Gilligan’s Backpackers Hotel and Resort Cairns is the ultimate experience in backpackers hotel accommodation and leisure that will forever change your view of budget travel. Gilligans Hotel and Resort is rated 4.5 star AAA under the backpackers category.

Gilligan’s is a purpose built backpackers resort located in the city centre of magnificent Cairns, Far North Queensland, the stepping off point to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. Gilligan’s offers a blend of traditional backpacker accommodation (with a few added comforts) plus four star hotel rooms as well as an open air beer hall!

Check In

1400hrs

Check In Instructions

24 hour front desk.

Check Out

1000hrs

Getting There

We are located between Shields St & Spence St, halfway along Grafton st. We are 2 blocks from the Train station & 3 blocks from the bus terminal. $15 in a cab from the Airport or you can take the Shuttle bus ($12).

Parking

Gilligans backpackers hotel and resort offers free off street parking in the heart of the CBD.

Things To Do

Located on Grafton streets in the midst of Cairns central business district, Gilligan’s is the ideal base from which to explore the beautiful Far North. We are the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, going diving, snorkeling or just experience sailing over to the islands. Take a trip into the world heritage Daintree Rainforest, Atv’s, horseriding, skydiving, Whitewater rafting the list goes on there is so much to see and do in Cairns.

From Gilligan’s, it’s an easy stroll around Cairns inner-city streets lined with art & photographic galleries, shops, cafes & eateries. By night, this area comes alive with cocktail bars, nightclubs, regular concerts or National Basketball League games at the Cairns Convention Centre & diverse restaurants offering everything from the finest international a-la-carte dining to fresh local seafood.

The inner-city is also home to one of the city’s newest & most popular attractions – the magnificent Cairns Esplanade Lagoon lined with sandy beaches, lush grassed areas & picnic tables.

As a Gilligan’s guest you can:

• Take a massage
• Laze in the pool
• Sample local cuisine
• Sip cocktails
• Shop
• Browse over local produce markets
• Catch up with friends over the Internet
• Dance the night away – all without leaving this holiday haven.

And when it’s time to explore further a field, the absolute CBD location means you’re just a few minutes walk to Cairns waterfront lagoon, shopping centres, galleries, restaurants and nightclubs.

Holidaying has never looked so good!