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22 May 2025
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2 Adults - 0 Child
1 room
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Hotel Description

With a stay at The Espy Hostel, you'll be centrally located in Cairns, steps from Cairns Esplanade and 7 minutes by foot from Cairns Marlin Marina. This hostel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Cairns Central Shopping Centre and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Michaelmas Cay. Make yourself at home in one of the 17 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Featured amenities include laundry facilities, microwave in a common area, and refrigerator in a common area.

Hotel policies

No elevators

Children not allowed

LGBTQ friendly

Professional property host/manager

Property does not offer onsite COVID-19 testing

Property does not require health documentation at check-in

Pets not allowed

Check-in from: 2:00 PM
Check-in by: Anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out by: 10:00 AM

Cleaning and safety practices

  • Essential workers only - NO

Important information

You need to know
  • Children 17 years old and younger are not permitted at this property.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).
Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Guests are required to download the property's Goki mobile app before check-in.
Instructions
  • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
  • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
  • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
  • This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
  • Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Minimal age
18
Spoken Language

English

Amenities

Most Popular

Free WiFi

Concierge

Laundry

Entertainment

Smoking areas

Other

Laundry facilities

Television in common areas

Front desk (limited hours)

Designated smoking areas

Number of outdoor pools - 1

Terrace

Shared microwave

Shared refrigerator

Wheelchair accessible – no

Hotel reviews

7.4
Good73 Verified Reviews
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Cleanliness7.2/10
Service7.2/10
Comfort6.4/10
Condition6.8/10
Amenities6.8/10
8/10
Excellent
Jurdy, 25 Mar 2025
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Location excellent

Greatest location. Right on the esplanade. Small private room. Simple, clean, safe, affordable.

10/10
Exceptional
THECKLA, 04 Mar 2025
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I loved the spacious kitchen and clean bathrooms facilities. The location was perfect! Just next to the lagoon, shopping malls, bus stop and the beach front.

8/10
Excellent
Valerie, 17 Jan 2025
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Very easy to find hostel. Convenient in and out. Room and facilities were clean. Bed was comfortable. Shower was hot. Good value for money.

10/10
Exceptional
Charity, 22 Dec 2024
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Bang for the buck 👍

10/10
Exceptional
Jennifer, 23 Oct 2024
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Great property in a great location. Clean and no bugs. Great shower pressure!! Staff was friendly and helpful. Had a tour company on site to help with bookings, which was amazing. Kitchen was helpful to have for making our own morning coffee or tea before heading out for the day. Didn’t use the pool as had been out each day all day on boats to the reef, and this location is directly across the street from the lagoon. At first we were worried as I hadn’t realized I’d booked a hostel and not a hotel room. This hostel was quiet at night. I would recommend this location for anyone travelling to the area. It was absolutely what we needed and right near everything we wanted to see or do. All the restaurant choices you could imagine and at least 10 ice cream shops in a one block radius. The bonus of the night market next door was great for nik nacks and things we’d left at home.

8/10
Excellent
Hans, 02 Oct 2024
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Right in the middle of town Enough hostel eating area

4/10
Poor
Lauren, 06 Sep 2024
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The property atmosphere was awesome! Everyone was really nice and it was calm and quiet. The reason it is ranking low there were ants in my room. The shower was broken. out of the two showers near me one was dangling off the wall and I had to hold it up. The other shower didn't drain and so I was standing in a foot of water during my shower. The staff was responsive but unprofessional. He came to solve one of my problems quickly but arrived in only underwear. the building is half inside and half outside do you can see roots of above trees in the bathroom and not all shared areas kitchen and hang out spaces had a full roof. However, induvial rooms are enclosed and have wall air conditioning units but you cannot adjust the temperature and I was really cold. Location was perfect and in walking distance to everything we wanted to do and or walking distance to a pick up location to the day tours we booked.

6/10
Fair
Panagiotis, 19 Aug 2024
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2/10
Poor
Sergey, 27 Jun 2024
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Terrible experience, do not waste your money!

Extremely appalling experience staying at the Espy hostel. Staff unwelcoming and discriminatory towards people over 35 years of age. I was forcefully made to leave this place even though it has been prepaid in full and I did not do anything wrong or cause any disturbance. Just my age over 35 was not good enough for me to stay at this property and staff threatened me by calling security and demanding that I leave immediately without providing their names or offering any compensation or even a refund. DO NOT STAY HERE.

10/10
Exceptional
HIKARU, 26 Jun 2024
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Nice wall painting, kind staff. Long term travelers are also kind.

