The town is
small and there is not a huge amount of places, but there is at least one of
each: a
hotel and a motel, a backpacker hostel, bed and breakfast
accommodation, a resort and a caravan park.
And there are places
outside the town if you have your own transport.
Kuranda
Hotels
There
is at least one proper hotel (where you can stay as opposed to just a
pub) and it is the Kuranda Hotel Motel on Coondoo Street - in the end
of the street that is closest to the railway station.
It has a public bar and a
restaurant,
and it also has hotel rooms.
Kuranda
Resorts
There is one resort -
Kuranda Resort and Spa
- just
outside the town, on the main road between
Cairns and Mareeba.
And there is another one
that is not walking distance - the Cedar Park
Rainforest Resort further towards Mareeba along Clohesy River
Road.
Bed
and
Breakfasts
Bed
and breakfasts are always nice places to stay,
and in Kuranda they are extra cosy in the lush rainforest. There are at
least two in town.
Both are a
little bit away from the central streets
- one is south of the town, and the other one is just north.
Caravan
Park
There
is one caravan park. It is just outside
the town on Kuranda Heights Road, across the highway at the traffic
lights where the main road turns into Kuranda.
It
has powered and unpowered camping sites, cabins and units, and a swimming pool.
Kuranda
Backpackers
There is one backpackers hostel in the town, close to the railway station
on Barang Street.
Great location walking
distance to the markets and everything else in the town's
central streets. And there is another one in Kuranda Heights Road just
outside the town.
Places
around Kuranda There are
more places a bit
further from Kuranda.
You can stay at Speewah
Tavern,
Sunbird Cabins and a few
more bed and breakfasts in Speewah, and there is also more
camping at Valley View Bush Retreat near
Cedar Park
Rainforest Resort - turn into the Clohesy River Road.
Kuranda
Resorts
Below you
have the Kuranda resort accommodation.
The first
one is just outside
the town,
and closed for renovation
during 2014. The
second one is a good drive
west of the town, but a very nice
and friendly place. The thrid one is a private retreat in the western
outskirts of the town.
Kuranda
Resort and Spa
Aka Kuranda Resort and Spa, it is just outside the town, on Kennedy Highway.
It has
self contained apartments
and Balinese style villas.
In the complex there is a swimming pool, a
spa,
tennis courts and a fitness centre, a beauty room, and a bar and a
restaurant.
Cedar
Park Rainforest Resort
The Cedar Park
Rainforest Resort
is further away, definitely not in a walking
distance.
It has six individually
decorated
rooms with verandahs, mini bars and tea and coffee making facilities.
There is a spa, and a licensed bar and a restaurant.
The staff is very
nice and friendly.
Platypus
Springs Rainforest Retreat
This
is not a real Kuranda resort but a secluded and totally private, fully
self contained retreat for two; with a fully equipped kitchen, king
size latex bed, TV/Foxtel and CD/DVD player and library; a/c and fans,
washing machine and dryer, gas barbeque, outdoor spa, and a waterfall
with a plunge pool.
Kuranda
Hotels
Below you
have Kuranda hotels and alternative accommodation.
There are
a few places
to stay
in town, and below are the town's hotel,
villas; and a place for birdwatchers and an artist's studio. The first
two are central, while the third is in the eastern and the
fourth
in the western outskirts of Kuranda, both a few minute's drive from the
village.
Kuranda Hotel Motel
This hotel is close to the train and skyrail station in the main street
- Coondoo Street.
It is
also a pub, with a public
bar and a
restaurant.
There is deck dining and an air conditioned dining room. The hotel has single, double,
family and
twin rooms, and a swimming pool.
Kuranda
Villas
These
self contained villas have fully equipped kitchens, king and queen
sized
beds, TVs, CD and DVD players, a washing machine and a dryer, a bath
and
a shower, an undercover parking area, and a patio with BBQs, an outdoor
table
and chairs.
There is also a nice outdoors swimming pool.
A
Place for Birdwatchers
Kuranda
Birdwatcher's Cabin
This cabin is fully self contained and has a queen bed, an
ensuite
bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen with two burner hot plate, microwave
oven and a fridge, fans for the summer and an electric heater for the
winter, towels, linen, fly screens, WI-FI, CD player, and books
including a field guide of birds.
Alternative
Accommodation for
Artists
Cantata
Studio
This
is a different stay from other Kuranda accommodation providers - a well
equipped, self contained and comfortable accommodation
suite with its own bathroom and kitchen facilities, for up to two
single persons in an artist's working studio and sculpture garden.
