All Fine at the Hotel Cairns
Monday, February 07, 2011

Everything is fine at The Hotel Cairns. The Hotel Cairns was not affected by Cyclone Yasi and is fully operational.

Get Smart For Free at The Hotel Cairns
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Hotel Cairns gives guests the ultimate green freedom with the use of six complimentary Smart Cars to come and go as they please!

In an innovative Australian first, all guests at the stylish Hotel Cairns now have free access to drive five funky Mercedes Smart Cars and one cabriolet Smart Car for those who like the wind in their hair.  The cars are available on a first come first served basis; include unlimited mileage. Simply turn the key and go!

With so many iconic destinations within driving distance of The Hotel Cairns’ guests and their Smart Car could be supping lattes in Port Douglas, trekking the Daintree Rainforest or cruising the stunning Tropical North Queensland coastline before returning for a soothing cocktail in the modern plantation-style hotel. 

Business travellers already enjoy the complimentary wireless internet throughout The Hotel Cairns and the hotel’s premium conference facilities.  With the new Smart cars to get to business appointments on time, staying at The Hotel Cairns makes even smarter business sense, while honeymooners and couples will get a kick out of getting around topless in Australia’s foremost tropical destination in the cabriolet Smart Car.

The super-cool, Mercedes-engineered and Swatch-designed two seater Smart Car is officially the greenest in Australia with the lowest greenhouse and air pollution emissions of any car in the country*.  But it’s not just what’s on the inside that counts; with sleek design these micro cars look good too.

“The Smart Cars and The Hotel Cairns make a perfect match with a commitment to style and functionality” says John Baker, owner of The Hotel Cairns. “We’re thrilled to bring this Australia-first tourism initiative to the Cairns region and, in these tough economic times, to offer such unique extra value and service to our guests. We are sure the smart cars will be popular with international and domestic guests alike.”

To celebrate the launch of The Hotel Cairns Smart Cars, packages start from $165 per night in a Plantation Room ,including Breakfast for two and $195 per night for Tower Room and Breakfast for two.

**Optional cost to the guest driver is a $30 per day insurance excess reduction fee as offered by rental car companies. Conditions apply.

The Hotel Cairns, with its impeccably private and tropical ambience, is a 92 room, 4 star resort hotel superbly positioned operated by an Australian family, the Bakers, The Hotel Cairns, with its architectural profile and exterior façade, is one of the most beautiful examples of Queenslander heritage style.

New Dining Experience for Cairns
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Visitors to Cairns will be able to sample Australiana at a new evening dinner show in the Plantation Restaurant upstairs at The Hotel Cairns. The Australian Experience is a live show featuring classic Aussie bush folk music, dramatic flame dancing and traditional Aboriginal didgeridoo music and dance while enjoying a welcome drink and three course dinner and dessert.