Places abound in New Zealand to try it, but most are in or around Queenstown, the most touristy of cities in the South Island. After a hard day of riding or adventuring, cyclists have a wide range of accommodations from which to choose. The most economical are campgrounds and backpacker hostels. Most campgrounds have wooden cabins for those rainy days when you don't feel like setting up a tent. The cabins are small, and usually have four bunks, a light and a heater.
Patrons use communal toilets, showers and kitchens.
Trampers and hitchhikers seem to prefer hostels. While the cost for two people is about the same for a campground cabin or a room at a hostel, there are a few differences. Privacy is probably the biggest. Lush green foreground and snow-capped peaks in the background are not an unusual sight in the rain forest in the late summer and early fall. At a hostel, patrons share a room with three or more others.