lets be frank, you dont come to cairns to sit in a hotel, you come to see the great barrier reef, and the national parks!

we were not looking for luxury just somewhere clean, and after some of the hotels we have stayed in during our trip in australia this ticked all the boxes.

big clean rooms, fresh towels and sheets, old style air conditioning, fridge (only ice size freezer), toaster, kettle and microwave (downside with our room had to wash up in bathroom sink), decent size shower/bathroom kingsize bed (was very hard and was 2 singles joined together). some of the lights needed replacing and some of the decor could be updated, rough around the edges but it was clean and comfortable. i wouldn't stay here for a "hotel resort" holiday as it is close to the road so not very relaxing by the pool but if you want somewhere quiet to sleep at night and keep your bags in the day while you get out and experience cairns/reef and further this is perfect around $60 a night, but ask for weekly deals and check wotif.com we got a great deal but i wouldnt be happy to pay full price. there is a great BBQ area although not under-cover and a laundry which you can do washing in for $3 a load.
i would also say this if you have a car or you are planning to hire then this is a good option as it is about 15min drive from the centre/esplanade but it is not so great if you have no transport as taxis vary ridiculously in price and buses are not much fun to wait for. the local IGA is a 10min walk if that (also Mcdonalds and a few takeaways) although i wouldn't rely on it as it is limited in supply and overpriced the woolies and coles further up is a better option.

we had a car accident on the way up and got delayed by 5 days, we called and they let us change our booking at no extra cost so we didnt loose any days, we found the reception very friendly and gave us lots of info on great trips to take on the reef lovely people!