Address: 57-89 grafton st, City centre , Cairns 4870, Australia Show on map
Don the party shoes and be prepared for blisters. Gilligans is one of the most popular backpackers on the east coast, dishing up loud and lascivious fun on a nightly basis in the throbbing bar. Fortunately the rooms are fancy enough to nurse even the cruellest of hangovers.Super shmick four- to six-bed dorms are reminiscent of inner city apartments. Within their chocolate brown and beige interiors reside air-con, sparkling en suites, sturdy beds, crisp linen, carpeted floors and sizeable lockers. Each also has a wee balcony with views into the rest of the citadel. Twins and doubles have lashings of space, funky furnishings and TVs. Scattered throughout the myriad of floors are communal kitchens and open TV lounges with a legion of cushions to rest the tush. On the ground floor is a style bar with sueded wedge seating and an outdoor pool-cum-bar-cum-pick-up joint. Somewhere in this fortress you'll also find a salon, mezzanine bar, tour desk, volleyball court and laundry. Sleeping up to 500 people, this is no place for wallflowers, which is why the backpacker and party troupe adore it.
Super shmick four- to six-bed dorms are reminiscent of inner city apartments. Within their chocolate brown and beige interiors reside air-con, sparkling en suites, sturdy beds, crisp linen, carpeted floors and sizeable lockers. Each also has a wee balcony with views into the rest of the citadel. Twins and doubles have lashings of space, funky furnishings and TVs. Scattered throughout the myriad of floors are communal kitchens and open TV lounges with a legion of cushions to rest the tush. On the ground floor is a style bar with sueded wedge seating and an outdoor pool-cum-bar-cum-pick-up joint. Somewhere in this fortress you'll also find a salon, mezzanine bar, tour desk, volleyball court and laundry. Sleeping up to 500 people, this is no place for wallflowers, which is why the backpacker and party troupe adore it.
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Right next door are Rusty's Markets. Persevere beyond the kitschy jewellery and sarongs into the inner sanctum, where you'll find fresh and flamboyant produce, organic foods and inventive, multicultural take-away. Tuck into a vegie samosa and amble through homeopathic medicines, hand-made soaps and tropical wines. You know you're onto a good thing when locals dominate the crowd.
Not only does it resemble an enormous Big Brother house, but booted contestants from the actual show have turned up to cast bewildered waves.
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