Best hotels in Cairns, ranked by corrected score

Best hotels in Cairns, ranked by corrected scoreThe best-scored hotel in Cairns is Ingenia Holiday Cairns Coconut: 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms) on our corrected 0-5 score. Next are Pullman Reef Hotel Casino (3.8) and Crystalbrook Flynn (3.7). We score 43 hotels in Cairns, Australia. Their platform ratings (normalised to 0-5) average 3.3; after correction the average is 3.1, and 4 rest on solid evidence. Best at or under the typical price here ($191 a night): Breakfree Royal Harbour Cairns, 3.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $191.Best hotels in Cairns, ranked

Ingenia Holiday Cairns Coconut, Cairns: 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). Ingenia Holiday Cairns Coconut is a three-star caravan park and family resort on Anderson Road in Woree, Queensland, roughly 45 minutes from Cairns.

Pullman Reef Hotel Casino, Cairns: 3.8 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $310 a night. The Pullman Reef Hotel Casino is a five-star hotel in central Cairns, Queensland, with 128 rooms over seven floors, many featuring spa baths and balconies looking over…

Crystalbrook Flynn, Cairns: 3.7 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), from $275 a night. Crystalbrook Flynn is a five-star hotel in the Cairns central business district, about ten minutes by car from the airport and a short walk from the Esplanade, Night…

Pr Peirmonde Apart, Cairns: 3.7 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $443 a night. Pr Peirmonde Apart is a smoke-free aparthotel located in central Cairns.

201 Lake Street, Cairns: 3.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $244 a night. Located in Cairns North, 201 Lake Street is a multi-storey hotel situated near the Cairns Esplanade and Cairns Private Hospital.

Oaks Cairns Hotel, Cairns: 3.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Opened in 2020, Oaks Cairns Hotel is a four-star, smoke-free property situated on the Cairns Esplanade.

Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort, Cairns: 3.4 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $246 a night. Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort is a 4.5-star property situated in central Cairns.

Cairns Plaza Hotel, Cairns: 3.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Cairns Plaza Hotel is a seven-story building situated at 145 The Esplanade in Cairns, Queensland.

Pr City Quays, Cairns: 3.4 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $194 a night. Park Regis City Quays is a four-star hotel situated in central Cairns near the Esplanade.

Shangri La Cairns, Cairns: 3.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $213 a night. Shangri-La Cairns is a five-star hotel situated on the Marlin Marina waterfront, overlooking Trinity Bay.

Crystalbrook Bailey, Cairns: 3.3 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), from $296 a night. Crystalbrook Bailey is a five-star hotel on Abbott Street in the Cairns CBD, directly opposite the Cairns Performing Arts Centre in the city's cultural precinct.

Doubletree by Hilton Cairns, Cairns: 3.3 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), from $231 a night. Doubletree by Hilton Cairns is a 4-star oceanfront hotel with 237 rooms on The Esplanade in Cairns, facing the Coral Sea.

Crystalbrook Riley, Cairns: 3.3 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), from $414 a night. Crystalbrook Riley is a five-star hotel on the northern end of the Cairns waterfront Esplanade in Australia.

The Benson Hotel, Cairns: 3.3 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $362 a night. The Benson Hotel is a boutique property situated in the Cairns central business district.

Pullman Cairns International, Cairns: 3.3 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), from $225 a night. Pullman Cairns International is a five-star hotel in central Cairns, about eight kilometres or a fifteen-minute drive from the domestic and international airports, and…

Breakfree Royal Harbour Cairns, Cairns: 3.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $191 a night. Breakfree Royal Harbour is a smoke-free hotel situated on the Cairns Esplanade.

Hilton Cairns, Cairns: 3.2 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), from $254 a night. Hilton Cairns is a seven-storey oceanfront hotel in downtown Cairns, sitting on the waterfront at Trinity Inlet with views over the Coral Sea and the mountains beyond.

Pacific Hotel Cairns, Cairns: 3.2 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), from $264 a night. Pacific Hotel Cairns sits on the Esplanade in the centre of the Cairns CBD, looking over Trinity Harbour.

Cairns Central Plaza Apartments, Cairns: 3.2 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), from $175 a night. Cairns Central Plaza Apartments is a four to four-and-a-half star apartment hotel on McLeod Street in the Cairns CBD, directly opposite Cairns Central Shopping Centre…

North Cove Waterfront Suites, Cairns: 3.2 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). North Cove Waterfront Suites is a four-star boutique hotel situated on the Cairns Esplanade in Queensland.

Southern Cross Atrium Apartments, Cairns: 3.2 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), from $250 a night. Southern Cross Atrium Apartments is an apartment hotel on Water Street in central Cairns, Queensland, open since 2003.

Cairns Sheridan Hotel, Cairns: 3.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $147 a night. Cairns Sheridan Hotel is a 4-star boutique property situated on Captain Cook Highway.

Tropical Heritage Cairns, Cairns: 3.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $125 a night. Tropical Heritage Cairns is a boutique hotel located in Tropical North Queensland.

Bay Village Tropical Retreat And Apartme, Cairns: 3.2 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), from $131 a night. Bay Village Tropical Retreat & Apartments is a 3-star boutique hotel in Cairns North, about a 3-minute walk from the Cairns Esplanade and roughly 10 minutes from the…