With a stay at Global Backpackers Cairns, you'll be centrally located in Cairns, steps from Cairns Esplanade and 6 minutes by foot from Cairns Marlin Marina. .This hostel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Michaelmas Cay and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Cairns Night Markets.
Adults-only Cairns hostel in Cairns Central Business District with a rooftop terrace
Global Backpackers Cairns offers 19 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and fans. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 19 air-conditioned guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a communal living room. This hostel also features tour/ticket assistance and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge at scheduled times.
Languages
Dutch, English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet
Parking and public transport
Return airport shuttle (surcharge) from 3:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Airport shuttle at scheduled times
Things to do
Access to nearby outdoor pool
Conveniences
Lift
Front-desk safe
Vending machine
Guest services
Daily housekeeping
Front desk (limited hours)
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Tour/ticket assistance
Outdoors
Rooftop terrace
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
In-room accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
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Communal living room
Shared microwave
Shared fridge
Smoke-free property
TV in lobby
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Bed sheets
Fan
Bathroom
Hairdryer (on request)
Shower
Towels
Food and drink
Shared kitchen access
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Iron/ironing board (on request)
Local maps
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
This property welcomes adults only
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: AUD 15 per person (one-way)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
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; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Property is also known as
Global Backpackers Waterfront Hostel Cairns
Global Backpackers Waterfront Hostel
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Global Backpackers Waterfront
Global Backpackers Cairns Cairns
Global Backpackers Cairns Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
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Global Backpackers Cairns Reviews
Reviews
9.6
Exceptional
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Walking distance to most places. Super clean. Excellent room. Comfortable bed. Had a queen room with it’s own shower. Would recommend and would absolutely stay there again.
Kim was really outstanding in her service. I had accidentally booked into a mixed dorm that was full of males, and when she knew I was coming for a funeral, she went absolutely above and beyond to accommodate me. I ended up having a room to myself with waterfront views. This is not the norm, so I was ever so appreciative. Apart from that I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the building is perfectly situated and surrounded by cool things to see and do. Thanks Global. I’ll be back again. 😘
The views from the kitchen were beautiful!
Host was very friendly and accommodating, rooms clean and comfortable for a short stay. Laidback environment not party scene. Would highly recommend.
I had a short one night stay due to busy travel home to Denmark (Corona) and limited flights. Excellent location and nice people. Fine kitchen area and roof terrace.
Room could need a little better floor cleaning. I was in a 4 bed with no bathroom but fine terrace with ocean view.
I really enjoyed my stay at this hostel. When I arrived, I was able to upgrade to a 4 bed dorm with en-suite which I had to myself. The hostel staff let me check in early and were really helpful regarding trips in the area.
The view from the kitchen is brilliant. The rooms are really clean and so are the communal spaces. There is a decent free breakfast in the mornings too. This is probably the best hostel I’ve stayed at on the east coast!
Great place in a great location.
Clean modern friendly.
Swimming across the road in the lagoon is wonderful.
Cheap meals at PJ oBrien with a hostel voucher a bonus.
99% perfect. Only issues slightly warm at night even with air con which is set at 24 degs and a bit of shade in the dining area at breakfast would help. View from breakfast area is superb.
Amazing staff, Priscilla was great—room was new and clean, location was better than all of the hotels I saw in Cairns. Highly recommend, best hostel I’ve stayed in!
I stayed in a four-bed dorm with sea view and balcony. It was very nice. The kitchen and eating area are on a fourth-floor balcony looking out over the water. Although a holiday period, the hostel was not full, possibly because travelers have not yet discovered the value this hostel now offers.
The reception area was cool and with a modern touch on the furniture. The kitchen and dining area has a beautiful view over the harbour/reef fleet. Close to the City Centre
Kamilla
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
10/10 Excellent
Majid
Business traveller
28 Oct 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
i dunno why u didn't include the towel, but the room was clean, the wifi connection was supper fast
Staff was very friendly and brought us up to our room! Everything was very clean and secure. Breakfast could have been a little better- mostly toast and cereal.
The hostel was super nice. Very clean and modernized. The people that were in the room were super cool and friendly as well. People from all over the world and fun to talk to.
the place was pretty nice, super convenient location, the staff very friendly and everything looks like new. the only thing that I would complain is that the hostel did not seem to be so busy but they put all the people in the same room, girls left and the same night we get another immediately. I can be wrong... but the hostel wasn't busy at all. they can redistribute better the people to dont be all packed in a room.