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7.8

1,390 reviews

The Benson Hotel

The Benson Hotel

Cnr Spence & Grafton Streets, Cairns, 4870, Australia

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Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Streaming service (like Netflix)

Sauna

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

The Benson Hotel

Welcome to The Benson Hotel, your glamorous oasis just 0.7mi from the vibrant heart of Cairns, Queensland! Dive into your tropical adventure starting at just $163 a night. Nestled at the corner of Spence & Grafton Streets, our 4-star property boasts the perfect blend of comfort and convenience, ensuring your stay is packed with fun, relaxation, and everything in between.

Start your mornings with a delicious breakfast and fuel up for a day under the sun. Take a dip in our outdoor swimming pool, or unwind in the sauna while you soak in the warm Australian ambiance. Feel adventurous? Snorkeling awaits for those looking to explore the underwater wonders (for an extra charge, of course!). When the sun sets, kick back with live music and enjoy a drink at the bar, or treat yourself to a meal at the on-site restaurant that will tantalize your taste buds. Our guests have shared their love for The Benson with 1390 glowing reviews—come see what the buzz is all about!

Stay connected with free Wi-Fi and enjoy multiple leisure options, from lounging on the sun deck to guided tours arranged just for you. Traveling with kids? They’ll love our kids' meal options, as well as the kid-friendly treats at our garden terrace. Plus, with accessible rooms, there’s something for everyone at The Benson. So pack your bags, grab your sunnies, and get ready for an unforgettable stay in Cairns!

Soak up the sun and creativity at The Benson Hotel’s stunning rooftop pool designed for adults! This splendid retreat offers views that inspire wanderlust and relaxation all in one. Whether you're looking to sip cocktails with friends, take sun-kissed selfies, or simply float your worries away, this pool is the perfect place to chill out while soaking up the tropical sunshine. With its year-round availability, it’s open whenever you need a stylish splash in your day!

Dining at The Benson is sure to be a highlight of your stay! Indulge your taste buds at our on-site restaurant, where culinary delights await. Savor exquisite dishes crafted from fresh local ingredients along with a tempting breakfast each morning to kickstart your adventures. Why do the work of making plans when you can have your meals prepared just for you? Gather around with friends and family and enjoy all the deliciousness that awaits! Plus, the lively bar is the ultimate spot for unwinding after a day filled with excursions—it’s not just about the drinks; it’s about the fun vibes and good company.

And for those traveling with little explorers, we’ve got you covered! With kids' meal options and delightful treats available at our garden terrace, everyone in the family will find something to keep them smiling. Pair those tasty snacks with guided tours tailored to your interests, and you’ll all be set for sweet memories in Cairns. So plan your escape, embrace the laughter, and let The Benson be your hub of joy while you explore the wonders of this tropical paradise!

Closest airports

Cairns International Airport

3mi

Most popular amenities

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Streaming service (like Netflix)

Sauna

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Live music/Performance

Wheelchair accessible

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Garden

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Free toiletries

Balcony

Rooms

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Superior, Queen

1 Queen Size Bed

235 sqft

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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This air-conditioned family room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a private bathroom as well as a patio. The unit has 2 beds.

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Superior, Queen, City View

1 Queen Size Bed

235 sqft

Microwave

Minibar

Flat-screen TV

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Offering free toiletries, this family room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned family room offers a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a mini-bar, a wardrobe, a safe deposit box as well as lake views. The unit has 2 beds.

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Superior, King

1 King Size Bed

235 sqft

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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x3

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This air-conditioned family room includes a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a private bathroom as well as a patio. The unit offers 1 bed.

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Superior, King, City View

1 King Size Bed

235 sqft

Microwave

Minibar

Flat-screen TV

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More details

Offering free toiletries, this family room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned family room offers a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a mini-bar, a wardrobe, a safe deposit box as well as lake views. The unit offers 1 bed.

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Queen Room

1 Queen Size Bed

235 sqft

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

x4

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x3

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This air-conditioned family room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a private bathroom as well as a patio. The unit has 2 beds.

Superior Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non Smoking in The Benson Hotel

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Superior, 2 Queen

2 Queen Size Beds

235 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Microwave

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Experience ultimate comfort and convenience in our spacious Superior Queen Room with Two Queen Beds. With its modern amenities, stunning city views, and relaxing balcony, this non-smoking family room is perfect for a family of 4 adults and 3 children seeking a memorable stay.

Benson King Terrace Room in The Benson Hotel

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Benson, King, Terrace

1 King Size Bed

235 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Flat-screen TV

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Welcome to our Benson King Terrace Room, a spacious double room with a private balcony and 237 sqft of comfort. Enjoy air conditioning, free toiletries, and easy access via elevator to make your stay memorable.

