Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns

About the hotel

3 outdoor pools, a restaurant, and a fitness center are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a poolside bar, and a snack bar/deli are onsite.

Nearby attractions

Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns is located in Cairns North, a neighborhood in Cairns, and is in the entertainment district and on the waterfront. Cairns Regional Gallery and Tjapukai Cultural Park are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Anderson Street Conservation Park and Dinden National Park. Muddy's Playground and Cairns Zoom and Wildlife Dome are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with ecotours and hiking/biking trails. Guests love the hotel's central location.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

3 outdoor pools

Laundry facilities

Refrigerator

Snack bar/deli

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi

Available in some public areas: free wifi

Food and drink

1 poolside bar and 1 bar

1 restaurant

24-hour room service

Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 6:30 am–9:30 am: aud 20 for adults and aud 10.50 for children

Guest services

24-hour front desk

Concierge services

Daily housekeeping

Dry cleaning service

Laundry facilities

Luggage storage

Multilingual staff

Porter/bellhop

Tour/ticket assistance

Wedding services

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

In-room accessibility (select rooms)

Roll-in shower (select rooms)

Wheelchair-accessible business center

Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk

Wheelchair-accessible parking

Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Things to do

3 outdoor pools

Fitness center

Outdoor

Garden

Outdoor entertainment area

Outdoor furniture

Pool sun loungers

Pool umbrellas

Terrace

Conveniences

Ballroom

Elevator

Free newspapers in lobby

Front-desk safe

Gift shop/newsstand

Vending machine

Water dispenser

More

Designated smoking areas

Tv in lobby

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Nearest Airport

Cairns International Airport

4 km from this hotel

Reviews that mention...

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Family Reviews

for Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns

3 out of 5 stars

8 reviews

Review data

5 star reviews

25%

4 star reviews

12%

3 star reviews

38%

2 star reviews

12%

1 star reviews

12%

We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns

Latest reviews (8)

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Catherine

8 Apr 2024 - 14 Apr 2024

reviewed on wotif

4 out of 5 stars

We stayed in a family room, which was great! My daughter loved the bunk bed with her own TV. Comfortable bed and clean rooms. Daily housekeeping! Fabulous pool with complimentary pool towels. Great breakfast buffet. Across the road from Muddy’s playground and splash park

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Brian

Invalid Date - Invalid Date

reviewed on wotif

5 out of 5 stars

We liked staying at this property. The kids had their separate space with bunkbeds, although their room could have used a door. The rooms were spacious and quiet. One of the negatives was visiting in winter, as the rooms did not have heating nor the pools. The property is also several blocks from the main tourist spaces, so we had to drive to eat, shop, etc.

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Elizabeth

9 Aug 2023 - 16 Aug 2023

reviewed on wotif

3 out of 5 stars

Underwhelming. Expected more from Rydges. Looks flash, but lacking in holiday atmosphere. Not even a local map to be found at reception. Cheap 'Made in China' gift shop just off the reception is tacky. Vending machines with drinks/snacks etc were available, but at ridiculously inflated prices. If you're travelling with kids, do a big supermarket shop before you get there. It's about a 15-20 minute walk to the supermarket, and about the same to the lagoon pool. No shops immediately around the hotel. The housekeeping staff were friendly, and courteous, and kept our room in good shape with minimal disruption, however, asking reception staff for an extra bath towel for my room involved an interrogation that I did not appreciate! Nothing to make me come back and stay again. It was ok for a once off.

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Basana

24 Apr 2023 - 25 Apr 2023

reviewed on wotif

3 out of 5 stars

The room i found on line was nothing to what I got. The room was horrible. I booked the Esplanade view for 2 people and I got the mountain view that wasn't all that and got given a family room with old wooden bunk beds. Everything about that room was old and ugly. The shower was a bath tub that had old fittings and a handrail and mouldy grout everywhere. It was just plain ugly and uninviting. The bed was too soft and all we got was a sheet to cover and dirty blankets in the cupboard. It reminded me of an old pub room. Yuk. I'll never come back. I should of paid that extra money for better quality a block down the road. Next time I visit I'll definitely pay more. The room fee was ridiculous for what we got.

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Chris

Invalid Date - 24 Dec 2022

reviewed on wotif

5 out of 5 stars

Great pool, location and relaxing environment. Really great room for little kids.

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Shane

24 Sept 2022 - 29 Sept 2022

reviewed on wotif

3 out of 5 stars

hotel was ok but stupidly overpriced, clearly they take advantage of the school holidays and families that can only travel at certain times of the year, poor form in my mind.

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Euan

22 Apr 2022 - 23 Apr 2022

reviewed on wotif

1 out of 5 stars

As we were about to go to sleep we discovered that our ceiling had a major water leak. The staff did provide us another room, but did not offer to help us (two adults and two children) move to the new room nor was a discount on our accommodation offered. We think this was very poor service.

A

28 Apr 2023 - 29 Apr 2023

reviewed on hcom

2 out of 5 stars

The room was nice and clean. Not so the dining/breakfast are! The windows next to the breakfast area had dirt all over.The mold on the AC is a health hazard . The pool area needs updating, would be nice if there would be a designated kids pool. Friendliness of the staff could improve.