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Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Queenstown (59% of total searches to South Island). The next most popular destinations are Christchurch (19%) and Invercargill (19%). Searches for hotels in Picton (4%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in South Island for as cheap as R455 (Queenstown) in the last 3 days. The average price is R7 347.
In the last 72 hours, users have found South Island hotels for tonight for as low as R1 823 (Christchurch). Users have also found 3-star hotels from R2 056 (Christchurch) and 4-star+ hotels from R1 823 (Christchurch).