Wild Kea Lodge Franz Josef

2.5 star property
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
9 Cron St, Franz Josef Glacier, West Coast, 7856
  • Our Lady of the Alps
    2 min walk
  • Westcoast Wildlife Centre
    3 min walk
  • St James Anglican Church
    6 min walk
  • Mount Cook (MON)
    397 min drive

Room options

Comfort Double Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Comfort Twin Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Studio, Mountain View

  • 28 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Basic Double Room, Non Smoking

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Studio, Mountain View

  • 35 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Franz Josef Glacier

A stay at Wild Kea Lodge Franz Josef places you in the heart of Franz Josef Glacier, steps from Te Wahipounamu and 2 minutes by foot from Our Lady of the Alps. .This lodge is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Westcoast Wildlife Centre and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from St James Anglican Church.

What's nearby

  • Our Lady of the Alps - 2 min walk
  • Westcoast Wildlife Centre - 3 min walk
  • St James Anglican Church - 6 min walk
  • Waiho Hot Tubs - 7 min walk
  • Glacier Hot Pools - 7 min walk

Getting around

  • Hokitika (HKK) - 116 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Snakebite - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Monsoon Restaurant at Rainforest - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Full of Beans - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Landing Restaurant & Bar - Franz Josef - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Alice May - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Wild Kea Lodge Franz Josef

Lodge in Franz Josef Glacier with free parking
Wild Kea Lodge Franz Josef offers 20 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the lodge include complimentary bicycles.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 20 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as gas grills.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site

Things to do

  • Art gallery
  • Free bike hire
  • Helicopter/aeroplane tours
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Shopping centre

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Coworking spaces

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Dock
  • Garden
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Food and drink

  • Mini fridge

More

  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Local maps
  • Restaurant dining guide

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 2:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Wild Kea Franz Josef
Wild Kea Lodge Franz Josef Lodge
Wild Kea Lodge Franz Josef Franz Josef Glacier
Wild Kea Lodge Franz Josef Lodge Franz Josef Glacier

Wild Kea Lodge Franz Josef Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 24 reviews" "
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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Daniele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Big and well-equipped kitchen area. Free popcorn and coffee. Overall clean, seating outside, nice lounge area. The walls a paper-thin and the staff was courteous, though seemed not too interested in being proactively helpful. WiFi connection was very slow and spotty, be sure to have data. The bathroom were quite cold I thought even though it wasn't winter. Overall, a pleasant experience at a reasonable rate.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place ever!
Such a great place! Our favorite so far while on this trip through New Zealand! She goes out of her way to make sure everyone is super happy!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jatuporn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super nice staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything you need
Great accommodation. A cross between backpackers and a hotel Very helpful and friendly staff. Good facilities all round. Free coffee from a bean to cup machine so the real deal. Also free freshly made popcorn as much as you like were a nice touch. We really enjoyed our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bernadette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All the rooms were well designed and stylish. The service was impeccable and very welcoming. I wish I had been able to stay longer
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Thao

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Husband and I had a very comfortable stay here! Bathroom is a little small, and there’s not enough space in the room to accommodate larger suitcases but otherwise no complaints
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Ronald, Naples

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very nice, responsive, and helpful! The room was small but very nice and clean. The kitchen we were able to use was great! The shared bathroom was good but showers were small. We would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sadie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for money, superb staff
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Joy, at the front desk has been one of the most helpful and friendly people I have ever experience who checked me in to my accommodation. Added an extra nights stay with no hassle. I ended up saying 3 nights. Joy was professionally and very kind. I have experienced some rude nad dispissive front of house people. So this was such a refreshing contrasts. Nothing was too much bother. As a single female traveller she made my stay easy. Thank you Joy
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice
Felt very comfortable as a solo female. Even given a robe for going to bathroom. Nice touch
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, clean and close to all amenities in town.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

NOPPORN

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Maryann

Travelled with family
Staff so nice( Joy) I do love popcorn there.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Bruce

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All very good
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Recently refurbed, very clean, tidy and warm, and lovely staff. Free popcorn in the kitchen a bonus!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We weren't expecting much from this lodge given the low price. But it hugely exceeded our expectations. On arrival at 7pm after a long drive, it was easy to find and park. The receptionist gave us a welcome that was so friendly and enthusiastic, it put most other hotels to shame. While the room was quite small and the bathroom shared (as we'd expected), it was nice and warm, giving us an instant boost on a cold night, and the bed was extremely comfortable. The location couldn't have been better, with a range of decent restaurants within a short walking distance. There was a large kitchen and common room area with free tea, coffee and popcorn, outside there was a hot tub you could use up till 10pm, and the atmosphere overall felt more like we were staying a high-end hotel than somewhere cheap, even though we'd paid just £28 for two people. I would heartily recommend this lodge.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff and kitchen area and room where great in fact awesome great price
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolle Unterkunft
Es war wirklich alles wunderbar, eine tolle Unterkunft. Der Service vor Ort hat gepasst, die Dame war sehr nett und zuvorkommend. Es gab kostenlose Scones am Empfang, Kaffee-Variationen aus einem Vollautomaten im Aufenthaltsbereich und einen Whirlpool / Spa zur freien Nutzung. Rund um eine tolle Unterkunft. Wir waren sehr zufrieden
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Supertolle Gastheberin!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accès a la cuisine communautaire
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024