Hotels in Cairns, Australia

Hotels in Cairns, Australia
Cairns is a tourist haven in Australia's tropical Queensland region. Cairns is the optimal launching point for rain forest tours, with numerous companies operating tours into the rain forest for day and night wildlife spotting. The Reef Terminal in Cairns has dozens of charter companies eager to take you out to various sites on the Great Barrier Reef. Tours cater to all levels of experience, so you can sample a scuba dive even if you're not certified or you can stick with snorkeling. Many operators also offer live-aboard Professional Association of Diving Instructors certification courses ranging from five days to a week.

Njoy! Traveler's Resort

Njoy! Traveler's Resort is a 15 to 20 minute walk from downtown Cairns and the Reef Terminal. Njoy! offers single, twin, double, or triple private rooms as well as four to eight bed dormitory-style accommodation. Hotel amenities include an outdoor dining area with televisions set up for nightly movies, outdoor swimming pool, basic kitchen facilities and a pool table. Njoy! arranges nightly shuttles to affiliated bars, clubs and restaurants. They also offer complimentary transportation to and from the airport, as well as the Reef Terminal.
Njoy!'s friendly and flexible staff are the hostel's key asset. Most staff are overseas backpackers working in Australia on a temporary visa, and have a thorough knowledge of the tourist attractions in Cairns. Staff at the booking desk can help you find the right tour and are able to offer discounts for certain tours.

Njoy! Traveler's Resort
141 Sheridan St.
Cairns, Australia
Tel: 011 (+61) 7 4031 1088
Njoy.net.au

Dreamtime Travelers Rest

Dreamtime Travelers Rest is a standard backpackers hostel, and offers a variety of activities for guests. Accommodation types include a range of private rooms (from single to quad), as well as six-bed dormitories. Dreamtime features modern kitchen facilities, an on-site café and high-speed Internet.
Weekly activities include pizza nights and barbecue nights in their outdoor tropical courtyard. Barbecue nights feature music, a fire show and an opportunity to taste freshly barbecued kangaroo and crocodile. Dreamtime Travelers Rest also offers extensive tour booking services. The hostel boasts 17 years of experience in the business, and won Hostel World's 2008 award for best hostel in Australia.

Dreamtime Travelers Rest
4 Terminus St.
Cairns, Australia
Tel: 011 (+61) 7 4031 6753
dreamtimehostel.com

Cairns Waterfront Backpackers

As its name suggests, Cairns Waterfront Backpackers is centrally on The Esplanade, directly across from the city swimming lagoon and the Cairns waterfront. The city swimming lagoon allows tourists and locals to bathe in a beach-style saltwater pool even when the tide is out, with water pumped in from the harbor. The hostel's central location means you're only a few minutes from city center restaurants, nightclubs, shops and the Reef Terminal.
Cairns Waterfront Backpackers has single or double rooms as well as four- or eight-bed dormitories. Amenities include free airport transfers, free evening meals, high-speed Internet access and modern kitchen facilities. The booking desk at Cairns Waterfront Backpackers will help you book your activities with competitive discounts.

Cairns Waterfront Backpackers
83 The Esplanade
Cairns, Australia
Tel: 011 (+61) 7 4031 4411
hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Cairns-Waterfront-Backpackers/Cairns/36616

Article Written By John Leonard

John Leonard is a freelance writer living in Maryland. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and has been writing Web content and travel blogs for over a year. He mainly writes travel articles for Trails or general articles for eHow.

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