How to get in touch with us

Ribbonwood Retreat B&B
Julie & Jonathan
26 Greens Road
Franz Josef Glacier 7856, New Zealand
​Phone: +64 3 7520072
Email: stay@ribbonwood.net.nz

To find Ribbonwood Retreat:

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 We are just 5 minutes drive and 5 kilometres north from the village of Franz Josef on the corner of State Highway 6 and Greens Road.
Ribbonwood Retreat is two storied, light brown with a blue roof and arched windows.
Look out for the Glacier Flights brown sign and the blue B&B sign beside a large blue letter box on the side of the road.

​Traveling south from Hokitika or Christchurch: We are exactly 25 kilometres past the township of Whataroa, on the right hand side of the highway.

Traveling north from Queenstown, Wanaka or Haast: Continue on from Franz Josef Glacier village for 5 kilometres, we are on the left hand side of the highway.

Driving Distances - a guide
Greymouth – Franz Josef [177 km; 2 hr, 20 min]
Franz Josef – Wanaka [287 km; 5 hr, 55 min]
Wanaka – Queenstown [117 km; 1 hr, 50 min]

​The Great West Coast Road Rated one of the world's "​10 best road trips" by Lonely Planet, cruising the highway between Karamea to Haast  is one of the best ways to experience New Zealand's West Coast.

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