This is the travel page on Cheap Hotels Cairns. Cairns is a city in the state of Queensland, Australia. Most of the citys affordable lodging are hostels, guesthouses and bed & breakfasts. A few of the hostels also offer hotel-style accommodations. Gilligan's Beackpackers Hotel & Resort offers 4-, 6- and 8-bed dorm rooms, but also have many three-and-a-half star hotel suites available. The Floriana Guest House is one of the well-rated cheaper guesthouses found, with prices around $79 AUD. For more lodging in Cairns see the Mahalo page on Cairns Hotels. For more information on tourism in the city see the pages on a Cairns Vacation and Cairns Restaurants.

• Prices posted reflect those of the cheapest rates for the cheapest room type with 1-2 person occupancy. Prices are likely to increase during holidays and weekends. Prices listed are in AUD.

• Lilybank Bed & Breakfast ($88-$121) Phone: 61-7-4055-1123 Google Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "The large, attractive guest rooms, individually decorated with such features as wrought-iron beds and patchwork quilts, have good-size bathrooms."

• • Fodor's Review  : "A wooden veranda surrounds the entire building, and each high-ceilinged room has a private porch. The saltwater pool, surrounded by a brick patio and lush trees, is particularly pleasant on hot afternoons."

• • TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort Phone: 61-7-4041-6566 Google Map
  • Fodor's Choice  : "If you're headed to Cairns for the action, not relaxation, this upscale budget property is the perfect place to rest your head."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "Gilligans is one of the most popular backpackers on the east coast, dishing up loud and lascivious fun on a nightly basis in the throbbing bar."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Coral Tree Inn ($120) Phone: 61-7-4031-3744 Google Map
  • Frommer's Recommended: "The smallish, basic but neat motel rooms have painted brick walls, terra-cotta tile or carpeted floors, and new bathrooms with marble-look laminate countertops."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "A decent midranger in a nifty spot close to the centre, Coral Tree Inn has the goods to keep the comfort-conscious happy without breaking the bank."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Floriana Guest House ($79) Phone: 61-7-4051-7886 Google Map
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "There are just 10 double rooms, all of which reside upstairs via a splendid curling staircase. Each is individual in shape, size and atmosphere."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Club Crocodile Hides Hotel ($94-$120) Phone: 61-7-4946-7155 Google Map
  • Fodor's Review  : "Rates include Continental breakfast and a light evening meal from PJ O'Brien's pub, which can get rowdy on weekends. The hotel is in the center of the Cairns Mall."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Official Tourism Site: Cairns Hostel Search
• YHA Australia: Cairns & Surrounds YHA Backpacker Hostels
• Lonely Planet: Cairns Hostels
• Hostelz.com: Cairns Hostel Reviews

• Travellers Oasis Phone: 61-7-4052-1377 Google Map
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "The atmosphere may be casual but the accommodation is a decent cut above average."

• • Hostelz.com Review: "For backpackers seeking sanctuary from the party-hard east coast of Australia, Travellers Oasis won't disappoint."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Cairns Central YHA Backpackers Hostel Phone: 61-7-4051-0772 Google Map
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "The Cairns Central wing of this daddy of all hostel chains is set in a refurbished, two-storey motel."

• • Hostelz.com Review: "Cairns Central McLeod Street YHA is a very nice hostel, just opposite to Cairns central shopping center and transportation center, and withing walking distance to the city center and the esplanade."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Tropic Days Phone: 61-7-4041-1521 Google Map
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "Tasteful double rooms come with fridge, TV and air-con. The hostel does free bus runs downtown."

• • TripAdvisor 3.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)