Cairns Motel

Flying virgin blue to Cairns ex Sydney One week at Royal Harbour motel on the Esplenade Cairns ( over the night markets) One week at Mantra Port sea at Port Douglas

... are very noisy on occasions in the night. Fri 6th July          Bramston Beach-Cairns Beautiful morning,  and we have a good view of islands and beaches from our camp. Would like to stay ...

... to our motel to drop off the bags. we were going to go to kuranda, a small village in the rainforest just outside cairns, but the motel receptionist came up with a better way of doing it. firstly we took the cable car from carvonica lakes up to ...

... Rock.  It is quite a contrast to go from the red, sandy desert to lush, tropical rain forest.  As we descended into Cairns, the change was striking... it was also very wet.  Cairns has had a ton of rain already this year, as it was almost ...

... 1 hour and Townsville is in my face , Massive road works for miles  a new Motorway appears I joyfully turn left up to cairns at Cardwell I smell damp wet hot,, I'm in the tropics COOL,  My first stop Lake Eacham in the rainforest's. I'm staying ...

The Trinity Bay arrived in Cairns about 5:00 am.  We had breakfast at 6:45am and disembarked at around 7:30 am after we passed Australian Quarantine.  We said our goodbyes to Ian and Mariana and we caught a cab to our respective hotels.  We ...

... were wary about swimming outside the stinger nets, which are there for very good reasons this time of year. Then on to Cairns, arriving truly shattered, and opting for the very smart Greenhouse Lodge which was lovely, spacious and even had a kitchen area ...

Howdy all, here's the craic from Cairns and around as we start our journey down the east coast. We arrived in Cairns and got picked up and brought to our hostel, the Caravella and the first thing we noticed was the heat, even at nightime. The hostel ...

  Day 35 Thursday 5th February - Melbourne to Cairns   Woke up at 6am and had breakfast then got the tram up St Kilda Road then the number 86 to Southern Cross Station where we could catch the Skybus we booked when we arrived.  We got ...

... a great 2nd dive! I loved seeing the turtles and feeding the Hawksbill was one of my best experiences ever! We really loved the laid back vibe of Cairns and I'm keen to come back again to do some more diving, when I can splash out a bit more! (M)   ...

... took a walk down towards the centre of Cairns, day two of what can only be described as the ‘Tour de Cairns’ was taking place. Cyclists were racing round a rectangular track that surrounded one block of buildings, traffic had been diverted ...

Croft's Take: Hey everyone, this is just a quick one to let you know we landed in Cairns safe and sound. We haven't been into the city quite yet as our hostel is on the edge. It is quite nice in a different way from the Pink House. It is more like a ...

... to the marathon the day before. We even had chance to stop for lunch at a cafe in Townsville about half way to Cairns. Once there we celebrated by getting some rest, watching films, cyclone warnings and eating takeaway pizza.The motel was a ...

I am staying in the Bohemia Resort in Cairns, which is actually more of a motel than a hostel. There are 4 proper beds to a room, which is so much nicer than bunks. There is also a nice pool with a mini-waterfall and lots of picnic benches to sit outside, ...

... at night. Why people buy those CDs of rainforest noise to help them sleep, I will never know... Our final stop in Queensland was Cairns and my first opportunity to visit the Great Barrier Reef. We took a day long tour out to the reef using a company ...

We got into Cairns late late in the afternoon, but were pretty tired so decided just to walk into the night markets for a cheap and cheerful dinner and then head back to our accommodation (motel this time rather than campsite!). The next morning ...

... ).  It was a neat way to stay dry and yet see what the reef looks like. We left the island and returned back to Cairns in the middle of the afternoon.  Got settled into our motel and walked downtown to check things out and pick up a few ...

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... a few nights, as well as at the night markets too. Mum offered to buy me some clothes for work so we got a couple of things at Cairns Central Shopping Centre. Turns out in the end I wouldn't need them for a LONG time… but shur!     Took ...

... the British and there is even a giant statue of a British Soldier across the street from my motel!  I kept walking and eventually I ended up down at Cairns beach and the Esplande.  Cairns beach is not a sandy beach like Pensacola Beach.  ...