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Reviews of Shangri-La The Marina, Cairns 5 stars

Pierpoint Road, 4870 Cairns, Australia

#14 of 75 hotels in Cairns

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 3142 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    7.9

  • Free WiFi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: 28 January 2024

    8.0
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Horizon Club Room with Club Lounge Access
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Reception staff on check in a bit rude

    Lounge staff and housekeeping staff were extremely attentive and friendly

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2024

    8.0
    Very comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Room with Sea View Twin Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The cost of breakfast was way over the top. $38.00 a head, too much for breakfast

    Great locality, friendly staff, great amenities

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 January 2024

    8.0
    Nice stay in hot Cairns!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Layout was ‘awkward’. Hard to determine good access points to and from Esplanade etc and had to navigate doors and long long hallway to get to room!

    Lovely location and ambience. Nice large room well outfitted with quality toiletries bath robe etc. Breakfast was a nice treat. Pool was refreshing and large.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 January 2024

    9.0
    location/ clean / pool
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    mostly good

    location

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 January 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room air-con would work on and off, making some nights restless.

    Super friendly staff and great location. Pool was lovely lots of areas to grab a sun bed.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 January 2024

    9.0
    A good Hotel, with friendly staff,
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lobby a little sparse, In room dinning selection quite limited.

    Modern , spacious rooms, friendly staff

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 January 2024

    9.0
    Good value for a Shangri La
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great staff, easy check in and very clean nice facilities. They made our anniversary extra special thank you.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Building itself is starting to show a bit of wear and tear.

    Excellent location, good sized rooms with super comfortable beds. Friendly staff with very good customer service.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 January 2024

    8.0
    Would return.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms were not attended to until late in the afternoon.

    The location and pool were great!!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Horizon Club Room with Club Lounge Access
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Horizon Club Access was well worth the money with excellent food and drink available most of the day. Amazing views of the marina and spacious room.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pool is okay. Could be grander. Pool needs more shade.

    Clean. Good facilities. Large bathrooms. Perfect location. Great lounge chairs by the pool.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2024

    7.0
    Restful stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rather noisy with the rainfall, pillows were too soft

    Location, spacious rooms and decent pool, secured parking downstairs

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful ambiance in the hotel foyer, delicious fragrances permeates the whole place. The food was👌
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The tv could have been bette placed, it was on an angle from the bed and not visible from the couch!

    Loved the view from the balcony…….

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2024

    7.0
    Convenient for our purpose of one night stay near the marina
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    would have preferred a normal bathroom rather than a disability one. Would have preferred a view of the garden rather than the car park.

    Location. Balcony. Bed

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 January 2024

    9.0
    Great holiday with my family.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Room with Sea View Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean, lovely hotel and great location.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The pool area needs to be updated. You could see rust marks around the pool area. The pool bar was very old and only had one staff member. Would be better to have more staff. The breakfast needed more variety.

    The room was great. Good size and modern. The location was central.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 January 2024

    9.0
    Worth a 1-night stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Executive Marina Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Come on, it's a 5-star luxury hotel. Can't complain anything because they've done everything in the way you expect (or, the way you pay). The views from the balcony to Bay Marina is splendid. The sunrise is also a must-see. You need some luck because the sun will have to rise above two mountains to the east of the hotel, which were often covered in thick clouds. But the stunning sunrise is worth all the patience. One thing I have to zonk - the beds were on wheels :( They never stay still even when you lock all the wheels. I would expect a wheeler bed in budget hostels because this helps staff move beds around easily but NOT in a luxury hotel. My wife and I were laughing so hard when we saw this. But when you enjoy a drink on the balcony looking at Bay Marina, when you see the magnificent sunrise, and when you enjoy the hotel garden & poolside, you'll realise that you didn't come here to sleep. So forget about those wheels and enjoy your stay here!

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 January 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location with very helpful staff. Tour booking desk on site which came in quite helpful as we had to modify plans due to majority cyclone coming in several weeks prior to our arrival.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2024

    8.0
    Was a great stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Executive Marina Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Parking costs

    Most everything Comforts Cleanliness Location

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The games room was lacking it didn't have enough games. The food we ordered wasnt awesome our chips we soggy but when I complained staff were quick to rectify amd change the oil.

    The hotel was lovely and clean, all the staff were friendly and efficient. The pool was great and the location was fabulous, you could walk to so many things hardly needed the car at all.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Room with Sea View Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The pool temperature was to warm.

    Perfect location, close to a variety of restaurants. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Would definitely stay again.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 January 2024

    9.0
    A relaxing getaway in a great waterfront location surrounded by lovely restaurants and bars.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    a little pricey but not too bad

    Friendly, helpful staff, great location, spacious room with outdoor space, super comfortable bed and nice pool.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2024

    7.0
    Not 5 star service and Horizon Club not worth it but still an ok stay in an good location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Horizon Club Room with Club Lounge Access
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The service was not 5 star. Terrible check in, slow and lazy pool bar service who wouldn't deliver drinks to deck chairs, house keeping doesn't come until 4:30 in the afternoon. Horizon club was a waste of money. It had the same poor quality foods over and over again with cold, stodgy spring rolls, samosa and mini pies etc. Cold and dry breakfasts so we mostly went to the main breakfast downstairs. There was never water bottles and often no snacks available during the day. I stayed twice with a day in between bookings totaling 9 days at the hotel and horizon club. It took until day 7 for the staff to recognise and acknowledge me remembering my preferred drink.

    It's a great location and the room we had had was a decent size with an fabulous view but not all do - some have terrible views and sit above a late night bar.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2024

    9.0
    Great location?
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great location and had a room that looked out at the opera house!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2024

    9.0
    Good stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We found a dead cockroach near the iron board

    We were very happy with the service and beds.

    Stayed in December 2023

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