Cairns
holiday apartments are great places to stay.
They are most
often somewhere
central, in large highriser buildings, and with nice large balconies
with good views.
They are self contained and often
have full
kitchens with everything you need, and
they have at least one bedroom, but often more.
They are not cheap, but if you share the price with more people, like
a two bedroom apartment with another couple, the price actually works
out
quite good.
Most of the ones below
are on
the Esplanade, or the streets right
behind it, with a short stroll to everywhere in the city centre.
Apartments on
the
Esplanade
Esplanade
Apartments
This is one of the many luxury accommodation on the Esplanade.
Fully
equipped kitchen, ensuit bathroom, balcony with top views over the
harbour and the Esplanade.
Cairns Esplanade is excellent, with a
swimming lagoon, BBQs, and great walking tracks and exercise
stations.
Cairns
Luxury
Apartments
This complex is located in the Cairns
Marina area, very nicely with the
Esplanade to the west and the Marina and yacht harbour to the east.
They have
luxury rooms with some great views from the private balconies.
There is
also a restaurant and a bar in the complex.
Coral
Towers Holiday Suites
Coral Towers is located on the Cairns
waterfront in
the north
western end of the Esplanade.
It has spacious self contained
apartments with TVs, DVD players, internet and kitchenettes with
mini bars and microwaves. There is a
swimming pool, a spa, massage and beauty service, and tour desk,
laundry
and parking.
Harbour
Lights Cairns
Harbour Lights has a very nice location right on the Marina at the start
of the Esplanade. Everything is very close from here - casino, city
centre, Lagoon and the Esplanade walking track.
It has studio rooms
and one and two bedroom self contained apartments with fridges, mini
bars, safes and flat screen TVs.
North
Cove Waterfront Suites
North Cove Waterfront has luxury apartments with fully equipped
kitchens including granite
benchtops and dishwashers; timber furniture, Austar cable
television, private laundry; and the main bedrooms have a private
balcony and ensuite bathroom.
Suites have an own private balcony, or
outdoor area.
Waterfront
Terraces Apartments
As the name says, this complex is at the waterfront in Cairns, on
the Esplanade.
There are 22 one and two bedroom apartments with
kitchenettes, private bathrooms, internet connection, air conditioning
and private balconies.
Waters
Edge Apartments
Waters Edge is a luxury five star complex on the Esplanade.
It has three bedroom
apartments with fully equipped kitchens, plasma TVs, broadband
internet,
and large balconies to enjoy the ocean views.
There are two swimming
pools, BBQ areas with sundecks, undercover parking and security
entrance.
One Block
Back from the Esplanade - Abbott and Lake Streets
Best
Western Central Plaza
Best Western Central Plaza is located in the
Lake Street,
one block back from the beach front, towards the Esplanade's western
end.
It
is still a very good location with only a short stroll to the city
centre.
Lake
Street
Apartments
This complex is one street back from the Esplanade,
still walking distance to
the beach.
They have one and two room apartments as well as hotel
rooms.
Stylish interior and large balconies. 4.5 star.
Pool and BBQ in
the tropical gardens with palm trees.
Cairns
Queenslander Apartments
Cairns Queenslander is in Lake Street, one block back from the
Esplanade.
The rooms have kitchenettes with a fridge, coffee and tea making
facilities, a microwave oven and a TV.
In the complex there is a
swimming pool, a bar and a
restaurant, a tour desk and off street parking.
Edge
Apartments
The Edge is located in north Cairns, one block back from the northern
end
of the Esplanade.
These 4 star individually decorated and furnished
apartments have balconies, digital TVs, wireless internet, cordless
phones and kitchens with all equipment.
There are two swimming pools, BBQs and parking.
Il
Palazzo Apartments
Il Palazzo is located one block back from the Esplanade.
They have
a
variety of options of rooms with kitchen facilities, mini bars, satellite TVs,
internet access and ensuite baths.
There is a restaurant, a swimming
pool, and a massage and beauty service.
Park
Regis Piermonde Apartments
Park Regis is in Lake
Street near the Reef Casino.
It has fully furnished
apartments with spacious living areas, CD and
DVD players, cable and satellite TVs, as well as fully equipped
kitchens. There is a massage and beauty centre, an outdoor swimming
pool and a spa.
Reef
Gateway Apartments
Reef Gateway is located in Lake
Street,
one block back from the Esplanade.
