"This place is home, thanks for everything"
6.4
Location rating score
510 meters to public transportation
Airport transfer
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
Garden
Ticket services
Value for money | 7.3 |
Distance to city center | 0.7 Km |
Location rating | 6.4 |
Nearest airport | Cairns Airport (CNS) |
Distance to airport | 5.5 km |
Check-in is from 11:00 AM, and check-out is until 10:00 AM. You may request early check-in or late check-out during booking, subject to availability. Guests checking in or out before or after the designated periods may be charged an additional fee. The hostel also offers 24-hour check-in.
For those who wish to drive their own cars, Cairns City Backpackers has a car park that's close to the hostel. Parking is free for guests.
Cairns City Backpackers does permit smoking in some areas and is not 100% smoke-free.
The closest train, metro, or bus station to Cairns City Backpackers is Cairns Railway Station, 490 m away.
Cairns City Backpackers is located in Cairns City Center, famous for good restaurants such as Donut King, Ali Babbas Kebabs and Romen Gojiro.
Shopping options in Cairns City Backpackers’s Cairns City Center neighborhood include Night Markets, Rusty's Market and DFO Cairns, Direct Factory Outlets.
Cairns City Backpackers is located in Cairns City Center area, which is famous for attractions such as Cairns Botanic Gardens, Green Island and Cairns Aquarium.
Cairns City Backpackers is located within Cairns City Center, which makes it conveniently close to natural sights including Esplanade Boardwalk, Michaelmas Cay and Cairns Holiday Park.
9.2
"Amazing facilities."
Raquel
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August 31, 2018
9.2
"Generally clean."
Raquel
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August 31, 2018
9.2
"Staff lovely."
Raquel
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August 31, 2018
This backpacker hostel enjoys a quiet location away from the noisy crowds while being just a short distance from the excitement of central Cairns. Cairns City Backpackers is a great options for travelers looking for comfort and convenience at a decent price, while exploring the rest of this region and getting a chance to meet other travelers in the area. The property consists of two fully renovated Queensland-style houses, a tropical landscaped garden planted with numerous old palm trees, a swimming pool and lots of hammocks and sun lounges. Guests may also relax in the sofa area and have a friendly match with the billiard table. Additional facilities such as laundry services, a kitchen, and Wi-Fi access are also available. With such accommodations and services, it's no surprise that Cairns City Backpackers is a popular choice among travelers to Queensland.
Housekeeping
8 mentions
Swimming Pool
1 mention
Internet
1 mention
10.0
"Clean and great value"
Kyle
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July 5, 2018
Children and extra beds
Extra beds are dependent on the room you choose. Please check the individual room capacity for more details.
All children are welcome.
Guest's age | Extra bed |
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Children 0-1 year(s) | Stay for free if using existing bedding. If you need an extra bed, it will incur an additional charge. |
Guests 2 years and older are considered as adults | Must use an extra bed which will incur an additional charge. |
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Dining | Breakfast available | Breakfast available | Breakfast available | Breakfast available |
Guest rating | Good 81 reviews 6.7Location 6.4 | Excellent 40 reviews 8.4Location 9.2 | Very good 16 reviews 7.8Location 8.9 | Very good 106 reviews 7.7Location 7.0 |
Neighborhood | Cairns City Center | Cairns City Center | Cairns City Center | Cairns City Center |
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Good Value Accomodation ”
We needed simple accommodation close to town and Cairns City Backpackers was just what we needed. It is a no-frills place with basic rooms and has a nice ambience with friendly staff. There are 3 kitchens to prepare your own meals if you not wish to eat in town and a small pool in the backyard if you want to have a quick dip. The location is within walking distance to the main centre of town and the Esplanade. Great to have found this place in Cairns!
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Cairns nice twin room”
I travel to cairnswith limit budget. This twin room is clean and cheap. They provide kitchen that I can cook that is very nice. Because the meal price is very high in cairns. This hotel is very near the Cairns central mall with supermarket inside. I buy meat, vegetables, and fruits and cook for ourself. We live there for two days with nice meals. Many peoples are very nice and smile. Ther are also free TV and movies provided. The internet are also available with low price. This hotel is what I need, I strongly recommend This hotel to you, if you are also a limited budget person. Thank you!!
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Fantastic budget hostel”
Had a great stay at Cairns City Backpackers! You get what you pay for - walking distance to the CBD, clean bathrooms and everything you need in the kitchen.
