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Situated in Invercargill, 1.7 km from Rugby Park Stadium, The Langlands Hotel features accommodation with a fitness centre, private parking, a restaurant and a bar. With free WiFi, this 4-star hotel offers room service and a 24-hour front desk. The property is 400 metres from the city centre and less than 1 km from Southern Institute of Technology. New beautiful hotel in the city center. Great rooftop bar and good restaurants.

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9.1
Superb
1,035 reviews
Price from
US$172
per night

Featuring 4-star accommodation, Quest Queenstown Apartments Remarkables Park is located in Queenstown, 3 km from Queenstown Event Centre and 9.3 km from Skyline Gondola and Luge. The property is set 17 km from The Remarkables, 21 km from Lake Wakatipu and 32 km from Shotover River. Free WiFi is available and private parking can be arranged at an extra charge. Great location and amenities. Comfortable beds and clean!

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9.1
Superb
2,381 reviews
Price from
US$173
per night

Set in Kaikoura, 1 km from Kaikoura Beach, Mondello Kaikoura provides air-conditioned rooms and a garden. This 4-star apartment offers luggage storage space and room service. The apartment also offers free WiFi, free private parking and facilities for disabled guests. we enjoyed vety mucj everything

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9
Superb
1,432 reviews
Price from
US$111
per night

Located in Hokitika, 1.5 km from Hokitika Beach, Hokitika's Kiwi Holiday Park and Motels has a garden, parking on-site and rooms with free WiFi access. This 4-star holiday park offers a shared kitchen and luggage storage space. The holiday park features family rooms as well as facilities for disabled guests. Nice and quiet neighbour. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We had two children with us so the wonderful playground was the centre of attraction. The units were clean and the bed, including the sofa bed were comfortable. Location was good. Recommended to family visiting the Hokitika area.

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9.3
Superb
1,074 reviews
Price from
US$57
per night

Situated in Christchurch, 9.1 km from Christchurch Railway Station, Novotel Christchurch Airport features accommodation with a fitness centre, private parking, a garden and a restaurant. The property is around 10 km from Canterbury Museum, 10 km from Christchurch Art Gallery and 10 km from Hagley Park. The accommodation offers room service, a 24-hour front desk and currency exchange for guests.

The area is popular for hiking and cycling, and car hire is available at this 4-star hotel. Clean, comfortable and a fantastic location at the airport

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9
Superb
7,866 reviews
Price from
US$192
per night

Picton Waterfront Apartments offer spacious, modern, self-contained accommodation in the heart of Picton. Each apartment boasts a private balcony with stunning views of Picton Harbour, Marina and the famous Marlborough Sounds. Everything about this stay was wonderful! We loved the balcony which had views of the bay and the mountains. The apartment was very spacious, all of the facilities fit a wheelchair. The apartment was spotless. Would highly recommend!

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9.3
Superb
1,394 reviews
Price from
US$139
per night

Centrally located in Akaroa, this motel offers rooms with either a balcony or a patio. It also includes 500MB of free WiFi per day, per room.

Akaroa Criterion Motel is situated opposite Children’s Bay. It is a 16-minute walk from Mt Vernon Akaroa. Our comfortable room had a couch and chair as well as a balcony.

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9.3
Superb
1,044 reviews
Price from
US$139
per night

Offering full access to park facilities, Timaru TOP 10 Holiday Park provides bright accommodation with balcony, toaster and electric kettle. Highfield Golf Course is a 3-minute drive away.

Timaru TOP 10 Park is a 6-minute drive from Caroline Bay Park and Aorangi Park. Centennial Park is an 11-minute drive away. We stayed in cabin 28 and it was excellent. It was spotless and had a nice outside sitting area. Bed was comfortable and had a heated mattress cover if required. Furniture was comfortable. The bbq and kitchen facilities on site were well maintained. Everything was there snd in great condition. Close to groceries and vould walk to Caroline Beach (30 minutes). Wish we could have stayrd longer..

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9
Superb
1,052 reviews
Price from
US$60
per night

Aoraki Court Motel is a modern accommodation located in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. All units feature great views of surrounding mountains and Mount Sefton. There is free on-site parking and free Wi-Fi. Aoraki Court Motel is a small and well situated Motel in the Aoraki Village area. The room was very comfortable and had extraordinary views towards the mountains. The bed vas large and very comfortable and the bathroom was large and nice. The staff was friendly and service minded making our stay safe and comfortable.

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9.2
Superb
1,087 reviews
Price from
US$352
per night

Middle Park Motel is within a 4-minute drive of Blenheim’s town centre and Blenheim Train Station. It features an outdoor pool, barbecue facilities and free parking. All units feature either a kitchen or kitchenette and a private patio. Guests enjoy free WiFi. Great place to stay and matched exactly what our needs were. For us, it was a pleasure to stay in a place where we had firmer beds and didn't sag into them. Will definitely be back

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9
Superb
1,016 reviews
Price from
US$107
per night

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