Hotels in Cairns North

📍 209-217 Abbott St, Cairns City, Cairns North

8.3 (85 reviews)

Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns ★★★★

"We used this hotel twice first time was a one-night stopover, then on our return. We stayed two nights, and both times we could not fault anything."

1 night CAD 185

📍 199-205 Sheridan St, Cairns North

7.4 (137 reviews)

Cairns City Palms ★★★

"Nice accommodation. Clean room and friendly staff. They had complimentary coffee and muffins every morning which was great."

1 night CAD 113

📍 179 Sheridan St, Cairns North

7.6 (86 reviews)

Hotel Tropiq ★★★

Showcasing a relaxed, mid-century tropical design, this boutique hotel features a stunning resort-style pool area that serves as an oasis for budget-conscious travellers.

1 night CAD 120

📍 209-217 Esplanade, Cairns North

8.8 (138 reviews)

Cairns Harbourside Hotel ★★★★

"The location and the staff's service were particularly good. Most of the tourist spots like Cairns Central Station and the Esplanade are about a 20-30 minute walk away. The hotel's front desk staff were also all very warm and friendly. It was a great help that they would fill up my water bottle at the hotel bar if I had one."

1 night CAD 188

📍 294-298 Sheridan St, Cairns North

8.5 (48 reviews)

Tropic Towers Apartments ★★★★

"The hotel is located in the north, not very close to the city center, but there's a bus stop right outside. The hotel is quite nice, and it has a washing machine, which is perfect for doing laundry after swimming. Check-in is self-service, so you don't have to worry about not speaking English. The room has a TV where you can watch Netflix."

1 night CAD 176

📍 265/267 Lake St, Cairns North

8.2 (65 reviews)

Cairns Queenslander Hotel & Apartments ★★★★

"It's alright, this one."

1 night CAD 155

📍 209 Sheridan St, Cairns North

7.5 (75 reviews)

Aspect Central ★★★★

"Situated on the corner of the main street , however noise was coming only from washing machines behind my room . parking limited but plenty on the street"

1 night CAD 79

📍 183 Esplanade, Cairns North

9.0 (45 reviews)

Floriana Boutique Hotel ★★★

1 night CAD 228

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The Lakes Resort Cairns

"The complex is dominantly used as residential accommodation (the strange Australian setup where individuals own units into which some move in, others put theirs into the renting pool, even others airbnb themselves). Parking is difficult to impossible. Some people cannot understand the direction to left and will come the wrong way. Walking dogs inside is forbidden (should be towards entrance/exit only to enter/leave the premises) but many people do just inside with no intention to go outside, and you see the occasional dog output here and there, not to mention that they urinate on every tree multiple times. There is even a slim middle aged woman regularly walking a brown curly dog to the back of the Maraboon building making it defecate there - the same woman was taking photos of cars who park on walkways because the lack of space - so I guess she made formal parking complaints (I had my own car park there, just was astonished that she ignores half of the rules, which she wants and she goes report on the half which she likes. Anyways). There are extreme amount of mosquitos coming at dusk (personal record is 26 bites in 10 minutes). It is called Lakes (I personally felt there like in a mosquito swamp). It was actually built on an area which was swamp originally according to local Uber drivers - so every night you get that typical swamp smell - if you walk a bit around outside then you can see signs saying that it is protected fish area (and you can get even more mozzie bites). Airplanes cross over the establishment so that it is easy to see as gears open and close - with complimentary extreme noise. I am not sure if all buildings are the same - but the one I stayed had some astute onion fryers, so I spent most of the time enjoying that smell, at least twice a day - since the design of units is pretty strange and the smell in these old buildings look to be traveling through sub-ceiling space and vents. Kitchens are in the middle of the building so people have the tendency to ventilate towards the lobby - thermally inefficient and lobby constantly smells like 5 different kitchens mixed."

181 the Esplanade

"Nice size apartments with good amenities. It's old and could use some maintenance by some of the owners, but it was clearly a high quality place when it was built. Our apartment wasn't ready when we checked in and had to wait nearly an hour. The dishes were dirty when we finally got in. The master bed base was broken and needy jerry rigging to make stop the mattress sagging. The second bedroom ceiling fan failed on the second last day of our week long stay. It was a comfortable place with secure parking. Oh... The entire East side of the building (the one we were on) is completely overshadowed by the Cairns Hospital. Yes, every room has ocean views, but some are glimpses. The staff were friendly and tried to be helpful. If you like to walk, Cairns city is within 1km. There is also a bus stop right outside at the hospital and tickets are cheap. Might be worth it as parking in Cairns is expensive if you can't snag a free spot. Despite the hospital neighbour, unless there's a chopper landing over the road it's generally quiet at night. The ambulances try to avoid sirens."

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Bohemia Resort Cairns

"That was lovely place!🌺💆🏻♀️😊 We love it. Very affordable! There is a pool as well. Very close to fast food and petrol station. Also just 5 mins away from the airport. ✈️"

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Reef Gateway Apartments

"Great service and a fantastic location! From the moment we arrived, we were warmly welcomed by the staff, who went above and beyond to make our experience enjoyable. The attention to detail and friendliness really stood out. The location couldn’t be better – close to everything and with a wonderful atmosphere that makes you feel instantly comfortable.Highly recommend this place to everyone!"

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Tropical Queenslander

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Coral Towers Holiday Apartments

"What a fabulous stay at Coral Towers. Sandy and Tony, take a bow (bookings advice, ‘the car’, the spa - just lovely people) You went above and beyond and we are very very appreciative. 2 bedroom luxury apartment was exactly what we needed, beautiful balcony views, comfortable, kids happy and away from us :-) all the amenities top notch. Loved the walks along the esplanade and enjoying all Cairns has to offer. Thanks again and cheers!"

Koala Court Holiday Apartments

"very friendly and comfort place. the running manager John is very kind and helpful."

The Oceanfront

"I stayed on the way north and on the back home Room was comfortable value for money what I paid for and for what I needed The hotel is dated but was good the room and bathroom were clean spotless Breakfast was good very standard"

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Waterfront Terraces

"Pool was dirty prior to me seeing a maintenance man repairing some tiles around the pool and washing his sponge in the water contaminating the pool even more. I happened to leave an expensive item in the apartment, I messaged the owner and she states that she never found it. I know that I left it in there but good luck with your find, hope you like it."

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Reef Palms Motel Apartments

"Very enjoyable . Boutique motel in a quiet location , close to everything Very helpful staff I enjoyed my stay and will come back again May horton"

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Unique Tropic Escape 111

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Cairns Holiday Lodge

"I booked this hotel through trip.com on a trip to Cairns with my friends. However, when I checked by phone if early check in was possible on the day, I was told that our reservation was canceled. We didn't remember canceling the hotel and it wasn't canceled on the trip.com app. So we lost our accommodation on the day. Therefore, the price is cheap but I can't recommend it."

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Royal Palm Villas

"Horrible arrived Christmas Day 2025 and left January the 2nd 2026 never seen any staff we rang for more coffee, sugar ,toilet paper plus clean towels and sheets changed as we seen no staff even though there were businesses hours at the desk was told they were not serviced apartments and it was just a starter pack and if we wanted clean towels and sheets we had to wash them ourselves the bed was hard and the room very outdated plus the photos on the internet must have been taken a very long time ago the pool wasn’t clean and not inviting wouldn’t recommend any one staying there We had a ground room floor as I can’t walk up stairs so the room above us was really noisy and when they cooked the smell went through everything"