I spent 5 nights in one of the Motel rooms here with my girlfriend in August 2011 because it was the nicest-looking hotel we could find in our price range. The room was very nice with air con and ceiling fan, ensuite shower, fridge, kettle toaster but no crockery or cutlery. Everything seemed very clean and comfortable. The pool was nice, too; not the biggest, but it did have sun loungers and communal barbeques surrounding it. The free in-house movies were quite decent too. There is a computer with internet in reception where you can pay $2 for half an hour, but be warned reception closes mid-evening; after that you can pay for the wireless hotspot but it seems quite expensive and we didn't get signal in our room.

Obviously the main problem with this hotel is the location. Buses do stop outside the door but only come every 20-30mins so I'd recommend checking the timetable in advance to avoid missing one. Most day trips (reef, Karunda, etc.) will pick you up from reception, but because you're so far out you'll normally be the first in a long line of pickups, meaning early starts and a long (though relatively interesting) bus journey.

The staff here are phenomenally helpful and friendly. Keryn, one of the owners, took a real interest in our time in Cairns and helped us to make all of our plans - giving us maps of the city and beyond, recommending a great reef company, organising our trip to Karunda and sorting out a car and route for our day exploring the Atherton Tablelands.

As long as you don't mind being dependant on public transport/shuttles/hire cars, I would definitely recommend this hotel for a comfortable low-cost base in Cairns.

This location has both Apartments and standard Hotel rooms. We snapped up the hotel room for an absolute steal ($65 per night) and at that price we were not expecting much. True, this site is a good 6 kms out of Cairns Central and it is only a short distance off the highway so it not gonna be your cuppa tea if you are without a car or looking to stroll home after a few frothies in the city. But if you can score a tidy deal it is well worth it with ample on site free parking, friendly hosts, lovely swimming pool and private rooms. Would reccommend to the highly budget conscious traveller or backpacker in need of respite from sleeping in a van

We stayed here with 2 children under 5 and a 14yr old. The apartment was excellent with all amenities one would need for a very comfortable stay. From the moment we first arrived we found ALL the staff very friendly and helpful, The management and staff were there to assist with any questions we had and assisted with all enquiries. They even put the 'teddies' the children had, on the pillows when they cleaned the rooms and changed the linnen, it is the small things that count. Also noted a birthday from drivers licences and said ''HAPPY Birthday'' wow that is going the extra step.

Yes the apartments are a little out of town, but buses stop at the front door. (We had a hire car so made life very easy for us). The owners are warm and friendly and extremely helpful. We had a 2 bdrm apartment and it was huge. All facilities in room (cook, wash, dry etc) and two bathrooms. The only downside was there are no fly screens on the windows, however, we always take mozzie coils/plug ins with us on hols so were prepared for this. Our room faced the main road into Cairns but with the windows closed, we didn't hear any noise (I think the windows are double glazed). As a family travelling with our 11 yr old son, I would return to these apartments again before some of the others we stayed in further north.