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Featured Hostels in Cairns
Calypso Backpackers
5-9 Digger Street, Cairns North, QLDAt Calypso Backpackers you'll be 1.6 km (1 mi) from Cairns Esplanade and 1.9 km (1.2 mi) from Cairns Central Shopping Centre. Highlights at this hostel include an outdoor swimming pool and free buffet breakfast.
Gilligan's Backpackers Hotel & Resort
57-89 Grafton Street, Cairns, QLDGilligan's Backpackers Hotel & Resort puts you in the heart of Cairns, within just a 10-minute stroll of popular attractions like Cairns Central Shopping Centre and Cairns Night Markets. Highlights at this hostel include 2 bars/lounges, a restaurant and an outdoor swimming pool.
The Jack Backpackers
Cnr Spence & Sheridan Sts, Cairns, QLDAt The Jack Backpackers you'll be within just a 10-minute stroll of popular attractions like Cairns Central Shopping Centre and Cairns Convention Centre. Highlights at this hostel include 3 bars/lounges, a restaurant and a nightclub.
Freedom Cairns
1/7 Shields St, Cairns, QLDFreedom Cairns places you steps from Cairns Night Markets and within a short 5-minute stroll of Esplanade Lagoon. Highlights at this hostel include free self-service breakfast.
Cairns City Backpackers Hostel
274 Draper Street, Parramatta Park, QLDAt Cairns City Backpackers Hostel you'll be within a 20-minute stroll of popular places like Cairns Central Shopping Centre and Cairns Esplanade. Highlights at this hostel include an outdoor swimming pool and in-room free WiFi.
Summer House Backpackers Cairns
341 Lake St, Cairns North, QLDAt Summer House Backpackers Cairns you'll be 1.6 km (1 mi) from Centenary Lakes Botanic Gardens and 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from Mount Whitfield Conservation Park. Highlights at this hostel include a restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool and free continental breakfast.
Caravella Backpackers
149 The Esplanade, Cairns, QLDAt Caravella Backpackers you'll be within just a 10-minute stroll of popular attractions like Cairns Esplanade and Esplanade Lagoon. Highlights at this hostel include an outdoor swimming pool.
Mad Monkey Backpackers Village
141 Sheridan Street, Cairns, QLDAt Mad Monkey Backpackers Village you'll be within just a 15-minute stroll of popular places like Cairns Esplanade and Cairns Central Shopping Centre. Highlights at this hostel include free buffet breakfast, an outdoor swimming pool and a bar/lounge.
Travellers Oasis - Hostel
8 - 10 SCOTT STREET, Parramatta Park, QLDAt Travellers Oasis - Hostel you'll be within a 20-minute stroll of popular places like Cairns Central Shopping Centre and Cairns Convention Centre. Highlights at this hostel include an outdoor swimming pool.
JJ's Backpackers Hostel
11-13 Charles St, Cairns North, QLDJJ's Backpackers Hostel places you in the centre of Cairns North, within a 30-minute stroll of Cairns Aquarium and Cairns Central Shopping Centre. Highlights at this hostel include free continental breakfast, an outdoor swimming pool and free self parking.
Geckos Backpackers Cairns - Hostel
187 Bunda Street, Parramatta Park, QLDGeckos Backpackers Cairns - Hostel places you steps from Cairns Central Shopping Centre and within a 15-minute stroll of Cairns Night Markets. Highlights at this hostel include an outdoor swimming pool and in-room free WiFi.
Bounce Cairns
117 Grafton Street, Cairns, QLDAt Bounce Cairns you'll be within just a 10-minute stroll of popular attractions like Cairns Central Shopping Centre and Cairns Night Markets. Highlights at this hostel include free buffet breakfast, an outdoor swimming pool and a bar/lounge.
Hostels in Cairns
Anytime your mates mention a trip, you’re the first to hop on board. Last-minute holiday? You’re in. Road trip? You’re driving! That concert in another city? You’ve already got tickets. You can’t help it, adventure runs in your blood. You’re always looking for the next big thrill, and you’ll stop at nothing to get there. You’re meant to run with the wild and free, and we know just where to find your fellows: a backpackers’ hostel in Cairns.
Stay at a youth hostel in Cairns, and you’ll fit right in. Adventurous and spontaneous, backpackers are right up your alley. They get you. Need a dancefloor buddy or someone to hike the trails with? They’ll take you up on it. There’s no doubt you’ll find your tribe as soon as you step into your backpacker hostel in Cairns. Call dibs on the top bunk, join a card game in the common room, and make fast friends with your roommates. Soon you’ll be cooking in the communal kitchen and planning future flights and adventures together. Man, it feels good to find your people! You’ll only wish you found them sooner.
Quit trying to force yourself into cookie-cutter holidays. It’s time to travel your way. Let us hook up you up with an affordable backpacker accommodation that suits your style and your budget. Whether you’ve been dreaming of a trip for months, or you just woke up and decided today was the day for a holiday, Wotif is here to make your adventures happen. Please, send us a postcard!
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Top Trending Hotels in Cairns
Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina
Pierpoint Road, Cairns, QLDThe reception area was underwhelming and the shopping centre very disappointing. The room itself was exceptional. Excellent attention to detail. Great outlook. Helicopter landing and takeoff was annoying.
Riley, a Crystalbrook Collection Resort
131-141 Esplanade, Cairns, QLDThe pool and the views from the room were fantastic.
Pacific Hotel Cairns
Corner Esplanade And Spence Street, Cairns, QLDlocation good as well as ease of access to site, disappointing lack of ventilation in bathroom
Hilton Cairns
34 Esplanade, Cairns, QLDThe bed felt like you were sleeping on clouds. I only wish i could have stayed longer
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