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Location: 72-74 Grafton St, Cairns, au

Star Rating: 7.8 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Luggage storage
• Express check-in/check-out
• Fax/photocopying
• Non-smoking throughout
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Board games/puzzles
• Shared kitchen
• Evening entertainment
• Adult only
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Smoke alarms
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Key access
• Television in common areas
• Express check-in
• Free wired internet
• Internet access
• Games
• Housekeeping on request

Rooms Available

• Deluxe Room

  The double room features air conditioning, a tiled floor, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a shower. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory has a tile/marble floor and air conditioning.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory features air conditioning and tile/marble floor.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory has a tile/marble floor and air conditioning.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access
  • Privacy curtain

• Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access
  • Privacy curtain

• Double Room with Shared Bathroom

  The double room features air conditioning, a tiled floor, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a shower. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory features a tile/marble floor and air conditioning.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory has a tile/marble floor and air conditioning.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Lockers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access
  • Privacy curtain

Guest Reviews

• Saskia (5/5): Ok for a short stay - Good location. Spacious room. Was quite dirty in the room, there was a lot of bugs around the sink. The kitchen was very small
• Clélia (5/5): -
• Tom4s_ (5/5): -
• Alexa (8/5): -
• Dawn (1/5): See above - Booking.com needs to update their information. This property has an age limit that was not known to me. I had a horrible interaction with a youngster in charge of greeting guests who actively discriminated against me due to my age. Thanks to a more senior member of staff I was able to move to a much superior hostel with friendly staff and minimal noise. Age discrimination
• Cristina (8/5): - I had a private room, it had plenty of space, the staff, eventho they are not often around were very nice, they helped me with laundry and towels.
• Lane (10/5): -
• Clifford (7/5): - Jamas hospitality was great Not much
• Clifford (10/5): - Kitchen was clean . People are great . Just an all good atmosphere 😃 Nothing really
• Megan (6/5): Not a great hostel - It was in a good location in Cairns and the rooms were so was clean. It lacked basic facilities such as towels and a hairdryer. The shared kitchen was not clean at all and the fridge froze our food. The staff were nowhere to be found most of our stay!!
• Lydia (1/5): - der var en virkelig ubehagelig atmosfære, og folk kiggede underligt på dig når du gik rundt
• abdulla (6/5): -
• Than (1/5): -
• Nathan (1/5): - Des punaises de lit, aucun remboursement meme quand on dois malheuresement rentré
• Lievore (8/5): -
• Matheus (6/5): -
• Hugo (5/5): - Close to everything, well equipped kitchen, bathroom was clean Kitchen was hot and dirty, common spaces not well lit, room was stinky
• Luna (2/5): 今まで1番最悪。シャワー覗かれます。 - 2段ベッドじゃなかった事だけです。 シャワーが男女分かれておらず、横のシャワーから覗ける作りになっており、シャワー中黒人の男性に覗かれていました。 今までで1番最悪な経験です。 女性用シャワーが2階にありましたが、壊れていて使えなかったです。 フードロッカーが用意されており、その中にある自分の部屋番号付きの黒いに入れて冷蔵庫に入れるよう書かれていましたが、自分のロッカーには違う番号の袋が入っており、他も探したけど見つからず、番号の無い袋に入れて冷蔵庫に入れました。 すると翌日ホテルに戻った際冷蔵庫から出されており、中に入れていたケチャップが盗まれていました。 番号が付いていない袋に入れて自分も悪いですが、勝手に外に出され、しかも物が盗まれるのは最悪としか言えないです。 そもそもレセプションが16時までしかいないようで、付いた時から困りました。 入口の鍵の番号も事前に知らされておらず、他の人が入るタイミングで入りました。 電話して鍵について聞くことはできましたが、あまりにも不親切だなと。 部屋には誰かが鍵を差しっぱなしにしており、鍵の意味がありませんでした。 二度と泊まることは無いです
