Name: Mad Monkey Backpackers Waterfront
Address: 93A Esplanade, 4870 Cairns, Australia, 93A Esplanade, Queensland, 4870, Australia
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $12 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.6

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Hostel Mad Monkey Backpackers Waterfront

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93A Esplanade, 4870 Cairns, Australia – Excellent location – show map

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*8.0* Cairns Regional Gallery: only 3 minutes away! (800 feet by foot)

Cairns City Library: only 2 minutes away! (550 feet by foot)

*9.1* Cairns Esplanade: only 3 minutes away! (650 feet by foot)

*9.1* Cairns Esplanade Lagoon: only 3 minutes away! (650 feet by foot)

*7.9* Cairns Night Markets: only 2 minutes away! (300 feet by foot)

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Very friendly staff, excellent location, free breakfast

Martijn

Netherlands

Free breakfast. There is bathroom in the room. Quiet hostel. Nobody make noisy in the night.

Akemi

Japan

It is very convenient if you are staying a couple nights. We used the laundry facility a couple times, and the shared bathroom/shower seemed clean enough. The card access system seems quite secure. It's also not very loud (at least when I visited).

Marcel

United States of America

It has a good location, decents beds, and there are lockers in the room. The happy tours desk just at the door was also good

Marisa

Mexico

Friendly staff; cleanliness, convenience, prime location.

Khiem

United States of America

The place looks really cool for backpackers, and the staff was really nice and lovely.

Nir

Israel

All the facilities. The yummy breakfast. Helpful staff. The location was perfect.

Prerana

Australia

The location was in the middle of the night market and the reef terminal, and esplanade. There were supermarkets and convenience stores near by. We could walk to everything in close parameter!! Stayed in the private queen room and it was very comfortable we would stay again!

Rina

United States of America

Great location, friendly atmosphere, good facilities

Claire

Australia

Great location, friendly staff. Rather clean for a backpacker place.

Anthony

Netherlands

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9.6

Excellent location!
Highly rated for:
Very clean bathrooms
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Very comfy beds
Highly rated for:
Very comfy beds
Highly rated for:
Very clean bathrooms
Highly rated for:
Very comfy beds
Highly rated for:
Very comfy beds
Highly rated for:
Very comfy beds
Highly rated for:
Very comfy beds
Highly rated for:
Very comfy beds
Highly rated for:
Very comfy beds
Highly rated for:
Very comfy beds
Highly rated for:
Very clean bathrooms

What guests loved the most:
“Very friendly staff, excellent location, free breakfast”

Martijn Netherlands
“Free breakfast. There is bathroom in the room. Quiet hostel. Nobody make noisy in the night.”

Akemi Japan
“It is very convenient if you are staying a couple nights. We used the laundry facility a couple times, and the shared bathroom/shower seemed clean enough. The card access system seems quite...”

Marcel United States of America
“It has a good location, decents beds, and there are lockers in the room. The happy tours desk just at the door was also good”

Marisa Mexico
“Friendly staff; cleanliness, convenience, prime location.”

Khiem United States of America
“The place looks really cool for backpackers, and the staff was really nice and lovely.”

Nir Israel
“All the facilities. The yummy breakfast. Helpful staff. The location was perfect.”

Prerana Australia
“The location was in the middle of the night market and the reef terminal, and esplanade. There were supermarkets and convenience stores near by. We could walk to everything in close parameter!!”

Rina United States of America
“Great location, friendly atmosphere, good facilities”

Claire Australia
“Great location, friendly staff. Rather clean for a backpacker place.”

Anthony Netherlands

One of our best sellers in Cairns! Providing free WiFi and barbecue facilities, Mad Monkey Backpackers Waterfront offers accommodations in Cairns, 2,300 feet from Cairns Convention Center. The property is located a 3-minute walk from The Center of Contemporary Arts and 650 feet from Cairns Regional Gallery. Local points of interest like The Cairns Civic Theater and Cairns Rainforest Dome are both reachable within a 9-minute walk.

All dorm rooms are fitted with an ensuite.

A buffet breakfast is available each morning at the property.

Cairns Base Hospital is 0.7 mi from the hostel. Cairns Airport is 3.1 mi away.

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

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

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Mad Monkey Backpackers Waterfront has been welcoming Booking.com guests since Oct 1, 2017

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Free WiFi

Airport shuttle

Non-smoking rooms

24-hour front desk

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Laundry

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Located in the top-rated area in Cairns, this property has an excellent location score of 9.6!

Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

Breakfast Info

Buffet

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Guests consistently rate the WiFi as excellent

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Max adults: 1	Bed in 14-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Bathroom 1 bunk bed	Show prices
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Max adults: 1	Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Bathroom 1 bunk bed	Show prices
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Max adults: 2	Double Room with Shared Bathroom 1 full bed	Show prices
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Max adults: 1	Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room with Bathroom 1 twin bed	Show prices
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Area Info

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Closest Landmarks *

Cairns Night Markets
0.1 miles
Cairns City Library
0.1 miles
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
0.1 miles
Cairns Esplanade
0.1 miles
The Center of Contemporary Arts
0.1 miles
Cairns Regional Gallery
0.1 miles
The Cairns Museum
0.2 miles
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre
0.2 miles
Cairns Family Court
0.2 miles
Cairns Marlin Marina
0.3 miles

Restaurants & Markets *

La Pizza Restaurant
0 miles
Courtyard Cafe/Bar
0 miles
IGA Supermarket
0 miles
Night Market Market
0.1 miles

Closest Airports *

Cairns Airport
3.2 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Staff were friendly and helpful, kitchen was very clean, lots of events organised through the week, great location, room was a good size and towels were provide...”

