Cairns Central McLeod Street YHA is a very nice hostel, just opposite to Cairns central shopping center and transportation center, and withing walking distance to the city center and the esplanade. If you have your own car, there is a free parking just beside the hostel for up to three hours (after 5 p.m., it's all free). You can also park your car inside the hostel for a fee. If you are spending the whole day at the reef, you can park you car for free at the parking lot of the nearby shopping center -- there is plenty of space.
The hostel is located on McLeod Street -- going east to west, just one street from Sheridan Street. And it's right next to the Cairns central shopping center. You can't miss it.
This hostel has a very helpful reception open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. In the middle of the hostel is a nice-looking pool, surrounded by a brick floor. The whole building is in good shape and is very clean. The kitchen is good, with plenty of storage space, and a lot of sitting places. The toilets and showers are comfortably located on the first and second floors.
The rooms themselves aren't too much of a big deal. Most of the rooms are six beds-per-room with personal lockers in all of them. There is also expansive internet access, laundry facilities, and a big notice board.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
November 2005
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