• Michael (3/5): No over 35s - should be advertised or policy dropped - Staff were welcoming, personable and apologetic. I arrived from the airport after booking a month prior, to be told I couldn’t stay, because I am over 35. This limitation was not advertised in the Booking.com website nor in the booking process. I then had to lug my bags around town in the heat to try to find a hostel without age limitations with a spare bed. I ended up at the YHA, which was excellent.
• Jimmy (7/5): Great service! - Easy booking once you’ve paid you receive a code for the front door. They’ll give you instructions to get your room key once you’re inside great service! I wasn’t aware that there was a key deposit for $50 in cash until my last day props to the staff members for understanding this and letting me stay on!
• Yo (9/5): - コスパが良い キッチンもそこそこ充実している ドミトリールーム以外にゆっくりくつろげる共用部屋もある ベッドやシャワーは古めなので質が気になる人は大変かも
• Zonta (10/5): - Room had good ac and was quiet Everything was nice
• Sara (1/5): -
• Daniela (5/5): Sirve para estar de paso, no para quedarse muchos días - La pieza era grande, muy espaciosa pero tenía hormigas El personal era un poco extraño, no se sentía un ambiente cómodo. La cocina no se veía muy higiénica y muchos utensilios estaban grasosos
• Emily (4/5): Cheap yet small - - clean bedrooms - sink in private room - a games room - could leave our luggage for a day, despite being checked out - limited amount of toilets - not very sociable hostel - we had a freezer in the bedroom, not a fridge (but that’s ok as there was a fridge downstairs) - very very small - limited facilities
• Simone (7/5): -
• Manu (7/5): -
• Wang (7/5): -
• A (1/5): -
• HITOSHI (6/5): 臭い問題はたまたまなのか？ - 個室の設備に書いてなかったけど、そこそこ大きめの冷蔵庫があった。 個室に泊まりました。 枕やリネン、毛布など全体的におじさん臭？皮脂臭？がキツかった。おじさんがクサって感じるほどなので、けっこう臭うと思われる。 あと、チラッと見えたドミトリー室内はぐしゃぐしゃだった…
• Jordan (10/5): - The staff and other travelers
• Jordan (10/5): - The staff and other travelers ❤️
• Teruya (10/5): -
• SHOKO (7/5): -
• maria fernanda (7/5): -
• CHIHARU (5/5): プライバシーや騒音や不潔さが気にならなければ、立地と価格はよい。 - 少し歩けば、行きたいところにすぐ行ける。 無料のパスタ、米、などはあるし、調理器具も揃ってるので使いやすい。 宿泊した日にもよるだろうが、2泊していてどちらも夜うるさかった。掃除は朝から夜までしていて21時をすぎても掃除機をかけてるから、早く寝たくても眠れない。 長期で宿を借りてる若者が多く、騒がしい。23時なのにシャワー室で音楽を爆音で流して歌ってる男性がいて、マナーがなってない。シャワーから部屋が近いので、ずっと音が響いてた。 2階のシャワー室は、4つのうち2つ鍵が壊れていて使えない。鍵がかからなくても気にしない人は入ってたけど、男女分かれてないから、女が入っていても、平気で男が隣のシャワーを使ってる。タオルだけ巻いて服を着ていない女の子に、知らない男がシャンプー貸してと話しかけていて気持ち悪かった。プライバシーは全くない。 部屋以外の掃除は1日中毎日しているのに、部屋の掃除は毎週水曜日のみ。枕が、今までの客の皮脂のにおいがついていて使えなかった。カバーを変えれば済む問題じゃなく、枕自体の問題。 部屋の隅に枕を置いておいたが、それでも近くに行くだけで臭かった。 キッチンの電気がつかないところがあって暗かった。
• Luis Alberto (10/5): -
• RobertoReynosoCorona (5/5): - Ubicacion Muy sucio
• Luis Alberto (9/5): -
• Luis Alberto (10/5): -
• THI HAO (7/5): - Good location
• Jamie (8/5): - Goede prijs, loopafstand naar het centrum Het was niet super schoon, haren op bed, viezige vloer maar opzich prima voor een hostel
• Wenlin Wang (7/5): 價格便宜，雖然老舊，但乾淨舒適。 - 價格便宜。有冷氣。床舖滿乾淨。 私人空間規劃良好，房間內有自己的櫃子（需自備鎖上鎖）。 每個人在飯廳也會有一個小櫃子，裡面有餐具（刀叉、湯匙、盤子、杯子）以及一個黑色袋子（用來當冰箱袋）。 冰箱也有按照房號+床號規劃空間，很整齊。 每層樓有2間廁所，4間浴室，通常不太需要排隊。 入住的時候會需要給銀行卡號碼，扣50元押金，退房沒問題後，會把錢退回。 公共空間滿大，有廚房、飯廳、可以看電影的交誼廳等。 有提供免費的義大利麵和米飯。加熱都是電子加熱爐，相對安全。 會舉辦一些免費活動，但沒有特別參加。 混宿房都是男生（會在意的女生就不推薦了）。 地點很不錯，對面就是Rusty's market，後面也有woolworths。 整體滿老舊的， 房間內的櫃子會搖晃，床的部分也算滿晃的。 門是木頭的，隔音很差，可以聽到走動聲。 房間有些味道，但還可接受...。
• Isabel (4/5): -
• Kerry (5/5): Cheap place to stay - It's probably the cheapest place in Cairns, so that's something. The bed was comfy and the linens were clean. There is a mini fridge in the private rooms, plus lots of mirrors, some hanging space and a power board. It feels a bit 'make do' and thrown together. There's no lifts, so be prepared to haul your suitcase up at least one flight of stairs, maybe 2. The bathrooms are uni-sex and there are 4 showers and 2 toilets on Level 2, where I stayed. It's all a bit cramped and open plan. With people just hanging around in the tight space, it doesn't feel private. While the cubicles have doors, there's no bathroom door. It is self-check in, which is fine, but there's not really staff on call. The window in my room did not have a latch to secure it, and even on the second floor, it could have been accessed from outside. I used a belt to tie it closed. I really didn't feel comfortable in the bathroom. My window couldn't be secured for safety. It needs a new latch.
