Name: Lake Central Cairns
Address: 139 Lake Street, 139, Cairns, 4870, AU

4/10

Poor

24 Jul 2026

Fiona

Staff friendly, room not great - needed proper cleaning from top to bottom (including under things)
Great location though

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2026

Matthew, Leah

I like to watch a bit of TV at night but it was impossible the TV was full of static it wasn’t good I think it is an outdated TV or the aerial not sure and a little privacy curtain would have been nice over the aircon unit I had to be aware of that when I was turning on the bedroom light.

Self

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2026

Janelle

Fine for a budget stay. Very quiet. Easy contactless checkin. Spacious studio.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2026

Sacho

We had a truly wonderful stay at this hotel in Cairns and couldn’t be happier with our experience. The location is absolutely perfect—right in the heart of Cairns, yet still peaceful and quiet. Everything you need is within easy walking distance: the beach, restaurants, cafés, and shops are all just about 200 metres away, which made getting around effortless, especially as a family.

The hotel itself was exceptionally clean and very well maintained. From the rooms to the common areas, everything felt fresh, comfortable, and thoughtfully cared for. We also felt very safe throughout our stay, which is incredibly important when travelling with family.

What really sets this place apart, though, is the people. It’s family owned, and you can genuinely feel it in the way the owners and staff treat their guests. The hospitality was sincere, warm, and welcoming—not forced or scripted. They went out of their way to make us feel at home, always happy to help, give local tips, or simply have a friendly chat.

It was a fantastic family stay, and we created great memories here. If you’re looking for a clean, safe, centrally located hotel with heart and outstanding hospitality, this place is a gem. We would absolutely stay here again and highly recommend it to anyone visiting Cairns.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

Jacqueline

Staff was excellent and friendly. Stored our luggage until our afternoon flight time even though check out was at 10am. Thank you!

8/10

Excellent

11 Dec 2025

Tania

Frienly staff

Business_and_leisure

2/10

Poor

24 Nov 2025

Dave

Staff was lovely. But it was very hot...not enough lounge or chair combined for all of us to sit. No power points unless you unplug TV or microwave.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2025

Geoffrey

Convenient close to everything

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2025

Vanessa

Self contained for a affordable price

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2025

Ella

Not much parking but if you get the timing right for the parking you will be ok

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2025

Jodie

Stayed at this property with a 1 year old and the room was located on the top floor so had to climb 6 flights of stairs to go up or down. It was noisy as the sound echoed through the property so Friday and Saturday night was hard to sleep. The room was not clean to the point that we found contact lenses on the table, hair in the shower and our one year old was finding all sorts of gross stuff around the room. Positives were the price and size of the accomodation.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

Beverley

Very central to everything. Train and big shopping centre only 10 minute walk. Woollies 5 minute walk. Waterfront less than 5 minutes. Heaps of eateries there. Even though we had late checkin (after 5pm) easy to get our key and gate code. Apartment had separate bedroom. Ensuite good size with walk-in shower. Nice hot shower.Kitchen has microwave, kettle, small fridge and few dishes. No cooking elements which we knew before we stayed. Maria very helpful and friendly. Good accommodation at reasonable price. Only downside was the towels very thin. Would stay there again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2025

SANDRA May

This property was perfect for our family. It was close enough to town, foreshore and shopping districts to be able to walk there with ease.
Kids loved the pool and the accommodation had everything we needed.
The hosts were friendly and helpful.
Would definitely book another stay here.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2025

Karen

Nice Little Hotel

Tidy, friendly hotel right in the go area of Cairns. We'll priced and next to everything. Useful well-kept pool as well.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2025

Sindy

Good position in the city.

Hotel was in a great position in the city and was quiet. Checkin was excellent and run by locals. Aircon would’ve been better positioned in the bedroom. Average accommodation for a cheap price.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2025

Sukhjit

Centrally located in the heart of Cairns. Affordable. Room was big. Staff were helpful. Locally owned and operated

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2025

Paul

Was good, close to everything in the city.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2025

Prashanth

The bed and pillow covers didn't appear clean. The pillow had an odor because of past usage. The toilet did not have a toilet roll holder next to the WC and the roll had to be manually picked every time for a clean.

