The Jack Backpackers vs Wanna Stay?
Both are in Cairns, 160 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★Cairns City
The Jack Backpackers
- Guest rating
- 8.3 Very good
- Location score
- 8.3
- Score by category
- 1 of 3
HostelCairns City
Wanna Stay?
- Guest rating
- 7.8 Good
- Location score
- 8.5
- Score by category
- 1 of 3
The short answer
Too close to call
Each hotel leads in 1 category. Your priorities decide. 160 m apart.
Choose The Jack Backpackers if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.3 / 7.8)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 36 / 14)
Choose Wanna Stay? if you want
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 14 / 36)
Why is The Jack Backpackers better than Wanna Stay??
- 1Higher guest rating (8.3 vs 7.8)+0.5
- 2Later check-out (11:00 vs 10:00)+1h
Why is Wanna Stay? better than The Jack Backpackers?
- 1More guest reviews (140 vs 22), so the rating is more reliable×6.4
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| The Jack Backpackers vs Wanna Stay?: which hotel is better? | The Jack Backpackers | Wanna Stay? |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.3 +0.5 | 7.8 |
| Location | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Public transport | 8.9 | 9.5 +0.6 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.3 +0.4 | 7.9 |
| Guest rating | 8.3 +0.5 | 7.8 |
| Number of reviews | 22 | 140 +118 |
| Google rating | – | 4.4/5 |
| Google reviews | – | 121 |
| Rank in Cairns | bottom 39% +23% | bottom 16% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Distance to Cairns City centre | 270 m | 250 m |
| To public transport | 350 m | 240 m −110 m |
| To the airport | 5.8 km | 5.7 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 150 | 150 |
| To the nearest food shop | 40 m −110 m | 150 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 15 | 16 |
| Sights within 1 km | 12 | 12 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★ | – |
| Rooms | 36 | 14 |
| Floors | 1 | 2 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2025 +2y | 2023 |
| Listed amenities | – | 10 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 11:00 +1h | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Smoke-free | – | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | – | ✓ |
| Kitchen | – | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Business trips | – | ✓ |
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Location
160 m apart
The Jack Backpackers: city centre: 2.0 km, nearest station Stoney Creek Railway Station: 350 m, Cairns International Airport (CNS): 5.8 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 12 sights within 1 km.
Wanna Stay?: city centre: 1.9 km, nearest station Stoney Creek Railway Station: 240 m, Cairns International Airport (CNS): 5.7 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 12 sights within 1 km.
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The Jack Backpackers or Wanna Stay?: common questions
Which is better, The Jack Backpackers or Wanna Stay??
They are evenly matched. The Jack Backpackers is stronger in guest rating; Wanna Stay? is stronger in public transport.
Which is cheaper, The Jack Backpackers or Wanna Stay??
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
How far apart are The Jack Backpackers and Wanna Stay??
The two hotels are 160 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score