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title: "Novotel Rotorua Lakeside vs Sudima Lake Rotorua: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside or Sudima Lake Rotorua? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rotorua hotels set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Novotel Rotorua Lakeside vs Sudima Lake Rotorua: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside or Sudima Lake Rotorua? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rotorua hotels set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Novotel Rotorua Lakeside and Sudima Lake Rotorua
- **Competitive set**: Rotorua hotels
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Novotel Rotorua Lakeside Share of Search**: 24.4%
- **Sudima Lake Rotorua Share of Search**: 15.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside or Sudima Lake Rotorua?

- In August 2026, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside had more branded searches than Sudima Lake Rotorua among rotorua hotels in New Zealand. Novotel Rotorua Lakeside was estimated to have 8.4K branded searches compared to Sudima Lake Rotorua’s 5.4K, and held a 24.4% Share of Search versus Sudima Lake Rotorua’s 15.8%.
- Novotel Rotorua Lakeside was ahead of Sudima Lake Rotorua in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside’s estimated Share of Search among rotorua hotels in New Zealand moved from 24.9% to 24.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.3K to 8.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sudima Lake Rotorua’s estimated Share of Search among rotorua hotels in New Zealand moved from 16.2% to 15.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand rotorua hotels in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside gained estimated Share of Search among rotorua hotels in New Zealand, from 23.7% to 24.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Novotel Rotorua Lakeside estimated searches | Novotel Rotorua Lakeside Share of Search | Novotel Rotorua Lakeside rank | Sudima Lake Rotorua estimated searches | Sudima Lake Rotorua Share of Search | Sudima Lake Rotorua rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.3K | 24.9% | 2 | 5.4K | 16.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 10.2K | 28.3% | 1 | 5.4K | 15.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 10.1K | 25.2% | 1 | 8.1K | 20.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.4K | 27.8% | 1 | 8.1K | 18.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 10.1K | 27.1% | 1 | 6.6K | 17.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 10.1K | 27.3% | 1 | 6.7K | 17.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 10.3K | 26.9% | 1 | 6.7K | 17.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 10.2K | 28.7% | 1 | 5.5K | 15.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.3K | 25.2% | 1 | 5.4K | 16.4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 10.2K | 23.7% | 2 | 6.7K | 15.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.4K | 24.4% | 2 | 5.4K | 15.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Novotel Rotorua Lakeside’s and Sudima Lake Rotorua’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Novotel Rotorua Lakeside**: Measured on the search terms “novotel rotorua”, “novotel rotorua breakfast” and “novotel rotorua lakeside tutanekai street rotorua”, summed into one figure.
- **Sudima Lake Rotorua**: Measured on the search terms “sudima rotorua” and “sudima rotorua breakfast”, summed into one figure.

- [Novotel Rotorua Lakeside profile](/demand/nz/brands/novotel-rotorua-lakeside)
- [Sudima Lake Rotorua profile](/demand/nz/brands/sudima-lake-rotorua)
- [All rotorua hotels in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-rotorua-hotels): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside or Sudima Lake Rotorua?

In August 2026, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside had more branded searches than Sudima Lake Rotorua among rotorua hotels in New Zealand. Novotel Rotorua Lakeside was estimated to have 8.4K branded searches compared to Sudima Lake Rotorua’s 5.4K, and held a 24.4% Share of Search versus Sudima Lake Rotorua’s 15.8%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Novotel Rotorua Lakeside vs Sudima Lake Rotorua: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/novotel-rotorua-lakeside-vs-sudima-lake-rotorua

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