The views were spectacular. It was situated perfectly so that when you woke up, you woke up to bliss. It wasn't too far away from the city and yet it was far enough for you to hear the birds chirp and the mountains speak! I cannot recommend Jo more highly - she was extremely helpful and, all in all, a... More

The location of the place is spectacular. Aloof as well as near the city. The first thing you see when you wake up is the Glacier, from your living room window :) The host, Jo, was very courteous and she helped out with everything and even gave us a DVD collection to raid. She helped us with the sight seeing... More

I have everything good to say about this place, it is clean, and neat and very comfortable. The breakfast was in our fridge ready to go, including a jug of orange juice.(We made the toast with honey for afternoon tea). Although we were out of town, this just gave us a better view of the mountains. But what made the... More

We stayed here on our honeymoon recently. Jo was an awesome host! Made us feel so welcome and even gave us a special surprise for our honeymoon. Went out of her way to find out about weather for our trip on the ice. Lovely place, clean and beautiful view. Thanks Jo

We stayed one night at Franz Alpine Retreat. Jo (the owner) was sensational and could not have been more helpful. We had a bedroom chalet - spotlessly clean, very comfortable. The location is a about 3km out of town - and we loved it. Thanks Jo!

We stayed one night at the Franz Alpine Retreat and had a very comfortable chalet with two bedrooms, lounge/kitchen and bathroom, all clean and comfortable. All the windows had fly screens which helped prevent any invasions of sand flies etc. The owner was very helpful and recommended various places of interest. The Retreat is a little outside the town which... More

We stayed for 1 night, it was a beautiful cosy retreat, immaculately clean, well maintained, owner and co were extremely helpful and infortmative, fantastic location, serene atmosphere made it the place we would definitely stay at again!

We found the experience at the Retreat to be excellent all round. The service from the lovely lady was exceptional; she provided us with everything we could need and more. The chalet was spotless and looked as thought it was built this year. No complaints, would definitely come back. Cheers for a great two nights!

We drove from Queenstown and arrived late at town in the evening . Most of the restaurants in the town are closed by 9 or 930 , so we decided to have dinner first before checking in . The location is only 6 minutes driving from city center. There are plenty of restaurants and small grocery shop near the area... More