We want to show love for our local culture, our environment and our people, whilst also injecting fun and new experiences into Cairns through innovation and creation.

~~Your home away from home for work trips, road trips and rebellious runaways!~~ Cairns most unique motel accommodation. At Motel Nomad we've re-imagined the ’roadside motel’ by combining modern furnishings with minimalist design to create a stay that is friendly, casual and above all, comfortable. Refurbished in 2018, our Queenslander inspired, motel with 30 year-old bones is set in a relaxed palm-filled compound. The property features 54 suites, studios, and apartments. Chill out in the pool, or unwind in the spa. Breakfast is available to your room or why not eat in the shade of our Poolside Patio. Room service is available through Yankee D’s, 2018 winner of Cairns’ Best Burger - voted by the people of Cairns! Yankee Dee’s also has in-house dining. Their unique menu set of American street-food style foods and home-style cooking love of food, is uncontested.

We're positioned between the Direct Factory Outlet (DFO) Shopping Centre and Cazalys Entertainment & Football Club, just minutes from Cairns City. We are just minutes away from all popular destinations; Cairns Central Shopping Centre, Cairns Convention Centre - home of local NBL stars Cairns Taipans, Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal, Cairns Art Gallery, Rusty’s Markets, Cairns Esplanade and more. You are 3 kilometres from the City Centre, and getting there is easy! It is a 5 minute drive in a cab or uber. There is a Sunbus bus stop across the road at DFO Shopping Centre (400m). DFO Shopping Centre also has a Coles Supermarket for any grocery needs during your stay. We are also right beside The Doctors Medical Centre and a Pharmacy Warehouse. There is so much to do and explore here in Cairns – we are at the gateway of the Great Barrier Reef and World Heritage Rainforest! Cairns is the City surrounded by mountains. If you are needing any help finding the perfect tour, we can recommend some for you and get you the best deals doing it. You will find a guest booklet in your room with more information about the area and the complex including where the pool is, our