Stayed in a hotel style room which had its own bathroom. Was clean and well maintained. You pretty much don't have to leave the place as the bar/beer garden downstairs overlooks the pool and as the night gets later it fills up with plenty of people ready to party. Lilypad cafe across the road is a great place for breakfast. More

My favorite hostel out of all the hostels I've been to in Australia which include Sydney Central YHA, Sydney Base, Coff's Harbour YHA, and Gold Coast's Surf n Sun. If you go to Cairns, this is THE hostel you want to stay in unless you don't like loud music blaring off during the night. When I went, there were girls... More

I booked this place coz I wanted to party for a few days which it was perfect for as it seems everyone come to gilligans to party from other hostels. I ended up staying a whole week. Had no probs sleeping when I didn't want to party, even though my room backed onto the pool Pool is awesome, 90% of... More

Nice clean rooms, with very clean modern ensuite bathrooms. Also, as an added bonus you get a free meal each evening! The downside is that it has a nightclub attached so can be really noisy. More

We stayed in a 6 bed dorm room for a few days in February, we usually try and stay at smaller hostels but this was a last minute, price-related choice. We were greeted in the entrance by two bouncers from the nightclub working the front desk, and checked in rather quickly. The room was average, standard 6 bunk bed set... More

OK, it's a backpackers. In fact, it is a very high standard backpackers. Esp the pool area and the adjoining markets. However! The nite club shuts at 6am and drunk boys and girls in adult bodies run around the corridors at 6, 7, 8am yelling and screaming. We were in the quiet 'hotel' section and could still here it. Vomit... More

Never done backpackers before and unlikely to in the future - not my thing but at liast I can cross it off the bucket list. I do want to address some of the previous criticisms on this site though: - when you're paying less that $30/night it seems unreasonable to whinge about slow customer service - the only "mould marks"... More

Best hostel I have ever stayed at. The staff was so friendly, the lobby was quiet because the bar area was separated, which I really liked. My luggage was lost, and they actually personally brought my suitcases to my room when it had arrived from the airport. We stayed in a six bedroom suite. The room had a balcony that... More

I stayed at Gilligan's for a few days when I first arrived in Australia. It was the perfect start to my trip. The environment was great, and it was lots of fun! I would definitely recommend this place, and I know I will return there in the future. More