Commodore Airport Hotel, ChristchurchCommodore Airport Hotel in Christchurch, New Zealand has a corrected score of 4.0 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), ranked 3 of 17 hotels we score in Christchurch. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.1 before correction: Booking.com 4.1, Tripadvisor 4.1, Google 4.0, Agoda 4.2. Rooms from about $143 a night (cached, not a live quote).The Commodore Airport Hotel is a four-star property on Memorial Avenue in Burnside, a Christchurch suburb a short drive from the international airport and roughly ten minutes by car from the city centre. Built in 1971 and renovated in 2018, it has around 140-plus rooms set in seven acres of native gardens, with an indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, gym, tennis court and Patterson Restaurant & Bar on site. Rooms are air-conditioned with work desks, fridges and private patios or garden access. A free 24-hour airport shuttle and extensive free parking make it a practical choice for travellers with early flights. Its airport-side location means the city centre requires a drive or bus trip.What stands out

Free 24-hour airport shuttle

Large gardens and on-site parking

Indoor pool, sauna and gym

Renovated in 2018

Watch out for

Airport location, city centre needs a drive

Better-scored in Christchurch

Otahuna Lodge, Christchurch: 4.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $1,430 a night. Otahuna Lodge is a five-star country house hotel set on a 30-acre estate in Tai Tapu, around 20 to 30 minutes from Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island.

Sudima Christchurch City, Christchurch: 4.1 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), from $141 a night. Sudima Christchurch City is a five-star boutique hotel that opened in 2019 at 47-49 Salisbury Street, in the Victoria precinct on Victoria Street in central Christchurch.