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Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort vs The Lakes Cairns

Both Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort and The Lakes Cairns Resort are praised by professionals. On balance, Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort is the choice of most reviewers compared to The Lakes Cairns Resort. Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort ranks #16 in Cairns with endorsements from 2 reviews including Lonely Planet, oyster.com.

Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort
Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort
7 / 10
57-89 Grafton Street, Cairns, Queensland 4870
From $9 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Laundy Room
  • Pool
  • Free Parking
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Oyster Oyster
Budget
"Gilligans Backpackers Hotel & Resort is not a peaceful base from which to explore Cairns -- it is a centrally located party hub with excellent on-site bars that attracts locals as well as backpackers." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The ‘G spot’ is pricey, impersonal and very loud, but all rooms at this flashpacker resort have en suites and most have balconies." Full review
The Lakes Cairns
The Lakes Cairns
7 / 10
2 Greenslopes St, Cairns, Queensland 4870
From $147 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
  • Pool
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Insight Guides Insight Guides
"Adjoining the Botanical Gardens and close to the action, Lakes is a well-designed resort in natural surroundings."