supplied Te Waonui Forest Retreat in Franz Josef has been filling 12 to 20 of its 100 rooms each night, and it is not enough to keep the hotel open. In a major blow for the West Coast, the Scenic Hotel Group has decided to mothball a further two hotels in Fox Glacier and Franz Josef for an extended period. Group managing director Brendan Taylor said the lack of a Trans Tasman bubble was the final straw, and he expected the closures to last for 12 to 18 months. In May the Te Waonui Forest Retreat in Franz Josef and the Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier will join the Scenic Hotel Franz Josef and Glacier Country Hotel in shutting their doors to guests.