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Awesome Budget Hostel - Loved it”
I loved my stay at this hostel. It was really cheap and clean which worked well with my limited budget! There were quite a few kitchens and bathrooms to choose from on the different levels and finally I found a place with fast, free wifi. I extended a week, got a free night and the reception staff were excellent with booking my tours and giving me a discount. A really nice, little tropical hideaway. Right near the shopping center for some cheap food. And a really nice crowd there too. Thank you for a great stay.
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Perfect little retreat”
This place is awesome. We just csme back fron five months in Thailand and decided tk gi for a four atar hotek first before we came here and hibestly this okave which was half the price was far more enjoyable, welcoming and better equipped than the four star place. I LOVE the chill out areas. They are oerfect and make it difficult to leave. Kitchens are perfectly equipped, some guests are gross and dont clean up after themselves but other than that the facilities are well maintained and clean. Pool is cute and the undercover sections and the tv provides a great retreat from the tropical rains. Would 100% stay here again
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Very good”
In a quiet neighborhood behind the city center. Lots of French guests 😀
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good value”
The cat in the hostel is so so so cute that playing with her was my favorite thing when I stayed in there. Very cheap,good money saving place for backpackers.
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Mediocre at best”
We only stayed the one night and that was enough. Nothing horrific just a series of things that could have been better. The shower in our room dripped all night which nearly drove me mad (I reported it as we left, the guy didn’t seem to think it was an issue). The shower wasn’t very clean. The location isn’t great. Not terrible but there are a lot better backpackers in Cairns.
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Friendly service & great extras”
Our first back-packer experience and we would return. Friendly and quiet although room was hot even with fan. The facilities were good - bathroom, kitchen with crockery and utensils, laundry facilities and clothes line. Included was a voucher for a free simple meal at Woolshed Bar if you buy one drink or a cheap upgrade to the full menu. Comment re food irrelevant as not provided but you can cook your own.
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Very good”
Nice people, nearby city, nice staff, just not that clean (mold in bathroom) but still fine!
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Good for a cheap hostel, but I would not recommend.”
I stayed with my friend in double room. We were two, but there was only one plug. There was another, but I had to pay for it because it was air conditioner plug. Also, location is not so close from the city, whatever kind of pick up you want, they come earliest to pick you up and latest to get you back.
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Cheap, does the job. Excellent guy on reception”
Price of the hostel and the dude on reception was awesome.. fast efficient and friendly . Room was stuffy but clean- but got what i asked for which was room spray. .. massively helped. Also appreciated the aircon. Got bitten heaps by mossies in garden.. beware.
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Not too bad”
The shower in the room is pretty small and because it only use a curtain to cover so the room is really humid and smells humid as well. It takes 20 minutes walk to town, but theres a bus staion which takes 5 minutes walk so doesn't take long get to the city centre. Wifi is working well and they have free internet, the staff are nice so if you don't care much about the room and just looking for a bed to crush, this is the place for you!
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Cheapest place I’ve been”
Hostel close to the shops, about 30 minutes walk from centre and port. Rooms with fan and air con. Could be cleaner, especially fan which was full of dust. Late check in, everything ready prior to arrival. Great people around, tiny pool to chill. Old style hostel but comfy :)
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Best hostel ”
I finished by staying in this hostel one month, and when I left, it was the same as leaving home. It is generally clean, staff is fantastic and friendly, Marco at the reception is top top, the courtyard is extremely comfy and homely. This place is home, thanks for everything
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Excellent Value for money”
I only needed a bed and a shower, and I got both. Very happy with the stay, when I come back next year, I will stay here again
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Nice and easy”
Arrived late and found our room easy. Clean and great value
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Very nice place and friendly staff ”
Very cute accommodation, nice and friendly staff, the only thing was not really convenient is the wifi couldn't connect very well.
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I am going to come back ”
Staff lovely. Generally clean. Quiet. Location not too far from centre. Amazing facilities. Recommend it
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Awful”
Would never stay here again. Worst hostel we have ever stayed in (and we have backpacked through South East Asia and stayed at some questionable places). It was dirty, the blinds in the room were broken and there was security camera outside pointing right through the window. It was SO loud. We got barely any sleep both nights from people screaming, singing and playing instruments and getting drunk. First night I got a pizza and left a few slices and put it in the fridge, when I went to get it the next day I thought a slice was missing but couldn’t be sure. The next night I got a Dominoes pizza again for my lunch the next day and left it in the fridge. I went back to retrieve it in the morning and it was gone. There were security cameras in the kitchen but when we went to the front desk to complain they said there was nothing they could do and there was no security cameras, yet there were signs all over saying security cameras in operation. Hated this place, avoid at all costs.
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