Nomads Cairns Backpackers - Serpent

Very beautiful hostel,the guy at the reception was so kind and avaible for all our requests. There are a lot of services,games and it’s so easy to make a friend if u travel solo. Our room was clean and smell good. If u need to stay long time that’s the perfect hostel

This hotel offers a great 24/7 reception, which helped as my flight only got in at 1am. The pool is good and they have great amenities such as bike hire and washing facilities. They also have hostel sponsored events on every night which helps with socialisation when you’re traveling solo!

Poor but not terrible. The outdoor space is what saves this hostel. The pool and volleyball area was lovely however that’s as far as compliments can go. Rooms are very basic, literally just a bed and small locker. Limited space for clothes and belongings however we were used to this having stayed in a few hostels. What we weren’t expecting was the disgusting bathrooms. Photos are attached. While I understand staff can’t help the fact that guests will inevitably leave hair in the sink, cleaning the sinks would help! The bathroom got ‘cleaned’ once a day but it was just a half hearted wipe of the surfaces and bleach in the toilets. The shower floors were not cleaned for days, hair stayed there for 4 days at one point. The kitchen downstairs is far too small to accommodate the number of guests (four hobs in total) meaning actually being able to cook was a challenge. The general atmosphere is unfriendly, other guests give dirty looks if you’re not in their ‘circle’. The shuttle bus running to town is helpful but again, be prepared to be stared down when you get on. Sleep quality is poor, the planes can be heard throughout the night and music downstairs is very noisy as well as other guests. Overall I wouldn’t stay here again and wouldn’t recommend to a friend.