Manunda Hotels with Pools

Does exactly what it says on the tin - great place for a short stay with large comfortable rooms and great swimming pools. It’s very much motel style and does feel a little bit open to the road with not much security but we didn’t have any issues. It is a short journey away from the airport but not really near to anything being out of the town centre, however if you don’t want the expense of taxis to the centre then buses from the shopping mall opposite are frequent, easy and inexpensive. There is no food at the hotel but you can of course get an Uber Eats delivery or walk over to the shopping mall where you can grab breakfast etc - Cafe 63 opens till quite late and has a massive menu so you can have dinner there too (nothing fancy but adequate and not expensive) The hotel is quiet enough at night but you need to be lucky with the guests, there were some very loud guests when we were there but they seemed to make the most noise at 7am for some weird reason. Cairns doesn’t have much to offer mid range to cheap end that is decent unless you opt to pay a lot so this hotel is a no brainer really for value and comfort.

My family and I have recently stayed here to explore the rest of Cairns. Check in was quick and easy and our room was ready an hour earlier than expected. We stayed in a Superior Room (No. 459) which consisted of x2 Queen beds. The room was situated toward the rear of the resort with a smaller/quiter pool and a carpark to the rear. The room itself was spotless with enough towels / cleaning products for the family. The resort itself is covered in rich foliage and several swimming pools along with an Italian restaurant and flamingos a bar/restaurant which offers a wide variety of food. Due to my children having coliac diease the staff at both restaurant went above and beyond to cater to their needs, and both offer gluten-free meals. All in all we had a hassle free stay and the staff were extremely helpful and approachable.

This campsite is closest to the city. Probably therefore, it is a very busy site with not a lot of space between the campsites, although it is not too bad at all. Unfortunately, we were put on a spot that is probably the roughest in the campground; uneven, triangle shaped, with the water hookup quite far out and poor wifi reception. It was however quite photogenic since a huge true was hanging over it. Campground's got nice amenities and a nice pool but just 6 poolbeds to go around, which are of course continuously in use. Don't get me wrong; we did have a nice stay but were just unlucky with the site I guess. It was a 30 to 40 minute walk from there to the downtown Cairns-area.