Motel Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand

Bella Vista Motel Hokitika Introduction

Hokitika—the gateway to South Westland, Buller and Canterbury.

You're invited to Bella Vista Motel Hokitika to experience friendly service and modern accommodation units at competitive rates.

Our motel in Hokitika is ideally located – take a four minute flat walk to Hokitika's town centre where you can browse through the many art and craft studios and shops or dine at our excellent restaurants. You can also take a stroll along the wild West Coast beach and see many of the unique Hokitika attractions.

Our modern Hokitika motel complex is ideally located to service traffic arriving and departing on coastal and alpine routes.

Bella Vista Hokitika is a modern 16 unit motel complex. We offer studios (some with cooking facilities), one bedroom units (full cooking facilities), spa bath and access units. All units are non smoking and serviced daily.

Accommodation at our Motel in Hokitika

Our Hokitika motel accommodation is comprised of:

• Sixteen superior units comprising of four studios
• Ten kitchenette studios
• Two one-bedroom units with full kitchen facilities
• Spa bath and access units

Features of our Hokitika motel include:

• Continental breakfasts available
• Cot and high-chair
• Hair Dryer
• Heated Towel Rail
• Guest laundry facilities
• Television with SKY TV
• Private Telephone
• Radio Alarm Clock
• Free High Speed Internet Connection
• Cutlery and Crockery
• Electric Blanket
• Refrigerator
• Desk
• Wardrobe
• Iron / Ironing Board

Our motel in Hokitika is situated on the main road and is less than five minutes walk to the town centre and restaurants.

Please contact us for further information about our motel in Hokitika.

Hokitika Highlights

Aerial View of Fox Glacier
Photographer: Gareth Eyres
(www.exposure.co.nz)

Hokitika is one of the main centres on the West Coast—the hub of the early gold rush. Make sure you allow enough time, as there's lots to see and do in Hokitika:

• At the National Kiwi Centre you can see kiwi birds in a nocturnal display
• Westland's WaterWorld features the indigenous Kokopu, a prehistoric fish, and freshwater eels
• A range of local craft galleries exhibit everything from hand blown glass and gold nugget jewellery to wood craft and New Zealand jade, also known as pounamu, or greenstone
• Visit the gold mining town of Ross, one of the deepest mining operations in the Southern Hemisphere

The Glaciers

On the West Coast, remnants of the ice age cascade from vast snowfields of the Southern Alps to valley floors just 300 metres above sea level. Nowhere in the world's temperate zones are glaciers so accessible.

A range of companies offer guided excursions to explore the spectacular ice formations. All companies provide professional guides that give full explanations regarding the geological features, flora and fauna of the area.

Helicopter and fixed wing aircraft also provide scenic flights and snow landings amidst New Zealand's highest peaks overlooking the glaciers.

The villages of Franz and Fox Glacier are good bases from which to explore the glaciers. A range of walks exist surrounding the glaciers that provide excellent vantage points for viewing the glacier as well as exploring rainforest environments.

During your stay at our Hokitika motel, be sure to take a guided walk onto the Franz Josef or Fox glacier. The glaciers are unique in the fact that they extend from New Zealand's highest peaks to valley floors surrounded by temperate rainforests.

Please contact us for further information about our motel in Hokitika.