Rainforest Retreat
Franz Josef Glacier
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Rainforest Retreat
Experience true nature in style......
Immerse yourself in the spectacular mountains and bush of New Zealand’s West Coast. Rainforest Retreat is a unique destination with varied options to suit the budgets and needs of all travellers.
Nestled amongst native bush and lush Punga groves in Franz Josef Village, Rainforest Retreat offers a varied range of accommodation, all built to embrace the natural environment. Whatever the season, you can explore the South Island’s glacier country and West Coast region from Rainforest Retreat. More than just accomodation, it’s a captivating experience.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Cron street |
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7am - 8pm |
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Great location and atmosphere -
Clean facilities
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Free hot tub and sauna
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Friendly staff
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Close to village and activities
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Limited kitchen facilities
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Very good facilities and tour rates.
Chris Ashton -
All good except very limited facilities
Matt Olejniczak -
Great stay for New Year celebrations. 🇬
Jacqui -
Great location!
Matthias & Ceristiane -
One of our favourite campsites, cool concept!
Erich Brueggermann
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Wow. Stunning place to stay with bush sites, bush walks through the campground, friendly staff, warm restaurant with hearty food to suit everyone and a free hot tub and sauna.
Walking distance to kiwi and tuatara centre. Kids super impressed. Worth a trip to the coast just to stay here.
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Really recommend this place!
The kitchen and toilet was clean and the environment is amazing. :) best holiday park for us so far!
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I stayed on a powered site for a couple of nights.
The camper sites are at the back of the site in the trees which was nice and quiet. There are tables around each site although they are old and dirty.
It’s generally a nice site but some buildings and parts of it are looking a little tired.
There is a free sauna and spa pool which is nice but the pool is cracked and peeling too.
It’s an easy walk into the village and there is a bar at the front of the site but even that there was no one behind the bar when I went in and couldn’t get served!
It’s nice enough place to stay, just needs a bit of an uplift in certain areas.
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We paid 70 NZD for 2 people on a powered site (there were no unpowered ones).
The place is nice, it has hot showers, kitchen, lounge area, outside hot tub, and sauna. It also has laundry, but it stops working when the internet is lost.
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Pricey but you get what you pay for.
We looked at the Franz Josef Campervan Park on the way here, really small & basic but a bit closer to town.
Rainforest Retreat has free (and good!) wifi, washing machines you can use with a credit card, & hot hot untimed showers.
We were able to get a powered site that backed onto the tiny creek with forest up the back so we woke up surrounded by trees, running water & birdsong.
The attached restaurant & bar is worth a visit if like us you are ready to treat yourself to something other than camping food.
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Based on value for money this was the best park we stayed at during our trip.
Wifi worked well, the facilities (laundry and shower were decent). The lodge and shared room was fantastic, BBQs didn't work however not a major. The bar at the park was lovely and the hot tub was free so thats a win.
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The campsite is fine, toilets are clean, there is a kitchen and barbecue, WiFi is OK.
But I was quite disappointed in the kitchen; half the gas burner weren't working, no proper oven (only a small microwave-sized one), no tools, machines or utensils. Previous campsites at the same price point have been vastly better equipped.
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21April24.
2 adults. Powered site $48. Nice place as others have said. I would only say the number of toilets and showers are low for the number of pitches.
Watch out for the large rocks by the pitches. One jumped out and ripped off the end of the waste water outlet! Ouch
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Very lovely site and reception staff gave us the warmest welcome.
Beware - the tour groups stay here and so there were so quite rowdy G Adventures Tweenies running around screaming in the area and hot tub.
The kitchen facilities were locked at 11.30pm which sucked as we couldn’t get any water….. not sure why and this was the first time we had experienced that and frankly, I don’t think it’s acceptable.
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Great spot, free hot tub and sauna.
Great value for money staff clearly work very hard to keep the place clean.
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Stayed in an unpowered site which was only $30-powered site was $10 more so not that expensive.
It gave access to all facilities, nice hot showers, lounge and a hot tub. Ate at the monsoon restaurant onsite which was not too expensive and food quite good. Only a few minutes walk to shops.
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We had a lovely time here.
Everything was clean and the spot is just perfect for a walk to the wild life center. There is a bar/restaurant in site that is really good.
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Overpriced for small powered sites.
I can reach out my window and shake hands with the caravan next to me. Showers were clean.
Laundry was expensive. It’s 6, unless you want warm water. That costs 8. Dryer 2 for 10 minutes.
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OK....$48 powered site for 2.
Nice greenery. Adequate kitchen but only 2 dining tables in the lounge. Good shower cubicles but beware mensroom lights are on sensor/ timer. So if sitting too long on toilet or in shower U can be stranded in pitch dark till the next visitor arrives.
Cleanliness spoilt by some messy guests in both kitchen and toilets which took almost 24hrs for staff to address.
Overall happy and recommend...
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I stayed on a powered site for a couple of nights.
The camper sites are at the back of the site in the trees which was nice and quiet. There are tables around each site although they are old and dirty.
