Name: Hides Hotel
Address: 87 Lake Street, 4870 Cairns, Australia, 87 Lake Street, Queensland, 4870, Australia
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $83 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 7.3

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Hides Hotel

87 Lake Street, 4870 Cairns, Australia – Great location - show map

*8.4* Cairns Rainforest Dome: only 6 minutes away! (1,600 feet by foot)

*7.9* Cairns Regional Gallery: only 2 minutes away! (550 feet by foot)

Cairns Convention Center: only 4 minutes away! (1,100 feet by foot)

Cairns City Library: only 4 minutes away! (850 feet by foot)

*8.1* Cairns Central Shopping Centre: only 6 minutes away! (1,550 feet by foot)

*9.1* Cairns Esplanade Lagoon: only 6 minutes away! (1,400 feet by foot)

*7.8* Cairns Night Markets: only 4 minutes away! (950 feet by foot)

*8.4* Rusty's Markets: only 3 minutes away! (750 feet by foot)

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Australia · June 25, 2016

Loved the Complimentary breakfast served on the verandah overlooking the city of Cairns. Fantastic food including boiled eggs, a nice touch. Great central location.

Suzanne, Australia

That's it's pretty much central. The location is great because it's not far to walk to any place that we needed to go.

Nathan, Australia

Great location, and quieter than we expected. Cheery staff, and the breakfast was great on a big deck.

Sarah, Australia

Bedding was very comfortable. Location was excellent. Really enjoyed breakfast on the verandah

Betty, Australia

I found the Television to be very basic and requires upgrade to include more movie channels.

Arava, Papua New Guinea

The staff were friendly and helpful. Also Breakfast which was included in the tariff and was self-serve in what I think would have been the Dining room on the first floor of what is now the Heritage part of the hotel, and opened on to the veranda over-looking the streets intersection below was very pleasant and convivial mingling with other hotel guests and the hotel attendant on duty.

Ralph, Australia

The location was excellent. The property in need of repair, but comfortable for the price. Staff were great and breakfasts an added bonus.

Chris, Australia

Comfy bed, good shower,clean room,nice to have ,breaky on the balconey.

David, Australia

The facilities were in good condition and clean. Super quiet considering the location. Friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Carolyn, Australia

Older Hotel but very good value for money with a free continental breakfast thrown in - location was superb with Woolworths directly across the road. Bed was super comfy - will def be back! Don't be put off by the 'hotel' in the name - no pub downstairs and room was very quiet.

Julie, Australia

Great location!

8.7

In the heart of Cairns, Hides Hotel has affordable accommodations just a 5-minute walk from The Esplanade. It features a swimming pool and a large porch overlooking City Place.

The historic Hides Hotel maintains its colonial charm with wide balconies featuring views of the city. The tour desk can help guests book trips to Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.

Hides Hotel Cairns is a 15-minute drive from Cairns International Airport. Kuranda Scenic Railroad is a 15-minute walk from the property.

All of the rooms are air-conditioned and include a small refrigerator and a TV. Some of the rooms offer tea and coffee-making facilities.

This is our guests' favorite part of Cairns, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9 for a two-person trip.

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	Twin Room with Shared Bathroom 2 twin beds	Show prices
Room Size: 269 ft² Please note that this room will not be cleaned during your stay. This air-conditioned room features a flat-screen TV and a refrigerator. It also has a handbasin and access to a shared bathroom Please note that there is no capacity for additional guests. Room Facilities: Safe, Air conditioning, Refrigerator, Shared bathroom, Fan, Shared toilet, Carpeted, Alarm clock Check-in + / / Check-in Date Check-out + / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Family Room 2 twin beds and 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 226 ft² Please note that this room will not be serviced for the duration of your stay. This spacious room features an iron, a refrigerator and tea and coffee making facilities. Please note that the price is based on 2 Adults. Maximum occupancy is 4 (see Hotel Policies). Room Facilities: Shower, Safe, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Refrigerator, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Tile/Marble floor, Alarm clock, Electric kettle Check-in + / / Check-in Date Check-out + / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Double Room with Shared Bathroom 1 queen bed	Show prices
Room Size: 269 ft² Please note that this room will not be serviced for the duration of your stay. This air-conditioned room features a TV and a refrigerator. It also has a handbasin and access to a shared bathroom. Please note that there is no capacity for additional guests. Room Facilities: Safe, Air conditioning, Refrigerator, Shared bathroom, Fan, Shared toilet, Carpeted, Wake-up service, Alarm clock Check-in + / / Check-in Date Check-out + / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Superior Queen Room 1 queen bed or 1 twin bed and 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 226 ft² Please note that this room will not be serviced for the duration of your stay. This spacious room features an iron, a refrigerator and tea and coffee making facilities. Please note that the price is based on 2 Adults. Maximum occupancy is 3 (see Hotel Policies). Room Facilities: Shower, Safe, TV, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Refrigerator, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Tile/Marble floor, Wake-up service, Alarm clock, Electric kettle, Toilet paper Recently booked! Check-in + / / Check-in Date Check-out + / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 161 ft² Please note that this room will not be serviced during your stay. This room features a private bathroom. Please note that there is no capacity for additional guests. Room Facilities: Shower, Safe, Air conditioning, Refrigerator, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Carpeted, Wake-up service, Alarm clock Check-in + / / Check-in Date Check-out + / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children

