Frommer's Australia from $50 a Day 13th Edition - To Parent Directory

Oasis Resort Cairns Value The large free-form pool, complete with swim-up
bar and a little sandy beach is the focus of this attractive six-story resort built in
1997. All the colorful, contemporary rooms have balconies with views over the
tropical gardens, mountains, or the pool. The suites, with a TV in the bedroom
and a large Jacuzzi bathtub, could well be the best-value suites in town.
122 Lake St., Cairns, QLD 4870. & 07/4080 1888. Fax 07/4080 1889. www.oasis-cairns.com.au. 314 units.
A$215 (US$140) double; A$385 (US$250) suite. Extra person A$44 (US$29). Children under 16 stay free in
parent’s room with existing bedding. Free crib. Ask about packages. AE, DC, MC, V. Free valet and self-parking.Airport
shuttle. Amenities: Restaurant; 2 bars; outdoor pool; health club; concierge; tour desk; room service
(6:30am–10:30pm); babysitting; coin-op laundry or laundry service; dry cleaning. In room: A/C, TV w/pay
movies, dataport, coffeemaker, stocked minibar, hair dryer, iron, safe.
Tuna Towers The harbor views at this multistory motel and apartment complex
are better than those at most of the five-star hotels in Cairns. Two blocks
from town, the accommodations are a good size, with fresh, appealing furnishings,
and modern bathrooms. If your balcony does not have a water vista, it has
a nice aspect of the city or mountains instead.
145 The Esplanade (at Minnie St.), Cairns, QLD 4870. & 1800/117 787 in Australia, or 07/4051 4688. Fax
07/4051 8129. www.tunatowers.com.au. 60 units. A$120–A$135 (US$78–US$88) double; A$131–A$146
(US$85–US$95) studio apt double; A$150–A$170 (US$98–US$111) suite. Extra person A$12 (US$7.80).
AE, DC, MC, V. Limited free parking. Airport shuttle. Amenities: Restaurant; small outdoor pool; golf course
(1km/ 1 ⁄2 mile away); 4 day/night tennis courts nearby; access to nearby health club; Jacuzzi; tour desk; carrental
desk; limited room service; massage; babysitting; coin-op laundry; dry cleaning. In room: A/C, TV w/free
movies, dataport, kitchenettes in suites and studios, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron.
ON THE NORTHERN BEACHES
Beaches at Holloways Relaxed owners David and Josephine Hopkins have
given over the upstairs of their light-filled home opposite Holloways Beach to
guests. Rooms are fresh and comfortable; bathrooms are pretty and practical;
and bathrobes are supplied. Two front rooms open onto a lovely bougainvilleaclad
veranda overlooking the sea. There’s a guest TV lounge. Several inexpensive
restaurants, including a good alfresco
Italian BYO, are just down the road.
No smoking indoors.
Tips Safe Swimming
2 Marietta St., Holloways Beach, Cairns, QLD 4870.
& 07/4055 9972. Fax 07/4055 9886. www.
beaches-at-holloways.com.au. 3 units (2 with shower
only). A$66 (US$43) single; A$88 (US$57) double.
Rates include full breakfast. MC, V. Free on-street
parking. Bus: 1C, 1H, or N. Amenities: Outdoor pool.
In room: A/C and ceiling fan, hair dryer.
CAIRNS 281
Northern beaches have small,
netted enclosures for swimming
from October to May, because
ocean swimming off the Queensland
beaches becomes quite
dangerous when the poisonous
marine stingers (jellyfish) are
present.
Ellis Beach Oceanfront Bungalows
Finds Set on what is arguably
the loveliest of the northern beaches,
about 30 minutes from Cairns, these bungalows and cabins are set under palm
trees between the Coral Sea and a backdrop of mountainous rainforest. Lifeguards
patrol the beach, and there are stinger nets in season as well as a shady
pool and toddlers’ wading pool. There’s plenty of privacy, and the accommodations
are basic but pleasant. You can sit on the veranda and gaze at the ocean.
Keep an eye out for dolphins. Each bungalow and cabin sleeps four and has full
kitchen facilities (with microwave, fridge, and freezer). There are coin-operated
barbecues and phone and fax facilities.