It’s generally a nice site but some buildings and parts of it are looking a little tired.
There is a free sauna and spa pool which is nice but the pool is cracked and peeling too.
It’s an easy walk into the village and there is a bar at the front of the site but even that there was no one behind the bar when I went in and couldn’t get served!
It’s nice enough place to stay, just needs a bit of an uplift in certain areas.
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Wow. Stunning place to stay with bush sites, bush walks through the campground, friendly staff, warm restaurant with hearty food to suit everyone and a free hot tub and sauna.
Walking distance to kiwi and tuatara centre. Kids super impressed. Worth a trip to the coast just to stay here.
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The campsite is fine, toilets are clean, there is a kitchen and barbecue, WiFi is OK.
But I was quite disappointed in the kitchen; half the gas burner weren't working, no proper oven (only a small microwave-sized one), no tools, machines or utensils. Previous campsites at the same price point have been vastly better equipped.
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Overpriced for small powered sites.
I can reach out my window and shake hands with the caravan next to me. Showers were clean.
Laundry was expensive. It’s 6, unless you want warm water. That costs 8. Dryer 2 for 10 minutes.
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We paid 70 NZD for 2 people on a powered site (there were no unpowered ones).
The place is nice, it has hot showers, kitchen, lounge area, outside hot tub, and sauna. It also has laundry, but it stops working when the internet is lost.
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Really recommend this place!
The kitchen and toilet was clean and the environment is amazing. :) best holiday park for us so far!
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They forced us to book 2 nights (160$ for a powered site) because that is the minimum stay they accept.
Disappointed for the price…
Showers were not clean, there is no soap or paper towels in the bathroom. Sites are very small and packed up. There was a horrible smell at our site, coming for standing water right next to it. It’s also full of muskitos and sandflies. Laundry is 18$ for washer + dryer, and it’s outside, there are only a couple of machines and one of them leaks.
I trusted the reviews and booked 2 nights but regretted it. They clearly spend all their money on rooms and not on cleaning up the campsite.
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Pricey but you get what you pay for.
We looked at the Franz Josef Campervan Park on the way here, really small & basic but a bit closer to town.
Rainforest Retreat has free (and good!) wifi, washing machines you can use with a credit card, & hot hot untimed showers.
We were able to get a powered site that backed onto the tiny creek with forest up the back so we woke up surrounded by trees, running water & birdsong.
The attached restaurant & bar is worth a visit if like us you are ready to treat yourself to something other than camping food.
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Based on value for money this was the best park we stayed at during our trip.
Wifi worked well, the facilities (laundry and shower were decent). The lodge and shared room was fantastic, BBQs didn't work however not a major. The bar at the park was lovely and the hot tub was free so thats a win.
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Very lovely site and reception staff gave us the warmest welcome.
Beware - the tour groups stay here and so there were so quite rowdy G Adventures Tweenies running around screaming in the area and hot tub.
The kitchen facilities were locked at 11.30pm which sucked as we couldn’t get any water….. not sure why and this was the first time we had experienced that and frankly, I don’t think it’s acceptable.
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21April24.
2 adults. Powered site $48. Nice place as others have said. I would only say the number of toilets and showers are low for the number of pitches.
Watch out for the large rocks by the pitches. One jumped out and ripped off the end of the waste water outlet! Ouch
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Great spot, free hot tub and sauna.
Great value for money staff clearly work very hard to keep the place clean.
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We had a lovely time here.
Everything was clean and the spot is just perfect for a walk to the wild life center. There is a bar/restaurant in site that is really good.
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Stayed in an unpowered site which was only $30-powered site was $10 more so not that expensive.
It gave access to all facilities, nice hot showers, lounge and a hot tub. Ate at the monsoon restaurant onsite which was not too expensive and food quite good. Only a few minutes walk to shops.
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OK....$48 powered site for 2.
Nice greenery. Adequate kitchen but only 2 dining tables in the lounge. Good shower cubicles but beware mensroom lights are on sensor/ timer. So if sitting too long on toilet or in shower U can be stranded in pitch dark till the next visitor arrives.
Cleanliness spoilt by some messy guests in both kitchen and toilets which took almost 24hrs for staff to address.
Overall happy and recommend...
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I think so far the best place we went too.
Very beautiful place where you get to have your own little spot, surrounded by the forest. You are right in townyet it feels like you are not when in the campsite. Lovely bar and restaurant. Free sauna and spa (though the spa wasnt quite working). The kitchen and lounge was clean, lovely and modern, kettles, toasters were provided. They were no kitchen appliances appart from that. The shower were really comfortable, they were even hairdryers and straighteners! Payed 48 dollars for two people in a powered site which did not seem much given how happy we were with the place!
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Friendly team on reception.
Good pitches with lovely privacy provided by an array of rainforest flora. Good facilities but in need of an update (not heated / hole in ceiling) but bathrooms were nice. There are new facilities coming but not sure when.
Nice bar on site with free pool table which was fun. Easy access to the main high street. An enjoyable stay (even though it was raining quite hard!).