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An Inside Look at Hides Hotel

The heritage-listed Hides Hotel Cairns was built in 1885 by George Hides and Duncan McColl (on an isolated patch of land on Lake Street reputedly swapped for a horse and gambled on the development of the town). Their instincts proved correct and a thriving commercial precinct evolved around Hides Hotel. In 1895, George Hides widow Elizabeth took over the lease and the hotel became a social hub for travellers and local elites, complete with pukkah fans, billiard tables and garden parties. After a night of recreation, guests would awake to freshly shined shoes and crisp tropical wines, cleaned at Japanese run laundries. In 1928 the three story building you see today was erected over the garden. Right through to the 1950’s Hides’ clientele included locals from the Tablelands visiting Cairns for shopping, business or socialising. The roads were so terrible and the trains so slow that overnight accommodation was essential. General MacArthur used to stay on the top corner suite, during his visits from his War Office in Brisbane in the 1940’s, which today is called "The MacArthur Suite".

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Closest Landmarks

The Cairns Museum 0 miles
Cairns Family Court 0.1 miles
Cairns Regional Gallery 0.1 miles
Rusty's Markets 0.1 miles
Cairns City Library 0.2 miles
Cairns Night Markets 0.2 miles
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre 0.2 miles
Martin College 0.2 miles
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon 0.3 miles
Cairns Central Shopping Centre 0.3 miles

Restaurants & Markets

Woolworths Supermarket 0 miles
Restaurant 0 miles
PJ Obriens Cafe/Bar 0 miles
Rustys Market 0 miles

Natural Beauty

Moore Reef - Sunlover Reef Cruises Ocean/Sea 28 miles

Closest Airports

Cairns Airport 3.4 miles

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Terrace

Pool and Spa

Pool Towels
Outdoor Pool (all year)

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Internet

WiFi is available in public areas and costs AUD 3.95 per hour.

Parking

Private parking is available on site (reservation is needed) and costs AUD 10 per day.

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Lockers
Vending Machine (snacks)
Vending Machine (drinks)
Fax/Photocopying (additional charge)
Tour Desk
Laundry (additional charge)
24-Hour Front Desk

General

Paid WiFi
Designated Smoking Area
Air Conditioning
All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)
Safe (additional charge)
Elevator
Family Rooms
Non-Smoking Rooms

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Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

Free! One child under 12 years stays free of charge when using existing beds.

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

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Pets are not allowed.

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Please note that there is a 1.5% charge when you pay with a Visa or Mastercard credit card.

Please note that there is a 3% charge when you pay with an American Express credit card.

Please also note that parking spaces are subject to availability.

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

Please inform Hides Hotel of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details provided in your confirmation.

