Cairns City Backpackers Hostel

Location: 274 Draper Street, Parramatta Park, Cairns, au

Star Rating: 2 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Swimming pool
• Tour desk
• Board games/puzzles
• Shared kitchen
• Outdoor furniture
• Fence around pool
• Fire extinguishers
• Smoke alarms
• Television in common areas
• Free wired internet
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Exercise/lap pool
• Japanese garden
• Swimming nearby

Rooms Available

• Deluxe Double Room with Shower

  The double room includes a private bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Private bathroom

• Deluxe Double Room

  1 Double Bed

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, rice cooker, and shared/communal kitchen access

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - 4 bathrooms, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Iron/ironing board, local maps, and guidebooks

  Comfort - Air conditioning and fresh bed sheets every 7 days

  Need to Know - No housekeeping, towels not available

  Non-Smoking

  Room is accessed via exterior corridors

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Fan
  • Microwave
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Ceiling fan
  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shared/communal kitchen access
  • Rice cooker
  • Bedsheets provided
  • No housekeeping
  • Towels not available
  • Local maps
  • Guidebooks or recommendations
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Laundry detergent
  • Printer

• Large Double Room With Private Shower

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

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm

• Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  Offers access to shared bathroom facilities.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Double Room with Shared Bathroom

  Private room with access to shared bathroom facilities.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  Offers access to shared bathroom facilities.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

• Double Room with Private Shower

  The double room provides air conditioning, as well as a shared bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Smoke alarm

• Single Room

  The single room offers air conditioning, as well as a shared bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper

• Bed In 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  Offers access to shared bathroom facilities.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Key access

