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Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Queenstown (50% of total searches to South Island). The next most popular destinations are Christchurch (26%) and Wanaka (12%). Searches for hotels in Te Anau (12%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in South Island for as cheap as C$ 31 (Christchurch) in the last 3 days. The average price is C$ 429.
In the last 72 hours, users have found South Island hotels for tonight for as low as C$ 54 (Christchurch). Users have also found 3-star hotels from C$ 64 (Fox Glacier) and 4-star+ hotels from C$ 78 (Christchurch).