Shangri la Hotel Cairns

...  I spent a few extra days in the area & visited Port Douglas as well. We stayed at the Shangri La Hotel Cairns which was right on the Marina. This hotel is great for anyone wanting to experience Cairns itself or hop on a ...

... delayed an hour. So were stuck in the airport for a while. Later: The flight went OK. We are now in at the Shangri La Hotel in Cairns (pronounced Cans). We got in after dark but everything looks OK so far. I asked for a room away from the elevator ...

... . D wanted to stop and have lunch on the Pier. There are 5 restaurants above the pier (all connected and part of the Shangri La Hotel.) We sat where there was a good view of the boats. Before our meal came it started raining hard! It hasn’t stopped ...

... meat (a whole chicken) off of a skinny wooden pole. Pretty intense. They told us that 2 people die from crocodile attacks a year in Cairns. We decided then that we would stay away from swimming in the fresh water areas the rest of the trip. Next, we moved ...

... . All in all, it was a fantastic day and we were both extremely happy experiencing the great barrier reef. Once we got back to Cairns in the evening, we did a little bit of shopping, picked up some food and had dinner on our hotel balcony that overlooked ...

... back was amazing. Such incredible views of the area. Well have to post pics later since we don't have much time tonight. Seeing Cairns from above was definitley a must-do and we were glad we fit it in even thought it was an adventure getting it all in ...

... of you who don't know what that means it's simply 10 different pictures of 1 thing. Chino really liked the ferns! Then, we headed back to Cairns to check out the Casino and eat dinner.  So, in the end I guess lady luck was on our side, but boy she ...

... our holiday, but I had forgotten to mention this to the children, so when the taxi swept up outside the 5 star Shangri-La hotel, and a uniformed doorman opened the taxi door and welcomed us, the children gazed at him in bewilderment (he does have the ...

... nbsp; Had to head off straight away - they wouldn'e even let me have a shower.  Booked myself into the Shangri La by the Marina - five star hotel so needed it after my two weeks roughing it.  Heading to Adelaide next week, more voluntary work - ...

Had a fun time in Cairns. Zoo at the top of a casino? You're kidding. So I held a Koala for the first time. Cute, sweet, cuddly little thing. Following day we took a skyway (kind of like a ski lift) up into the rain forest. It was beautiful. Took a train ...

... Iraq, and terrorism and they were actually pretty knowledgeable on world affairs.  I got dropped off at the hotel around 1730, so I decided to hit the town.  Cairns is not very big.  It is a beach town and very beautiful.  My hotel is ...

... lounge chairs - all padded. The hotel itself is very nice. We have a view of the bay. I would say this hotel has the best position in Cairns - a good reason to book here. From here you can walk to anywhere in Cairns. It's not the cleanest hotel we have ...

... in Cairns I decided to go take some pictures.  I walked down the Escalade, which is right outside my hotel and pretty much runs the length of Cairns. There is not sand along the waterfront in Cairns.  They call it mudflats and it is pretty much ...

... of the pomegranate’s skin, which you are not supposed to eat. We boarded the vessel again at 1600 and headed back to Cairns.  The sea seemed really choppy and at one point the Captain let this guy with a Harley Davidson Shirt on steer the boat ...

... ; A snorkel trip on a catamaran is definitely the way to go.  Some of the other snorkeling boats in the harbor looked pretty stuffy!  During the evening, I ventured about Cairns some more before turning in.  A day on the sea is very ...

... so I put a towel around my shoulders. The driver said, “You don’t need that you are staying at a really nice hotel with a covering.” I really have to say I had a really good time- I’ll probably hurt for days since I used muscles I ...

... back. We are still trying to dry our clothes with the hair dryer. We were going to go to The Blues Brothers Show (free) at another hotel but we watched a Mel Gibson movie on TV and then didn't feel like going out in the rain again. I need to add some info ...

... we decided to do the wash, so we got directions to the nearest Laundromat. It was next to Gillians (a nice back packers hotel.) We were there for about 2 hours and the weather turned out beautiful. Nothing like spending a beautiful day at the Laundromat. ...

Arrived back at hotel and went to the Flames of the Forest evening this was brilliant. I different kind of evening and the food was first class also free champagne and wine. Again another brilliant tour and ...

... name the cyclone after me. So there goes all our plans. We just booked airfare to fly to Cairns. We will be at the Shangri La Hotel in Cairns during the cyclone so I asked for a high floor. And Cairns is on the outskirts of the path of the storm so it ...