The reception staff were helpful though when we contacted them to inform of our late arrival.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2025

Elizabeth

Spacious room, great location right in heart of CBD. Walkable to esplanade, lagoon and to local Woolworths. About 15 mins from airport with taxi. Room had mini fridge with tea/coffee/milk and a microwave. Easy checkin and was able to leave to leave our luggage after check out before taking ferry to next destination. Great value for money and super friendly and helpful staff.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

13 Jul 2025

Debbie

Not ideal for single women to stay there - not secure

4/10

Poor

02 Jul 2025

Steve

Sad to say, pretty much everything in the room was broken - fridge door shelves; the single bed (!!); the ac was a really old and held together with gaffa tape lol there was no housekeeping at all. The Reception was not open once during our stay…

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 May 2025

Tamara

Needs an upgrade

Location was ideal but the accommodation is very old. Fixtures missing inside the bathroom. Only enough PowerPoints for their electric items. The room had an old school box air conditioner that was noisey n then kicked into even noisier each time the compressor set in. But, the beds were really comfortable and the staff were very friendly. Do you get what you pay for? $140 a night? I’d probably not stay here again unless they did some upgrades.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2025

Anita

Love the weekend stay

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2025

Juliani

For the price it was well suited! Very basic, comfortable beds, good hot showers. The staff was fantastic! Very
helpful.
Stained bed sheets, dirty floors and all the surfaces need a good clean wiped!, toaster not working.
Other than that, its a OK place.

friendly, and helpful.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2025

Ryan

Walkable

4/10

Poor

17 Apr 2025

Aileen

Property badly needs a renovation. Leaky old taps, mold in the bathroom cupboard, tiles in the shower, stain mark on the flat sheets, sofa cover seems like it hasn't been washed in awhile, ceiling fan in the room not working. You can hear everyone passing by the room, paper thin walls. Microwave's coating is peeling, showing some rust. Mirror in the bathroom is rusty too, was very dirty I had to actually clean it to see myself in the mirror. Location is convenient, but there seems to be a lot of drunk people hanging around. A drunk man was harrassing us at the gate of the motel when we arrived, scary if you have kids with you. They have baggage storage, staff are nice. Pool seems dirty, didn't use it.

Won't return here again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Family holiday

Comfortable n satisfactory, room was close to the laundry. Enjoy my stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2025

Jennifer

Perfect for our quick stay. Beds were 5 star, so comfortable and perfect for our quick layover. Staff were very helpful with our late checkin. Rooms were dated but the price reflected this so this was not an issue at all!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2024

SOPHIA

perfect location at a great price. the room was clean, tidy, spacious, and had all the essentials. easy late check-in process. no complaints from me! :)

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2024

Jason

Great

6/10

Pleasant

05 Aug 2024

jorge

Internet did it worked

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2024

Roanna

Safe gate coded access, convenient to downtown shops, restaurants, & prominade. Street parking (park in centre strip after 3pm overnight free). Nice & clean. Air con noisy so just used fan.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2024

Jason

The recpetion service at check in was fantastic

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2024

Peter

Nice and pleasant

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2024

Philip

Excellent location, so close to everything and the centre of town.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2024

Titom

All services are closed to walk and eat

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2024

Angela

Definitely will be staying there again. Enjoyed our stay and great price.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

05 Jun 2024

Katie

Staff were helpful in organising late check in as our flight didn’t get in til after reception had closed.
Unfortunately that’s as far as helpfulness went.
We didn’t have any hot water, I contacted the after hours number and spoke with manager whom said there was nothing she could do tonight to fix it so we would have to have cold showers.
Was too cold for kids to have a shower. I figured was only one night so would suck it up….