• Kirstie (7/5): Good budget option, but basic - Cheap for Cairns. Hostel events available on many days. Stocked kitchen with some free items like free pasta. No issues regarding feeling safe. Luggage storage room available for before check in or after check out times. We stayed in 8 room mixed dorm, 4 x bunk beds. Felt a bit like the room was occupied by more long term permanent guests rather than short break holidaymakers like ourselves, which I felt meant the room was a bit messy and felt dark and cramped. Not all the beds had curtains for privacy and beds did not have a private plug socket so I couldn’t charge my phone on the first night as all the nearby plugs were being used. Showers were pretty basic. Great for a budget but if you have more financial flexibility somewhere slightly nicer or one of the smaller rooms with fewer guests here might be worth the upgrade.
• Jean-Paul (6/5): -
• Lily (9/5): Great location and friendly staff, could be cleaner - Bed was comfy, free pasta oats and rice, fridge in room, nice showers Mouldy air con, people being loud late at night slamming doors
• Vishwajeet (8/5): Very good -
• Thomas (10/5): Great - Amazing location and room. Very comfortable bed and free breakfast set us up well for the day! Very helpful reception with great travel recommendations. I liked everything!
• Ashoi (8/5): Very good - Good, clean, very helpful staff, and clean facilities The rooms are full of clutter from people, I literally walked in and I tripped over a bag/foodbag/shoes? It was very difficult for me to pit my bags anywhere, even under my bed.
• Ben (8/5): Very good -
• Sara (4/5): Disappointing - The mattress is very comfy. That’s pretty much the only thing I liked. The staff is lovely too. The place is very small. All the communal area are very tiny, there is not much space at all to do anything or to chill. The rooms are ok. The bunk bed were I slept was moving so much for any little movements that the person behind was doing. Also, my room was just in front of Gillian’s so the noise were insane all night long. I understand it’s an hostel but there are way better hostels in cairns. I didn’t stay for my second night and I am not coming back.
• O'donoghue (8/5): Very good -
• Marloes (7/5): Good but misses a few things - Great location and kitchen Lacking an outside area to hang out, felt to locked in. Could be cleaner as well
• Seamus (10/5): Exceptional -
• Olivia (10/5): Exceptional - Wanna Stay, is honestly one of the best. I have never been to a hostel where everyone is so welcoming it’s like having your own little family. The room we stayed it was lovely had everything we needed and we felt very safe when we were here and had no worries at all. The people are great here and this is just what you want when you come to a new place. We both hope to stay here soon again.
• Zayda (10/5): Exceptional -
• Lucas (5/5): Passable -
• Laura (7/5): Good -
• Antjx (9/5): Affordable backpacker hostel - Friendly and helpful staff made me feel welcome and looked after. Great location within walking distance of shops, bars, restaurants and attractions. Room was nicely air conditioned and the bed was comfortable. Not a lot to say here. Was a very pleasant stay.
• Chrostopher (10/5): Exceptional -
• Cassidy (10/5): Exceptional -
• Nessalynn (7/5): Good -
• Joe (10/5): Krusty Crab Pizza, is the pizza, for you and me! - Feels like home <3 No pets allowed
• Chen (10/5): Exceptional -
• Chen (10/5): Exceptional -
• Chen (10/5): Exceptional -
• Paul (7/5): Good - Really cool hostel. Bedrooms are perfect. The staff is incredible. SO to linda 😘. Kitchen too small
• Giulia (6/5): Ok hostel - Classical hostel. Good concept for the tableware, you have your own and you take care of it so it is always clean by you. Good location, air conditioning and common spaces Number of bathroom and shower limited, you might found it full and have to wait
• Tom (7/5): Good -
• Michael (6/5): Pleasant -
• Abby (8/5): Good value would stay again - Good value Good fan Good air con Big room Quiet even though very central Everything you need in the kitchen Good free events Walking distance to everything The light in our room didn’t work
• Maza (10/5): Exceptional - The vibe & good people & had eye's for a fine German 🇩🇪 woman All good
