Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort
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Property Information:
57-89 Grafton Street, Cairns
Gilligan's Backpackers Hotel and Resort Cairns is the ultimate experience in backpackers hotel accommodation and leisure which will forever change your view of budget travel. Gilligan's is a purpose built backpackers resort located in the city centre of magnificent Cairns, Far North Queensland, the stepping off point to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. Gilligan's offers a blend of traditional backpacker accommodation (with a few added comforts) plus three and a half star hotel rooms.
As a Gilligan's guest you can play beach volleyball, laze in the pool, sample local cuisine, sip cocktails, shop, browse over local produce markets, catch up with friends over the Internet, cook a barbecue, or dance the night away - all without leaving this holiday haven. And when it’s time to explore further a field, the absolute CBD location means you’re just a few minutes walk to Cairns’ waterfront lagoon, shopping centres, galleries, restaurants and nightclubs. Holidaying has never looked so good!
Sip cocktails in the pool, Try your agility at beach volleyball, Browse over market stalls or experience total relaxation with a spa and massage. Perhaps you’d like to try all of that … and you can, without leaving your holiday haven at Gilligan’s Backpackers Hotel and Resort.
Gilligan's activities and amenities include:- Tour Desk & Internet Café
- 24-hour reception
- Gilligan's Mall through to the bar and reception area
- Rusty's Mall through to retail shops and Rusty's Markets
- Lobby shop
- Open-air beer hall
- Mezzanine bar
- Beach volleyball courts
- Spa and massage area
- Gaming area
- Guest laundry
- Resort-style swimming pool with waterfall
- Communal lounge rooms and kitchens
- 10 x 6 metre screen outdoors and 6 x 4 metre screens indoors
Beer Deck: live entertainment on the deck Thursday to Sundays, watch all the big sporting events on the biggest outdoor screen in Cairns.
Beer Hall: big name acts & shows every month previous acts have included; Screaming Jets, Jimmy Barnes, The Superjesus, Robbee Williams Tribute Show and Guest DJ's. World's smallest Bungy Jumping every Monday night, live bands every Tuesday Saturday & Sundays, DJ entertainment every-night.
Pure Bar Nightclub - Open every Friday to Sunday from 10.00pm with DJ Gus and the latest dance hits.
Accommodation Information:
- Airconditioning
- Bunk Bed
- Double Bed
- Single Bed, Heating
- Insect screens
Deluxe Hotel Suites: For those seeking a bit more comfort and privacy, their three-and-a-half star hotel rooms are complete with private bar fridge, television and lounge... yet still carry a budget price tag on a twin or double occupancy. Configurations can be made up of King size double or two king singles.
Dorm Beds: Gilligan’s offers 4 and 6 bed dorm rooms. All with air-conditioning, ensuites and king-sized single beds and most rooms have balconies. The ensuites can be used three ways (doors separating the shower, toilet and vanity) so there’s none of the difficulties regularly experienced with too few communal facilities.
Location Information:
Located between Sheridan & Grafton streets, in the midst of Cairns' Central Business District, Gilligan's is the ideal base from which to explore the beautiful Far North. From Gilligan's, it's an easy stroll around Cairns' inner-city streets lined with art & photographic galleries, shops, cafes & eateries.
By night, this area comes alive with cocktail bars, nightclubs, regular concerts or National Basketball League games at the Cairns Convention Centre & diverse restaurants offering everything from the finest international a-la-carte dining to fresh local seafood. The inner-city is also home to one of the city's newest & most popular attractions - the magnificent Cairns Esplanade Lagoon lined with sandy beaches, lush grassed areas & picnic tables.
Things you can do:- BBQ Party
- Beach Combing
- Boating
- Fine Dining
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Swimming
- Walking
- City Sightseeing
- Movie Nights
- Party Nights