Went to put kids into bed there was long dark hair all though the beds, pulled my sheets back and they were soiled with what looked like old blood from a weeping wound. All the beds looked like they’d just been made and not had change of linen in who knows how long. The once white towels are stained and looked like they’d not been washed.
Absolutely disgusting.
We left straight away and drove to Townsville as there wasn’t anywhere else we could get into at 10pm at night. I contacted the after hours number as we were leaving to let them know, no answer. Left a message and nil return of call.

The whole apartment is in need of maintenance, the bathroom door hinge was barely hanging on, bathroom door knob was hanging off, black mould in air cons. I honestly don’t know how this is allowed to be running, AVOID at all cost.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2024

DANDAN

Very quiet, great location , the landlords are very friendly, prefect price for a family to stay in the city center .

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2024

Dannon

Wonderful

Amazing experience and friendly and great place to stay

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2023

George

Highly recommended. The location is excellent. On my arrival day I received a message with instructions to retrieve the room key from an outside key safe, and all worked well.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2023

Gwen Gwendolyn

Location

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2023

Vincent

Central to everthing

2 night weekend stay great location easy walk to everything nearby quiet block rear first level room clean pool bedroom was large lounge big bathroom spacious

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2023

Alistair

Nice staff, central, not fancy but everything you need

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2023

Martha

The location was great, lots of restaurants at walking distance. The staff was friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2023

Kirra

Basic but very clean with good amenity and a lovely pool. Very easy late/early check in and out.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2023

Rachel

A convenient property in the CBD for self catering guests. Easy to get to places if you are walking; good parking & nearby car hire options if driving.
Property was clean & safe. It did look a little tired in the rooms. Staff excellent - friendly & helpful.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

17 Aug 2023

mark

Blood on end of sheets
Urine stains in center of sheets
Mold chunks on curtains
Bathroom and towels were clean
Contacted mobile asking for money back as we got there after 5 pm
No reply stay elsewhere

Business Friends

4/10

Poor

07 Aug 2023

Yavanna

No wifi, no parking, no reception, beddings weren’t really clean. We paid extra for a family room. But there was no door separating the kids room and the parents room. So no privacy

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2023

Kerrie

Easy walk to all Cairns City tourist sights - foreshore boardwalk, Esplanade Lagoon, restaurants, markets, shopping, casino. Staff are really helpful. Rooms are simple, but clean and have everything you need.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2023

Jesse

The staff was tops.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Jul 2023

Mowe

Poor customer service and communication. Disappointing that a guest was asked to leave her keycard at reception because she did not have a credit card for the motel to hold the security bond. She had asked several times to be moved to the ground floor because of her knees after being giving her a room on the top floor and was not prioritised. She also found weed and needles stuffed in a pillow in the room which meant the room wasn't cleaned properly. Disgusting and dangerous. We will not be using your services again.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2023

anthony

Host was wonderful, helpful, and nothing was to much trouble. This made our holiday so special.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

04 Jul 2023

Richard

Location was convenient,
But rooms wasn’t clean.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2023

Monique

Great people. Good price

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2023

Paul

The accommodation was easy to find. From the front it was not very inviting and inside the gate quite run down. Facilities were less than basic but given age presented in a clean and tidy state. Staff were approachable and helpful. On experiencing the facilities I don't believe the tariff was competitive with comparable offerings

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2023

Rie

Staffs are very kind and friendly

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2023

Anand

The property was clean but very very basic. Great for very budget travellers that want or need no frills but only looking for a clean bed at a good price.

The place didn't look as good as the photos indicate. Slightly worse for the wear.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2023

Stephen

so nice a bed

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2023

daniel

Maybe a revamp (retile and paint) would benefit and upgraded aircon would be nice but none of that is necessary - it’s very comfortable as is).
Extra chairs inside would be nice for bigger families like ours and maybe a list of close places to eat/takeaway?
The staff were lovely and approachable and the pool was well loved by the kids. Very comfortable stay ☺️

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2023

Tammara

Whilst our stay was for the most part pleasant, the aircon was too small for the size of the room. The nights were hot (days hotter) and it was difficult to sleep.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

06 Apr 2023

Georgina

Staff friendly, but the room needs fully air-conditioning ,

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

27 Oct 2022

Lexi

I stayed at this hotel for 5 nights and my partner and I were disappointed.

