Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier

Accommodations at Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier

Overlooking the country’s highest peaks, the Aoraki Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, the hotel’s biggest draws are waking up to the scenic views. The hotel offers two categories, Standard Rooms and One Bedroom Suites. All accommodations come with a TV, mini fridge, room heating, tea and coffee making facilities, an ensuite bathroom and free WiFi. The Standard Rooms offer 25 square metres of floor area, while the suites have 32 sq metres. The Standard Room come with a choice of bedding options, with a choice between combinations of king, double and single beds. The Suites, on the other hand, only offer queen beds and a separate living space. The ensuite bathrooms are spacious, tiled and come with either shower-over-bath configuration or separate.

Things to do at Fox Glacier, New Zealand

Travellers flock to Fox Glacier for experiencing one of the most accessible glaciers in the world. And this village and the hotel is roughly about 5 kilometres from the terminal face. The Fox Glacier village has a helipad from where explorers can take guides and tours up the mountain. The Fox Glacier is also known as the Te Moeka o Tuawe – the bed of Tuawe. Fox, and the nearby Franz Josef Glacier, have a riotously interesting Maori legend behind the name – which you can read in Wikipedia’s entry on Fox Glacier. The terminal face of the glacier is as low as 300 metres, which makes the glacier easily accessible as well as supremely scenic. Travellers are well advised to book tours in advance, because there are as many as over 1,000 visitors a day on the glacier-face in high season.

Dining at Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier

The White Pub Café & Bar has been the village’s gathering point for quite the while now. It offers a table d’hote menu and cycles between local favourites and Kiwi staples such as beer-battered fish and chips, fresh-caught salmon, lamb shank and sirloin steaks.

Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier: New Zealand Holidays

For explorers, couples and experiential travellers, this hotel is an excellent choice for a bucket-list holiday to stand atop a river of ice between towering mountains. You can build your own holiday here – just select your dates, add flights, transfers, tours and you’re good to go! Or, you can check out our New Zealand Hot Deals, where we showcase the season’s best holiday deals. If you’re doing your travel research on this gem of a destination, you would like to check out our travel blogs on New Zealand, adventure blogs and other travel ideas. At any point of time, you can call our South Pacific Specialists at 1300 991 751!