We stayed here for two nights in the "Baumann Glacier" room. We had an entire wing of the house ot ourselves with a large bathroom. Julie made lovely breakfas for us - her signature fruit pancakes. I would recommend this B & B to any one and I would definitely stay there again. It was wonderfull two nights by Julie... More

We stayed for 3 nights in the suite - we had the huge room with 270 degree views and everything thought of - can have french windows open but insect screen across at night. Jo and Julie were great - friendly, responsive, willing [and wanting] to answer our questions about the local area's wildlife, geology, walks and just lovely, natural... More

Ribbonwood Retreat, Franz Josef, New Zealand We stayed in the cottage in Jan 2012 and had a wonderful time for the two days we spent there. The cottage is spacious and beautifully furnished while still maintaining a lovely quaint feeling. To have such privacy and quiet was such a novel experience for us! The cottage also had a patio with... More

We stayed here one night on a trip up the west coast. We stayed in the cottage which is set apart from the main house. The cottage was totally charming - spotlessly clean, beautifully appointed and very cozy. It is spacious and has a lovely view out the windows. Jo was a very welcoming host and cooked us a nice... More

The host, Jo, was very helpful and pleasant. The rooms were large and clean and the breakfast ample and tasty. The only drawbacks was that noise travelled too easily in the house and thus disrupted the peace. And, once the door to our room was closed it did get quite cool. Our fault, we suppose for not putting a heater... More

Last week (March 2012) we spent two nights at Ribbonwood Retreat. It was all we hoped for and more. We stayed in the cottage (in the US we would call this a cabin) which was spacious and handsomely furnished and decorated. The deck facing the pasture behind was a favorite spot, and the window above the bed framed the glorious... More

We stayed for 2 nights and when we arrived Jo and Julie very kindly upgraded our stay to the cottage. This is a really comfortable wooden building set apart from the main house and very private. The accommodation is spotless and Jo and Julie are perfect hosts. They are both very friendly and helpful and because Jo is a local... More

We stayed two nights in the upstairs "suite". Really this was 2 bedrooms and a bathroom (think the second floor of a small house). we didn't see the other rooms or the cottage. Jo and Julie were very welcoming. Julie is very proud of her Trip advisor rating (there is a small placard with the 5 circle rating on their... More

Staying at the cottage for two nights we found Ribbonwood a great base to explore Franz Josef and Fox Glacier. The cottage is a wooden building which is set apart from the house and therefore affords great privacy. It is spotless, spacious and well appointed. There are great mountain/glacier views too from the window above the bed and the main... More