The Espy Hostel

I had a great stay at Espy Hostel Cairns. The staff were thoughtful, conscientious, and always willing to help with a friendly attitude. The location is excellent, making it easy to explore Cairns and access local attractions. A comfortable and welcoming place to stay—I would happily recommend it to other travellers.

Great value for money. Totally worth it! Staff very nice and friendly.

i would like to reply to the review the roaches were shown to management i even left a roach in a piece of toilet paper that said open me which i know you guys saw because i heard the scream this place is dirty and they genuinely don’t care , infested and disgusting place

Everything is best! The top 10 is the team, clean, no instects, atmosphere, service, TV, kitchen, clean room, bathroom/ shower/toilet, luggage storage, no Keys - pin code access and the area right on the Esplenade. Extra towels and schampo, body wash. You only need to buy tooth brush and tooth paste. Thousand thanks Eva Attention: Hurry up to book it will be quickly booked with the cheap price and they try after 10 pm. have it quiet. Thousand thanks for everything! Eva

I had a great time at espu hostel the staff was super friendly :) The location is THE BEST!

This hostel has wooden beds & a roach infestation. If you stay here, you are guaranteed to see them. If the roaches weren’t in the direct space I was sleeping in, I probably could’ve ignored them but the fact that it got to a point were my sleep was getting interrupted because everytime I turned the light on I saw roaches running ON MY BED was actually disgusting. We raised a complain to management and tried getting refunded for the remaining nights of our stay because we truly didn’t feel comfortable staying in a bed where roaches are guaranteed to come out every night, especially when I sleep with my mouth open…. At this point we had 3 nights left, & just wanted to look for a new hostel where we can sleep comfortably without worrying about critters being on us. We moved hostels from Gilligan’s to this one because we wanted a more chill vibe. Within the first few hours, we realized we were probably better off in Gilligan’s, even if that meant dealing with music blasting all night. We were told that roaches were expected when being in Australia & that they wouldn’t issue a refund, the best the did was change our sheets & pillow, which in retrospect does nothing to truly address the roach infestation we were dealing with in our rooms. The fact that they tried blaming the issue on Australia’s ecosystem felt like they were trying to gaslight us, especially when i have been in Australia for the past 3 months & never dealt with a roach issue like the one here. The kitchen counters also had roaches there which proves it’s a cleanliness issue they have. I reckon they start advertising that you are paying to sleep in wooded beds with a roach infestation within it. If you are planning a stay, you are better off staying literally anywhere else, but here.