• Julie (10/5): Such a wonderful place to stay! - The employees of this hostel are so nice and so welcoming! I felt good right away! Someone show me around, explained to me how things worked. I met so many nice people and I had such a nice NYE! I was worried to end up alone and see the fireworks alone but I met so many nice people so we all partied together. It was so much fun! The hostel itself is really nice, you have a game room and a cinema room, a nice kitchen to cook nice meal with free pasta, rice and oatmeal! My room was really nice as well. If I come back to Cairns for sure I'll come back here! Thank you again!
• Maza (10/5): Exceptional - The vibe & good people & beautiful Low life's asking for beer 🍻
• Emil (8/5): Very good -
• Luke (10/5): Exceptional -
• Kun (5/5): Passable -
• Udula (9/5): Superb -
• Caroline (6/5): Okay - Great location, nice place to crash for a night. Having a kitchen available was really helpful. The bed was quite uncomfortable and sunk as you laid down. Bring some sort of ear plugs cause it gets really loud at night.
• Shane (8/5): Very good - Value for money
• Aine (8/5): Very good -
• Hannah (10/5): Exceptional -
• Sen (10/5): Cozy, comfy and lovely - Definitely the events like movie night, BBQ and volleyball. The workers there are really nice and friendly. There are many places for you to relax and chill like game room, relaxing room, kitchen seats, and the stairs outside. None
• Jamielee (10/5): Exceptional -
• Bolton (10/5): Very good value - Good value for money and location .
• Claudia (8/5): Very good -
• Thanakorn (4/5): Disappointing -
• Ivanbon (8/5): Very good -
• Andrew (8/5): Very good - Good location. Good facilities. Reception staff work limited hours.
• Josephine (8/5): Very good - They offer thick blanket No
• Oscar (10/5): Exceptional -
• Nea (2/5): I'm not sure I reccomend. There are way better hostels to choose from in Cairns! - The location is great, and that's about the only thing. The rooms are alright. There is one toilet and one shower for the whole floor. No teracce, no hang out area. Very hard to meet people. No smoking area. You can smoke on the stairs outside but it's sketchy. No atmosphere, no vibe. The staff is never there, I've never seen them.
• Emma (4/5): Disappointing -
• 意茹 (9/5): Superb -
• Luke (10/5): I Wanna Stay here again. - Never been in a hostel that felt more like home. Seriously homey vibes here, and all the events are meant to help your stay be easier and lighter. It's perfect if you wish to socialize without going fully crazy like a Gilligan's stay would. Facilities were well kept, an easy-to-use kitchen (which has FREE. PASTA.), and well suited whether you're staying there for months or just for a week. Bed and pillows were very comfortable too, and plenty of events & amenities that are both fun and also good to chill out at. I would choose this hostel again in a heartbeat. Like... maybe a bit more could be done on general upkeep of the place, but that's picking at straws for what is already a well-kept, clean hostel.
• Lenka (10/5): So convenient! Appreciate self-checking eapecially in case of neccesity to come and leave in nights - Very convenient. Great location and price. Thank you very much...I had great experience. Also lockers available for each bed, just need to bring your small locker to put it in. If you forgot no problem to buy in Coles nearby. And your more expensive personal things are safe . But I didnt feel any risk of losing any things anyway cause all people accomodated and that time felt really respectful and mindful
• Dolly (5/5): Passable - It definitively does the job and pretty ok for the price. They didnt give me back my deposit and they didnt give a reason why as well. It should be clear why they kept it or give it back as soon as there is a check out. It's small, and it feels like we are all over each other all the time. Only the british receptionist was nice, the others were not super welcoming and didnt really know what they were doing. Reception is often closed for no reason.
• Romina (9/5): Superb -

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