Does The Lakes Resort Cairns have a pool?

Yes, this property has 4 outdoor pools and a children's pool.

Is The Lakes Resort Cairns pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Lakes Resort Cairns?

Self-parking is free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at The Lakes Resort Cairns?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 5:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Lakes Resort Cairns?

Checkout is at 10 AM. Late checkout is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Where is The Lakes Resort Cairns located?

This family-friendly Cairns hotel is located near the airport, within a 15-minute walk of Rondo Theatre and Cairns Esplanade. Cairns Botanic Gardens and Centenary Lakes Botanic Gardens are also within 15 minutes.

The Lakes Resort Cairns Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the area

Located in Cairns North, a neighbourhood in Cairns, The Lakes Resort Cairns is in the suburbs and near the airport. Rondo Theatre and Tanks Arts Centre are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Reef Fleet Terminal and Skydive The Reef Cairns. Travelling with kids? Consider Cairns Botanic Gardens and Muddy's Playground. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and snorkelling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and ecotours.

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10/10 Excellent

Mital

17 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The property was nice and clean. Everything is mentioned in the details during booking was there. The pool area was very beautiful. Our stay was really great.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marco

18 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lakes Resort

Very clean and centrally located resort with a pool with easy access. All was superb and I would recommend this resort for staying in Cairns.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Hilda

9 Sept 2025

no elevator

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Narelle

19 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Perfect family holiday destination in Cairns! Will definitely be back!

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Janice

14 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Everything was good and really liked the restaurant. I didn't receive instructions for late arrival because I didn't take phone off flight mode.Caused us a problem but my fault. We couldn't get onto wi-fi which was disappointing.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

craig

11 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

We stayed in Morris #517. This is an excellent well appointed, clean and remodeled unit. Some of the common areas have not been as well maintained, and a number of areas are currently being worked on. This is a mix of long term rentals, residents and short term holiday units. The local by the Cultural district is unparalleled in Cairns and makes this a great choice for active folks. the airplanes do land/take off nearby, so if that would be a bother to you please be sure to consider. For us, no worries.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Aleks

22 Apr 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Out dated that photos well.

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pilar

8 Jan 2025

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

we have a good time, thanks

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Agnieszka

7 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Amazing resort with 3 swimming pools , beautiful flora around ! Also , there is great Thai restaurant on side with very special deserts! Convenient parking. Communication was tricky because office is opened on week days until 5 snd closed on weekends and no one was picking up the phone or responded to property e mail . It is an older propery but maintained very well

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graham

28 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Wonderful place, have stayed their twice now. It does need better up keep, would be a shame to see it not refurbished soon and fall into disrepair.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

23 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Spacious and clean, great staff.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gerardine

10 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Property met our needs

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Stacey

16 Apr 2025

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Room wasn't ready for check in. Was told it would be half hour, cleaners didn't get there to start till half hour later. Didnt get any compensation from hotel. Pools were run down, parts of the resort were abandoned. Very noisy at night from people in pool.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

16 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

The number of pools and variance was excellent. However, the property is showing its age and needs maintenance inside (washers etc) and outside (cracked tiles, paint and repair on eaves)

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frances

31 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Apartment was clean and spacious.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

22 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Beautiful apartments. Very spacious and wonder views of the pool. BBQ area for a pool side dinner. Close to airport. Close for the airport and 10min drive from town. Car was secure undercover. Great for family fun. Would definitely use again

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Christine

13 Jun 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Comfortable

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

paul

17 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

We booked 2BR. When we arrived we think wow nice place. Pool was nice. But day after we felt not resort more like residency place.. So many cars parked around the bilding and car park was really tight. The breakfast was really tasty but only one person run the shop and our last day morning he was sick so we couldnt get.and we didn't konw until we got there.No one let us knew shop was closed. It was a bid sad. But we can get refund is good .. Overall room was nice,location is nice. Receptionist was nice. It was good experience.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jaimie

5 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent

The Lakes Resort had very mixed reviews so we were somewhat hesitant...but we needn't have been. Everything was excellent! We booked a 2 bed deluxe unit which was clean and spacious and in good condition. We loved the numerous pool areas and enjoyed the bbq area, tennis court and bocce. Onsite cafe and restaurant open daily and the staff were lovely. An easy 8-10 minute walk to the main road for buses into town. We loved it, would definitely stay again.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Sharman

5 Sept 2023

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Although our room was great, 1 roll of toilet paper for two adults for 5 days was tight and no office over weekends, we had to buy our own. My family stayed in various rooms throughout the resort and their rooms were really dated and not very good.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Jackie

15 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

I booked a spa room because i wanted a spa but it did not work. There was no plug, the water wouldn't come out the bath spout and the jets did not work. Otherwise the room was nice, clean and comfortable.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Gillian

24 Oct 2024

Liked: Amenities

Needing a little attention to detail the ground floor apartment. Strange hidden ( main) bathroom .. so hidden it wasn't found by cleaners ...we found un cleaned .. towels strewn on floor etc. Get rid of that lounge room door that hides it. Basic lounge furniture .. often the case. The apartment opposite second floor ? we went through a " host" - we stayed last time - $50 more per night but it was really lovely. Anyway for $250 it was functional and looked out onto the lovely pool and spacious .. what we needed with visiting family that live in Trinity Beach. Also close to township and airport.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Weronika

19 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The property was great, and very well maintained. We had opted to stay in an apartment with a kitchen as we were travelling with children. Our back door led to a shallow pool perfect for the little ones, and the rooms were big and clean. Pillows were not great but you expect that from hotels, but staying at a place specifically with a kitchen, you'd expect more than a single serve small pot and half size fry pan to cook with. Despite having a full kitchen it was half stocked with utensils, a bit of a pain.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

kevin

17 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service

No hot water for 3 days

Third day into 6 day stay the hot water service went cold Was told by Kurt 0429 783 640 that we can't get a plumber on a Sunday My quick search on internet found first 6 plumbing companies in Cairns has a 24/7 call out service Then after asking again on Monday was told sorry couldn't get a plumber today as well No hot water for rest of stay

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

raphael

17 Aug 2024

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The resort is quite and nice. The appartment was a bit old , out of fashion to my opinion. the reception is open from 9am to 5pm only and closed on weekends. But the real disaster is the breakfast. Don't take the breakfast, as the cafe opens at 8am (even few minutes later), which is useless in Cairns as most of the usual tours (reef, daintree, kuranda) starts earlier. I don't understand why it does not start earlier?!? So we paid the breakfast for 5 days and were not able to have it for 3 days. Moreover, in the 2 days when we decided to try to take the breakfast quickly, it was so slow (45 minutes waiting while there were nobody else in the cafeteria !!!). A complete disaster. I have called and sent several mails to the management to be refunded as nowhere was indicated that the breakfast started at 8am only (which is incredibly late for a hospitality structure, especially in Cairns), and they did not even take the time to answer me. A complete mockery of the customer.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

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