One of the region's best examples of the Queenslander heritage style, the family-run Hotel Cairns retains a genteel ambience despite extensive remodeling and refurbishment. Spacious rooms and suites, most with large balconies (and balcony furniture), have white plantation shutters, flat-screen TVs with 50-plus complimentary cable channels, DVD and CD players, luxurious linen, Molton Brown toiletries, and bathrobes. Smart but restful rooms are given an elegant spin with soft green cushions and contemporary wood-and-cane furniture. There's a well-equipped gym and a spacious indoor-outdoor restaurant, The Plantation Bar & Grill, serving bistro-style dinners and big buffet breakfasts. It's an easy block from the Esplanade.
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