Kuranda
Area
Hotels
The are a
few Kuranda area hotels outside the town.
While
there
are many nice
places to stay in Kuranda,
there
are also hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation outside. Kuranda
area hotels are in
nice laid-back countryside settings but still close enough to
the town to go for a drive in and enjoy the wildlife parks and
markets.
Speewah
Country Accommodation
The Speewah Country Accommodation and Tavern is in the small township
of Speewah - on your way west towards
Mareeba.
It has self contained cabins with queen and king beds, tea and
coffee making facilities, fridges, TVs, toilets, bathrooms and a
swimming
pool.
The
Sunbird Cabin
This
cabin accommodation is also in Speewah. It is a sizeable luxury cabin
with a
king sized bed, a modern kitchen, a large spa, a BBQ on the
verandah with views, and
it is fully self contained.
All inclusive - all food and drinks
provided.
Kaleidoscope
Retreat
Single,
double or twin share accommodation in Speewah, with a private deck,
toilet and bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities. Breakfast, lunch
and dinner provided during the stay.
Massage, meditation and reiki
packages, and the venue can be hired.
Kuranda
Bed and
Breakfast
Kuranda
bed and breakfast accommodation is quite abundant.
Particularly
for a village of its
size, there are surprisingly many places - more
than any other kind of accommodation (the list can get shorter or
longer if places come and go). The places below are all in the
eastern outskirts of the town - a few minute's drive, or
about 15 minutes walk from the village.
Miju
Rainforest Retreat
Miju Rainforest Retreat has two bedrooms with queen size
beds and an extra single
bed available, own toilet and bathroom, a verandah and a 12 metre
swimming pool, a living area with TV and sound system, a continental
breakfast and a fully equipped kitchen, and
access to laundry facilities.
Rainforest
House B&B
Rainforest House B&Bis
a self contained
studio apartment with a queen sized bed,
fully equipped kitchen, own bathroom and toilet, Wi-Fi and TV; and a
few different outdoor areas. Continental breakfast is
included
and a dinner menu is available. Pickup from the airport is included in
the price.
Cassowary
House B&B
Single (shared verandah and toilet, built-in bathroom) and twin
(private balcony, ensuite toilet/bathroom, optional kitchenette) rooms
(both have fans, a fridge, and tea/coffee making facilities); and a
self contained cottage (queen bed, private bathroom/toilet and balcony
with bbq, fully equipped kitchen).
Kuranda
Resort and
Spa
Kuranda
Resort and Spa is a relaxing place to stay (UPDATE
2014 it's closed).
It is just outside Kuranda
Village, along the Kennedy Highway west to
Mareeba. It
has camping
and caravan sites,
cottages and
55 fully self contained
units with fridges, tea and coffee making facilities,
microwaves, cable
TVs, in-room movies, CD players, internet, difect dial phones, hair
dryers and laundry and room service.
In the tropical gardens
there is a sundeck and an outdoor
swimming pool.
There is also a
sauna, a
steam room, massage
and beauty centre, billiards, gym, fitness
centre and tennis courts. Accommodation
is in tropical
huts, and there is also a business centre, meeting
rooms and conference rooms.
There is a 24 hour
reception
and off street
parking.
And there is a bar
that serves beer, wine and cocktails, and a
restaurant
that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Cedar
Park
Rainforest
Resort
Cedar
Park Rainforest Resort is a nice place to stay.
It is a
fair way south of
Kuranda, but it is in a beautiful
forest setting, tucked away from everything else and a
really
cosy place if you don't mind the drive.
The service is also very friendly and the place is small - it only has six rooms so
the stay
and the service is quite personal. To get
there, you turn off the
Kennedy Highway south of Kuranda, south
of the Koah Roadhouse.
The road you turn into is
called
Clohesy River Road.
Further into the Clohesy
River Road is
a sign to Clohesy River
Fig Tree
(and the rest of that road is four wheel drive).
But you follow the signs
to the Cedar
Park Rainforest Resort.
You first come to the car
park,
...
... which is in lush
tropical
rainforest, ...
.. and then follow the path,
..
... past some signs to the lagoon
etc, ...
... and come to the reception.
It is a nice building
with
lots of arcs,
... and it is laid back
and
not like a multi million dollar luxury resort.
It is rather small and
private
with only six rooms.
There is a bar,
...
... a nice restaurant
on the
deck, ...
... and staff is very
welcoming and
friendly. I could easily stay here
for a while,
the only downside is its distance from Kuranda, but if you just want to
relax in the rainforest this is a beautiful place to stay.
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