Cape York Peninsula, Australia - New Zealand and the South Pacific hotel rooms at the Independent

"Family friendly. Decently sized rooms. Great food and dining options. Lovely environment and atmosphere."

"Excellent "

"This location just off the Cairns Esplanade.We took several excursions and the tours were able to pick us up from this location. Breakfasts were very good and the outside deck was a great place to have a drink and snack after a long day. Would love to go back here again. "

"Not much information giving to us when we arrived. Everything was well kept and the pool was fabulous. Things we were not informed of were things like umbrella use, bikes for hire, when we asked about transport one of the staff gave us a look like we should know. Being out of country these things would have beneficail"

"Unfortunately, the pool was closed for renovations. Our room and shower were very nice. Walkable to many restaurants and shopping. Staff were extremely helpful and friendly. The breakfast was very good, except for the omelettes. Would recommend. "

"We loved this property! It is so close to the ferry terminal so if you’re going to the reef is very convenient to just walk right over there and get on your boat. There are also tons of restaurants, especially Asian varieties for dining options as well as a night market. I would totally stay here again."

"Nice and quiet...Privacy...close to the bus stop..👍🙏"

"Pool is my favorite! "

"Lovely hotel in the heart of Carines Esplanade. Walking distance to all major attractions (night market, lagoon, reef, rusty's and shopping) and transport (central train station for Kuranda train and buses). Very helpful staff (Ricardo and Manuel especially). Hotel was very clean, rooms were too and well appointed (espresso machine, slippers, robes). Lovely shower and Origins branded bath products (look in the drawer under the sink, it actually pulls out and contains some essentials). Only negatives were slightly musty smell of rooms, but that goes away once AC turns on, likely due to climate, and lobby needs a ramp for lugagge. I did not try the restaurants inside this hotel but CC's across the street at the Bailey was wonderful. "