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June 21, 2017

Suzanne
Australia
9.2

“Great stay in comfy, clean hotel in central location.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇Loved the Complimentary breakfast served on the verandah overlooking the city of Cairns. Fantastic food including boiled eggs, a nice touch. Great central location.
June 20, 2017

Elizabeth
United States of America
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Basic room. But ok
June 19, 2017

Nathan Kastner
Australia

1 helpful vote
8.3

“My review”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The property is quite old and I feel it's need as bit of work done to it. Overall I think it's good value for money.
눇That's it's pretty much central. The location is great because it's not far to walk to any place that we needed to go.
June 19, 2017

Sarah
Australia

2 helpful votes
7.9

“Central spot, good value”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉Smelled a little musty, otherwise pretty comfortable for a basic place
눇Great location, and quieter than we expected. Cheery staff, and the breakfast was great on a big deck.
June 19, 2017

Richard
Belgium
6.3

“Basic”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Very basic. Shower hard to set temperature, old furniture. We wanted to wash some clothes, but there was no plug in the sink. At the reception they didn't have one, they didn't have a bucket either, and they didn't want to give us some coins for the machines. Worst of all the machines didn't work. So service = 0 Breakfast very basic, as was the coffee.
눇it is well situated and clean.
June 15, 2017

Betty
Australia
9.6

“Our stay was very comfortable”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
눉An exhaust fan in bathroom is needed
눇Bedding was very comfortable. Location was excellent. Really enjoyed breakfast on the verandah
June 14, 2017

Devchand
India
9.2

Wonderful
- • Business trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
눉Noise at night.
눇The location and service.
June 14, 2017

Jane
New Zealand
7.1

“Adequate accommodation”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉Being put in a room at the back on the Friday night with all the street noise
눇The bed was very comfortable
June 14, 2017

Diana
Australia
5.8

“Very convenient location.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 6 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Very noisy at night. Had to buy earplugs!!
눇Nice balcony to use for eating included breakfast and to relax in the evening. Available parking ( $10 per day )
June 13, 2017

Eline
Australia
4.6

“Disappointing, Really don't recommend it!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉2.5AUD for 30 minutes of WIFI (7AUD for 1 hours!!!!!) and you can only have internet in the lobby, the swimming pool is located in a parking lot and is surrounded by the back of the restaurants, the receptionist told us that the automatic door of their private parking was broken so they couldn't monitor who was going in and it was more than likely to be full but we still had to pay 10AUD per day if we were to park there, I asked if there was another parking with no time limit around and they told us no... Well there is another parking 500m away on the same street as the hotel 12AUD per day max and free on week ends! We found people very dishonest... It might be a good price but it's because you have to pay for everything on top of the room! About the cleanliness of the place, it was ok until we open the curtains in our room... the AC and the edge of the window were COVERED with pigeon poo and feathers, it was absolutely disgusting! The windows are broken and don't close properly ... As a result, it felt like we were sleeping in the street as we could hear everything as if there was no window at all!
눇The only good side of this place is the location...
June 7, 2017

Nicole
Australia
8.3

“Peaceful. ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Shower only dribbled
눇Location
June 5, 2017

Arava
Papua New Guinea
8.8

“Worth the price”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Refer above
눇I found the Television to be very basic and requires upgrade to include more movie channels.
June 4, 2017

Anonymous
Australia
5

“You could do worse, presumably”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Last renovated by a blind cheapskate in 1973, this hotel could be charmingly weird, but mostly just ends up being weird. It would be saved by its extremely convenient location, unless you go on the weekend, in which case I hope you didn't need to sleep (unless you're also deaf, in which case go for it).
June 1, 2017

Ralph
Australia
9.2

“We had stayed at Hides four years ago and also two years ago and will probably stay there again in 2”
- • Couple
- • Superior Queen Room
- • Stayed 8 nights
눉Room 204 which we initially occupied was next to the guests laundry on the second floor which was noisy sometimes late at night and also was subject to noise from an adjacent restaurant which was noisy late almost every night. However we were very pleased that when our Room 203 was due to be cleaned with the bed linen etc replaced and we asked at Reception if we could please move to a quieter room our request was agreed to and we moved to room 214 which was similar size etc but on the other side of the corridor and quiet.
눇The staff were friendly and helpful. Also Breakfast which was included in the tariff and was self-serve in what I think would have been the Dining room on the first floor of what is now the Heritage part of the hotel, and opened on to the veranda over-looking the streets intersection below was very pleasant and convivial mingling with other hotel guests and the hotel attendant on duty.
June 1, 2017

Anonymous
Australia
10

“Good time”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 6 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉One day my room was not attended too there was a safe in the room but did not have lock on it so I couldn't use it. The pool was too cold for this time of year
눇I liked the location and the room was very comfortable breakfast was great and I like the view over the balcony looking down the street mall at breakfast time the pool was nice and private but a bit too cold I enjoyed my swim anyway

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