As a convenient gateway to Tropical North Queensland, including the UNESCO heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest, Cairns is one of Australia's most visited cities. Sunny, down-to-earth Cairns caters to a range of visitors, with its luxurious seaside hotels, suburban vacation homes for families and inner-city backpackers' hostels. Despite having a great variety of neighborhoods, deciding where to stay in Cairns is easy because the bustling waterfront and relaxing beaches are never far away. Cairns also has options for boat tours to the Great Barrier Reef and coach tours to the Daintree and Cape Tribulation, often with complimentary hotel pick-ups.
Where to stay
in Cairns
Best places to stay offering breakfast
Coral Sea Dreaming Dive and Sail is a cruise ship with free breakfast. Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort is a hotel that offers free WiFi and air conditioning that's well-liked for its prime location and helpful staff. It's just a short 4-minute walk from Cairns Esplanade. Crystal Garden Resort & Restaurant is a hotel with free WiFi and free parking.
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Best places to stay for families
Cairns Harbourside Hotel is a hotel featuring an outdoor pool and a restaurant that guests like for its helpful staff. Your family will be well placed to visit Muddy's Playground and Esplanade Lagoon, located close by. Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort is a hotel featuring a children's pool and a restaurant that guests like for its helpful staff and central location. It's located a short 6-minute walk from Muddy's Playground. Cairns Colonial Club Resort is a hotel featuring 3 outdoor pools and a restaurant that guests like for its clean rooms and overall value. You'll be just a short distance from Cairns Botanic Gardens, located close by.
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Top luxury accommodations in Cairns
Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort is luxury a hotel featuring a deli and private balconies, and guests like its prime location and helpful staff. Crystalbrook Riley is luxury a hotel featuring a poolside restaurant and 2 bars, and guests like its prime location and helpful staff. You'll be well placed to visit Cairns Esplanade and Muddy's Playground, both steps away. Crystalbrook Flynn is luxury a hotel featuring an ocean-view restaurant and a full-service spa, and guests like its proximity to shopping and helpful staff.
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Best places to stay with pools
Cairns Harbourside Hotel is a hotel featuring an outdoor pool and free WiFi. Guests like its walkable location and helpful staff. It's located a short 4-minute walk from Cairns Esplanade. Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort is a hotel featuring a kid's pool and a fitness center. Guests like its prime location and helpful staff. Cairns Colonial Club Resort is a hotel featuring 3 outdoor pools and free WiFi. Guests like its prime location and helpful staff.
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Best places to stay for travelers on a budget
Cairns Colonial Club Resort is a hotel featuring free WiFi and free parking that guests like for its prime location and helpful staff. It's just a short 12-minute walk from Anderson Street Conservation Park. Acacia Court Hotel is a hotel featuring free WiFi and free parking that guests like for its prime location and helpful staff.
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Top places to stay near the airport in Cairns
Blue Lagoon Resort is a hotel featuring an airport shuttle and free extended parking. It gets positive reviews for its proximity to shopping and helpful staff. For easy airport access, it's located only 7.3 mi / 11.7 km from Cairns Intl. Airport (CNS). Cairns Sheridan Hotel is a hotel featuring free WiFi and free parking that guests like for its helpful staff. The property is located 2.2 mi / 3.5 km from Cairns Intl. Airport (CNS). Mango Lagoon Resort & Wellness Spa is a hotel featuring an airport shuttle and 4 outdoor pools. It gets positive reviews for its walkable location and helpful staff.