The air conditioner is no ordinary noise, whenever it starts to cool, the sound is like someone slamming against your door. At night, the sound is even more frightening.

Wifi is provided in public areas, but what is the definition of a public area? Swimming pool? Reception? I have this question because I don't get a wifi signal when I am in the pool.

The only advantage is that it is very close to the city, and it only takes 5 minutes to reach the CBD. And the Staff was nice.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2022

Claudia

Loved how spaced out the rooms were rather then being cramped

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2022

Cindy

Cheap accommodation, located central to everything. A few minutes walk to the aquarium or esplanade.

Hotel itself is a little outdated but it does the job!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2022

Maryanne

Good location. Very basic hotel

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2022

Shanshan

Good for the budget minded.

Nice but very limited WiFi, only available at reception.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2022

Liz

Maria and the team were
Fantastic… it’s a lovely low frills place … but had the a great mattress and simple but well maintained room and facilities

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2022

Karen

Location

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Aug 2022

Stephen

I had thought that I had booked another hotel that I had previously stayed at, I was wrong. It is a very budget hotel , that needs repairs and is very basic.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2022

Cristine

Enjoyed our stay here. Centrally located apartments close to the Esplanade. Apartment was comfortable although quite basic. Maria was available if we needed anything. Possibly should have requested a ground floor apartment.
No powerpoints in the bedroom and no wifi.

Partner

2/10

Poor

21 Jul 2022

Tina

I did love the fact it was quiet.
That is the only thing that was good.

The bedding was stained and warn out, pillows were awful. Towels were old and worn out.

The TV didn't work properly even after it was fixed.

Felt like we were given the bare essentials like 4 tea bags 🙄 for a 9 night stay.

We payed $1900 ND there was a

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

16 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Basic and overpriced

We found the accommodation basic and clean. It was adequate but overpriced for very basic accommodation

Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Jun 2022

Jennifer

The towels & linen had stains, no amenties not even tissues or face-washer. Run-down. The bathroom cabinet was painted to different whites and the inside was water ruined. Cracks and mold. Looked nothing like the pictures. I was expecting old but not ruined.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jun 2022

Keith

Very close to where we wanted to go.
It was hard to find a park, we had to go round the block

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2022

Melissa

We decided last minute for a trip to Cairns, accommodation was central, we stayed in the family suite. Could have done with a dining table and chairs as the 2 seater lounge was the only seating in the room that slept 6. Overall good place to stay on a budget.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

12 Apr 2022

Kylie

We booked this property as it was listed as being two bedroom. There is no door between the rooms!!! So no privacy whatsoever.
They had workers there making a huge amount of noise with no warning. The water was turned off on me mid shower. I stood for 15mins with shampoo in my hair while my children had to go and ask the workers why there was no water. I never received an apology for that.
The photos are NOTHING like the property. So much is damaged or broken, taps leaking. The amount we paid for the room was ludicrous.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2022

Jade

Spacious rooms. Street parking was difficult and parked at a distance

Business

4/10

Poor

04 Jan 2022

Robert

Unit had a bad damp smell. Floor was sticky. No parking or any service was provided during our 3 night stay.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2021

Kate

Goodnight

It served its purpose we needed a big room for 6 people. It has a nice pool the Ac worked and the beds clean and comfy

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2021

Judy

Great location, great value.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2021

Shelley

Affordable accommodation for our large family, conveniently close to town center.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2021

Rodney

Central clean comfortable and reasonably priced.

A clean and comfortable apartment. Perfect for those wishing to self cater in the centre of Cairns. Exterior nothing flash but we were happy with the value for money offered.

