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3 out of 5
Glow Worm Accommodation - Hostel
27 Cron Street, Franz Josef Glacier

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 150 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Glow Worm is a great to stay at. It is very affordable. Very handy to the village and nearby walking tracks
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Lana

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is good. Breakfast and soup great. Very limited parking on site, if you come late all spaces are taken and park somewhere on streets. Very limited Wi-Fi. No internet after 7pm - system completely overloaded. In night time ants come in hundreds. You will find them in morning covering all your food (
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very friendly place but very basic room. Sadly my room smelt of wet dog and the window catch was broken so i had to secure it using a wash bag! Free soup, popcorn and breakfast is a nice touch.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect little hostel
Fabulous little place, free soup and hottub, and manager Georgia was friendly and helpful, a little star, thank you! WiFi was slow at busy times.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Toni

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Rodney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Judith I

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed stay very much
Enjoy the friendliness and warmness of the hosts. Soup and breakfast a wonderfull touch. Hope to be back for a longer stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was an amazing stay, didnt expect to get welcomed so friendly and we got taken to a pizza bar for dinner. Definitely a place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Isaac

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great spot
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

N

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Marcel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Spartan but suitable
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely loved this place
Fantastic little place. Room brilliant and very quirky. Bed extremely comfortable. Great location to amenities, shops etc. Free soup in the evening and breakfast in the morning was a very nice touch. Didn't use the hot tub as we arrived late and it was about to close for the night but it looked awesome. Absolutely loved this place.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Marion

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and good location
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Free continental breahfast and free soup at night. Can’t beat that for hospitality
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Benjamin, the property owner, was absolutely amazing! Full of really helpful advice on all things Franz Josef and surrounding area. He will go out of his way to ensure that you have a wonderful trip, advise you on good days out/hikes and other excursions. He's always around, and so approachable, if you have any questions you won't feel afraid to ask them. He also makes an amazing soup every night, which is great and really unique amongst the hostels we have stayed in on our journeys. The other staff working there were also really friendly. Excellent location, parking was good, room was comfortable, and other guests were all very welcoming too. It has the feel of a really nice little community. Great hostel to stay in.

8/10 Good

Shaohua

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
NA
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Torsten

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The stuff was very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Shaun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff a good kitchen & lounge 👍. However 1 toilet & 2 showers (both weather-beaten) between approximately 16 adults was a stretch. Also no bug screens anywhere. Free soup & breakfast appreciated however.

6/10 Okay

Valentine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic place, glad we found it! Will definitely be back 😊

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best hostel we’ve started at in New Zealand. Incredibly welcoming and has everything you need

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Benjamin the host is welcoming and friendly. He runs the accommodation efficiently and nothing is ever too much trouble. He provides a good breakfast every day and veg soup from 6pm which is welcome after a day out hiking. Would thoroughly recommend a stay here. Also, his assistant Jackie is lovely, always helpful. Thanks for a great stay.

10/10 Excellent

Dag Henrik

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host, Benjamin, was incredible. Great atmosphere, social and just all over amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cool spot in beautiful location.
I had a great stay. The owner Benjamin was friendly and takes care of his guests. The room was comfortable with a tv, en-suite, fridge and everything else I needed. The hot tub was a nice bonus! Located in the middle of town and I could walk everywhere, the glacier was a short drive away
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Felicito

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Nice stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sauiluma, Christchurch

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy to find and it's close to Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier. Very friendly staff. Nice and clean just great for an overnight stay.. Very affordable an free parking just outside your room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Feel good
Friendly staff everything is there Free breakfast and soup for dinner just rounds it all off especially for the price And normally there is even a hot pool to sink into after seeing the glacier and other walks Would definitely stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean. Everything you need is just there. Wonderful friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value base for Franz Josef. Comfortable room, not luxurious but perfectly fine. Appreciated the free veggie soup in the evening and breakfast next day. Would book again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Friendly place to stay
Quite a good atmosphere at this place. And they have friendly services like free popcorn and vegetable soup in the evening. Just wish there wasn’t 1 toilet and 1 sink for 8 people. Also can be noisy in the summer when the windows are open and people are sitting directly outside.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lorna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasant surprise
I was very impressed with the cleanliness of our room and how much space there was in it. Wasn't expecting to be offered evening soup or breakfast. We booked this as a last resort but were very happy with everything it offered. I even exchanged my book for another one. Well done glowworm!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fine. Parking was bit challenging. otherwise all good.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Peter J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location.
Lots of packpackers. WiFi poor in room said to be due to recent rains. WiFi was fine in reception and common areas.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
glow worm motel
Nice place that provided breakfast, soup, etc. Could have used more toilets but otherwise not bad and nice host.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really love our stay! The room has everything we needed, would definitely book again sometime
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Very noisy at all hours, tiny amenities, limited parking.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

ASHWIN

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Andrew, Manitoba Canada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smaller motel but clean, a little bit cramped compared with other motels outside Franz Josef. Good for one night.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Older motel-type accommodations. Room was clean, bed was ok for comfort (firm mattress). Reception staff were very helpful for planning things to do (our heli hike was cancelled due to rain).
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Charlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place
Fab little stay here! Facilities were ace and there was the hidden bonus of free soup and breakfast! Totally recommend this place!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019