Benson Suite in The Benson Hotel

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Benson Suite

485 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Flat-screen TV

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Experience luxury in our Benson Suite, a spacious 484 sqft suite designed for 2 adults and 1 child, featuring a private balcony, free toiletries, and air conditioning. Enjoy the convenience of upper floor access by elevator and a smoke-free environment.

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Deluxe, 1 King, Terrace

235 sqft

Balcony

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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This air-conditioned double room includes a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a private bathroom as well as a terrace with sea views. The unit offers 1 bed.

Benson Double Room in The Benson Hotel

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Benson

235 sqft

City view

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Flat-screen TV

x4

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Introducing Benson Double Room, a spacious 237 sqft quadruple room with air conditioning, balcony, and private bathroom. Perfect for a comfortable stay for 4 adults and 3 children, with no smoking allowed.

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Deluxe, Terrace

1 King Size Bed

Balcony

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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King Room, Terrace

1 King Size Bed

Balcony

Flat-screen TV

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Guest reviews

7.8

1,390 reviews

Categories of assessments

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Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Breakfast

Featured reviews:

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Michael

8.2

September 2022

Great central location, really enjoyed the size and location of the pool - it was fantastic for a morning swim. We really enjoyed the quality and variety of the breakfast - it set the tone for the day

The bed was too soft for me! I'd prefer something firmer. Double glazing would be handy - the noise from Gilligans, at the close of the night club, 2-4am was quite significant

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Raquel

8.2

July 2023

The location is great. There's live music at the bar on Friday and Sat my hubby and I enjoyed while the kids stayed in our room. Very convenient and the facilities are well maintained. The interior decor are great too. The room service is great except they're not refilling the tissue box. Overall it great and clean.

The lowest you can set in the room aircon is 23°. When sharing room with kids, 23 can be too warm to sleep through the night. I hoped it can be set to lower tempt. There seem to be a bin truck at 4 in the morning which wakes us up too. Housekeeping: the tissue box was not refilled at all. My dad in law's room was the same. The door latch in the toilet isn't working

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Janthida

8.2

August 2023

Modern room, very central, can reach all the places with in walking distance. Rusty market just across the road, Shopping Centre just a street behind, 5 mins walk to lagoon and night market. Surrounded with varieties restaurant. Breakfast buffet serving daily, taste good. Daily room service was excellent thumbs up to house keeping team

Reception staffs were unfriendly, poor connection with customers. No smiling and bad attitude. It gave us the feeling of unwelcome The A/C in the room was set and locked with 23 degree. We are so hot at night that we have to sleep with the window open. It was strange because the A/C outside the room on the hall way was freezing cold but not in the guest room. We asked reception regarding the A/C issue they cannot do anything because it was part of building set up which i don't quite understand. But apart from that this place is not a bad choice. 👍

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Nguyen

9.1

August 2023

Large family room with plenty of space to move and room for luggage. Clean and tidy.

Only a few packets of instant coffee (yuk) and earl grey tea (yuk) and a couple of packets of green tea (not enough). Maybe some ordinary black tea would be good if you do not wish to provide a variety. No shower caps. Minimal toiletries - no cotton buds, face washers, sanitary bags etc. Not sound proof - neighbours were noisy, as I am sure we were noisy to the neighbors too!

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Denise

8.2

April 2023

it was nice, good value. comfortable.

We were there for a 21st. there were 4 functions in that night and only 1-3 bar staff at any given time. The queue was often 5 -6 deep rather hit around the bar, so the wait was up to 20 minutes for a drink. Because the staff were under the pump they were short, bordering on rude, drinks were slopped into glasses (more spirit around the glass than in it) and they didn’t keep up with the bar i.e. who was next to be served. It ruined what was a really nice weekend and this was in contrast to the very friendly reception and restaurant staff.

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Mandy

8.2

February 2023

Beds and pillows were amazing! Very clean and updated rooms, exactly what you'd expect from a hotel in heart of city.

The breakfast was not good, unfortunately 🥺 I had paid extra on the room especially for the breakfast, should have gone else where. Got to the buffet just before 9am (buffet finishes at 10am) There were no eggs, I went back up a couple of times but they weren't re-filled. The Juice dispensers were nearly empty. The sausages would have killed someone had they been thrown at them, they needed a steak knife to be cut, ended up not eating them! Very disappointing, especially at the end of a great trip otherwise.

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Lesley

8.2

August 2023

comfortable. location. friendly staff.

I was in room 407 and from daylight the was this awful stomping and movement in the room directly above. It disturbed my morning peace. There was no chance of a small sleep in. Unsure if you have a gym in Level 5 or if it was inconsiderate parents of noisy, running kids. Take your disruotive and active offseping to a park if they must run, as opposed to disturbing other guests!! Selfish and inconsiderate people!!!

