Cairns Accommodation

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  Bohemia Resort Backpacker Hostel Cairns

  The Bohemia Resort located in Cairns, North Queensland, is first class hostel accommodation with excellent facilities. Setting the standard for Cairns and North Queensland in budget and hostel accommodation, amongst lush, tropical, landscaped gardens, this hostel is ideal for every type of traveller
  
  
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  Cairns beach House

  Cairns serves as a gateway to many of Australia’s top attractions and is a great base for every adventure sport under the sun. Completely enclosed by rainforest and the Coral Sea, it’s your major starting point if you wish to visit the many natural attractions in Queensland’s "top end". Cairns is the undisputed adventure capital of Australia due to the sheer diversity of the region. Where else could you immerse yourself in the Great Barrier Reef, trek through the virgin rainforests of Cape Tribulation, go bungee jumping, white water rafting, and so much more?
  
  
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  Cairns Bed n Boat

  Nestled amongst coconut and palm trees, 50m from the Coral Sea and 10 minutes from Cairns; fishing capital of Australia…
  
  
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  Cairns Central YHA

  The Cairns YHA Backpackers hostel is the perfect base to explore the real North Queensland. Here you will find World Heritage listed rainforests fringing the Great Barrier Reef, with the outback just around the corner!
  
  
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  Cairns Share House - Backpackers and Student Budget Accommodation Cairns

  Largest provider of share accommodation in Cairns! Perfect for divers, couples, working travellers and students looking for somewhere to call home for a few weeks in Cairns. Private single/double/twin rooms in over 30 apartments an affordable price
  
  
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  City Waterfront Palms

  City Waterfront Palms is a quiet complex of private rooms with and without bathrooms. We are located on the cairns esplanade a short walk to the city centre. The property focuses on service and cleanliness at a budget price.Our property includes a swimming pool with plenty of sun area to top up your tan.
  
  
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  Nomads Cairns

  Nomads Cairns is the ultimate tropical backpackers located just minutes from major transportation and attractions like the Esplanade Lagoon.
  
  
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  Nomads Esplanade Backpackers

  Esplanade Backpackers definitely is in the best location it has great atmosphere, reasonably priced, clean and most definitely the best place your going to stay whilst traveling down under.
  
  
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  Reef Backpackers

  Reef Backpackers is a unique central Cairns hostel with free Linen, weekly BBQ’s, 24hr access, laundry and drying facilities, TV lounge, all housed in a fantastic Queenslander style building with a pool and a great backyard.
  
  
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  Scottys Beach House

  Scotty's Beach House is the only hostel on the beach with a bar and grill. To get the full Mission Beach experience, you need to live the atmosphere at Scotty's. Relaxing hammocks in a garden setting with the largest pool in town, great music playing in the open yard makes it easy to meet new people. For the people that like to party, our adjascent bar and grill offers excellent meals at discount prices and happy hour. For people that wish to have a quiet one, our 24 hour kitchen and 24 hour television room are ready for you. No matter who you are, how old you are or what you want to do, Scotty's Beach House is the place for everything.
  
  
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  The Serpent Backpacker Hostel & Bar

  Serpent is the ultimate tropical backpackers located just minutes from major transportation and attractions like the Esplanade Lagoon. Sssssizzle at the new Serpent Hostel and Bar.....Cairns style. Serpent is the ultimate tropical backpackers located just minutes from major transportation and attraction like the Esplanade Lagoon.
  
  

Best Hostels in Cairns

Cairns is a wonderful destination for backpackers, with rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef to explore, a public outdoor lagoon, and cool CBD bars in the town itself. Unsurprisingly, there are plenty of great places to stay for travellers on a shoestring.

The HostelBookers Awards for Excellence is a great place to start when looking for the best accommodation around the world. The awards recognise the best properties around the world according to HostelBookers customers.  There were four hostels in Cairns winning awards in the Oceania category for 2012. 

Voted One of Oceania’s Top Three Hostels
And the award goes to… Travellers’ Oasis
It’s perhaps the small size that makes this place feel special: dorms only have three or four beds, and there are options for private rooms too. This means travellers have more space to relax and feel at home, and most user feedback cites how friendly, helpful and exceptional the staff is. Outside there’s a tropical pool and BBQ area, and inside there’s Wi-Fi and a common area for hanging out with others.

Voted Best Atmosphere
And the award goes to… Calypso Inn Backpackers Resort
Calypso is all about having fun, with an excellent pool party area and free nightly entertainment including open mic nights, Jenga competitions (with a chance to win a trip to Fitzroy Island) and live reptile and snake shows. The easy-breezy atmosphere is all made possible by the staff, whose motto is “We’ll take care of ya!” BBQs and a funky bar complete the picture.

Voted Best Staff
And the award goes to… Dreamtime Travellers Rest
With social nights for Aussie BBQs, pizza and movie marathons, staff at Dreamtime Travellers Rest go the extra mile to make your stay in Cairns a fun and happy one. They make it easy to get around, too: there are free Greyhound pickups, as well as drop-offs to the reef and bus stop. You can also book tours for free. The hostel has Wi-Fi, a pool table and common rooms for socialising.

Voted Best for Couples
And the award goes to… Globetrotters International
As well as dorms, Globetrotters International has excellent private doubles for couples. Luxury rooms have free Wi-Fi, flat screen TVs and air conditioning, and are spacious enough for two. Décor is smart and modern, and there is a large pool and garden area for hanging out and meeting other travellers. It’s also in a calm and quiet neighbourhood and isn’t a ‘party’ hostel, so you’ll be able to get a good night’s sleep in a place with a pleasant atmosphere.

Mission Beach, Innisfail, Dunk Island, Cairns, Kuranda, Atherton Table Lands, Port Douglas, Cape Tribulation, Hinchinbrook Island

Mission Beach and Dunk Island were popular destinations for Hippies and artists in the 60's and 70's, and are still two of the most magic places to chill out. Dunk Island is a lush green paradise well known for it's surreal "Blue Ulysses" butterflies, and out of the ordinary sunsets. You will most likely never want to leave which is why camping is restricted to 3 days and a max of 30 people at any time.

Rainforest villages, waterfalls, swimming holes are all such common features in the Tropical North.

If Possible try and see some of the sights through the cairns region. In particular the Aboriginal cultural park owned and operated by the   Tjapukai or "People of the Rainforest". These are the indigenous tribespeople, or Bama, who inhabited the region which extends from Cairns to Port Douglas and inland to Kuranda.