About Calypso Inn Backpackers Resort
Calypso Inn Backpackers Resort is a fun backpackers hostel set in the tropical paradise of Cairns that features an outdoor pool and central location only minutes from the city centre.
When it come to accommodation, there are dorm rooms, double rooms, twin rooms, single rooms and triple rooms available. Each air-conditioned room is cleaned daily and includes linen and shared bathrooms.
Services and amenities offered at this hostel include complimentary Wi-Fi internet service, a tour desk, an airport shuttle and an area shuttle.
Zanzibar is at the social centre of this hostel and this is where guests can enjoy good drinks and wholesome snacks while partaking in a wide range of entertainment and activities.
Calypso Inn Backpackers Resort is located close to many attractions including Charles Street Parkland, Centenary Lakes Botanic Gardens, Mount Whitfield Conservation Park and Muddy's Playground.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Lots of Fun Events and Activities
There is so much to do around this hotel. Guests can choose to create their own entertainment with a refreshing swim in the large pool or with drinks at the on-site bar or they can participate in some of the organized activities that take place each day and evening. Some of these activities include live entertainment and a reptile show.
positive:
Perfect Balance Between Fun and Relaxing
Whether you prefer a relaxing getaway, all-out party or combination of both worlds, this hostel provides guests with a perfect balance. The atmosphere is light and fun, it's easy to meet people especially if you are a solo traveller and there are plenty of private spaces to be alone and relax if you so choose.
positive:
Clean and Comfortable Rooms
Guests reported that the rooms at this hotel are cleaned to high standard and they feature comfortable beds and furnishings. Also reported was properly-working air-conditioning that ensures the rooms are cool when it's hot outside.
Negative Reviews
negative:
There are Cockroaches in the Rooms
Guests reported that there are a lot of insects in the rooms and around the hotel in particular lots of cockroaches and mosquitoes.
negative:
It Gets Loud Late into the Evening
It tends to be quite loud around the hostel throughout the day but particularly at night when other guests continue to party and talk loudly late into the evening. Also reported was loud music, loud footsteps in other rooms and in corridors and creaky beds that make lots of noise every time you move.
negative:
Unclean, Crowded Bathrooms
Guests reported that the shared bathrooms are not cleaned very well and there are only a few showers to be shared between many guests.