Caravella Backpackers

Property building, Day, People, Pool view, Swimming pool, Swimming pool, sunbed

4.1 / 5.0

Excellent(139 Ratings)

Hostel in Cairns

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

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About this hostel

Ideally located in the scenic and quieter area of the Esplanade- away from the noise of the clubs, bars and traffic- but only an easy 10 minute walk to the main attractions, the Pier and Cairns City center.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Beachfront or waterfront

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Cairns

Nearby attractions

Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

35.7 mi

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway

11.1 mi

The Australian Armour And Artillery Museum

10.9 mi

Babinda Boulders

48.5 mi

Available Rooms

1 Double • 215 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Double or 2 Single • 215 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 215 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Single • 215 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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Caravella Backpackers

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4.1 / 5.0

Excellent(139 Ratings)

Hostel in Cairns

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hostel

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Beachfront or waterfront

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Cairns

Nearby attractions

Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

35.7 mi

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway

11.1 mi

The Australian Armour And Artillery Museum

10.9 mi

Babinda Boulders

48.5 mi

Available Rooms

1 Double • 215 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Double or 2 Single • 215 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 215 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Single • 215 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

4.1 / 5.0

Excellent(139 Ratings)

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4.0 / 5.0

Oct 2024

great location. friendly staff

easy checkin and checkout as I arrived after hours and left early

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2024

Fantastic would stay again!

Easy location, helpful staff, very accommodating. Upgraded our room so we could be with our family.

Nice to use the kitchen and pool.

2.5 / 5.0

May 2022

Effective as a place to sleep after adventuring all day.

Location is great, right on the Esplanade - easy to walk around town. Suitable crash pad for those on holiday who will spend all day adventuring and need somewhere to put their things and sleep. The food joint right outside is brilliant!

At the time of writing, they are struggling with staffing. In my case, this meant I couldn't utilize the stated 'free airport shuttle', the hostel was unstaffed most of the time (no organizing tours etc), there was an issue with my booking...etc. They are doing a great job despite these circumstances, but anyone contemplating booking should know this. My room also had the unshakeable smell of mold :|

1.5 / 5.0

Apr 2022

Poor

Good price and location. Very friendly staff.

When we arrived the room looked clean but we soon realised there were many cockroaches all around. We found several cockroaches even in the bedsheets and under the mattress of the double bed. We ended up sleeping together in the single bed. Bedsheets, blankets and towels were smelly and not very clean. We tried to open one of the jalousie windows but the glasses fell out of the frame and broke down into many pieces. In the morning the staff kindly moved us to a nicer room upstairs where we didn't spot many cockroaches but towels, bedsheets and blankets still didn't seem very clean. The food place in the hostel premises next to the reception looked very dirty and was extremely smelly, even when it was closed at night. We were for sure attracted by the good price and perhaps we trusted the reviews on Booking too much or our expectations were much higher than those of backpackers in Cairns.

5.0 / 5.0

Apr 2022

loved it. would 100% go back

Room and pool

kitchen had dead bugs everywhere

3.5 / 5.0

Mar 2022

They were with low staff but they always keeped in touch buy telephone call or message, so I really appreciate it.

good choice if your looking for a place with excelente location and low price.

could be more amenities such as, extra toilet paper, and steam iron.

3.0 / 5.0

Mar 2022

Pleasant

not too far from centre

aircon only works in bedroom and not very well our room was unbearably hot and we couldn’t leave it on to cool down as aircon attached to a key. would not recommend to stay on a hot day. place needs some TLC

0.5 / 5.0

Feb 2022

Bad

Book a shuttle bus didn't turn up, lucky to have a side gate code front door never open, office staff non existing, same tangents surly y inviting .

Staff presents

5.0 / 5.0

Jan 2022

Great

It is good lactation great price and staff

0.5 / 5.0

Dec 2021

Bad

Nothing I still haven’t been refunded for the money I put in

Rude staff

2.0 / 5.0

Dec 2021

Disappointing

Although it was within opening hours thereception was unattended when I attempted to check out. The phones weren’t answered. I tried several times between 9:00 and 11:00am on the Monday. The outside bins were overflowing and stinky. The kitchen was dirty. My room was rudimentary and looked okay at first glance but a closer inspection showed it to be quite dirty and dusty. The Caravella

5.0 / 5.0

Nov 2021

My stay far exceeded my expectations..!

Right on the Cairns Esplanade with a lovely clean pool, a large room, aircon, laundry facilities, kitchen & only a short walk to a bus route, to take you to Cairns City & Cairns Central, which is a large Shopping Centre where the trains for Brisbane & Kuranda Railway arrive & leave. Buy a multi ride ticket from the local Bus company to fully enjoy your time in Cairns. Thanks to Zenon (the host) for a most enjoyable stay. Also to "Bagus" the Indonesian restaurant at the entrance of Caravella, who serve the most yummy food.!!