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Lawrence

8.2

November 2022

I was only in the room one night, and a short one at that. The staff helped me to my room, and even accommodated me after checkout, allowing me to leave some of my luggage with them for a couple of days. I only had the one meal, and expected a standard breakfast buffet. When I showed up, sure enough there was buffet hardware set up, but no hot food; plenty of croissants, breads, cereals, fresh fruit, yogurt, etc. The staff handed me a list of items to choose from, and prepared exactly what I wanted; they even made me a cappuccino. It was lovely.

This is an older but well maintained and updated hotel, so this is a very minor negative. The bathroom fixtures are a little dated, but fully functional and, other than the first impression, not an issue.

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Kellie

8.2

April 2023

beautiful all throughout, great facilities and beautiful pool

only reason I didn’t give full starts is the bathtub looked like it could be replaced and there was some mould in there and around aircon. the floor in bathroom needs a good scrub. I was woken early hours of the morning from people leaving the nightclub around the corner but in saying that I’m a light sleeper also. Other than that the rest of the room was immaculate and the beds were super super comfy.

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Samuel

10

October 2023

The location and the bed were comfortable, the room was clean and neat. All facilities were walking distance. Convenient for shopping and other activities with the city.

Needs improvement in access to the car park. Driveway bit confusing when driving on the right side to access the gate and exiting as well. Need one or two washing machines for laundry if possible. Need to reduce the rate for carpark.

Points of Interest Around The Benson Hotel

Attractions

Rusty's Markets

0.1mi

Green Island

0.3mi

Michaelmas Cay

0.4mi

Great Barrier Reef

0.4mi

Cairns Esplanade Lagoon

0.4mi

Cairns Aquarium

0.4mi

Cairns Botanic Gardens

2.3mi

Centenary Lakes

2.3mi

Barron Gorge National Park

11.5mi

Kuranda

11.8mi

Australian Butterfly Sanctuary

11.9mi

Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

14.3mi

Lake Barrine

24mi

Atherton Tablelands

24mi

Granite Gorge Nature Park

29.3mi

Restaurants

The Benson

Cuisines

  • 0

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Features

  • Rooftop

Age restrictions

  • Adults only

Availability

  • All season

Amenities of The Benson Hotel

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Free wifi

Streaming service (like Netflix)

Sauna

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Live music/Performance

Wheelchair accessible

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Garden

Upper floors accessible by elevator

Free toiletries

Balcony

Stay rules - The Benson Hotel

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Reservations

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

Frequently Asked Questions - The Benson Hotel

What's the check-in and check-out schedule at The Benson Hotel?

The established timings at The Benson Hotel are: Check-in after 02:00 PM and check-out before 10:00 AM.

Does The Benson Hotel offer complimentary parking?

Yes, The Benson Hotel indeed offers private on-site parking for guests. The cost for parking is A$25 per day, and it is important to note that a reservation for parking is necessary.

How much does a stay at The Benson Hotel cost?

Rooms at The Benson Hotel are available starting from $163. Prices might vary according to room availability and chosen dates. To see the current rates, please add your travel dates.

Which room categories can I book at The Benson Hotel?

At The Benson Hotel, guests can choose from a King Room - Non Smoking with 1 King bed and an occupancy of 2 adults and 1 child; a Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non Smoking or a Superior Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non Smoking, both with 2 Queen beds and can accommodate 4 adults and 3 children; and a Family King Room - Non Smoking with 1 King bed and a occupancy of 2 adults. Smoking is not allowed in any of the rooms. The room size for all rooms is 237 sqft.

How can guests spend their time at The Benson Hotel?

Guests at The Benson Hotel can spend their time enjoying a variety of leisure amenities. They can relax by the outdoor swimming pool or unwind in the sauna. They can also soak up the sun on the sun deck or lounge on beach chairs. In the evenings, they can be entertained by live music performances.

The hotel also features a bar where guests can enjoy drinks and socialize. For business travelers, there is a business center available.

In addition to these amenities, guests can also indulge in various activities such as snorkeling, horseback riding, diving, cycling, hiking, canoeing, and fishing.

There is a restaurant called The Benson on site, which offers a variety of cuisines.

Overall, guests can have a relaxing and enjoyable stay at The Benson Hotel with a range of leisure activities and dining options to choose from.

Does The Benson Hotel have a pool for guests?

The Benson Hotel has one pool available for guests. The pool is located outdoors and is open all year round. However, there are age restrictions in place, as it is for adults only. Additionally, the pool is located on the rooftop of the hotel.

Is there an in-house restaurant at The Benson Hotel?

There is one restaurant available at The Benson Hotel called The Benson. The restaurant offers no specific cuisines as mentioned in the data provided.

Are both cash and credit cards valid payment options at The Benson Hotel?

Yes, both cash and credit cards are valid payment options at The Benson Hotel.