Bed&MarketWhat should I charge per night in Cairns?SCANNED 25 OCT 2026 · 156 PLACES
The median asking price in Cairns is £104 and the average is £194, from 156 places checked and measured .
Prices shown in GBP, converted from USD, the currency we measured in. Somewhere else? See all markets
Comparable places in Cairns ask £77–£158 a night; the middle is £106. The middle half of 225 places, measured .
That is the market's range, not a price for you: you set your rate.
| Your case | Places ask | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| B&B, guesthouse or apartment | £113 | 94 listings a night |
| Hotel | £104 | 132 places a night |
| Monday–Thursday night | £104 | 40 nights |
| Friday–Saturday night | £104 | 19 nights |
| Christmas Day, 25 December 2026 | £117 +11% | 89 offers |
How much more can I charge on weekends in Cairns?
Friday–Saturday nights in Cairns ask $137, against $137 Monday–Thursday: +0%.
What should I charge during Christmas Day in Cairns?
On 25 December 2026, the night of Christmas Day, places in Cairns asked $155: +11% against comparable nights, from 89 offers.
What should I charge for my B&B or apartment in Cairns?
B&Bs, guesthouses and apartments in Cairns ask $150 a night, against $137 for hotels, from 94 listings a night.
Is my nightly rate too high for Cairns?
Above $209 a night you ask more than 3 in 4 of 225 places in Cairns; under $102, less than 3 in 4. The middle half asks $102–$209.
What should a 4-star hotel charge per night in Cairns?
On the night of 7 December 2026, places in Cairns asked a median $135 at 4★ (49 places); $202 at 5★ (25 places); $189 at 4.5★ (11 places); $102 at 3.5★ (19 places); $94 at 3★ (21 places); $77 at 2★ (7 places).
Can I charge more with a high review score in Cairns?
On the night of 7 December 2026, places in Cairns with a guest score of 9 or more asked a median $222 a night (40 places): +136% against $94 for places scored under 8 (26 places).
Find my place →NIGHT BY NIGHT
When to charge more: median asking price by night
medianmiddle halfFri–Sat event public holiday
Refresh scan
Shown in GBP, converted from USD.
CITYCairns
DATES22 Dec – 17 Jan
£400£300£200£100£0
22 DEC1 JAN17 JAN
SELECTED RANGETue 22 Dec – Sun 17 Jan27 nights · Clear dates
157 PLACES · TUE 22 DEC – SUN 17 JAN
What each place asked from Tue 22 Dec to Sun 17 Jan · 27 nights
Every place with a price on at least one of these 27 nights. Its price is the middle of what it asked on the nights it had a price; the % compares that with the town's middle night over the same dates.
Royal Pavillions City Escape27 of 27 nights£5 206+4911%
Tropic Retreat Palm Cove27 of 27 nights£1 436+1283%
The Reef House Adults Retreat27 of 27 nights£911+777%
Da White Beachfront House Near Palm Cove23 of 27 nights£819+689%
Cove Retreat - Palm Cove - Heated Pool - Pet Friendly23 of 27 nights£708+582%
Clifton by the sea, Cairns27 of 27 nights£694+568%
Zanzoo Estate, Rainforest-Pool&Tennis- sleep 164 of 27 nights£674+549%
BeachView Apartments at Villa Paradiso13 of 27 nights£503+384%
Cascade Gardens Holiday Apartments26 of 27 nights£495+377%
Kalani - The Heavens View House2 of 27 nights£410+294%
Alamanda Palm Cove Resort by Lancemore27 of 27 nights£401+286%
Temple 2 Bedroom Apartment 316 Palm Cove1 of 27 nights£374+260%
Blue Lagoon Villa B2 of 27 nights£371+257%
Lahania Lux Beach Villa16 of 27 nights£362+248%
