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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 destination is Christchurch (50%).
KAYAK users have found double rooms in South Island for as cheap as 80 ﷼ (Queenstown) in the last 3 days. The average price is 1,046 ﷼.
In the last 72 hours, users have found South Island hotels for tonight for as low as 88 ﷼ (Christchurch). Users have also found 3-star hotels from 100 ﷼ (Christchurch) and 4-star+ hotels from 109 ﷼ (Christchurch).