the area and on the road .
    Elizabeth
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £99.24
    8.4
    Scored 8.4
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 499 reviews
    This is a decent motel just on the edge of Fox Glacier Town about 6 kms from Lake Matheson on the road to the Glacier Viewpoint and as a result its location suited us fine. It's handy for the town but we were self catering. There's just enough in the kitchenette to do this successfully but there's only 2 of everything. The room was comfortable, the bathroom adequate - what you'd expect in a standard motel though there were some good quality toiletries to make a bit of a difference. Staff were helpful.
    Peter
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: £63.30
    8.1
    Scored 8.1
    Very good
    Rated very good
     · 1,019 reviews
    Motel has quite nice localisation, but bit far from the village center and nearest grocery. Free parking. Nice view from window. Room was big, well equipped and clean.
    Miroslaw
    Solo traveller
  • Avg. price/night: £48.91
    8.7
    Scored 8.7
    Fabulous
    Rated fabulous
     · 1,336 reviews
    Being a genius customer our room was upgraded. Unfortunately our neighbour was smoking outside, so the manager upgraded us again! We were in a two bedroom unit with all the facilities we needed. Motel was on the road to Lake Matheson, which was very convenient for our sunrise trip there.
    Corinne
    Young couple