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Great Northern Hotel

69 Abbott St, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
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Great Northern Hotel
Ranked #73 of 79 hotels in Cairns
3.0 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
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New Zealand
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2010

The beds were incredibly uncomfortable, not that you'll be sleeping much anyway; the air conditioning makes one hell of a racket at night and that's not even when it's turned on in your room! Without it on, the rooms are stiflingly hot, which could in part be due to the lack of windows to allow movement of air. Maybe if... More

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Gold Coast
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 January 2009

I stayed here for two nights while on business. I found the staircase a bit daunting dragging a suitcase up it but the man on the reception counter was quite friendly and willingly answered any questions I had. My room was very roomy and clean. However no view really. The air-con was already on - which was a nice relief... More

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Lausanne, Switzerland
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2008

I have stayed there for several nights while on business in Cairns. Then I went for a liveaboard diving trip and planned to come back for a night. When I've seen how it was I considered cancelling but was too lazy. What can I say other they were so incredibly unhelpful and rude, and I'm not fussy. The details are... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 July 2008
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At the beginning I thought it would be a good and basic hotel, but it was not. The best thing is the location (very central), but the are very unkind. They did not make our room the last day (no towels, no shampoo no soap). We had breakfast included but it was not as they say (very poor breakfast). Indeed... More

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Townsville, Qld
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 June 2008
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I booked a room online and requested and early check in. Nobody got back to me, in hind sight i should have called to check. We arrived at the hotel and there was absolutely no way this man was going to let us check in early. Even though there was a vacancy sign up and we did have a booking... More

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London
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43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 July 2007

We choose this hotel as it was very well priced for a hotel at $85 per night and we were able to negotiate a discount for staying more nights. the accomodation was roomy and quiet and they showed different fils each night in the rooms. Their was also a washing machine and dryer available for use, which only cost a... More

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Cambridge
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79 helpful votes 79 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2007

I only stayed here one night, so won't write a detailed review, but was generally very happy with my stay. I had booked originally to stay at the Golden Sands out at Yorkey's Knob, which offered very pleasant self-contained apartments not far from a splendid beach, but the bus from there ran about once an hour, and took abut 45... More

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Frankfurt, Germany
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 September 2011
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69 Abbott St, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
Price range (per night):* INR3,490 - 5,179

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