Partner

2/10

Poor

05 Jul 2021

Joe

Dump

It was terrible from the start. Bed had a new mattress but had an old mattress protector with a hole at least 30 cms in the middle of the bed and the pillows when where yellow and old. We complained and they did replace both the protector and pillows. We had booked for 8 nights and managed to stay 5 out of the 8. We slept 3 out of the 5 nights due to guests partying all night until the sun came up. Shouting , laughing and fighting was just some of the issues we experienced. We confronted the manager and was told that she can not control her guests and there was nothing she could do. We told her that this was unacceptable and that we could no longer stay and this so called hotel with no security or compassion for their guests. We asked for a refund for the 3 remaining nights and was told that is not possible and would need to put it in writing. We sent an email and it has now been 3 weeks and no reply what so ever. If you want to be able to sleep at night then this is not the place to stay. Would never recommend this place to my worse enemy. Stay as far away from this place as possible Very Poor customer service and avoid staying in this dump..

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2021

Ian

The girls , Maria and Rani , were very friendly and helpful . I left my prescription sun glasses in my room and they agreed to post them back to me. We had a very pleasant stay there overall.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

The size of the rooms were excellent with 2 large spaces to relax. The rooms were every clean and quiet. The pool operating hour could be extented at night please just for 1 more hour to have a swim after dinner in your excellent new par and restaurant. A small curtain on top of the air-conditioning unit would be good as you can't shut the curtain all the way and the security light came in on the bottom floor but not to big of a deal. We loved owe stay and will come again thanks louise

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

It was clean and suitable for our needs. Few places will accommodate a family of seven for a reasonable price. Unfortunately our hot water wasn't working, but thankfully it was a hot day and wasn't really necessary.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2021

Verified traveler

I was on a budget when I booked this hotel and was worried that the room would be awful turns out my fears were not warranted as my family and I had a wonderful time staying here, kids loved the pool which is where we spent most of our time even in the pouring rain, the rooms themselves were nice but basic as you would expect in a budget hotel my only issues were the ceiling fan in the lounge room which was useless (could be fixed by adding a pedestal fan to the room) and the lack of power points to plug phones etc in to charge, there was only 1 spare outlet in the lounge room and none in the bedroom, the complex was very secure and although there was a threat of Cyclone we felt very safe, I would definitely recommend staying here for a budget traveller

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

17 Sep 2020

Mick

Nothing it was very noisy with other guests partying all night

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Pool table but nothing to play with it??? Had to ask for a tv remote

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2019

Grant

Not the Ritz but was clean

Didn’t see anyone to make a comment on service. The motel is old , but it was clean and location was handy.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

My family and i were made to feel so welcome from the first moment we arrived. We loved our stay and will stay again next time we visit Cairns.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2019

William

Location, spacious room, cleanliness, kitchenette which allowed me independence with meals & although it doesn’t have all the bells & whistles of fancy resort it doesn’t charge for them either.
My one annoyance was that the advertised wi fi was only available inside the reception office during office hours, which was closed 12 noon - 2pm & at 6pm each day.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

05 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

I liked the location. I did not like the condition of the room. Beds poor. Fridge needed de frosting, curtains poor, lack of power points, no cooking facilities, laundry dirty, poor access after hours, on third floor with person in wheel chair, no privacy in room. The only positive was the kind person on reception. Loud and obnoxious guests partying till very late in the next morning.

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

The kitchen plates and bowls were filthy
Cutlery drawer was filthy like it had cockroaches poo

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

30 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Policies that were unspecified in terms and conditions which left us with nowhere to stay for the night. The money was also non-refundable, meaning with lost money.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2019

Ian

👍

Huge room nice stay.

2/10

Poor

03 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

False advertising with the wifi. The condition of the room and the cost. I paid $180 for a room that I didn’t even sleep in because I was so disappointed of the quality and condition of the room. I paid an extra $20 more at Redges because I needed the wifi for my work and the quality of the room was clean and did not smell. I will never go back to this hotel.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

The lady at the check in counter was friendly and helpful.The room was clean ,the beds were surprisingly comfortable,the price was good.My only two real negatives are that the a/c was only in the lounge/kitchenette and better cooling measures should be considered for a comfortable nights sleep and the internet available doesn't really warrant the free wifi selling point..

6/10

Pleasant

31 Dec 2018

Harley

Very friendly and helpful staff.

Dirty toilet smells worse than public toilets.
shower water drains very slowly