Location. The Best Western Cairns (Australia) is located five kilometers south of the city's central business district. Adjacent to the Cairns Golf Course, the property is nearby a number of regional attractions, including the Cairns Convention Centre, Tjapulcai Aboriginal Park, and Skyrail and Great Barrier Reef transportation hubs. Cairns International Airport is seven kilometer from the property. Hotel Features. A former backpacker's hotel, the Best Western Cairns delivers resort-style and value-oriented accommodations. At this child-friendly and smoke-free property, guests are welcome to while away time at the freeform outdoor pool. Verdant landscaping grants the pool area an oasis- like calm. The poolside Blue Lagoon restaurant serves hearty Australian fare for those with big appetites. A kids' playground is also on site. The hotel's staff gladly provides tour assistance, coordinating activities such as fishing.

Guestrooms. Mute colored walls and tile floors lend the 195 guestrooms at the Best Western Cairns a breezy vibe. Typical amenities include cable television, dial-up Internet access and coffeemakers.

Expert Tip. Just offshore Cairns is the Great Barrier Reef, the 1,200-mile long, 30-million-year-old coral formation. The area abounds with wildlife, including dugong and green turtles, varieties of dolphins and whales, more than 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 types of mollusks and more than 200 species of birdlife.

Room Types:

Poolside Deluxe Studio Suite:   One queen and one single bed. View of pool and poolside. Located on both floors. Access by exterior corridor. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Cable TV with pay movies. DVD player. Bathroom with combined shower/tub. Kitchenette with microwave, hot plate, pots and pans, and crockery and cutlery. Direct-dial phone. Nonsmoking only.

Poolside Premium Studio Suite:   One queen bed. View of pool and poolside. Located on both floors. Access by exterior corridor. Cable TV with pay movies. DVD player. Bathroom with combined shower/tub. Direct-dial phone. Nonsmoking only.

Family Poolside Suite:   One queen and three single beds. View of pool and poolside. Located on both floors. Access by exterior corridor. Cable TV with pay movies. DVD player. Bathroom with shower. Kitchenette with microwave, hot plate, pots and pans, and crockery and cutlery. Direct-dial phone. Nonsmoking only.

Poolside Studio Budget Beater:   One queen bed. View of pool and poolside. Located on both floors. Access by exterior corridor. 27 square metres. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Cable TV with pay movies. DVD player. Bathroom with combined shower/tub. Direct-dial phone. Nonsmoking only.

Deluxe Corporate Suite:   One queen and one single bed. View of pool and poolside. Located on both floors. Access by exterior corridor. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Cable TV with pay movies. DVD player. Bathroom with combined shower/tub. Kitchenette with microwave, hot plate, pots and pans, and crockery and cutlery. Direct-dial phone. Nonsmoking only.

Deluxe Double Suite:   Two queen and two single beds. View of pool and poolside. Located on both floors. Access by exterior corridor. Cable TV with pay movies. DVD player. Bathroom with combined shower/tub. Kitchenette with microwave, hot plate, pots and pans, and crockery and cutlery. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Nonsmoking only.

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Driving Directions: From Cairns International Airport (CNS): The hotel is approximately seven kilometers away.