Cairns City Motel

Great mattress. Thanks happy for the price

My room was ok and the bathroom was old and the shower was pretty bad because you have to jump around to get wet and not a good water flow at all and I stayed there for 13 nights and the fan was ok and I rarely use the aircon and I was quite happy getting out of the motel every morning because the shower is crap but the room had a good tv and electric jug and microwave if I need it and got tea and coffee and milk was good to and clean towels several times and clean sheets and most of the stay in the motel was fine and the staff was friendly and helpful if I need them but the only thing made me grumpy every morning until I left was the bad flow shower.

Room was old and tired, no blankets on main bed, no sheet on single bed. Bathroom had wrong size unsecured sliding door with no lock, no ceiling fan. Poor value for cost. Positives: aircon worked although noisy, good location for beach front and CBD. Find somewhere else.

A clean and comfortable motel in a good location. Friendly and helpful receptionist and staff. Reasonable nightly rates. Bar fridge, microwave and jug included in the rooms. Air conditioning, but did not use. A short walk to the Cairns Esplanade and shops. Various restaurants in walking distance. Limited parking on the premise, but more available in the street. A pleasant stay. I would give 3.5 stars if possible.

I regretfully stayed here for 2 nights. I arrived around 2:30pm and had to wait for the receptionist to eventually arrive and unlock the front office. I soon learnt that the female receptionist doesn't work in the office, rather sits at a small table looking at her phone and smoking cigarettes. She was doing this literally every time I saw her during my stay. I witnessed other guests becoming annoyed after waiting and buzzing the office for considerable time, all the while the woman was sitting around smoking. Very unprofessional. First impressions of the room were not good. Very small and pokey, furnishings very dated and in urgent need for repairs or updating. Here is a basic overview of the positives and negatives. Positives: Bed appeared freshly made and was satisfactory; Small fridge was clean and functional; Water pressure was good. Negatives: Two main windows didn't have flyscreens so flying insects came in including mosquitoes; The aircon had significant black mold growth; There was no smoke alarm in the room; There were guests constantly smoking cigarettes outside, so smoke constantly came in; The room smelled very musty with a mix of cigarettes and mold; Drinking glasses were not clean and one had a chip; Some lights in the room didn't work; The free WiFi was extremely patchy - kept dropping out after no more than 5 minutes of use; The wasn't off-street secure parking as described in the booking; The ceiling fan only functions on max setting and even that was very inadequate; There was damage throughout the room - small holes in walls and rough patches and evidence of water damage; The walls were very thin and I could hear everything in rooms next to me; The second night a guest starting playing loud music after midnight and refused to turn it down or off... I could go on but I think you get the picture. Don't waste your time and money staying here. I will be contacting the booking agency and demanding a partial refund. Avoid this place!!!

Left key for us as we arrived very late. Took a cab to and from Cairns airport, they booked the return journey for us which was very helpful. Cooking and cleaning stuff was included with a microwave. Very close to the activities we were doing in Cairns. The room constantly had a clinical/disinfectant smell, it was cold and needed more bedding. Bathroom door easily falls off the rail.

If you want fancy, pay for fancy! Annoyed with judgey "Karens" on reviews If you want budget, but not backpacker dorm accommodation, this is for you. Hotel staff very nice. Room clean. Yes its not the "hilton" but you are not paying for that. Good solid budget private bathroom roof over your head where you spend most of your time exploring the area. Easy walking. I would like better booking on the hotel website. For multiple rooms we needed to book with ***********. I prefer all my dollars to go to the hotel and not ***********. And most hotels find it difficult to deal with website bookings at times.......

The location was excellent, the price was good, it is a low budget motel and for the most part very good, shower could have used a good clean to remove the mould but all in all for one night and the price was ok.