10/10
Exceptional
Maria, 03 Jun 2024
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Great hostal

10/10
Exceptional
Jackson, 28 May 2024
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Awesome staff and great location! Thanks Monica!

8/10
Excellent
Wayne, 16 May 2024
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I shouldn't expect too much from any hostel, including the Espy. I found what appeared to be a cockroach in the room the first night In the hallway, I dispatched of a very large one. I didn't receive an email with instructions for self check-in. Fortunately, there was someone who contacted a staff person who provided us with the necessary information to get in the room. Shower was good, but the handles fell off. Hot water in the sink never really got hot. Nonetheless, we got by and enjoyed the staff and tenants

8/10
Excellent
Laura, 19 Jan 2024
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Top position in the city center

The room was really big with a lot of space, the problem was humidity, there was mold in the walls and got worse during the days we stayed. The kitchen is well equipped and has also an airfryer. The best was location really near everything supermarket , port and lagoon pool.

10/10
Exceptional
Drew, 20 Dec 2023
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It was great, in the centre of town, cheap, good kitchen with everything you need and a pool!

6/10
Fair
Jessi Rose, 05 Nov 2023
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Super convenient, right on the Esplanade close to food, wharf, and you can book tours right at the "reception" desk. Reception folks were very helpful. There were lots of cockroaches in my room -- scampering thru day and night. I was told "it's the tropics," "it's that time of year," and "we have exterminators in every month." The manager left with my a spray bottle of Raid. Secondly, the kitchen facilities were packed. It was nearly impossible to find room in any of the fridges, and waiting in line to cook or clean at any mealtime was routine.

10/10
Exceptional
Evan, 23 Oct 2023
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Great location on the boardwalk

Excellent location right on the waterfront. Self check-in did not work for me either time staying here but they have a number you can call 24 hours to check in. Rooms are pretty sparse but decently comfortable. No comforter on the bed (only a bed sheet) but it's warm enough that you don't really need it. A/C units are also pretty strong. Not loud at night.

10/10
Exceptional
steven, 11 Sep 2023
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Location, location, location!

Great place to stay on the heart of Cairns, everything is on your doorstep. Rooms are very basic but the Espy is all about location. Other guests and staff were friendly and engaging, the shared kitchen was clean and had everything you could want for food preparation. Given the price, you can't go past this place. The code system to access the building and rooms needs attention and can be frustrating but support from management was immediate and always forthcoming as required.

4/10
Poor
Wade, 25 Aug 2023
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No clear directions for the door codes to enter the accomodation, when I did get codes they were incorrect and the 24 hour number was generally unreachable when needed

8/10
Excellent
Panagiotis, 19 Aug 2023
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8/10
Excellent
Ruveen, 18 Aug 2023
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Covenient location. Close to everything. Nice and quiet.

6/10
Fair
Sara, 07 Jul 2023
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8/10
Excellent
Hugh, 06 Jul 2023
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Great location and comfortably room and bed Bit dingy with no windows to outside and very noisy until at least midnight

10/10
Exceptional
Katielynn, 14 Apr 2023
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Perfect Hidden Gem

As much as i want to keep this hostel a hidden gem, they deserve all the business possible. A simple yet welcoming environment, this place completely changed my prospective on hostels. It's not a party place and everyone respects one another, a very relaxed place. Location is centeral to everything in town on the waterfront, but the sounds of outside arent heard. I cannot recommend this place enough and cannot wait to return.

4/10
Poor
Vaia, 13 Feb 2023
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We paid for a room to be on the Esplanade. It was a Hostel, not a Hotel so the expectation wasn’t high. The room and amenities were clean and tidy. The cleanliness m

4/10
Poor
Felix, 29 Jan 2023
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Most people would probably call it a ‚cheap spot in the city center‘, but tbh it‘s really just a cheap spot because of the very cheap beds and matresses they provide. Yep, the matresses are dogs***. The whole place is more or less a hole. If you don‘t keep the AC, which is probably 50 years old, on for the whole night, you‘d probably sufficate. The AC is extremely loud (I had better sleeps in airplanes). Apart from that the rooms are tiny and the facilities are in really really bad condition, especially the toilets and showers. The permanent or longer-staying tenants are all a little bit sketchy and strange and one of them leaves tons of hairs in the bathroom everyday. The only (!!!) good thing this place provides is being close to the city.

10/10
Exceptional
Clifmond, 27 Jan 2023
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I was so impressed at the quality for a low budget place. The guests were very respectful, friendly. The kitchen facilities were good. I would stay again. I did notice someone was sleeping kitchen when I woke up at 5am. Not sure if he was guest in the hotel.

