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title: "Wanna Stay?, Cairns: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Wanna Stay? in Cairns: rated 7.8 by guests, Hostel. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/wanna-stay-cairns/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-18
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Hostel
# Wanna Stay?

Cairns City, Cairns, Australia

7.8 ·  Good 140 reviews ·  #116 #116 of 140 in Cairns ·  4.4/5 on Google, 121 reviews ·  8.5 Location score
## About Wanna Stay?

Wanna Stay? is a hostel in Cairns City, Cairns, Australia. Guests rate it 7.8 out of 10 across 140 reviews. Facilities include free wi-fi. It is 1.9 km from the centre of Cairns. The nearest airport, Cairns International Airport (CNS), is 5.7 km away.

- **Type:** Hostel

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

- **Check-out until:** 10:00

- **Rooms:** 14

- **Floors:** 2

- **Opened:** 2023

- **Last renovated:** 2023

- **Smoking:** Smoke-free property

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 40

[Hotels near Cairns International Airport (CNS)](https://stayversus.com/en/airport/cns-cairns-international-airport/)

72 Grafton St [wannastayhostel.com](http://www.wannastayhostel.com/)

## How Wanna Stay? scores

Better rated than 16% of hotels in Cairns

-   Guest rating **7.8**
-   Location **8.5**
-   Public transport **9.5**

Cairns average

## Rating on Google

4.4/5

121 Google reviews

-   5★86%
-   4★14%
-   3★0%
-   2★0%
-   1★0%

From the property’s public Google Maps listing. It is shown for reference and is not part of the StayVersus score.

## Amenities

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Services

-   Laundry
-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning
-   Kitchen
-   Blackout curtains

### Policies

-   Smoke-free

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **8.5**/10

- **Walk grade:** **91**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **12**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Stoney Creek Railway Station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">240 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Cairns International Airport (CNS)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">5.7 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">13 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Cairns</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.9 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Hartleys Crocodile Farm10 m
-   Cairns Museum140 m
-   Skyrail-ITM220 m
-   Cairns ZOOM410 m
-   Hartleys Crocodile Zoo480 m
-   Cairns Aquarium610 m

### Compare

## Compare Wanna Stay? with nearby hotels

Similar hotels within 3 km. Open a match-up to see where each one wins.

-   [Gilligan’s Hotel & Resort](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/gilligan-s-hotel-resort-cairns/) Hostel 70 m away
    
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-   [Mad Monkey Backpackers Central](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/mad-monkey-backpackers-central-cairns/) Hostel 320 m away
    
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-   [Global Backpackers Youth Hostel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/global-backpackers-youth-hostel-cairns/) Hostel 460 m away
    
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-   [Mumma 's Hostel Cairns](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/mumma-s-hostel-cairns-cairns/) Hostel 470 m away
    
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## Questions about Wanna Stay?

### How do guests rate Wanna Stay??

Wanna Stay? has a guest rating of 7.8 out of 10 from 140 reviews, which is better than 16% of rated hotels in Cairns.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Wanna Stay??

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is until 10:00.

### How far is Wanna Stay? from the airport?

The nearest airport, Cairns International Airport (CNS), is 5.7 km away in a straight line.

### How many rooms does Wanna Stay? have?

Wanna Stay? has 14 rooms on 2 floors.

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](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/wanna-stay-cairns/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/