We checked in late and our hosts were there to greet us and show us to our room. Since we had an early morning check-out and needed a cab, our hosts helped us contact the cab company to schedule our pick-up.
Although I thought I'd booked the closest hotel to the airport, when we arrived at Christchurch Airport, we found at least 2 hotels within walking distance to the airport. Not sure what I did with my search criteria to miss those 2 other places.
All-in-all, it worked out.