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Gilligan's Hotel & Resort Cairns


Amenities

  • Parking

  • Restaurant

  • Swimming pool

  • Non-Smoking Rooms

  • Room Service

  • Tour Desk

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Property description

Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including a nightclub and an outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
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Gilligan's Hotel & Resort Cairns is a lively, centrally located backpacker-oriented stay with an on-site bar and nightclub, drawing guests for its social atmosphere, spacious rooms (many with balconies and ensuites), and handy communal kitchens and large outdoor pool.

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Facilities

Good

Cleanliness

Inconsistent

Service

Friendly

Location

Central

Dining

Enjoyable

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10

Sharni

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12 Nov 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Receptionist were lovely and this is such a good vibe rooms are clean location is perfect
Receptionist were lovely and this is such a good vibe rooms are clean location is perfect

10

Saiful

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16 Oct 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

It is my wonderful experience to stay in this hostel. Very lively filled with tourists from all over the world! One of the best one I have stayed so far.
It is my wonderful experience to stay in this hostel. Very lively filled with tourists from all over the world! One of the best one I have stayed so far.

10

Rene

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10 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

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sarah

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27 Sept 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Great cheap place to stay
Great cheap place to stay

10

Tamara

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26 Sept 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Clean room, staff were friendly, central to cairns, pool isn’t the cleanest but good place to lounge. It gets rowdy at night so bring earplugs if your not in the hustle and bussel
Clean room, staff were friendly, central to cairns, pool isn’t the cleanest but good place to lounge. It gets rowdy at night so bring earplugs if your not in the hustle and bussel

57-89 Grafton Street, Tropical North Waterfront, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Location

A stay at Gilligan's Backpackers Hotel & Resort places you in the heart of Cairns, within a 10-minute walk of Cairns Esplanade and Reef Fleet Terminal. This hostel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Reef Teach and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Cairns Performing Arts Centre.

Reef Teach(0.2 Miles)

The Cultural Place(0.2 Miles)

Cairns Regional Gallery(0.3 Miles)

Cairns Central Shopping Centre(0.3 Miles)

Cairns Museum(0.3 Miles)

Cairns Night Markets(0.3 Miles)

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From 14:00 to 00:00

Before 10:00


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