Claire

Australia

8.3

“Short walk to esplanade, friendly staff an nice brakfest”

Geert

Netherlands

7.9

“Close to the city. very friendly staffs and very helpful . free breakfast every day. ”

Sasha

Australia

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Check-in

2:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card at check-in

Check-out

7:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Children & Beds

Children not allowed.

There's no capacity for cribs at this property.

This property doesn't offer extra beds.

Age restriction

Check-in is only possible for guests between 18 and 35 years old

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Visa Mastercard Maestro Mad Monkey Backpackers Waterfront accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

The fine print

Guests are required to show valid photo ID (passport or driver's license) upon check-in.

The property cannot accept guests under the age of 18 years.

All guests must sign the property's Terms of Stay.

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

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.

“It is very convenient if you are staying a couple nights. We used the laundry facility a couple times, and the shared bathroom/shower seemed clean enough. The card access system seems quite secure. It's also not very loud (at least when I visited).”

“The location was in the middle of the night market and the reef terminal, and esplanade. There were supermarkets and convenience stores near by. We could walk to everything in close parameter!! Stayed in the private queen room and it was very comfortable we would stay again!”

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Reviewed: November 13, 2019

Amir
Australia
3.0

“I will not choose that place for my next trip”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 3 nights
When I was in the room it was like I'm in very high humid weather, the room's walls were wet all the time and this was a cause of not good smell in the room. I had no good sleep in 3 nights there.
The location was great.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: November 12, 2019

Claire
Australia
8.3

“Great location”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Room smelled very very damp, lots of ants in the shower, however it was cleaned regularly
Staff were friendly and helpful, kitchen was very clean, lots of events organised through the week, great location, room was a good size and towels were provided

Stayed in November 2019
Reviewed: November 10, 2019

Chris
Australia
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Backpacker doing washing at 2:00am wasn't the smartest thing to do but, bed was comfy. Not for the over40s.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: November 3, 2019

Yuanchao
China

3 helpful votes
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Cell phone signal is not good, wifi connection can not be used
The location is good, the atmosphere of the hotel is good, and the price is good. Toast, milk, tea and coffee start at 6 am, and pancakes and fruit and yogurt are served from 8 to 10 am.Meet a lot of handsome men and women, miss the opportunity to know, will consider checking in again

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 30, 2019

Martijn
Netherlands

2 helpful votes
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Impossible to keep bathroom floor dry, kitchen a bit small for so many rooms, cleaning was sometimes not performed (on time)
Very friendly staff, excellent location, free breakfast

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 30, 2019

Stewart
United Kingdom
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Kitchen could have been a little larger.
Staff and location were fantastic. Great place to meet people. Lots of freebies - breakfast (with pancakes!), airport shuttle, bike hire, the occasional dinner!

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 30, 2019

Steph
Jersey
6.0

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Ants in the kitchen, bathroom smelt of stale wee even though it was cleaned.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 29, 2019

Viktoria
Hungary
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Very noisy it was party till 3am on a Monday night we could not sleep at all! Nobody control these people there

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 27, 2019

Geert
Netherlands
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Arcon is right on your face when sleeping. Putting the arcon off and it become very hot inside
Short walk to esplanade, friendly staff an nice brakfest

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 22, 2019

Celine
France
5.8

Okay
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The beds are highly uncomfortable, there is no lifts and we had a lots of bags so not really easy and there is only one shower for the whole floor and it was freezing. The toilets and bathroom have open windows that cannot close and as we stayed at the beginning of the spring it was really cold!
Only the location. And the staff were nice

Stayed in September 2019
Reviewed: October 22, 2019

Salvador
Malaysia
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Katy the front desk, she was amazing, she had a very pleasing and welcoming vibe that made the trip amazing, i wouldn't say this hostel is the best of the best but it does provibe a good place to recover after a long journey. Simple place.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 21, 2019

Sasha
Australia
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Close to the city. very friendly staffs and very helpful . free breakfast every day.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 20, 2019

Anonymous
Germany

1 helpful vote
5.8

“Not the worst but definetly not the best hostel we have stayed in.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The house is build with Asbest and that was nowhere mentioned when we booked the hostel. The washmashine anf the dryer were very loud and we had the room next to it. We had a cockroach in our room. The room smelled musty.
The Breakfast was really good. The Location next to the ocean was really good.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 20, 2019

Sandra
Sweden
8.3

“Perfect location”
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The kitchen was not so clean people did not always do their dishes properly Only two toilets and two showers on the whole hostel made you have to stand in line a lot
Perfect location, there’s a free public pool/lagoon outside and boat trips are leaving 10 min walk away. The straff was very helpful with local tips and to have a Good talk with. There is a Happy tours just outside so don’t worry if you havent booked your trip to the great Barrier Reef before you arrive. Also fun activities at the hostel such as free bbq etc. Rooms were ok nothing special but tidy Good breakfast!

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 14, 2019

Anonymous
United States of America
9.2

“Great stay — clean, friendly people, good facilities, excellent location, but it is a hostel.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Construction on the property started by 6am every day we were there, and woke us up. Men walking on the metal roof above our ceiling, circular saws, loud talking outside our room. The bar was right outside our room and music could be a little loud until pretty late at night, even on nights the bar wasn’t scheduled to open.
Breakfast was great — especially well lead by Sarah, who welcomed us and made us feel at home immediately.

Stayed in October 2019

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