Caravella Backpackers

Stayed in the one bedroom unit, which is huge and comfortable. The staff are friendly and efficient, the pool is relaxing and deep, and the hostel has plenty of room for self catering. It’s located right on the Esplanade, but just out of the crazy part of town. I didn’t see the dorms, but chatting to other guests lead me to believe they are comfortable and clean. Will stay again!

What a great price for value place to stay. Accommodating, flexible and friendly owner and staff. We stayed in their 1 bedroom rooms. It was clean and looked freshly renovated. The communal space is spacious and inviting. Will be staying here again the next time I’m in Cairns!

We had the deluxe unit which has been recently refurbished. It was lovely. So nice having enough space to lay out suitcases and be comfy for the stay. Beautiful private bathroom. No complaints just compliments! Within walking distance of town so easy to get to tours and shops.

The location is amazing and staff are very kind and helpful. The room was standard for hostel accommodation, and you had a locker for small bags. The bathroom I used was basic but serviceable, the one nearest my room was under renovation so couldn’t be used. A lovely pool area, great atmosphere and an Indonesian restaurant out the front that has lovely meals. I would happily return 😊

Great location! Near the waterfront promenade and park. Stayed in family room, which was large and had a fridge in the room which was convenient. Very clean. Kitchen was well set up. Very quiet too, no loud people late at night, even on a Friday night.

Overall, we had such a wonderful experience with the Caravella Backpackers; the staff went over and beyond to help make our stay enjoyable, it was quiet at night, a great blend of young backpackers and mature visitors and our deluxe apartment far exceeded our expectations. The location was ideal for us with our 22 month old daughter directly opposite muddys childrens playground and a short 5-10 minute walk to the lagoon pool. We highly recommend this resort to anyone visiting Cairns, so much so we are coming back again in a few weeks time.

A very lively and cozy place where you can share your room with many backpackers and have a lot of fun sharing experiences about traveling.

I am sorry to give only 1 star even the hotel is on a very good place of Cairns and the people working there seem to be kind. The room was not good because it was a air condition system that was making lots of noice. That made it terrible to sleep. We could not open the door out from the room because we could not know if it would come someone to want to go inside or some terrible mice or rats. I am sorry to give a so bad rating, but the room was not worth the money I paid.

We stayed at Caravella the 3 days we had in Cairns. The promised airport pickup so upon landing, I called them. (The airport had a switchboard for some local business, so I didn't have to look for their phone number.) The front desk said no problem so we waited with other guests at the shuttle pickup area. It took a long time (~45 min) before anyone showed up and the van was too small to fit everyone. So we had to wait for another trip. It appears there was only one van, which would have been ok if they didn't ever expect many guests. The place itself was ok. We had a suite with small living area and private bathroom. While it has an Esplanade address, it was not in the busy part of the town. One had to walk a tiny bit to the restaurants but guess much quieter this way. Another thing that rubbed me the wrong way was when we were looking at the brochures for things to do, she was trying to sell us Passions of Paradise reef tour to us (to be fair, it got good reviews). When I said I just wanted a rainforest tour, she was telling me that it included a tropical island. Well, I looked and they were taking guests to Michaelmas Cay, no rainforest!

Perfect little hostel away from the craziness with good amenities! The FREE WiFi is pathetic at best but hey, I'm only here to shower and sleep. SERVICE Excellent, excellent staff! Very courteous and willing to help you book all your activities or point you in the right direction. QUALITY My sister and I stayed in a private twin double. We shared a living area and bathroom with two other rooms. Not bad! Except this one Chinese (wo)man kept staring at me whenever I had my bedroom door open or when I left the bathroom... MEGA CREEPER STATUS!!!! VALUE You get what you pay for, so it was exactly what we were expecting. Definitely would come back with a better data plan so I don't have to rely on the weak WiFi

Really enjoyed my stay here, clean, air conditioned and a lovely pool to take a dip in. The location is great, lovely walk to the city centre along the bay and the reception staff are absolutely darling. My only draw-back was that the wifi was only available in the living area which made for some quite anti-social people, stuck to their computers.

Airport pick up was great!! Clean , friendly, and nice big kitchen!

Not a bad place to stay- I mean it is a hostel so I wasn't expecting the four seasons. Good for the price. The only issue I have is that you have to walk downstairs to use the toilet or shower. Other than that- good location, friendly and helpful staff.

This hotel is very good located in Cairns.The room and toilet facilities maybe are not the best in the world.... but guys,,,, This is a hostel!! What did you expect! The swimming pool is wondeful after a day diving or walking in the rainforest! I'll recommend it for you!!

The location can't be beat, you are across the street from the Esplanade which is about as good as it gets! The people at the front desk are incredibly friendly and VERY helpful, they assisted me in several tour bookings and really went the extra mile in making sure I was taken care of, which I appreciated immensely. The deals for $7 dinner that they provide are just a godsend for broke backpackers such as ourselves... it wasn't the healthiest food but it was a filling, delicious meal. For $7! That is SO CHEAP for Australia! The common area was very nice and well used, and the pool looked clean (though I didn't use it). This place was just about as good as a hotel, really. Unfortunately I wasn't a big fan of the rooms. We had two different rooms (both private ensuite, which is totally worth it considering how inexpensive it is), and both had roaches. It's very hard to control roaches in such a tropical urban environment I'm sure, especially for a hostel... but still, they were there. There was a dried booger on the wall of one of our rooms, right above/behind the bed... housekeeping probably should have tidied that up. Additionally (and frankly worse, in my opinion), the lighting in the rooms is terrible to the point of being MADDENING. It gave me intense headaches and nausea to be in the room for any extended length of time. Both rooms were like this. Luckily we didn't lounge about very much since we were out in the city, but if I had one suggestion to make Caravellas great it would be to replace the lights! They flicker and glow like a zombie infested hospital in a scary video game. Probably not a big deal for most people but if you're inclined to migraines, watch out. Honestly though, barring that (and I know that I am particularly sensitive to this issue anyway) the accommodations were great, the rooms are very spacious for a hostel and the bedding was clean and comfortable. The people were warm and helpful. I do recommend it.

We had a Twin Room and our Water Tap made weird noises, which was pretty loud and it randomly starts sometimes. In the First night e.g. at 0:30 am. We called the Receoption and said they will fix it, but nothing happened. The next day we told them again still nobody was called and we asked for a little Refund and they told us that we can talk to the Manager the next Day. The next day we were checking out and the Manager wasnt there, so the Reception lied to us and we didnt get anything and the water tap is still not fixed.