Hilton Cairns hotel, Cairns
General Information: Explore the Great Barrier Reef and the World Heritage Rainforest from
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the Hilton Cairns hotel. The hotel boasts a pool, well-equipped health club and spa, and 3 restaurants and bars. Spoil the family at Mondo Caf? Bar and Grill or dine at Breezes Restaurant with spectacular views over the hotel?s tropical gardens and Trinity Inlet.Location:Hilton Cairns hotel set on the waterfront in the heart of Cairns in tropical North Queensland. The hotel is only a few minutes' walk from the city's shopping district and from the Cairns Convention Centre. Cairns International Airport is 10 minutes away by car. Area:Set overlooking Trinity Inlet and the marina, with Cairns shopping on the doorstep, the hotel is in a great location to visit Cairns attractions like the Great Barrier Reef and the rainforest, or to try local golf courses and beach water sports.Recreation:The hotel boasts a pool, well-equipped health club and spa, and 3 restaurants and bars. Spoil the family at Mondo Caf? Bar and Grill or dine at Breezes Restaurant with spectacular views over the hotel?s tropical gardens and Trinity Inlet. The hotel has an Executive Lounge, a 24-hour business center and 7 meeting rooms for 2-300.Rooms:From Hilton Rooms up, all Hilton Cairns hotel rooms boast high-speed internet access and a private balcony. Executive Rooms offer Executive Lounge access.
Advantages: gateway to areas of stunning, natural beauty Disadvantages: lack of history, no real beaches
...Cairns is a strange place in that you do not really go to Cairns to experience Cairns. It is more of a focal point for exploring other areas around it. That is to say that Cairns has not got lots of attractions in it's own right because it has but the vast majority of visitors will use it as a stopping off place to see both Cairns and other attractions. After our trip to Ayers Rock, Cairns was totally different but equally appealing.
***History***
Discovered by Captain Cook in 1770 it took a further 100 years before white settlers took hold, mainly due to the wet weather, vegetation and treacherous reefs. The finding of gold in "them thar hills" put Cairns firmly on the map in 1876 as a frontier town. When this began to die out Cairns began to thrive as a fishing and pearling area and the lush land was ideal for sugar cane...
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Advantages: Cheap base for the area Disadvantages: Not that much in the town itself
...Before my trip people told me not to go to Cairns as it's 'dirty', 'ugly' and 'boring'. Never one to listen to comments like that, I still decided to stay there for a week, shunning Port Douglas and Palm Cover in favour of accommodation in Cairns itself, and was determined to enjoy myself, or at least experience enough to write a scathing review if need be. Happily this wasn't the case and I spent my week in Cairns wondering what it was that others didn't like.
Cairns is a base for exploring the local area, and is served by a busy international airport about 15 minutes from the town centre. I flew up from Sydney with Virgin Blue, paying £40 for a one way flight with this budget airline. From there I flew, a week and a bit later, down to Brisbane, paying a similar amount for a slightly shorter flight.
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Advantages: Was very clean Disadvantages: can be noisy
...Cairns Central YHA
**GENERAL INFORMATION**
Address: Cairns Central YHA Backpackers Hostel, 20-26 McLeod Street, Cairns 4870
Phone: (07) 4051 0772
Fax: (07) 4031 3158
Email: cairnscentral@yhaqld.org
Reception Hours: 6.30 am to 11pm, however after hours there is a manager on site to contact if you have any emergencies or problems.
**TRANSPORT**
We got off the Greyhound bus and were supposed to walk to the hostel. Luck was on out side and the kind Greyhound driver brought us to our hostel. If he didn't it would have been about a 10-15 minute walk, which would have seemed miles with a large suitcase, rucksack and 2 small rucksacks (we would have struggled). If your baggage weren't heavy it would have been hard. Leaving the hostel we had to catch a flight. A shuttle bus was arranged at reception and cost $8 per person...
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