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The South Island of New Zealand offers a mix of family-friendly hotels in Christchurch for sightseeing and cozy ski lodges near popular ski resorts like Queenstown and Wanaka. Visitors can enjoy stunning landscapes, local cuisine, and easy access to ski fields, with car hire providing flexibility for transfers and exploring.

New Zealand

Christchurch

Queenstown

Wanaka

The Rees Hotel & Apartments offers lakefront accommodation with private balconies and spectacular views. It features free WiFi and a free shuttle to the centre of Queenstown.

The stylish rooms and apartments at The Rees are equipped with LCD TVs. Some feature floor-to-ceiling windows with views of Lake Wakatipu and the surrounding mountains.

Enjoy wines from New Zealand and around the world at Bordeau Wine Lounge. True South Dining offers the finest local and international cuisine with selections from the hotel's privately owned cellars.

Guests can enjoy a range of in-room massages services, including invigorating body and facial treatments. Guests can hire mountain bikes to enjoy the scenic beauty of Queenstown. The town centre is a 10-minute drive from The Rees Hotel & Luxury Apartments.

Please note, the property operates a complimentary shuttle service from The Rees Hotel to The Queenstown city centre.

The Rees Hotel & Luxury Apartments

Set in National Park, 15 km from Mount Ruapehu, National Park Backpackers offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and barbecue facilities. The accommodation provides a shared kitchen and luggage storage space for guests.

All guest rooms feature bed linen.

Guests at the hostel will be able to enjoy activities in and around National Park, like hiking, skiing and cycling.

Taranaki Falls is 16 km from National Park Backpackers, while Whakapapa is 22 km from the property. Taupo Airport is 93 km away.

National Park Backpackers

Located on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island, Ariki Backpackers is just 100 metres from New Plymouth's shops, pubs and bus terminal. It offers a restaurant, a tour desk and a communal kitchen.

Situated above Icons Sports Bar, New Plymouth Ariki Backpackers is 2 minutes' walk from well-known coastal art piece The Wind Wand. It is 6 minutes' drive from both Stadium Taranaki and Brooklands Zoo.

This friendly hostel offers a guest lounge with satellite TV, a communal kitchen and a large outdoor patio with BBQ facilities. There are internet facilities, a DVD library and a guest laundry. The tour desk books mountain trips, surfing, farm tours, seal watching and cultural tours.

Ariki Backpackers offers dormitories and private rooms. Rooms with private bathroom facilities are available. There are female-only and male-only dorms on offer.

Ariki Backpackers

Situated in Turangi, within 46 km of Mount Ruapehu and 46 km of Taranaki Falls, Tokaanu Lodge Motel features accommodation with a garden and free WiFi throughout the property as well as free private parking for guests who drive. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage for guests.

All rooms are fitted with air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a fridge, a kettle, a shower, free toiletries and a wardrobe. All units at the motel come with a private bathroom and bed linen.

Guests at Tokaanu Lodge Motel will be able to enjoy activities in and around Turangi, like hiking, skiing and cycling.

Taupo Airport is 48 km from the property.

Tokaanu Lodge Motel

Situated just 100 metres from Ōpūnake Beach, Opunake Beach Holiday Park features accommodation in Opunake with access to a garden, barbecue facilities, as well as a shared kitchen. This beachfront property offers access to a balcony and free private parking. The holiday park has family rooms and facilities for disabled guests.

All units at the holiday park are fitted with a seating area and a TV. Units have a kettle, while some rooms also boast a fully equipped kitchenette with a microwave, a toaster and a stovetop. The units have bed linen.

There is a snack bar, and a minimarket is also available.

You can play tennis at this 4-star holiday park, and the area is popular for cycling and fishing. Skiing, snorkelling and diving are possible within the area, and a water park is at guests' disposal on-site.

Cape Egmont Lighthouse is 26 km from the holiday park, while Hollard Gardens is 30 km from the property. New Plymouth Airport is 74 km away.

Opunake Beach Holiday Park

Family-friendly hotels in Christchurch for skiing and sightseeing (July 2025)

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Golf course (within 3 km)

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Non-smoking rooms

Airport shuttle

Fishing

Business centre

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Dry cleaning

Continental breakfast

Facilities for disabled guests

Skiing

Barber/beauty shop

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Games room

Casino

Breakfast in the room

Ironing service

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Internet services

Lift

Express check-in/check-out

Solarium

Safety deposit box

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Currency exchange

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Children's playground

Billiards

Table tennis

Karaoke

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Mini golf

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Ski school

Allergy-free room

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Private beach area

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