The hotel is within walking distance to shops and helicopter pad. Carpark is a little small, maybe difficult to navigate. Typical motel rooms, which are small by Australia New Zealand standard, can be quite tight if you have luggage; but room and bathroom are clean, sleep is good. Expected for a ski area. Price is reasonable. Note: There is no... More

We stayed at the Bella Vista for our time in Franz Josef - rooms are a bit small but comfortable and clean. The Motel is well located and staff friendly and very helpful. There are nice views of the Glacier from the motel. Good value for money. Would definately recommend it to fellow travellers.

If you opt to stay in a chain motel then you know that there will be a house style in all of them, so what's makes one different from another ? The attitude of the managers and staff is the answer and here Jill was great. Her demeanour was welcoming and she was very helpful in suggesting both a place... More

We stayed here for 2 nights while we checked out the Franz Josef glacier and surrounding region. The motel is one street back from the highway so there was very little street noise. We felt that the room was quite small compared to other places we had stayed in New Zealand but noted that we had booked a "compact studio"... More

Check in was quick and staff was friendly, they guy didn't mind we showed up right before closing. The room was clean and comfortable. Not much of a view. Free parking. Right in town and a quick walk to restaurants. Can't ask for much more at this price range.

We stayed only two nights and wish we had a bit more time in Franz Josef, Bella Vista was clean and tidy with all facilities needed in room, only wifi was a bit annoying for two teenage daughters. We were lucky with position of our room it had great views and the location is good. Would stay again if we... More

We stayed there for 2 nights. The room was well equiped and clean. The bathroom and the shower were very good, which was very important after a cold walk on the glacier. The manager was extremely friendly and helpfull. They have a reasonable collection of dvd that you can watch in your room. Although the rooms are small, they are... More

Bella vista motels are all made to the same design, so you know exactly what you are going to get, which is a clean tidy comfortable room with all the facilities you need, if perhaps a little cramped for space. For some strange reason they are designed so that the access "corridor" runs in front of all the rooms so... More

We stayed here for just one night. The room had a queen bed, fridge, microwave etc. Nice clean bathroom with a spa bath. Rooms are heated. No free wifi. The front desk manager was an amazingly helpful lady. She was extremely pleasant and helped us out with making choices for glacier trips (the range of options is a bit overwhelming).... More