Guest Reviews

• maria (6/5): - Sucio y descuidado
• Matthew (10/5): Had a fantastic time in Cairns great atmosphere great pubs absolutely fantastic - great staff, fantastic and Cairns Very quiet, very good very tidy
• Ben lewis jack (9/5): -
• Romina (7/5): -
• Jessica (8/5): -
• VIC (1/5): Threatening racist and violent person in my room - There was a dangerous man in my room who was threatening and aggressive. At 2am he lifted the bed and banged it against the wall and was very angry. He was loud and had anti-social behaviour. He was also xenophobic despite being Australian he was very racist and violent and kept swearing. I could not sleep and was very shaken.
• Rayan (2/5): Horrible experience - Staff is nice. Living room is ok This was honestly a horrible experience. We stayed here for 5 nights and the place was disgustingly dirty. The room was extremely humid, so much that even the bedsheets and my clothes felt damp all the time. There was mold all over the ceiling, and the room smelled awful, like humidity and mildew. We couldn’t even air out the room properly because the window only opens about one-third of the way due to the air conditioning unit blocking it, plus there is a mosquito screen that doesn’t open either, so barely any fresh air gets in. There were also only two power outlets in the room: one was already being used for the air conditioning, and the only other one was ridiculously placed near the ceiling, making it completely impractical to use. We also found a used men’s razor in the bathroom. The floor was dirty, and under the mattress there was a thick layer of black dust. But the worst part was definitely the pillows. Thankfully, we only noticed this when removing them at checkout, but the pillows were literally moldy (see photos). It was absolutely disgusting. We would have loved to leave after the first night, but unfortunately for personal reasons we couldn’t. The common areas, especially the kitchen and shared bathroom, were also very dirty and tiny. There was even feces on the toilet. The kitchen is missing a lot of basic utensils too: cups, glasses, spoons, etc. The shower in our room was terrible: almost no water pressure, and the temperature constantly switched from burning hot to freezing cold. Very unpleasant. If you’re planning to dry your swimsuit or clothes in the room, forget about it, everything will end up smelling terrible because the room is so damp and moldy. Oh, and I almost forgot the ants everywhere in the hostel, especially in the kitchen. We made the mistake of leaving packaged muffins in a closed bag, and ants still got into them.
• Tomás (5/5): -
• Reshma (6/5): -
• Francesca (1/5): -
• Nascimento (10/5): -
• Mathilde (7/5): -
• Bárbara Amanda (8/5): Useful for one night - Good location Bathroom could be better
• Anna (1/5): Terribile - Niente Sporchissimo. Unico bagno donne e uomini. Cucina sporca, cestini della spazzatura sempre pieni, topi in giro.
• Peter (9/5): - Great space beautiful and green, lot's of different cool little and big spaces everywhere you my room was a great space super clean, aircon comfy bed unfortunately it was booked out so I only got a couple of days great bunch of travellers fun happy people and right near Cairns Central great value great kitchens there is a pool and pool are Giant TV for watching Netflix that's why I love booking.com they do All the hard work when a property is on booking.com you can book with confidence I have been right around Australia and I know that it never would of as great an adventure without booking.com right by my side great experience after great experience forever grateful 😁👍 Well I would of liked more time there however it's getting to that time of the year and anything as good as here need's to be shared love Cairns and love Cairns backpackers 👍
• Clélia (8/5): -
• Natalie (6/5): -
• Adam (3/5): Avoid - Not much. Location? Quietish..had shelves. Threadbare blanket ,one and small. Black mould on the ceiling everywhere. Horrible shower cubicle that we paid for and didn't use as it was disgustingly dirty . Tiny sink. Small room. $75 AUD worth $10 ,dismal . No just NO would not stay again if it was free.
• Rocio (3/5): - The staff is very friendly The mattress is in very bad condition, the bathroom is cleaned every day but not in depth
• Simon (9/5): - La.hospitalidad de la recepción Estuvo todo muy bien
• Simge (5/5): - Kitchen didn't felt like it was clean/
• Max (10/5): -
• Max (10/5): -
• Max (10/5): Nice place - Quiet and good location
• Emma (5/5): - Clean enough inside the single bedroom and an acceptable price per night. Unfortunately the walls were paperthin and I kept waking up as soon as someone walked pass. The AC was also very old and noisy.