Apartments have kitchenettes, cable TVs, internet facilites, phones and
fax machines, and laundry facilities.
Away from traffic noise
in the back yard is a spa, a saltwater pool and BBQs.
Two Blocks
Back - McLeod Street
Cairns
Central Plaza Apartments
Cairns Central Plaza is situated on the corner of Aplin and McLeod
Streets, five
blocks back from the beachfront on the Esplanade,
but still walking distance
(across the road from the Cairns Central).
Four stars, they have fully
self contained one and two room apartments.
Three Blocks back - Grafton
and Digger
Streets
City
Plaza Apartments Cairns
City Plaza is located two blocks back from the Esplanade on
Digger Street.
There are modern, self contained one and two bedroom
apartments with large living areas, a gourmet kitchen and large
balconies.
In the complex there are a BBQ area, a spa and a swimming
pool.
Getaways
on Grafton
Getaways of Grafton is located three blocks back from the Esplanade,
close to the city centre. Their two bedroom apartments have large fully
equipped kitchens and living areas, large open balconies, and in the
complex there are a swimming pool and a spa, BBQs and a tour desk,
parking and laundry services.
Reef
Palms Apartments
Reef Palms is on Digger Street in North
Cairns, two
blocks back
from the Esplanade. There are 42 studio apartments with kitchen
facilities, queen sized beds, private balconies and safes.
In the
landscaped gardens there is a spa and a swimming pool.
Villa
Vaucluse Apartments
Villa Vaucluse is on Grafton
Street, three blocks back from the Esplanade.
Rooms contain kitchenettes, cable / satellite TVs, private bathrooms
and direct dial phones. There's internet, safe deposit boxes, off
street parking and a swimming pool.
Five Blocks
Back - McLeod Street
Grosvenor
Apartments Cairns
Four blocks back from the beach front and the Esplanade, the
Grosvenor still is in a possible walking distance to the
city centre. They have hotel style rooms as well as large one
and two bedroom apartments.
There is a BBQ area, a spa and a swimming
pool.
Koala
Court Holiday Apartments
Koala Court is in McLeod
Street, four blocks back from the Esplanade
in Cairns, not quite minutes away from the Pier and the Cairns Central,
but
still in a walkable distance.
They have one, two and three bedroom self
contained apartments.
Royal
Palm Villas
Royal Palms is located in McLeod
Street, four
blocks back
from the Esplanade. There are 16 one bedroom fully self contained
apartments in lush tropical gardens complete with a waterfall and a
saltwater swimming pool. There are BBQ facilities next to the swimming
pool; and off-street parking.
Tradewinds
McLeod Apartments
As
the name says, the Tradewinds is in McLeod
Street, four blocks from
the beachfront. It has two bedroom apartments with fully equipped
kitchenettes, laundries, separate living and dining areas and private
balconies / patio areas. There is a swimming pool, BBQ and
entertainment area, and internet.
Eastern City
- around Spence Street
Clarendon
On Spence
Clarendon On Spence is in the eastern parts of the city centre on
Spence Street.
They have two and three room apartments with large
living areas and bedrooms, kitchens, spas and large open balconies.
In
the complex
are also a pool and
an undercover parking.
Il
Centro
Apartments
Il Centro is located in northeastern
central Cairns close to the
Convention Centre.
The units have fully equipped kitchens, ensuit
bathrooms, large balconies with views, and in-room laundry facilities.
The resort has a BBQ and gazebo, a swimming pool and a spa.
Near
Cairns
Central
Comfort
Inn
Cairns Apartments
Comfort Inn has affordable one and two bedroom apartments west of
Cairns Central Shopping
Centre.
The rooms have TVs, kitchenettes with
fridges, microwaves and tea and coffee making facilities. There is a
bar, a restaurant, a swimming pool, laundry, parking and a tour desk.
Inn
Cairns Boutique
Inn Cairns Boutique is located very centrally in the
City Place
just next
to
the Orchid Plaza shopping archade.
The apartments have fully equipped
kitchens, modern living areas, ensuite bathrooms, TVs and internet. In
the complex there is a bar, a restaurant, a swimming pool, a spa, a gym
and a fitness room.
Southern
Cross Atrium Apartments
Southern Cross Atrium is located near Cairns
Central Shopping Centre. Rooms have
kitchenettes, TVs, DVD players, phones and in-room safes. There is
internet, room service, laundry services, a swimming pool,
a massage
and beauty centre, sauna, spa, a fitness room and parking.
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