The Best Hotels for One Night in Cairns

Where to Stay for a One Day Trip

Cairns, Australia Cairns, Australia

If you're looking for a place to stay for a quick stopover, we've done the hard work for you with the best hotels for one night in Cairns, Australia. We've analyzed all of the hotels here based on key criteria to provide you with a list of where to stay for one night in Cairns. From affordable 3-star hotels to luxurious 5-star hotels, there's a room for everyone at an affordable rate for a single night. Each hotel offers top-notch amenities to ensure you have a comfortable and relaxing stay, with options for sightseeing and exploration nearby. You'll find some of the best restaurants in the area just a few steps from your hotel room, too. So, whether you're here for business or leisure, these hotels are the perfect place for your one-night stay. So, let's check out the best hotels below so you can decide where to stay for one night in Cairns.

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(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Shangri-La The Marina Cairns

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $181 (before taxes) - See All Prices
One of the Best Hotels for a One-Day Trip to Cairns
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Pierpoint Road, Shangri-La The Marina Cairns has great rooms from $181 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a casino, and a restaurant. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.5 km from the city center, one-night visitors will especially love a fitness center, snorkeling, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and mountain views at this comfortable hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Casino
  • Fitness center
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Beach
  • Golf


Kewarra Beach Resort & Spa

4-star Resort with prices starting at $121 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Your One-Night Stay in Cairns
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for one-night trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Kewarra Beach Resort & Spa which has nice rooms starting at $121. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, child care, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 9.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Kewarra Street. This relaxing hotel is also nice because it offers a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 17.8 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. It's also less than the average price for one-night trip hotels, so it's a great value.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
  • Beach
  • Golf


Holiday Inn Cairns Harbourside

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $92 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a Quick Stopover in Cairns
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Holiday Inn Cairns Harbourside to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $92. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 209-217 The Esplanade. You'll also find snorkeling, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care which travelers will love. And this terrific hotel is just 0.8 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Beach
  • Golf


Pullman Reef Hotel Casino

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $186 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Nice for a Short Stay in Cairns
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $186, Pullman Reef Hotel Casino, at 35-41 Wharf Street PO Box 7320 provides an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Visitors will really like this convenient hotel which also offers scuba diving, a bar, parking, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care. It's located just 1.7 km from the city center, too. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • City
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Golf


Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort

3-star Resort with prices starting at $94 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a Short One-Night Stay
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a water park, a restaurant, a fitness center, and snorkeling. The great rooms here start at $94 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 23-51 Anderson Road. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, outdoor tennis, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services, which is nice for one-night visitors. Just 6.2 km from the city center, this comfortable hotel is a terrific choice. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Water park
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Saltwater pool
  • Golf


Hilton Cairns

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $202 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great for a Quick Visit to Cairns

The great guest rating of Hilton Cairns is 7.80 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $202, and it's located at 34 Esplanade. We also love the parking, a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.6 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Beach
  • Golf


Alamanda Palm Cove by Lancemore

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $481 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Make the Most of Your One-Night Stay Here
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Alamanda Palm Cove by Lancemore because it has great rooms that start at $481. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and rooms with kitchens, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 1 Veivers Road. Only 21.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love child care, laundry services, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a game room at this terrific hotel. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry service
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
  • Beach
  • Golf


Cairns Plaza Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $152 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a One-Day Trip to Cairns
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Cairns Plaza Hotel offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, mountain views, and rooms with kitchenettes which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $152 (before taxes). It's located at Corner 145 Esplanade & Minnie Streets and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, city views, free parking, kids meals, and laundry facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.6 km from the city center.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Beach
  • Golf


Pacific Hotel Cairns

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $129 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for a 2-Day Trip to Cairns
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 43 The Esplanade, Pacific Hotel Cairns has great rooms from $129 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find mountain views, laundry services, kids meals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which one-night visitors will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 1.5 km from the center of town.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Golf


Cairns New Chalon

3-star Resort with prices starting at $71 (before taxes) - See All Prices
One of the Best Hotels for a One-Day Trip to Cairns
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Cairns New Chalon which has nice rooms starting at $71. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 7.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 702 Bruce Highway. Visitors will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, golf, a child pool, and free parking. It's located just 5.3 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Child pool
  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Saltwater pool
  • Golf


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How much do hotels for a one-night stay cost in Cairns?

Cairns Average One-Night Trip Hotel Price
$125

After analyzing 41 one-night trip hotels in Cairns, Australia, we found the average one-night trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $125. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic one-night trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Cairns.

The average prices of our suggested one-night trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $177
  • 4-star hotels: $111
  • 3-star hotels: $96
  • 2-star hotels: $48


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