# Hotels in Cairns, Australia

62 scored hotels. Ranked by Roost Score, 19 September 2026.

| # | Hotel | Reviews | Roost Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Reef Hotel Casino Cairns - Handwritten Collection | 2,510 | 8.75 |
| 2 | The Abbott Boutique Hotel | 2,938 | 8.56 |
| 3 | Vision Apartments | 1,164 | 8.54 |
| 4 | Floriana Boutique Hotel | 386 | 8.41 |
| 5 | Crystalbrook Bailey | 4,894 | 8.36 |
| 6 | Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort | 2,522 | 8.36 |
| 7 | Crystalbrook Flynn | 5,266 | 8.36 |
| 8 | Crystalbrook Riley | 3,925 | 8.16 |
| 9 | Cairns City Palms | 2,840 | 8.16 |
| 10 | Cairns Plaza Hotel | 2,388 | 8.16 |
| 11 | Tropic Towers Apartments | 1,163 | 8.16 |
| 12 | Oaks Cairns Hotel | 2,848 | 8.16 |
| 13 | Heritage Cairns Hotel | 1,327 | 8.16 |
| 14 | Caravella Backpackers | 938 | 8.06 |
| 15 | Global Backpackers Youth Hostel | 2,594 | 8.06 |
| 16 | Nightcap At Balaclava Hotel | 649 | 8.06 |
| 17 | Shangri-La The Marina, Cairns | 5,234 | 7.97 |
| 18 | Pacific Hotel Cairns | 212 | 7.97 |
| 19 | 201 Lake Street | 535 | 7.88 |
| 20 | Hilton Cairns | 3,639 | 7.87 |
| 21 | BreakFree Royal Harbour | 1,181 | 7.87 |
| 22 | Pullman Cairns International | 1,740 | 7.87 |
| 23 | The Benson Hotel | 2,069 | 7.87 |
| 24 | Little Drifter Cairns | 77 | 7.86 |
| 25 | Nightcap at Edge Hill Tavern | 520 | 7.79 |
| 26 | Reef Palms | 2,233 | 7.77 |
| 27 | Southern Cross Atrium Apartments | 2,870 | 7.77 |
| 28 | Cairns Sheridan Hotel | 1,455 | 7.77 |
| 29 | Park Regis City Quays | 2,224 | 7.77 |
| 30 | Cascade Gardens | 2,478 | 7.77 |
| 31 | Mid City Luxury Suites | 671 | 7.69 |
| 32 | Cairns Colonial Club Resort | 10,723 | 7.67 |
| 33 | Cairns Harbourside Hotel | 2,856 | 7.67 |
| 34 | 181 The Esplanade | 995 | 7.59 |
| 35 | Inn Cairns | 809 | 7.59 |
| 36 | Mantra Esplanade | 1,694 | 7.58 |
| 37 | YHA Cairns Central | 3,036 | 7.57 |
| 38 | DoubleTree by Hilton Cairns | 2,888 | 7.57 |
| 39 | Coral Tree Inn | 4,413 | 7.57 |
| 40 | Palm Royale Cairns | 5,121 | 7.57 |
| 41 | Alivio Hotel Cairns | 2,437 | 7.57 |
| 42 | Cairns Queenslander Hotel & Apartments | 4,215 | 7.57 |
| 43 | Gilligan's Backpackers Hotel & Resort | 115 | 7.56 |
| 44 | Cairns Central Plaza Apartment Hotel Official | 883 | 7.49 |
| 45 | The Lakes Resort Cairns | 1,197 | 7.39 |
| 46 | Tradewinds McLeod Holiday Apartments | 222 | 7.32 |
| 47 | Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns | 2,431 | 7.28 |
| 48 | Mantra Trilogy | 2,262 | 7.28 |
| 49 | First City Caravilla | 515 | 7.24 |
| 50 | Motel Nomad | 637 | 7.23 |

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Source: HotelRoost — https://hotelroost.com/hotels/australia/cairns
Retrieved: 19 September 2026
Scoring method: /methodology