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Reviews of Mantra Esplanade 4 stars

53-57 The Esplanade, 4870 Cairns, Australia

#30 of 75 hotels in Cairns

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 1161 hotel reviews

8.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.4

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    9.1

  • Value for money

    7.6

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  • Reviewed: 2 June 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Had to leave

    Friendly helpful staff. Great location.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2024

    9.0
    Great spot to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No exhaust fan in bathroom.

    Location is great,close to restaurants and the waterfront. When booking in advised we were upgraded to a 1 bedroom apartment✔️. Croon was clean and well layer out.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    9.0
    Our second stay and still an excellent choice for central Cairns
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom Apartment with City View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Nothing at all!

    Located on the Esplanade within a 10-minute walk of the Marina and a 20-minute walk to the train station for the train to Kuranda. We had a one-bedroom apartment with a “panoramic city view” (it was lovely to wake up to see the Woolworths shop every morning!) Seriously though, the apartment had a fully equipped kitchen, nice sitting room, bedroom with a massive comfy bed, and a bathroom with a bath and also a washing machine and drier. We had a nice balcony, although the aircon unit blew hot air at you and we found you needed to turn it off before sitting outside. The hotel had a nice, if somewhat cold, outside pool. There was a gym, which we didn’t use. The reception staff were friendly and helpful, and there was an endless supply of tea and coffee available at reception.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment with Esplanade View - Dual Key
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Curtains were old and not backed with block out, causing me to have too much light in the room overnight and not sleep well .

    Availability to centre of city.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room with Esplanade View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We were in a room that had an adjoining door to another room and it was quite loud when the neighbours came back closing and undoing their door. Also the little room that has both doors has a light which couldn't be turned off and the gap in the door made it very bright

    The location was fantastic. It was also great having a balcony

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very very noisy

    Great position

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No cutlery/bowl Pool area no sun

    Location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms are outdated City views are disappointing

    Staff were lovely, locations was fantastic Beds were super comfortable

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2024

    8.0
    All my stays at The Mantra Esplanade Cairns have been enjoyable & I'll stay there again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • One-Bedroom Apartment with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some utilities missing from kitchen, e.g ice cube tray, placemats, water jug. The toaster was a small cheap plastic job. The furniture was old and outdated. The day blinds were missing leaving only the blackout blinds. However, the positives of this hotel outweigh the negatives. An icecube tray would have been handy though 😔

    Stayed in 1 bedroom apartment. A basic space with good balcony views of the Esplanade. A central position within walking distance to restaurants, cafes, the lagoon, galleries, city shops, etc. The hotel is very quiet & the staff are lovely. The apartment was very clean.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bit of a smell in the room.

    Location was fantastic and staff were very helpful.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    9.0
    Comfortable, fantastic location, in walking distances to restaurants, casino and reef terminals.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double or Twin Room with Esplanade View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Bathroom requires a lick of paint. AC unit requires service, not working efficiently. Preferred additional towels on-site vs requesting, suggest two towels per head count, though I understand this may not be always possible as some guests can be wasteful.

    Location was fantastic, view was great as view of the trees/ vegetation (birds ) Front desk team where more than accomodating on our requests.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2024

    8.0
    Close to shops,restaurants & marina.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom Apartment with Esplanade View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Too close to Fogarty park which had a very noisy event going on till midnight. Too loud to manage to sleep because of the music.

    Good size appartments & good location.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel pool not amazing and shaded by the building pretty much all day, but with the lagoon pool right over the road it’s not much of an issue!

    Location is amazing, close to the Esplanade lagoon and heaps of restaurants.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2024

    7.0
    Great location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom Apartment with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was a little small. The lounge suite smelt dirty.

    The location was excellent. The room was adequate, nice balcony. It was clean with good bathroom facilities. Nice kitchen facilities. .

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    7.0
    The location is the best aspect of this hotel.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No PowerPoints easy to access in the room. Cleaning is done only once a week.

    Location is excellent

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    9.0
    Great place to stay in Cairns
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    The location was excellent, thecroom was great with a balcony overlooking the waterpark, friendly staff, facilities, and restaurants close by

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    7.0
    Comfortable and pleasurable stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    More then 1 roll of toilet paper for our 3 day stay would have been great, also we asked for a city view and was given the esplanade side and could not see anything from our balcony really.

    Clean and very comfy bed and great parking onsite

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    7.0
    Ok, but not great.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment with City View - Dual Key
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The apartment was a bit dark and dingy and wasn’t the same quality as the apartment in the booking photos appeared to be (I know the apartments are all different, but this one was not nearly as nice as the one shown in the photos). The location was a double-edged sword - it was convenient, but also noisy. We were there on Friday and Saturday nights and could hear music and street noise late into the night. Although we could see the water from our balcony, it mainly faced a parking garage across the road, and wasn’t really usable anyway due to the air conditioning units (however it was good for drying the washing!). The kitchen wasn’t very well equipped.

    Convenient location close to the lagoon and esplanade. Comfortable bed. Friendly and helpful staff.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 April 2024

    9.0
    all good but no bar or restaurant
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    no bar or restaurant

    great location

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2024

    9.0
    Great hotel, loved the balcony too.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I prefer hand held shower but the shower was nice.

    Great location, walking distance to lagoon & main shops. Clean & friendly staff.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    7.0
    Great location, lovely staff, needs some revamping of furnishings in room.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Esplanade View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room needs a revamp, furniture looking old especially vanity in bathroom. Needs updating in room.

    Its location to city was good.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    9.0
    Worth the money.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • One-Bedroom Apartment with City View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean

    More convenient, easy excess to the shops and it is just a walk away from the esplanade. I would recommend Mantra Esplanade for any first timer who wants to visit Cairns . You will not be disappointed.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Close to everything. Good size. Clean and comfortable.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 March 2024

    8.0
    Great stay, staff friendly and perfect location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Gym facilities could be improved,

    Good location, staff friendly and helpful, apartment was clean.

    Stayed in March 2024

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