10/10
Exceptional
tomoko, 31 Dec 2022
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You can enjoy a free life. The staff cleans it every day, and you can make friends with other users.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 12 Dec 2022
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The room and facilities were nice. Check in was the only issue because coming from out of the country I don’t receive SMS messaging in order to receive the code to access my room. Therefore I was standing outside for a while trying to call but no one answered a couple of times. Other people visiting helped me to call the emergency number in which the employee then came to give me my code. There should be a better system knowing that there are many international travelers who don’t have a SIM card to work in Australia as other visitors said they had issues as well.

10/10
Exceptional
Jason, 01 Nov 2022
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A hostel with everything I needed, a great location and a friendly staff.

6/10
Fair
Jordan, 20 Sep 2022
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This is hostel and not a hotel. It was a nicer hostel, but I wish I had known that it was a hostel before booking. The bedrooms are nice with minimal furniture - no TV. The bathroom was not nice and bare bones. When thinking this is a motel/hotel - it is not good. For a hostel, it would be one of the nicer hostels.

4/10
Poor
david, 02 Sep 2022
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The pictures on Expedia made us believe that we were staying at an apartment Turn out it was a hostile we were extremely disappointed but the management was excellent and promised a full refund after we found and moved to an apartment

6/10
Fair
Lauren, 20 Aug 2022
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THE GOOD: Room was clean, comfortable and located on the Esplanade. Great location! The BAD: I did not receive a pin code to access premises and room. When I arrived at the premises there was no staff. I had to find a blanket. Kitchen area very untidy, rubbish bins needed to be disposed of. Kitchen rules needs to be made clear and apparent to all guests.

10/10
Exceptional
amanda, 25 Jul 2022
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Central location, easy walk to absolutely everything,clean facilities and lovely staff.

4/10
Poor
Anne, 14 Jul 2022
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Good location. Friendly, polite manager. Room very basic-no coffee/tea making, fridge or tv. Insufficient sealing off of door into adjacent room meant noisy and light pollution and felt intrusive. Very overpriced for so called deluxe king room

10/10
Exceptional
Carolina, 12 Jul 2022
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Todo perfecto.

8/10
Excellent
Marie, 06 Jun 2022
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Haven lives up to its name, very quiet but in the centre of all the action. It had everything I needed for a quick stay, including air con, a pool & a huge kitchen! Other visitors were friendly and it’s a little quirky too - very good value 👍

10/10
Exceptional
Griffin, 24 May 2022
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Exactly as advertised. Great location at a great price.

10/10
Exceptional
Harinath, 10 Apr 2022
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Great location, good vibes.

10/10
Exceptional
Yuki, 07 Apr 2025
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It was a quiet and comfortable environment

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 16 Jan 2025
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Best location

Difficult to check in but friendly staff, not tidy rooms but best location in cairns!

10/10
Exceptional
Gaku, 08 Jan 2025
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Good

8/10
Excellent
Bich-Chau, 01 Nov 2024
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Personnel très accueillant et efficace. La chambre correspond à la photo en plus usée. Calme.

2/10
Poor
VALERIE, 25 Sep 2024
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A fuir absolument

Extremely noisy air conditioning, dilapidated bathroom with elastic closing system, hot water 1 out of 2 times. Very basic room equipment. Uncomfortable bedding

2/10
Poor
Yuzuki, 24 Sep 2024
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狭い、シャワー室が少なく、絶望的な水圧だった

8/10
Excellent
Yukl, 03 Aug 2024
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スタッフの人達はとてもフレンドリーでした。荷物もチェックイン前に預かってもらえました。ドアのcodeがくるのがギリギリで少し焦りましたが後は全体的に満足です。

10/10
Exceptional
AKIRA, 30 Jun 2024
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Location最高

8/10
Excellent
Mizue, 15 Jun 2024
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立地が良く、料金も安かったので満足しました。 ただ、前日にメールが来ると書いてあったのに、チェックインの直前にしか来なかったので、すごく不安になりました。

10/10
Exceptional
Lea, 12 May 2024
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Meget fint sted. Stort værelse til 2 personer. Virkelig tæt på alting og ikke mindst stranden

8/10
Excellent
Yuki, 27 Apr 2024
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ケアンズのホステルの中で比較的安く泊まれるバッパー。とてもフレンドリーで優しいレセプション。滞在延長もアプリからスムーズにできた

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