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1 The Dairy Private Luxury Hotel 5.0 of 5 stars 176 reviews
2 Century Park Motor Lodge 5.0 of 5 stars 194 reviews
3 Azur 5.0 of 5 stars 96 reviews
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1 Hillsfield House Bed and Breakfast... 5.0 of 5 stars 153 reviews
2 Radfield House 5.0 of 5 stars 158 reviews
3 61 on Derwent 5.0 of 5 stars 87 reviews
4 Maison de la Mer 5.0 of 5 stars 145 reviews
5 Lilac Rose Boutique Bed and Breakf... 5.0 of 5 stars 71 reviews
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1 Break One Clay Target Shooting 5.0 of 5 stars 61 reviews
2 The Nevis Swing - World's Biggest... 5.0 of 5 stars 31 reviews
3 Skydive Paradise 5.0 of 5 stars 25 reviews

Tours

1 Bubbly Grape Wine Tours 5.0 of 5 stars 98 reviews
2 Guided Walks & Snowshoeing New Zea... 5.0 of 5 stars 111 reviews
3 A-Class Sailing Akaroa 5.0 of 5 stars 72 reviews
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Top-rated restaurants

1 The Little Bistro 5.0 of 5 stars 61 reviews
2 Eichardt's Private Hotel 4.5 of 5 stars 103 reviews
3 Vknow 4.5 of 5 stars 57 reviews

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