Loved the Novotel. Not usually a fan of this type of accommodation, but this was pretty good for a large hotel. Staff were friendly and helpful. Rooms were clean and very comfortable, particularly the beds and pillows. Great BBQ facility, to cook your own. They even supply you with plates, cutlery, sauce etc. You can purchase meet packs or buy... more

Hi, we spent 7 nights in Cairns - 4 terrible nights at the Mantra Esplanade before we moved to the Novotel. I cannot speak of it highly enough. The staff were brilliant. The room was gorgeous and super clean. Gorgeous spa, fantastic views. The reasonable price included a full buffet breakfast for us (the kids were free!). The pool was... more

We began our 10 day Australia tour @ Cairns with the Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort. The first thing to note of this hotel was its location. Fairly central, easy walking to the train station (for Kuranda e.g.) or to the Reef Fleet Terminal (for the Reef trips) or just the market (including the Woolly's store!). Since we came in a... more

In humid weather, just be prepared to get a taxi to the esplanade. Too hot to bother walking. Staff were a bit inexperienced - eg the pool furniture and deck chairs had been put away the day before because of a storm warning. The storm didn't eventuate, but the furniture stayed locked away, leaving guests to play towel tag with... more

I'd been to the novotel oasis in feb. Very nice hotel but a few problems. The service n the staff was simply great n gave us a warm welcome. we were in last room near the Garden, unfortunately this room is bang outside a huge tree where there r hundreds of BATS!!.. we were really disturbed at night n couldnt... more

The best hostel of our honeymoon. The pool is beautifull with the sandy beach, and the water is the warm, it's a pleasure to swin at 9PM after a long fly. The breakfast is not exceptionnal but it's the standing of the 3 stars hostels. The dinner is better, with a good service and different foods for europeans like us.... more

Second time we have been to Cairns, first time at this resort. We stayed here over Easter for 3 nights. Hotel is only a 10 minutes drive from the airport. We had a deluxe garden/city view room, glad we didnt upgrade as the rooms that looked over the pool were quite noisy with lots of kids at this time of... more

If you are going on a Trip to Cairns, I highly recommend this hotel. The rooms are extremely clean and well maintained. The hotel staff is very friendly as well. The beds are super comfortable and the the bathrooms more then adequate. The pool is beautiful and there is even a swim up bar. I would highly recommend this hotel... more

Stayed here for 9 nights whilst on holiday in Cairns. I spend about 50 nights a year in hotels as my job takes me away from home so I know exactly what I want from a hotel. Location in Cairns was very good being only 2 minutes from almost anything. I must also say that I booked this hotel as... more