My husband and I stayed in the upstairs studio in Oct 2011. We loved our time there, and was the best thing we did in North Queensland.

The accommodation is very clean and comfortable, and great value for money, especially because it is self-contained. The bathroom (with spa bath) and deck in particular were our favourites.

The location is fantastic - far nicer than staying in Cairns. The rainforest is beautiful and an easy 20 minute walk from the accommodation is a stunning rainforest pool you can swim in - paradise! It is an easy drive to Cairns, the northern beaches and Port Douglas. Lake Placid (part of the Barron River) is only 5 minutes drive away also, and should not be missed.

Jon and Laura were the perfect hosts. We usually stay in hotels and enjoy the anonymity, but Jon and Laura were never intrusive, and so helpful. Their suggestions of restaurants, cafes and walks meant we could get away from the tourist traps and have some amazing experiences. The cafe at the Cairns Botanical Gardens and the walk we took along the Kuranda Railway are just two examples.

We are looking forward to returning to Cairns and staying at the Rainforest Studios again.

We stayed with Jon & Laura in April and had a ball. We had the ground floor studio and found it extremely comfortable and well appointed. The verandah is ideal for breakfast with the birds and happy hour in the lush surrounds is just something else. Traveling time to Cairns city centre is only 20 mins but everything we needed was at nearby Smithfield and Redlynch. Some great restaurants in the surrounding suburbs so no real need to travel into the city. Skyrail and Freshwater train station are just a few minutes away. There are excellent rainforest walking tracks right out the front door in the World Heritage rainforest and beautiful Stoney Creek is a 2 min walk away with lots of lovely little pools for cooling down in. We can't recommend the studios highly enough and Jon & Laura are fab hosts.

Great hospitality, beautiful apartment, with stunning views from your own baclony, nearby splendid walktrail along your "own backyard" creek...a little paradise nearby Cairns.

The Cairns Rainforest Studios is well appointed upstairs downstairs wooden tree top type of accommodation, attached to a private residence. The location is a good 30 mins out of central Cairns and very close to the Kuranda Sky Rail. We had the upstairs spa suite which was very well appointed, clean and comfortable with a balcony overlooking the surrounding tree tops. Unfortunately, the owners Laura and Jon were currently not in residence, however, Fluer, and Bauke were looking after the place and were great hosts. This accommodation suited us perfectly it was quite, private, and within the Kuranda rainforest area which is beautiful. Our hosts were perfect, they left us to ourselves, but were always on hand if we needed anything and very helpful when we required it. You will need to organise transport to get to the location, but once there it is easy to navigate your way around by car and there is parking on site out the front of the cabin. We found the laundry facilities a great bonus and the spa a relaxing treat at the end of a long day exploring the great things Cairns had on offer. The only concern was the light in the stair case outside, it wasn't very bright and worried us a bit coming up and down the stairs at night. There were a couple of small maintenance issues that couldn't be fixed at the time, one in particular such as the ongoing running of a toilet all night was a bit bothersome. Overall it was a great property for a great price in a superb location. Would highly recommend it.