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Places to stay in the South Island

a bedroom with a large bed in a hotel room

Portage Resort

4
Picton and Marlborough Sounds
Best for location

Hillside Room: From £57 per person per night

a house with a mountain in the background

Dock Bay Lodge

4
Te Anau and Fiordland
Best for location

Suite: From £219 per person per night 

a room filled with furniture and a table

The Rees Hotel Queenstown

5
Queenstown
Best for luxury

Hotel Room Lakeview: From £85 per person per night
One Bedroom Lakeview: From £120 per person per night
Two Bedroom Apartment: From £69 per person per night based on four sharing 

a large room

Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Square

4
Christchurch and Canterbury
Best for location

Superior Room: From £59 per person per night

a bench in front of a house

Shining Star Chalets Hokitika

4
West Coast and Glaciers
Best for location

Studio Room: From £60 per person per night

a close up of a flower garden in front of a house

Cambria House

4.5
Nelson and Abel Tasman National Park
Best for location

Standard Suite: From £71 per person per night 

a castle on top of a mountain

The Lodge at Larnach Castle

4
Dunedin
Best for location

Lodge Room: From £69 per person per night 

a bedroom with a large bed in a hotel room

Scenic Hotel Southern Cross

4
Dunedin
Best for location

Superior Room: From £65 per person per night

a view of a building

Stewart Island Lodge

4
Invercargill and Southland
Best for location

Suite: From £73 per person per night

a bedroom with a bed and desk in a hotel room

Quest Apartments

4
Invercargill and Southland
Best for value

Studio Apartment: From £52 per person per night 

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