The Benson Hotel

Property class: 4
Art Deco hotel with outdoor pool, near Cairns Esplanade

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The Benson Hotel offers a great location, putting you within just a 10-minute walk of Cairns Esplanade and Cairns Central Shopping Centre. Guests can take a dip in the outdoor pool or grab a bite to eat at Benson Bar & Restaurant, which serves breakfast and dinner. Other highlights at this Art Deco hotel include a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli, and a terrace. Fellow travelers say great things about the helpful staff and location.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Bar
The current price is $108
$119 total
includes taxes & fees
Nov 23 - Nov 24

Room options

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View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed

A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a balcony with a city view.

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(11 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free wired internet

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Terrace

A hotel room with a large bed, a TV mounted on the wall, a small table, and a view of the pool and buildings outside.

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Terrace

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(10 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free wired internet

View all photos for Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a TV, and a view of the city.

Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free wired internet

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 King Bed

A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a lamp, a mirror, and a wall-mounted TV.

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free wired internet

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A hotel room with a large bed, a blue armchair, two bedside tables with lamps, a large window with a view of buildings, and a marble-patterned carpet.

Suite

  • Mountain view
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free wired internet

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a view of mountains.

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(29 reviews)
  • City view
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free wired internet

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a lamp, a chair, and a TV.

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

  • Mountain view
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free wired internet

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About the neighborhood

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44-56 Grafton Street, Cairns, QLD, 4870

What's nearby

  • Reef Hotel Casino - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Cairns Night Markets - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Cairns Central Shopping Centre - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Cairns Convention Centre - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Cairns Esplanade Lagoon - 6 min walk - 0.6 km

Getting around

  • Cairns Intl. Airport (CNS) - 12 min drive
  • Cairns Station - 9 min walk
  • Freshwater Station - 18 min drive
  • Redlynch Station - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Crown Hotel - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Candy - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Golden Boat Chinese Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Miroku -Japan's best bites - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Rusty's Juice Bar - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Benson Hotel

  • The Benson Hotel offers a great location, putting you within just a 10-minute walk of Cairns Esplanade and Cairns Central Shopping Centre. Guests can take a dip in the outdoor pool or grab a bite to eat at Benson Bar & Restaurant, which serves breakfast and dinner. Other highlights at this Art Deco hotel include a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli, and a terrace. Fellow travelers say great things about the helpful staff and location.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 101 rooms
    • Arranged over 10 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 10:00 AM
    • Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Debit card required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • No cribs (infant beds)

Pets

    • Pets not allowed
    • Service animals welcome

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi (speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)) and wired internet access in rooms

Parking

    • Onsite parking available only on request
    • Secured covered onsite self parking (AUD 25 per night)
    • Wheelchair-accessible parking on site
    • Limited onsite parking (max 1 space per unit)
    • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking

Other information

    • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

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Reviews

The Benson Hotel Reviews

8.6

Excellent

9.0

Cleanliness

8.6

Amenities

9.0

Staff & service

8.4

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The pool was huge, very deep, and clean, with pool noodles and towels supplied, and a great location for swimming. (25 reviews)
  • Breakfast options were described as awesome, yummy, good, great, and delicious with a variety of choices. (40 reviews)
  • The restaurant offered a delicious breakfast buffet and had a cozy atmosphere. (19 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

Highly recommend this hotel. Very clean and modern. The kids loved the pool, staff was friendly and buffet breakfast was great.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location just a few minutes walk from esplanade. New interior, comfy beds, good views.
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful and clean and lovely staff
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10/10 Exceptional

Loved the location, clean and friendly staff.
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8/10 Very good

Hotel staff are all great with great location. But the homeless and wired people around the corner is scary. Breakfast is the same with limited choice every day.
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10/10 Exceptional

Clean room, big pool, good location
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10/10 Exceptional

Brilliant stay, lovely hotel and really big rooms. Lovely view, and was a pleasure to stay there. The staff were brilliant and we had a lovely stay. Would recommend it to anyone
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10/10 Exceptional

Nice and clean room, convenient to every shopping areas and main tourist spots
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location and proximity to attractions, stores and restaurants
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10/10 Exceptional

Spacious and clean rooms. Very helpful and friendly staff. Great location and excellent facilities. Also great value vs similar hotels. Would stay again.
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8/10 Very good

The good: location, washer and dryer available but bring your own coins, it’s pretty and clean. The bad: no A/C and even though this is Australias winter, it is bloody hot and we had to keep the windows wide open while sleeping otherwise it would have been unbearable.
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10/10 Exceptional

Nice clean room, comfortable bed, parking was convenient.
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8/10 Very good

The room and bathroom was spotless. The bed was very comfortable. However, the air-conditioning was very noisy and the room is not sound proof and the boom boom from the night club across the road was annoying.
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10/10 Exceptional

Room was clean and in good condition. Great location. Bar and Restaurant had a good vibe.
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10/10 Exceptional

We had a wonderful stay. The room was spacious and loved the view from our balcony. Room service is way beyond our expectation, room is restored everyday. The location was perfect and close to shops. We enjoyed the pool. Highly recommend this hotel for anyone visiting Cairns.
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8/10 Very good

Great location and decent rooms
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8/10 Very good

Great location. Will stay here again
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful property great friendly staff, great buffet breakfast, awesome stay
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4/10 Fair

Room and staff is good , but everyday they are serving same breakfast. We book hotel for 8 days.
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8/10 Very good

Really enjoyed the proximity to restaurants and the Esplanade board walk.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great and comfortable stay. The staff at reception was great.
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10/10 Exceptional

Loved our stay. Staff were very friendly and helpful with anything we needed. Definitely recommend staying here.
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10/10 Exceptional

The hotel location is very good.
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8/10 Very good

Great location & clean room. Live music was a bonus on the rooftop terrace
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8/10 Very good

Very clean hotel and modern rooms. The rooms had good aircon. We came on Easter bank holiday weekend. We were disappointed to find out on arrival that the hotel restaurant wasn’t open for the duration of our stay. We didn’t know about this until we checked in