Caravella Backpackers Cairns City Waterfront Reviews

We got a free upgrade because the hostel was not busy. The staff was superb in advising tours and we really really enjoyed our stay!

We are staying at this hostel for the last week, have booked in another week just because its such an all-rounder! The staff are so helpful, the facilities are fantastic, great location, right on the esplanade and a stone's throw away from the hive of it all. Air conditioned rooms, fridge-freezer also, making it easier to keep track of your own food instead of a communal fridge. The pool is refreshing and well needed in hot Cairns weather! All in all, a fantastic place to stay :)

Best hostel I've stayed in so far. Great location, close to the city centre but far enough away to get a peaceful night's sleep. The staff were amazing. They are so helpful and friendly, I was treated like a member of the family. My room was spotless and much bigger than I was expecting for the price. Big swimming pool too! I can't recommend this place highly enough.

Staying at the Caravella backpackers' hostel was absolutely refreshing. I felt as though I was staying in a small resort, not a hostel. The staff were extremely accommodating and helpful; they gave me useful information about Cairns that enabled me to find work, and were never too busy to ask about my day. Great staff. The pool was refreshing, clean, and very welcome on hot days. The free meal at the Woolshed helped immensely with my expenditures. All in all, a great place to stay, truly.

Excellent stay, the room waa fantastically clean. The staff gave great advice about what available locally. The free meal was rediculous, the food was terrible, the Garlic Bread the restaurant provided was mouldy. That is pretty much unacceptable. It was very obvious by the sea of unhappy faces that more than one Hostel used here for food, and that it was appauling. I would definently go back and use the Hostel as it was fantastic but I would suggest they try and arrange the free meal elsewhere.

staff were great and helped us book our trips at great prices, free evening meal at local bar was a bonus. hostel had a great chilled out vibe. would recommend

Great place to stay. The staff are super friendly and always willing to help. Plenty of space in the rooms and communal areas. highly recommended.

The air conditioner was very old (long time cooling the room) and was very loud. The showercabins sucked they where small and the water temperature and pressure was hard to control. But overall a nice hostel with very friendly and helpful stafmembers both with tour booking and other things. BTW upgrading the free meal for 6-8 $ makes it MUCH better food :)

Fantastic hostel, would stay again and I would recommend it. The staff are very friendly and know a lot about the area!

Great place!!! totally worth it!!! Great location just a 5min walk to the city centre and the staff was great!!! We did a Great Barrier Reef tour recommended by the staff and we had a great day!!! If going to Cairns, that's the place to saty!!

Sweet place

Had a really good stay here, me and my boyfriend we upgraded on our room which was brilliant! Staff are all really helpful, especially Paul - helped with booking trips and just general info etc. And they have offers on eg if you spend more than $200 on a trip (easily done when diving) they'll give you a free nights stay in a dorm. Good pool and location - about 5,10 mins walk into main town.

really friendly staff, pool area nice, big rooms and close to shops and restaurants

Clean (borderline sterile atmosphere), exceptionally friendly and helpful staff, all the facilities you need, and right on the Esplinade 10 minute walk from all the main attractions in Cairns. A/C is very helpful in the hot weather as well.

We arrived too early and staff was very helpful and kind enough to let us in anyway so we were able to enjoy our first day. Very good advice from desk on what to do and discounts. Very nice environment with nice pool and so close to everything! Loved it! Good to have a hostel that really cares about customers.

Very good hostel, one of the best I've ever been! Everything's clean, there are outside tables where u can eat or relax, just by the swimming pool. The staff is very friendly and helpful and will help u book your day trips. I recommend it very much!

Wished they provided towels and a bit closer to the centre of town

Room was very nice, much bigger than expected.

The location is a bit off if you ask me although that extra walk might be worth your good night's sleep. I do recommend this place if you need a good and cheap place to stay. Extra plus for the personal service provided by staff who knew my name and offered me money back(!) for the nights I didn't stay due to a late planned diving-trip. I ended up coming back for those extra nights after diving. I do think the facilities need a make-over but overall I had a great time.

I really, really enjoyed my stay at Caravellas. We we're only supposed to stay for a week and ended up staying almost four because we had such a great time. It's very clean and staff is super friendly and very helpful. Would definitely recommend this to anyone going to Cairns!