Nothing.!

5.0 / 5.0

Oct 2021

Exceptional

We were overwhelmed with the manager going above and beyond for our situation.

5.0 / 5.0

Oct 2021

Exceptional

Very large room with own bathroom. Having a little fridge in the room was also great. Located right on the Esplanade, just a 10 min walk to the night market area, so it is out of the hustle of the main Esplanade area. Hostel common areas light and open; very quiet.

Nothing.

0.5 / 5.0

Oct 2021

Bad

Nothing the place was disgusting.

It smelt so bad, cockroaches everywhere, the aircon didnt work, it felt dusgusting did not enjoy this place at all. And it felt dirty.

2.5 / 5.0

Oct 2021

I would only stay at this backpackers if I was really desperate for accommodation.

The room was clean.

There was no staff available when we needed them. The combination email wasn't sent when we were told it would be. There were window slats missing in the bathroom, meaning there was no privacy and I needed to put a towel up at the window.

2.5 / 5.0

Oct 2021

Passable

The location is excellent and the staff were friendly.

The room had an awful smell in it upon arrival (musty/urine) and the towels provided were old and smelled terrible as well. The bathroom could have been much cleaner.

2.0 / 5.0

Oct 2021

Wouldn't recommend or stay again

The rest of the room was clean floors, no dust, fridge, bathroom overall ok. We did like the location as it was close to the places we needed to walked to (marina, Woolworths and restaurants) The aircon worked well. It was a cheap place to stay.

Unfortunately we weren't all that happy with our stay. First of all, we only found out after booking that the free airport shuttle doesn't run anymore. Which is fine but this is currently still advertised on booking.com as well as their actual website, so false advertisement! Secondly, even tho I assume towels, pillow cases and sheets were cleaned, both had stains on them which was not very pleasant. Also an old soap was left in the shower. The community kitchen is very poorly stocked, there is no cups, no spoons, no bowls (we had to buy everything at Woolies on day 2 as we had already bought our cereal and coffee, which we couldn't use) Then we were told the reception our are 7am till 3pm which wasn't the case it was literally just not open at all. We left for day tours every morning at 7.15am only to have a voice mail at around 10am to come to reception to pay! In an email they then told us reception hours are 9am-11am, but even on our checkout day at 9:30am NO ONE was at reception for us to check out.

3.0 / 5.0

Oct 2021

Caravella 149 is an old-style backpacker. It still has charms and a good location.

The room was an old style yet it was clean and spacious. The air conditioning was a nice treat. There was a fridge in the room. We had a reasonably comfortable bed and it was sized as in the advertising for the reservation. There was a small table and a sofa in the room as well. The swimming pool was well-kept. Staff were painting the hostel to freshen the look.

They provided a table with only one chair, although the room was set up to accommodate 3 people. Covid caused some disappointments (no fault of Caravellas) - no staff at front desk on weekends, no tour desk for bookings and we were hoping for more socializing but the hostel was very quiet.

3.5 / 5.0

Sep 2021

Good

No reception for guest enquires etc

3.5 / 5.0

Sep 2021

Basic hostel but good price

The staff was super kind, helpful and gave us meal deals and an upgrade on the room. Very appreciated. The room was very big and there was everything inside (hairdryer, little soap). Wifi with good speed. Good value for money and location is great.

The 2 kitchens were not equipped enough e were a bit dirty. The room was nice but the bed a bit uncomfortable. The whole hostel seemed not looked after. The shower had low water pressure and the walls were thin so we could hear people from the other room.

5.0 / 5.0

Sep 2021

Great location good price and nice place.

Location, location, location.

Nothing

4.0 / 5.0

Aug 2021

Great affordable accommodation option.

Great affordable accommodation fairly close to esplanade and major attractions!

It would've been good if room had tv.

4.5 / 5.0

Aug 2021

Easily the best backpackers in cairns,everything is great anout this place!!!I also left my glasses behind and they were

Everything

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2021

Great Budget Accommodation

Clean, comfortable beds, plenty of room. Great Restaurant directly opposite and waterfront and park. Also great food available from Restaurant at front of property but not open every night.

All power points not operating and night manager a little reluctant to deal with it when we arrived at night and suggested he would sort it in the morning but we explained we needed power then and he did make necessary calls and all was fine within 15 mins.

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Cairns?

The average price for a rental in Cairns is R 3,134 per night. This rental is R 1,770 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hostel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Caravella Backpackers. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hostel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Caravella Backpackers. Enjoy the water!

Is Caravella Backpackers pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hostel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Caravella Backpackers?

We found 12 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and smoking allowed.

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Hostel in Cairns

Reasons to book

About this hostel

Amenities

Map of Cairns

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Cairns?

Is parking included with this hostel?

Is there a pool at this hostel?

Is Caravella Backpackers pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Caravella Backpackers?

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