Let KAYAK do the searching
Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Christchurch (38% of total searches to South Island). The next most popular destinations are Queenstown (36%) and Dunedin (15%). Searches for hotels in Lake Tekapo (10%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in South Island for as cheap as RM 67 (Picton) in the last 3 days. The average price is RM 948.
In the last 72 hours, users have found South Island hotels for tonight for as low as RM 399 (Oamaru). Users have also found 3-star hotels from RM 399 (Oamaru) and 4-star+ hotels from RM 661 (Queenstown).