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About the Hotel

131-141 Esplanade, Cairns, Australia

Rooms and Suites

Crystalbrook Riley provides resort rooms, sea rooms, urban rooms, family rooms and suites. Each room features air conditioning, blackout blinds, and a rainforest shower. Select rooms include a private balcony, as well as views of the Coral Sea or the Cairns skyline. All rooms include a 55-inch Smart TV with Staycast by Google, access to hundreds of complimentary movies, an Apple iPad control center, blackout blinds, and a Nespresso coffee machine with recyclable pods. Family Sea rooms offer two interconnecting bedrooms and twin balconies. Suites also feature a separate bedroom and lounge area.

Dining Experiences

Crystalbrook Riley features three restaurants: Paper Crane, Rocco, and Calypso Club. Paper Crane serves modern Asian fusion cuisine, with dishes like Peking duck breast bao buns and Far North Queensland prawn pad see ew. The theatre of the kitchen extends to the dining room, where sake and soy braised duck with Chinese pancakes, Crystalbrook Signature dry-aged Beef and Tempura-battered soft-shell crab are shared and presented tableside. Rocco, the rooftop bar, offers Middle Eastern flavors and a Champagne list. Calypso Club is a rum bar and seafood kitchen with a sustainability-led menu inspired by European seaside tavernas and American crab shacks.

Leisure and Relaxation

Crystalbrook Riley has a 1000+ square metre swimming lagoon, complete with a man-made beach. The hotel also features a 24-hour fitness centre. Guests can visit Eléme Day Spa for treatments. The resort offers bicycles for exploring the Cairns foreshore.

Location and Access

Crystalbrook Riley is on the Cairns Esplanade, a five-minute water-front stroll from the shopping, entertainment, and business center of Cairns. The hotel is a short walking distance from Cairns Aquarium, Centre of Contemporary Arts, Cairns Civic Theatre, and Great Barrier Reef Departure Terminal. Crystalbrook Riley is 1.5 km from Cairns Central and 10 km from Cairns Airport.

Hotel Services

Crystalbrook Riley provides concierge services. Guests can take advantage of the cabana host service delivering bites, beverages, towels, sunscreen and iced water for up to four guests. The hotel offers six meeting spaces. Private banquet spaces are available, with terrace bars and lounges for up to 450 people in a cocktail format or 250 banquet style.

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Twin Room City View Urban
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2 persons
32 m² 
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King Room City View Urban
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2 persons
32 m² 
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32 m² 
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Getting around

A list of all available modes of transport

City Centre
Cairns700 m
Airports
Cairns (CNS) 6.0 km
Train
Cairns Central Station 1.0 km
Bus
Bus stop200 m

Facilities

The hotel offers amenities for your comfortable stay and unforgettable experiences

General

  • No smoking on site
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking
  • Safe deposit box
  • 24-hour reception
  • Express check-in/ -out
  • No pets allowed
  • Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
  • Wheelchair access
  • 24-hour security
  • Luggage storage
  • Lift
  • Currency exchange
  • Coffee shop
  • Smoke detectors
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Key card access

Sports & Fitness

  • Fitness centre
  • Billiard tables

Guest Parking

  • Electric kettle

Services

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning
  • Tours/Ticket assistance
  • Welcome drink

Dining

  • In-room breakfast
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/ Lounge area
  • Special diet menus

Business

  • Meeting/ Banquet facilities

Children

  • Cots
  • Babysitting/Child services
  • Children's menu

Facilities for people with disabilities

  • Toilet for disabled
  • Bathroom for disabled

Spa & Leisure

  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Sun loungers
  • Live entertainment
  • Garden area
  • Spa & wellness centre
  • Jacuzzi
  • Full body massage
  • Pool with view

Room features

  • Free Wi-Fi in rooms
  • Air conditioning
  • Mini-bar
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Sitting area
  • Garden furniture
  • Tea and coffee facilities
  • Dining table
  • Ironing facilities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Sink

Self-catering

  • Electric kettle

Media

  • Flat-screen TV
  • iPad
  • AM/FM alarm clock

Room decor

  • Carpeted floor
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Location

131-141 Esplanade, Cairns, Australia
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131-141 Esplanade, Cairns, Australia
Nearby
71/73-75 Esplanade
Cairns Night Markets
560 m
Park
Muddy's Playground
250 m
Aquarium
Cairns Aquarium
300 m
Library
Cairns City Library
550 m
Church
St Monica's Cathedral
170 m
Park
Munro Martin Parklands
760 m
Gallery
Michael Seebeck Gallery
470 m
Green Arrow Walk
350 m
100 Abbott St
Great Barrier Reef Liveaboard
200 m
Mall
Coles Cairns Central
530 m
100 Abbott St
Dive Trips
200 m
96 Abbott St
Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns
230 m
Yellow Arrow Walk
350 m
Restaurants
Rocco by Crystalbrook
160 m
L 12 The Tower
Greenfields by Crystalbrook
150 m
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160 m
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The Atrium
170 m
121-123 The Esplanade
Waterside Resaurant
200 m
145 The Esplanade
Cairns RSL Club
260 m
115 The Esplanade Qld
Dundee's at the Cairns Aquarium
290 m
5 Florence St Cairns Aquarium
Treasure Court Seafood Restaurant
310 m
6-12 Florence St Cnr Abbott St
Villa Romana Trattoria
430 m
Cnr Esplanade & Aplin St
Splash Seafood Restaurant
370 m
103 The Esplanade
Elixir Bar
320 m
92 Abbott St
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