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Rydges Tradewinds Cairns

4.0 star property
Family-friendly Cairns hotel in Cairns Central Business District with a full-service spa
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Flat-screen TV, pay films
Property grounds
Outdoor pool
Minibar, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Parking available
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Hot tub

Room options

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About the area

Map
137 The Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, 4870

What's nearby

  • Cairns Esplanade - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Cairns Night Markets - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Esplanade Lagoon - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Cairns Marlin Marina - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Cairns Central Shopping Centre - 14 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Cairns Station - 19 min walk
  • Cairns, QLD (CNS-Cairns Intl.) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Muddy's Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Flynn's Italian by Crystalbrook - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪La Pizza Trattoria - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Dundee’s at the Cairns Aquarium - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Atrium - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Rydges Tradewinds Cairns

Upscale family-friendly hotel near Cairns Esplanade
Close to Cairns Marlin Marina, Rydges Tradewinds Cairns provides an airport shuttle, shopping on-site and a coffee shop/cafe. Treat yourself to a hot stone massage, aromatherapy or a facial at Spa by the Sea, the on-site spa. The on-site restaurant, Drift on the Esplanade, offers breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and ocean views. In addition to a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • An outdoor pool
  • Free self-parking, plus valet parking (surcharge)
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), a free local area shuttle and babysitting (surcharge)
  • Tour/ticket information, beach towels and a front desk safe
Room features
All 246 rooms boast comforts such as 24-hour room service and air conditioning, as well as perks such as late-night room service and free WiFi.
More amenities include:
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) and free cots/infant beds
  • Bathrooms with shower/bath combinations and free toiletries
  • Flat-screen TVs with digital channels
  • Balconies, fridges and ceiling fans

Languages

English, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge)

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free area shuttle up to 5 km
  • Area shuttle
  • Free self parking on site
  • Valet parking on site (AUD 10 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 6 AM to 10 AM for a fee: AUD 25 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Drift on the Esplanade

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Free area shuttle
  • Free cot
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • On the boardwalk/promenade
  • On the waterfront
  • Picnic area

Full-service spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Hydrotherapy
  • In-room massages
  • Manicures/pedicures

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 7 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free cot
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 12 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 50.00 per night.
Free cots are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately AUD 25.00 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: AUD 17.00 per person (one-way)
  • Valet parking fee: AUD 10 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Rollaway bed fee: AUD 50.00 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old.
This property accepts credit cards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

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Frequently asked questions

Does Rydges Tradewinds Cairns have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Rydges Tradewinds Cairns pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Rydges Tradewinds Cairns?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Rydges Tradewinds Cairns?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 5:30 AM.

What time is check-out at Rydges Tradewinds Cairns?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Does Rydges Tradewinds Cairns provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of AUD 17.00 per person applies.

Where is Rydges Tradewinds Cairns located?

This family-friendly Cairns hotel is located on the Strip, just steps away from Muddy's Playground and Cairns Esplanade. JUTE Theatre Company and Center of Contemporary Arts are also within 5 minutes. Cairns Station is 19 minutes by foot.

Rydges Tradewinds Cairns Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 995 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

kathy, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I love this place.
What a magnificent location. Love the sea views. Hope I can afford to stay here after the refurbishment. :)

8/10 Good

Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

sharon, brisbane

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
felt empty
When we arrived to our room it smelt of mould and there was mould all over windows. Went to turn lights on in room, non existence, small orange down lights. There was no soap or shampoo and hate having a cold shower. Need to use lift and other people was using it to move furniture. I think the guest that stayed the same weekend as us should have been told it was the last weekend for it to be open cause of renovations.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall, very good. Friendly staff. Nice pool. Air conditioned comfort. Front and back entrances were handy.

6/10 Okay

Maya, brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel is a bit dated and tired. Nice staff.
Staff was excellent, helpful and courteous. This hotel is closing down in two days for full renovation by the new owner. We had a good time, used the pool, restaurant. If you opt out of the daily cleaning you get $10 credit on your account every day that you opted out. Reducing your meal and drink cost.

4/10 Poor

Brendan, PNG

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not an enjoyable stay!
This is the second time I have stayed at Rydges Tradewinds in Cairns. I stayed for a weekend in mid 2015. That stay was fairly average. Main concerns were the room was a bit dated. Other problem was very inconsistent internet. I was there for business and needed access to internet and it was exceptionally poor. I expressed my concerns to staff but got no constructive response. I stayed again last weekend, because my first choice hotel was booked out. The location of Tradewinds is good so I hoped changes had occurred since my last visit. Sadly, no. The first room I was given was tired and dated. Of real concern was a larger patch of black discolouring which looked like mould on the ceiling near the aircon. I requested another room and was given one. This room was much better. Again, the internet was very inconsistent and unreliable, cutting in an out repeatedly. When I raise this concern with staff I was told it was because the hotel was full and there was too much demand. If this was indeed the reason then it does not reflect well on the hotel that they can't consistently provide a stated service. I believe the problem was an inadequate IT infrastructure. I was using internet at 4:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on consecutive mornings. There was no difference with internet at those times when users would have been minimal. This issue was seriously frustrating and inhibited work productivity. Last morning, no hot water at all in the bathroom. Very poor given cost charged.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything very comfortable. Staff exceedingly helpful and friendly. The hotel position is excellent. Very good value.