• Rafaella (6/5): - Everything was okay, except from the way I was spoken to when I arrive. Here in booking.com it is said the check in time is until 8pm, although there is a sign in the entrance saying it can be done until 5pm, as well as a pn to be called for any questions. When I called, around 7h30 pm, the guy was a bit rude, insunuating I was lying about the information in booking.com and was clearly annoyed asking if I had asked for a late check in and I said no because I was on time. I didnt feel welcome at all and made.me dislike the place. Besides that, toilet cabins are really small. Nichol is very easy going though, made me dislike a little less the place.
• Rodrigo (10/5): -
• Martina (5/5): -
• James (9/5): -
• Matti (9/5): - Very zen All was good
• Daniel (6/5): Satisfactory, well located and good value. - It is very good value and well located for me. The hostel was very basic yet functional. Staff hard to find, but residents helpful with my questions, like 'where to put my key' on departure More easy access to staff for questions.
• Jack (1/5): -
• Elin (4/5): -
• Daphné (8/5): Nice place to chill - Endroit chill et paisible. On se sent comme à la maison et on y fait de belles rencontres. J’aime beaucoup le coin salon avec Netflix Les lavabos des douches sont petits et les toilettes pourraient être plus propre
• Tamas (9/5): -
• Enara (8/5): -
• Diego (10/5): -
• Tamas (8/5): Good hostel - Good location. Very close to bus/train station. Staff was very helpful.
• Matias (9/5): -
• Tzu-hsuan (6/5): -
• Tzu-hsuan (5/5): 不會與房東接觸 - 位置離車站與購物中心接近。 價格對於獨旅或窮遊者來說相當友善。 這個價格我覺得我就不要求太多整潔與舒適度了，這些都在可接受的範圍。 無法接受的部分有以下： 1. 完全聯絡不到房東，想問能不能寄放行李，電話撥過去一直都是語音信箱，連在booking上傳訊息過去都是沒有回覆。這應該不是一個hostel 該有的服務態度吧？ 對於沒事的內向者來說可能是優點，但如果有其他事情要向房東詢問時，這真的是很大的缺點。 2. 房間在我半夜時突然天花板漏水，這完全是讓我對這間住宿大扣分的原因。尤其又在聯絡不到負責人的情況下。 如果想住在這裡，最好祈禱你的房間不要出任何狀況。
• Bracaloni (9/5): -
• Aki (9/5): -
• Irene (5/5): -
• Yuanlong(Vincent) (6/5): Good value. - The reception staff is really friendly.
• Deborah (7/5): First backpackers and I was pleasantly surprised - Bed was super comfy and room was spacious Signage and the map to get in could have been clearer.
• Emily (7/5): -
• Lee (10/5): -
• Jade (8/5): Séjour agréable, personnel très gentils. - Petit prix, chambre assez confortable. Cuisine pas très propre
• miyamori (8/5): -
• Fanny (10/5): - Rapport qualité/prix pas trop mal pour Cairns, la chambre privée est très bien… Excepté les gens qui ne nettoient pas derrière eux dans la cuisine et les douches, rien à dire… Le personnel est très gentil !
• Daisy (3/5): -
• Parker (8/5): Great Value for Budget-Minded Travelers - The check-in and check-out process was very easy, even as we arrived and left outside of "Office Hours." The hostel has some nice social spaces and shared entertainment with a pool and TV/Game area outside. Other guests were respectful of quiet hours and there was designated refrigerator space for each room. The kitchen was clean. The bed was quite worn down in some places and the sheets were not as breathable as one might hope for a warm weather climate. A chair in our bedroom was in need of repair. The pool looked questionable.
• Emmanuel ike (9/5): my stayed was good - good nothing
• maria (6/5): - Nice staff To far away
• Hakeemee (2/5): -
• Gerry (6/5): -
• Lane (7/5): -
• Ashley (10/5): - Hostel is in a great area. The lady on the desk was so helpful and went out her way to help me book activities.
• Salisbury (1/5): We wouldn’t go back, nor would we encourage anyone else to stay here. - To be honest not much was great, the staff were friendly on arrival and on departure when we explained how poorly kept the place was but there was nothing else that was okay. The location was far out of town but close to the shopping centre and train station which was quite pleasant The room was unclean, the floor hasn’t been swept and the ceiling was tin so the rain was deafening. The bathroom had someone else’s exfoliating glove hanging in it for days and the was small and mouldy. The kitchen was very poorly equipped, absolutely filthy with mould everywhere, even in the fridge. We both work in the food industry and this kitchen was not food safe. We’d seen reviews from years ago saying the place needed a remodel and it’s clear they hadn’t listened.
• Mely (8/5): Very nice, but clean the bathrooms - Everything, staff, location, dormitory Bathroom and toilets. They are mouldy. They are not cleaned thoroughly
• Emily (5/5): -
