Boutique Hotels in Cairns

Combining the outward-facing aspect of an ocean city, with the rugged individualism of the nearby outback, Cairns epitomises the ultimate Australian destination. With hot, sultry nights scented with frangipani and hibiscus, and a cosmopolitan mixture of cultures and flavours, Cairns mixes flower-draped white picket fences and elevated Queenslander houses, with the energy of fishing fleets and sugar cane, beneath a backdrop of rainforest-clad mountains. And with plenty of accommodation options to choose from, you and your lover can pretend you are characters in a Nevil Shute novel when you retreat to a boutique hotel in Cairns.

Cairns invites action. You can ride the Skyrail cableway up to Kuranda (or take the Kuranda Railway), raft the white-knuckle Tully River, or explore the Great Barrier Reef with its myriad blue-green islands and ephemeral sandbars. There are beers to be drunk, nightclubs to frequent, and all manner of adventures to be had in the warm night air. You can melt into the crowds and lose yourselves in the sybaritic pleasures of those northern nights, or just order another cappuccino at Coast Roast, as the rosellas begin to screech, and the fruit bats fly from the fig trees along The Esplanade.