RIBBONWOOD RETREAT B & B ACCOMMODATION
  • Welcome
    • Breakfast
    • Caring for
  • About
  • Our Rooms
    • The Cottage
    • The Waiho Rooms
    • The Baumann Glacier Room
  • Activities
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      • Bird List
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 Come and feel the warmth of true New Zealand kiwi hospitality
at ​Ribbonwood Retreat Bed & Breakfast  

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Find the best of both worlds in our accommodation with uninterrupted views from your room of glaciers, sheer mountain peaks, forests and farmland. Yet nearby lies lively Franz Josef Glacier village.

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The Waiho Rooms
The Cottage
The Baumann Room

Immerse yourself

​At Ribbonwood Retreat  you will find a haven from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, a place where you can relax in natural wilderness in the surroundings of Franz Josef Glacier. ​

The grounds at Ribbonwood B & B provide habitat for New Zealand's native birds.
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​Just a few minutes drive from the village and ten minutes drive from the glacier, our bed & breakfast accommodation has several excellent restaurants nearby offering complimentary transport. 

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Hosts Jo and Julie have both worked for our Department of Conservation. Jo is an expert on history and ecology of the glacier region. We are avid hikers and bird watchers.
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The Baumann Glacier Room
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The Waiho Rooms
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The Cottage
Activities in Franz Josef
Our Location
​Corner Greens Road and State Highway 6
Franz Josef Glacier
+64 3 7520072
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stay@ribbonwood.net.nz

Ribbonwood B & B accommodation is conveniently located just 5 km from Franz Josef Glacier Village.           
​We are close to the restaurants (some offer a complimentary taxi service to and fro.)
​Ribbonwood is ten kilometres and ten minutes drive from the glacier.​
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We are proudly a quality assessed Bed and Breakfast
Website design by Ribbonwood ​
  • Welcome
    • Breakfast
    • Caring for
  • About
  • Our Rooms
    • The Cottage
    • The Waiho Rooms
    • The Baumann Glacier Room
  • Activities
    • Birds >
      • Bird List
  • Contact
  • Our Blog