Let KAYAK do the searching
Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Queenstown (86% of total searches to Southern Alps). The next most popular destinations are Wanaka (7%) and Te Anau (6%). Searches for hotels in Aoraki / Mount Cook (1%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in Southern Alps for as cheap as $63 (Wanaka) in the last 3 days. The average price is $220.
In the last 72 hours, users have found Southern Alps hotels for this weekend for as low as $91 (Queenstown) per night. Users have also found 3-star hotels from $105 (Queenstown) and 4-star+ hotels from $135 (Queenstown).