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Sunset Motel

3.0 star property

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Interior
TV, DVD player
Exterior
Executive Studio (Twin)
Apartment, 2 Bedrooms | View from room

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
93 Cook Flat Road, Fox Glacier, 7859
  • Fox Glacier Glow Worm Forest
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Fox Glacier
  • Lake Matheson
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Studio

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Premier Studio, Mountain View (Spa)

In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Premier Studio, Mountain View (Spa)

  • Mountain view
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Executive Studio (Triple)

Executive Studio (Triple)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Executive Studio (Double)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Executive Studio (Twin)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

  • Mountain view
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Apartment, 1 Bedroom

Apartment, 1 Bedroom

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Fox Glacier

Located in Fox Glacier, Sunset Motel is within a 5-minute drive of Fox Glacier Glow Worm Forest and Te Wahipounamu. .This eco-certified motel is 2.6 mi (4.3 km) from Lake Matheson and 2.6 mi (4.3 km) from Lake Gault.
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What's nearby

  • Fox Glacier Glow Worm Forest - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Lake Matheson - 4 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Westcoast Wildlife Centre - 18 min drive - 24.5 km
  • Glacier Hot Pools - 19 min drive - 24.9 km
  • Alex Knob - 22 min drive - 27.3 km

Getting around

  • Hokitika (HKK) - 146 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Matheson Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Cook Saddle Cafe & Saloon - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Betsey Jane Eatery & Bar - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪White Pub Cafe and Bar - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Neve - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Sunset Motel

Eco-certified motel in Fox Glacier with free parking
Sunset Motel offers 25 accommodations with DVD players and safes. Rooms open to balconies. Accommodations at this 3-star motel have kitchens with refrigerators and coffee/tea makers.

This Fox Glacier motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 25 guestrooms, featuring kitchens. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and DVD players are provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours). Continental breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Qualmark Sustainable Tourism Business Award, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • Street parking available
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: NZD 15.50 for adults and NZD 15 for children

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • In-room kitchen
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchen
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately NZD 15.50 for adults and NZD 15.00 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Sunset Fox Glacier
Sunset Motel Fox Glacier
Sunset Motel Motel
Sunset Hotel Fox Glacier
Sunset Motel Fox Glacier
Sunset Motel Motel Fox Glacier

Sunset Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 143 out of 318 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 126 out of 318 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 318 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 318 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 318 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Tired but a beautiful setting

Excellent setting with beautiful views from the road. Check-in was curt. Bed was old and saggy, so poor night’s sleep. Well equipped for a single night.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Scott

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Highly dissapointed and wouldn't recommend it at all. Wish we had read other reviews online as the unit absolutely stunk of urine. Unit doors were all open on arrival to disguise it I expect. Other reviews stated they had joy when dealing with managers and our payment had already gone through. We got out of there at 6.30am after a rough nights sleep and $184 lighter - an absolute rip off! How it can be left like this is very bad and possibly poses a health risk. What would have been a nice motel a few years back is not being maintained well at all. Tainted our stay in Fox particularly after two great nights in Franz and Hoki
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Rochelle

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No flexibility around a small mistake made. Mistake was realised in under 3 minutes and no good will was shown. Money is more important than customer care.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martha, Winchester

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous. Just what we needed.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

warryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Out the back door of my room I could see Mount Cook
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good views Well appointed
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shirley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very accessible and quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location perfect to suit our needs - and a view of Mt Cook to "cap" it off...
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Louise

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Basic. Furniture worn out, chairs outside broken slats, funny smell.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

patricia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet location with lovely room. Big glass wall looking to the mountains. Very clean and well appointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Steven R

Travelled with partner
The motel was fine for the two nights we were there. I there was no air conditioning or fan.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Trevor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and convenient with great views and good food and drinks within walking distance.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bal

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed the mountain view from my motel room. I saw glacier, snow on the tip of the mountain, it was amazing. Room was clean, neat and tidy. All good.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Lois

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice place to stop over for passing through.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great views of the glacier & mountains.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Abhishek

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a good time at the Motel. WiFi was shaky and had to ask at the reception to improve the connectivity. Motel was clean and beds were comfortable. Close to dining options and market.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Carol

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room fittings, furnishings and facilities are very dated and could do with a refresh.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Meas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great

Great location….great room….the weather let us down but we did see the mountains for a little bit, if the weather was good it would provide the best views.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Claire

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property needed weeding!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Leslie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a very sweet roadside hotel that is nicely updated and very clean. It isn't fancy, but if your goal is to find a very comfortable, quiet, and nicely apportioned place to stay while doing some of the walks in the Glacier area, this is a solid place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chetan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to Fox Glacier and lake. Friendly staff and nice facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good proximity to the glacier services
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025