Cairns Central Business District stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this Cairns Central Business District hostel, you'll find Cairns Esplanade and Cairns Performing Arts Centre. Cairns Private Hospital and St Monica's Cathedral are also within half a mile (1 km).
As a guest of Njoy Backpackers Hostel, you'll find an outdoor pool, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance. Public spaces have free WiFi. Njoy Backpackers Hostel also features laundry facilities and a television in a common area.
Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Cairns hostel.
55 guestrooms or units
Self-service laundry
Front desk (24 hours)
Storage area for luggage
Tour and ticket information
BBQ grill(s)
Television in lobby
Smoking in designated areas
Njoy Backpackers Hostel offers 55 accommodations with air conditioning. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen.
Property amenities
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Refrigerator
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Things to do
Outdoor pool
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Bathroom
Towels
Food and drink
Refrigerator
Shared kitchen access
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
Property payment types
Important information
Fees
Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:
Cash deposit: AUD 20 per stay
We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.
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Good quality for the price. Public toilets and showers are quite clean. Staffs are very friendly. There was an animal show with lizard, snake, and crocodile.
The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Hostel was clean and comfortable, they have a swimming pool, pool table and lots of different activities. Free parking and wifi was a huge plus. Location was really convinient: shops, lagoon, restaurants all in a walking distance. Loved our stay here!
The staff were all super friendly. They are doing an excellent job. The beds are all really comfortable. Its never too busy. The obly thing that was dirty was the kitchen, so even when the workers had cleaned it. It was a state. It just draws in so many flies! I think they maybe could do with perhap upgrading the kitchen
It was good. Pretty quiet given that it is a hostel. Double ensuite rooms are decent.
Valerie
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
6/10 Okay
Garry, christchurch, nz
2 Aug 2017
Liked: Staff & service
Good for a late check in and a short overnight stay.
Garry
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
2 Aug 2017
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I'm 57 and it was my first time in a backpackers
Room 5: The bathroom exhaust fan did not work and when someone upstairs showered, water dripped through the edge of the exhaust fan on the ceiling. It looks like this has been happening for ages as the ceiling was mouldy and water-damaged there.
Wifi did not work in my room.
Otherwise the hostel was fine and staff were very friendly and helpful.
Verified traveller
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017
8/10 Good
geoffrey
14 Jul 2017
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Will return
Started well with the prompt airport pick-up. Check in good. I had a 4 bed dorm to myself :) probably because they took pity on an old guy. Appreciated by me though. The WIFI did not work all the time so I ended up using my own USB WIFI.
Not much around the area so just walked the streets. Will return next week for a longer stay, and will do more then. I will update the WIFI situation in my next review.
geoffrey
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
22 Jun 2017
Liked: Staff & service
Cairns stay
Having a free shuttle to town really helped. You can walk there, but it's a long way to carry groceries. I also loved the free shuttle to the airport and to early morning boat tours. The staff was helpful and the vibe was cool. Also, the pool was nice.
Verified traveller
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017
8/10 Good
Jennifer , Boise, Idaho
11 Jun 2017
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Friendly and fun hostel
This hostel goes out of their way to provide activities for backpackers. I enjoyed reptile night very much. The staff is accommodating and kind. There was some deferred maintenance that should be taken care of. The curtain rod was falling apart, the sink faucet was wobbly, etc. However the showers had great pressure and lots of hot water! Overall a good value for the price
I stayed here alone for a few nights and then a few friends came and joined me. The hostel is clean and tidy the majority of the time. The kitchen facilities could be updated as there are only 8 hobs to cook on and only half of them work which can be an issue when everyone is trying to cook dinner at once. It's good that you can BYO alcohol, as a lot of hostels don't allow this in Oz.
We stayed one night here when we arrived in Cairns in the evening. It was fine for a one nights stay. The hotel shuttle arrived almost 1 hour after being confirmed, but was warned of that when we called for it (they said about 30-40 minutes). The hostel is just as you would imagine- very loud with heaps of backpackers. The staff was friendly, helpful though, so kudos to them. The place itself was not very clean and a bit run down, but again what you could expect from a hostel? By no stretches of imagination could this place be referred to as resort though.
We stayed in a private room so we were able to get a bit away from the commotion of beer pong and drinking games.
In conclusion, I can't really fault the place for anything. But definitely understand that this certainly a party hostel and nothing more or less.
We had a fab time at NJoy. It was better than we hoped for. Helpful and efficient. Clean and tidy. Good kitchen, no out of date food in cupboards and fridges. Free food available as well as tea and coffee. Free shuttle service. Thanks to all at NJoy for our great time with you.
Has everything you need. Shuttle to city and free pick up from airport. GReat for flying visit. Great price. Accommodating to our group of 4. Free tea and coffee and POOL! Love njoy
kelly
6/10 Okay
Andrew
29 Nov 2016
Was Okay. its great that its got 24 hour reception.
Ok average but price competitive. No tv in rooms. Pleasant friendly staff. Need to call ahead for shuttle transfers.
Verified traveller
8/10 Good
Mireille-Rachelle
14 Mar 2016
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Recommended!
Fun place to stay as a backpacker! Lots of great people, friendly staff, and lots of thigs to do. Great location just a walk away from everything you would want to do