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Caravella Backpackers

2.0 star property
Hostel near Cairns Esplanade in Cairns

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Exterior
Property grounds
Fridge
Property grounds
Outdoor pool

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Pool
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

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149 The Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, 4870
  • Place, Cairns Esplanade
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Cairns Aquarium
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Esplanade Lagoon
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cairns, QLD (CNS-Cairns Intl.)
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Apartment, Private Bathroom

Deluxe Apartment, Private Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Double Ensuite Room

Double Ensuite Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double or Twin Room, Private Bathroom

Superior Double or Twin Room, Private Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Shower, towels

4 Bed Female Dorm, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Fridge

4 Bed Female Dorm, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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6 Bed Female Dorm, Shared Bathroom

6 Bed Female Dorm, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Fridge

Budget Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Private Twin Room Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Cairns

Cairns Central Business District stay.With a stay at this Cairns Central Business District hostel, you'll be steps from Muddy's Playground and Cairns Private Hospital. Cairns Esplanade and St Monica's Cathedral are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Cairns Esplanade - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Cairns Aquarium - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Cairns Night Markets - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Esplanade Lagoon - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Cairns Central Shopping Centre - 13 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • Cairns Station - 2 min drive
  • Cairns Intl. Airport (CNS) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Muddy's Cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪La Pizza - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Cc’s Bar And Grill - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Villa Romana - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Atrium - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Caravella Backpackers

Hostel near Cairns Esplanade in Cairns
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. Public spaces have free WiFi. An outdoor pool, a library, and a terrace are also featured at Caravella Backpackers.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Cairns hostel.

  • 49 guestrooms or units
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Television in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
Caravella Backpackers offers 49 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and shared/communal kitchens. 20-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)). Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 20-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 9:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
All guests must show a valid passport.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash.
    For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

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Caravella Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
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Caravella Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 54 out of 147 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 65 out of 147 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 147 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 147 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 147 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Rani

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
So convenient, over the road from Muddies for play area and food, as well as walking. Cafe next door also excellent. Did not use shared kitchen but very well stocked with needs for future stays.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly easy clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved my stay at Caravellas. Really great location on the Esplanade. Very friendly. Staff were great. Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Location excellent Indonesia restaurant next door
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Lyn

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just not really what we wanted. A TV at least would have been nice
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Room options, from basic dorms to private rooms, a selection which are 4star.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hi, Room was spacious and air-conditioned rooms. Location is so close to town and waterfront. Could use TLC in the grounds, been a tough few years. Pool was good. I would go back ,is heavily booked.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasing and nice. Don’t expect glamour sheets and luxury soap. Clean room and great staff. That’s all you need.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful owner, walking distance to everything, the pool.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The people living there were all degenerates, bums, losers etc. If you are a winner don’t go there. Don’t do it to yourself.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
room is on ground floor, the windows cannot be locked, other thing is good
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic but tidy Backpackers with a good pool and bathrooms. Super impressed with the staff who were really helpful and friendly. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Purichaya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Chilling in Cairns

It's very nice hotel located in front of the beach. You can wake up in the morning and go for running every day.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful quiet clean well-equipped hostel.

Beautiful quiet clean hostel next to small park on the waters edge. Restaurant, pool, courtyard, 2 kitchen areas, sheltered picnic tables. Probably best hostel in Cairns.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was as clean and comfortable and all you would expect given the price. Central and easy to walk along the esplanade into the centre - it’s at the quieter end. Staff very helpful and polite. Added bonus of a pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Don’t like the PowerPoint placements and luggage storage is inconvenient and not safe as everyone has access to it.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My stay at Caravella hotel was lovely. Hotel is on great location, staff is friendly and helpful,,, I highly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Me, Sydney.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Location is good. Lack of PowerPoints is a problem. The elephant on the next floor the walked round all night was a piss off.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful staff great location. Nice and quiet for a backpackers place. Could do with updating a little but overall great experience x
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A quiet retreat

The staff here are fantastic! The saline pool was cooly refreshing as it was hot during our stay. The grounds are filled with greenery. We stayed in Room 33, one of the single rooms with a shared bathroom. The afternoon sun made the room warm. The A/C unit was either high fan (cooling) or low fan (no cooling) making it difficult to efficiently use. As a first time hostel stay, it was better than we expected. We intentionally selected a site not geared for high entertainment and are thankful for the quiet hours starting at 11pm. P.S. The park across the street has a delicious restaurant. We brought back their cut fruit to store in the inroom fridge for breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value with aircon

Good stay in the small double room. Great value for the area with much needed air con. Shared facilities basic but clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018