8/10 Good

steve, sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location friendly staff very clean hotel
Close to good eateries and most activity starting points

10/10 Excellent

Dean, Darwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant Executive Rooms
We stayed on the executive floor in one of the suites and it didn't disappoint. The rooms were clean modern and had a well stocked bar and espresso machine. Staff were friendly and happy to help with any request. Definitely stay again.

8/10 Good

Harry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Karla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Large wonderful rooms with great views!
Tour guide Jenny was very helpful. We loved the pool & hot tub.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel and close to the hospital
My experience was good except we weren't able to turn the a/c down and the room got very cold

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old and tired rooms and facilities and closing for revamp.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location,
Great location, the property is about to have a very much needed refurbishment. I would like to revisit after the renovations are completed as I think it will be absolutely beautiful. All considered I enjoyed my stay.

8/10 Good

gina, RN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel
Staff were friendly, the pool wasn't all that, the hallway to our room was quite scary but we had a great stay

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Need improvement
Construction was going on, and our room was located probably just under the site. It was extremely noisy and we could not even talk in the room as we could not hear each other. We asked for another room. The receptionist was very kind and efficient to organise a room change. However we wonder why in the first place they assigned our room in the noisy area knowing we would be staying for several days. They could have paid more attention to this and done a proper room assignment. As we got an interconnecting room, we heard some irritating noises from neighbours but did not care much. However, one neighbour was chatting all night and we had to wake up in the middle of the night and call reception. Thanks to the receptionist, they stopped chatting loudly afterwards. Hotel itself seemed quite old. That was not really a matter, but aircon and ceiling needed to be cleaned as they were dusty. I got bitten by something and had a rush while I was sleeping.Afterall, I got 7 red spots on my right leg and 3 on my left leg. Cleanliness standard should be improved. None of the reception staff was friendly or attentive. They only greeted when we approach to the front desk countre. Service standard should be improved as well.

8/10 Good

large apt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very comfort close esplanade shops & restaurants.
Recently sold and new owners are going to update it.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad conditions for a 4* hotel
We checked in and were taken into our room. The smell of mold was VERY strong, and we noticed that the "popcorn ceiling" was full of mold. Being allergic to mold, I asked to change rooms. A person from the staff showed us another 3 rooms - all with the same problem. We picked with room with the less amount/smell of mold (still strong in my opinion). A few nights later we were awakened by very loud sounds that seemed to come from the pipes or AC. The staff at reception explained that now we had "neighbors" upstairs and that this horrible sound might come whenever they flush the toilet or have a shower. So until those guys settled down for the night, we couldn't sleep. The same happening in the following nights until we left. The hotel in general is quite old, and it was a very disappointing experience for a 4* hotel.

8/10 Good

Kev, Gladstone QLD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great position, great breakfast, great staff
Overall i personally really enjoyed my stay, could'nt fault anything at all

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel close to everything
I flew up from Townsville,i turned up early around 11.15am,staff where great and checked me into my room straight away,room was comfy with a great view,will stay again

4/10 Poor

anonymous, cairns Tradewinds

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old and dirty
We stayed in this hotel and couldn't wait to leave. The rooms were beyond dirty with a thick layer (2-3cm) of dust covering the fans and other surfaces of the room. The room smelt terrible and there was black mould on the ceiling. Needs to be cleaned thoroughly and updated. The staff were understanding and helpful in finding us a cleaner room with minimal fuss.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
The carpet, bed, drawer and everything is bit old, no fan in the bathroom,

6/10 Okay

NQ lander, Burdekin

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Was once a nice hotel.
This hotel is very central but seriously needs an up grade and a good clean. The hallways weren't vacuumed and the lifts were very dirty. The beds were past there use by.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
good location but needs updating and cleaning
The rooms in this hotel were inexpensive but you get what you pay for. check in was great and easy; hotel lobby smells musty, glass doors are not shiny, pool area, and room balconies need a good power washing and repaint. Rooms are pretty and were mostly very clean however, fabric sofa, dining chairs and carpet were stained in spots. WIFI is terrible. We were on the 7th floor Executive suite, corner room and the bedroom had no wifi at all the rest of the suite had sporatic WIFI.

8/10 Good

Joel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Central location
Room had musty odor Wifi was poor