Rydges Christchurch enjoys a reputation as one of the South Island's finest hotels, situated on the edge of the Canterbury plains stretching to the Southern Alps. The Hotel is ideally located in the central business district and overlooks the picturesque Avon River. It is only a few minutes walk to the shopping and restaurant district. Right at the city's heart is Hagley Park and the adjacent Botanic Gardens, which displays a wide variety of native plants and trees.