• Luciano (8/5): - Buena ubicación, cama muy cómoda, el aire andaba bien , y el precio muy accesible Quizás poco espacio en duchas y baños, pero es normal en este tipo de alojamientos, así que no pasa nada
• Aurore (10/5): Great one - Team is great Nice quiet and chill hostel Missing a pool table 😉
• Chiara (7/5): Da migliorare - La camera spaziosa e fresca. Posto molto tranquillo e silenzioso. Un pochino sporco. Consiglio di curare di più il giardino e di controllare meglio se manca carta igienica o sapone in bagno.
• yoojung (1/5): -
• Fernanda (4/5): Just need a good cleaning, this place has potential - I like the staff, the location and the space of the room. The room was not clean, a lot of dust, the smelly was awful, it were insects and rubbish under the bed. The bathroom was dirty with mold, and kitchen was dirty as the fridge and were insects and the quality of the plates and pans were dirty. I did not want to cook anything there.
• Weerakonda (9/5): Value for money. Friendly staff. - Room and shower
• ellie (8/5): -
• Elia (1/5): - Purtroppo a causa della incapacità dello staff non siamo nemmeno riusciti a fare il check in e abbiamo dovuto trovare un altra sistemazione per la notte. Non rispondono ai messaggi tramite booking, alle email e soprattutto non rispondono al telefono. Tutt'ora non ho ancora ricevuto una risposta. Sconsigliatissimo.
• Micheal (1/5): When we asked for a Tax invoice, they said they wont provide a reciept or tax invoice and that i nee - When we asked for a Tax invoice, they said they wont provide a reciept or tax invoice and that i need to contact booking.com When we asked for a Tax invoice, they said they wont provide a reciept or tax invoice and that i need to contact booking.com
• Anna (8/5): Very happy with my stay :) - I liked the room; it was clean and met my standards. The kitchen was nice as well, very good to have the option. The rest of the property was very nice and well kept! :) The only thing that was not very clean was the bathroom. The sinks were also quite small and there was no counter space.
• Yannick (7/5): -
• Carlos Javier (8/5): -
• Isabelle (6/5): -
• Florentina (7/5): -
• Mely (10/5): -
• Iléana (7/5): Cool - Calme
• ShihChing (2/5): BUGS - Bugs everywhere. Bad door bad lock. Mouse in kitchen. Towels are stinky.
• Michael (1/5): - I did stay only 1day my flight from bkk was delided so I die not get to 1st night stay you need to ceridet my card for 1night stay thirewas no one at the office to talk pleas credit 1day stay reg Michael maloney
• luketto9189 (8/5): -
• Carlos (9/5): -
• Kristina (10/5): - Very nice hostel, with a Bali vibe. All good
• Manon (9/5): Endroit super pratique et pas cher - Nous avons passé deux nuits ici pas dans la même chambre et ça change toute l’expérience ! La première (2 boomerang) était humide et sentait l’humidité, la deuxième (3 kangourou) sentais bon, elle avait l’air rénové. Un conseil prenez un chambre à l’étage elles sont bien mieux. Les équipements commun son bien. Et la douche privative et super pratique.
• Le Coq (3/5): - L'emplacement, facile d'accès, pas très loin du centre ville. Tout le reste. Les photos de présentation sont très avantageuses par rapport à la réalité. Trop "roots" par rapport à nos attentes.
• Charlene (4/5): Horrible - Rien. On a du demandé à changer de chambre car il y avait une très forte odeur d’humidité. Les chambres ne sont pas propres (on a retrouvé des bêtes dans notre lit), les espaces communs (toilettes) non plus, on a même dû aller demander à la réception du papier toilette car il n’y en avait plus depuis 24h, donc ça montre que le ménage n’est pas fait. À fuir ! Il y a beaucoup mieux sur Cairns.
• Manon (5/5): L’endroit pourrait être tellement mieux… - Pratique d’avoir une douche privative L’humidité présente et l’odeur de celle-ci Deux personnes ce sont battu dans les lieux commun vers 18h30
• Marie (6/5): - Das Personal war sehr freundlich Toiletten und Dusche sehr einfach und nicht sehr sauber, Bettwanzen im Bett
• Khine Thinzar (8/5): -
• Thomas (2/5): -
• Sila (5/5): -
• Hanna (9/5): -
• Anastasiya (10/5): A pochi passi dal centro - Molto tranquillo per chi ama stare immersi nella natura Nel organizzarti
• Matilda-May (10/5): - Rooms were clean, kitchen had plenty of space and facilities
• Erika (10/5): Overall good stay! - Property was good value for money, we had a room with a shower and was perfect for 2 nights Gym was a bit limited but only there for 2 nights so wasn’t too bad.
• しゅうと (8/5): -
• Didier (5/5): Cairns 5 puntos - La ubicación En las fotos parecía más grande y más cómodo
• Chipier-dumas (8/5): -
• Johnson (9/5): -
• Ralph (10/5): -

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