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Franz Josef TOP 10 Holiday Park: Traveller Reviews

2902 Franz Josef Highway, Franz Josef, Westland National Park (Te Wahipounamu), New Zealand
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Franz Josef TOP 10 Holiday Park
4.0 of 5 stars 37 Reviews
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SV Imagine
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Clean, Safe Campground”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012
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The Top 10 Parks are all fairly similar and this one is no exception. The whole place is well laid out and clean. The facilities are good and you know ahead of time what to expect.
We stayed in a kitchen cabin, which has basic cooking facilities (cooker, microwave, fridge, etc.) but this cabin also had plates, pot & pans.
Overall I thought it was good value for money and would happily go back.
My only complaints are that the games room and TV room disappointing. The pool table, foos ball table and air hockey table didn't work, so that didn't leave much! Also the Sky TV Lounge had the bare minimum of channels. These issues may not sound important, but if you have kids and it rains a lot the indoor facilities really count. After-all, you pay for them so they should be working.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Singapore, Singapore
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
“Helpful staff, good views”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012

Stayed in a powered site. The sites were well spaced and have great alphine views. The facilities are standard and cleanliess of the compound good. On a side not, try not to fill up your petrol in Franz Josef area, we got ripped of at NZD 1.8+ for diesel when the going rate was hardly NZD 1.6 in other towns, most ex we paid for in South Island.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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scotland
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
41 helpful votes 41 helpful votes
“Value for money”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012

Only stayed here for one night but it was ideal for our needs.

Double room with ensuite shower, fridge, microwave, toaster and kettle, parking outside, use of communal kitchen, good laundry.

Staff at reception were very friendly and helpful.

Short walk or 2 min drive into town

Wifi cards available to buy from reception

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Bergerac, France
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Big site, well equiped but very busy!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012

We stayed on this site in a camper van and found that, despite being well equiped and clean and tidy ,it was just too big and busy for us - a bit like camping in a busy town centre car park. We had previously styed in quiter smaller sites and this was a total contrast. Having said all this, it was convenient for the town itself and the failities were clean, tidy and well managed, just sadly it wasnt for us - maybe were too fussy?

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Wellington, New Zealand
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Do NOT use there people as booking agents”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2012
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Facilities at this camp ground are good, however their service as booking agents is appalling. We booked a horse trek, and were told that we were booked onto the 5:30pm trek (at about 9:30am). around 12 the manger comes over and says that they are out of bigger horses - my partner is 6'4" so he can't go. We go and try to sort another activity and are told to drive out to the lagoon to go kayaking, only to find that they don't, as we were told, send people out at any time of the day, just at certain times on the tide cycle... so we can't go. thanks for causing us to waste one of our 2 days in Franz.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Neil Hay, Manager at Franz Josef TOP 10 Holiday Park, responded to this review
22 January 2012
Hi there, thanks for your feedback. I am sorry your 2nd day in Franz didn’t work out after getting a great scenic flight on the 1st day.

Tour companies have a responsibility to offer guests a safe trip. They also put a lot of effort into making sure it’s enjoyable. It sometimes happens that tour operators have to refuse guests who can’t be guaranteed a safe or enjoyable experience.

I hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip.
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2902 Franz Josef Highway, Franz Josef, Westland National Park (Te Wahipounamu), New Zealand
Price range (per night):* 31 AUD - 186 AUD

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