Cairns Sunland Leisure Park provides public shower facilities in 49/61 Little Pease St, Queensland.
Facilities include showers, changing rooms.
Current pricing is A$5-10 for Casual Entry.
Recent visitor feedback highlights cleanliness, reliable hot water, helpful staff. Overall rating: 3.3 stars.
The facility is located at 49/61 Little Pease St, Manoora QLD 4870. For directions or parking information, call (07) 4053 6888.
Practical tips: Bring your own towel and toiletries. Call ahead to confirm current hours.
It is what it is. For context, I had just moved up to Cairns for work, and needed a place to stay for a few weeks while found something long term. I just wanted something no-frills that was reasonably easy commute. TL;DR: Cheap, mostly clean, poorly maintained. Lot of long term residents mostly OK, but you get some shouting/yelling. I didn't personally have any trouble. Area outside is really poor, pretty rough. Staff on the ground are decent, management seems apathetic. The Good: They offer very well priced one week deals for cabins. Essentially at this price point you get a kitchenette cabin (no bathroom) to yourself for a price not much more than some backpacker dorms in town. On those terms, you can't fault it. It's a good price, and it's honest - that is what you get. The amenities blocks are clean and functional, and the showers have hot water and decent pressure. There's a laundry on-site accessible 24/7 and the washers are dryers both take card. $4 each for wash and dry. There's a shop in reception that sells the basics, including detergent sachets for the laundry. There's also a pool though I didn't try it so can't attest to the condition of it. Kitchenettes are suprisingly well appointed. You get a proper sized fridge-freezer (not those usual bar fridges with tiny freezer box) so you can get a load of meat and keep it in there. Kettle, toaster, plug in electric hob (bit shit tbqh - struggles to keep a good cast iron pot of pasta on the rolling boil), cutlery, cooking utensils, plates, bowels, mugs etc. The Bad: The whole setup is very tired, and is showing it's age. Cabins look and feel early 80s. Mine had some dodgy floor sections. Furniture was old and tired. Clean enough but was in desperate need of a refresh. Air con did cool the cabin but was noisy. Little electric hob was very low qulaity. Rust on bed frames and even fridge door. The electrics shorted on my 2nd day. Reported to reception and caretaker twice. Caretaker got it on and we tested everything to locate the offending circuit (one of the lights), and he said he'd get some parts to fix, but despite him chasing managers a few times, it didn't get fixed during my stay (just didn't use the dodgy light). Bathroom block had a few toilets with missing locks or fittings that never seemed to get fixed. My cabin had a minor leak in severe rain. The Ugly: Though there's an official rule of a max 28 day stay, it's clear as day a sizable number of people are de-facto tenants staying here permanently. Most are fine and decent people just trying to survive - by end of my 2nd week, we smiled and waved as we passed each other heading in and out (same with the staff), but there also a few shady figures and a few nights there was yelling and screaming. The area the park is in is at the cursed meeting point of the "Three Ms" suurbs, which are some of the poorest and most troubled suburbs in Cairns. The fence around the park has had barbed wire twisted around it, and that's no paranoia. There's a reason for it. No one ever took anything from my car, not tried to get into my cabin. I only really once felt *unsafe* (two drunk people yelling in the laneway my cabin was on), but bascially, there are legitimate issues and the area outside is derro central. Note on wifi: There's no wifi in the cabins. You can get it in reception, and there's a small seating area there. Good phone reception so I just tethered. There's a TV in the cabins with the usual channels
It is what it is. For context, I had just moved up to Cairns for work, and needed a place to stay for a few weeks while found something long term. I just wanted something no-frills that was reasonably easy commute. TL;DR: Cheap, mostly clean, poorly maintained. Lot of long term residents mostly OK, but you get some shouting/yelling. I didn't personally have any trouble. Area outside is really poor, pretty rough. Staff on the ground are decent, management seems apathetic. The Good: They offer very well priced one week deals for cabins. Essentially at this price point you get a kitchenette cabin (no bathroom) to yourself for a price not much more than some backpacker dorms in town. On those terms, you can't fault it. It's a good price, and it's honest - that is what you get. The amenities blocks are clean and functional, and the showers have hot water and decent pressure. There's a laundry on-site accessible 24/7 and the washers are dryers both take card. $4 each for wash and dry. There's a shop in reception that sells the basics, including detergent sachets for the laundry. There's also a pool though I didn't try it so can't attest to the condition of it. Kitchenettes are suprisingly well appointed. You get a proper sized fridge-freezer (not those usual bar fridges with tiny freezer box) so you can get a load of meat and keep it in there. Kettle, toaster, plug in electric hob (bit shit tbqh - struggles to keep a good cast iron pot of pasta on the rolling boil), cutlery, cooking utensils, plates, bowels, mugs etc. The Bad: The whole setup is very tired, and is showing it's age. Cabins look and feel early 80s. Mine had some dodgy floor sections. Furniture was old and tired. Clean enough but was in desperate need of a refresh. Air con did cool the cabin but was noisy. Little electric hob was very low qulaity. Rust on bed frames and even fridge door. The electrics shorted on my 2nd day. Reported to reception and caretaker twice. Caretaker got it on and we tested everything to locate the offending circuit (one of the lights), and he said he'd get some parts to fix, but despite him chasing managers a few times, it didn't get fixed during my stay (just didn't use the dodgy light). Bathroom block had a few toilets with missing locks or fittings that never seemed to get fixed. My cabin had a minor leak in severe rain. The Ugly: Though there's an official rule of a max 28 day stay, it's clear as day a sizable number of people are de-facto tenants staying here permanently. Most are fine and decent people just trying to survive - by end of my 2nd week, we smiled and waved as we passed each other heading in and out (same with the staff), but there also a few shady figures and a few nights there was yelling and screaming. The area the park is in is at the cursed meeting point of the "Three Ms" suurbs, which are some of the poorest and most troubled suburbs in Cairns. The fence around the park has had barbed wire twisted around it, and that's no paranoia. There's a reason for it. No one ever took anything from my car, not tried to get into my cabin. I only really once felt *unsafe* (two drunk people yelling in the laneway my cabin was on), but bascially, there are legitimate issues and the area outside is derro central. Note on wifi: There's no wifi in the cabins. You can get it in reception, and there's a small seating area there. Good phone reception so I just tethered. There's a TV in the cabins with the usual channels
Location good , handy to city . Sites and access tight. Amenities old need more than tlc, no dryer or paper towels in mens room. Not value for money.
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