Luxury 2 Bed Palm Cove Unit, Pool & Partial Ocean View from 2nd Floor1 of 27 nights£351+237%
Blue Lagoon Villas1 of 27 nights£345+232%
Luxury Terrace Apartment9 of 27 nights£343+230%
The Quinn - Inner City Classic Queenslander9 of 27 nights£337+224%
Edge Hill Clean & Green Cairns, 7 Minutes from the Airport, 7 Minutes to Cairns CBD & Reef Fleet Ter10 of 27 nights£310+199%
Luxury marina view Apartment cairns27 of 27 nights£309+197%
Cairns Private Apartments27 of 27 nights£306+194%
Tropical Kuranda Modern Retreat2 of 27 nights£287+177%
Bailey Central Bungalow Urban Style Central Soul19 of 27 nights£277+166%
Bulloo Lagoon Oasis Luxury Resort5 of 27 nights£268+158%
Green Island Resort27 of 27 nights£260+150%
Koah hideaway cottage27 of 27 nights£255+146%
The Reef Retreat | Waterfront by Reef Terminal12 of 27 nights£252+142%
Palm Cove Studio Apartments2 of 27 nights£243+134%
Mango Lagoon Resort and Wellness Spa14 of 27 nights£243+134%
Cosy Stay Near Esplanade, Hospital and City 527 of 27 nights£232+123%
Tropical Resort with balcony overlooking pool6 of 27 nights£226+118%
Piermonde Apartments Cairns24 of 27 nights£214+106%
Sea Temple Apartment in Palm Cove4 of 27 nights£211+103%
Ellis Beach Oceanfront Holiday Park1 of 27 nights£202+95%
Chic Resort Living at Luxury Beach Club and Spa3 of 27 nights£202+95%
Peppers Beach Club & Spa Palm Cove11 of 27 nights£202+94%
The Fraser - 1st Floor Apartment & Perfect Escape21 of 27 nights£199+92%
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon Apartment19 of 27 nights£196+88%
Hilton Cairns27 of 27 nights£193+85%
Cairns Beach Resort27 of 27 nights£187+80%
Nest & Rest11 of 27 nights£186+79%
The Palms at Palm Cove4 of 27 nights£183+76%
Sea Point on Trinity Beach21 of 27 nights£180+74%
Reef Gateway Apartments27 of 27 nights£176+69%
The Reef Hotel Casino Cairns - Handwritten Collection24 of 27 nights£175+68%
Stoney Creek Treehouse8 of 27 nights£175+68%
Crystalbrook Riley25 of 27 nights£174+68%
Villa Marine Holiday Apartments Cairns10 of 27 nights£170+63%
Karinya16 of 27 nights£168+61%
City Terraces Holiday Apartments13 of 27 nights£167+61%
Rainforest Sunsets by Tiny Away14 of 27 nights£165+59%
Villa on Grafton21 of 27 nights£160+54%
Mary Street27 of 27 nights£159+53%
201 Lake Street Apartments16 of 27 nights£151+46%
Botanical Bliss4 of 27 nights£150+44%
Reefside Escape6 of 27 nights£146+40%
Chill out space close to town8 of 27 nights£144+39%
Kuranda Rainforest Spa Retreat15 of 27 nights£139+34%
Pullman Palm Cove Sea Temple Resort & Spa8 of 27 nights£138+33%
Apartment in Palm Cove19 of 27 nights£138+33%
Crystalbrook Flynn25 of 27 nights£138+33%
Oaks Cairns Hotel26 of 27 nights£137+32%
Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort27 of 27 nights£134+29%
BreakFree Royal Harbour Cairns22 of 27 nights£134+29%
302 Harbour View Cairns1 of 27 nights£133+28%
Mantra Esplanade Cairns24 of 27 nights£131+26%
DoubleTree by Hilton Cairns27 of 27 nights£131+26%
On The Beach Holiday Apartments1 of 27 nights£130+26%
Mantra Amphora Palm Cove18 of 27 nights£129+24%
Mantra Trilogy Cairns24 of 27 nights£128+23%
Southern Cross Atrium Apartments16 of 27 nights£124+20%
Cairns Crystal Cascades Holiday Park18 of 27 nights£122+18%
Gilligan’s Hotel & Resort27 of 27 nights£121+17%
Pullman Cairns International25 of 27 nights£121+17%
Tropical Breeze Studio in Drift Palm Cove20 of 27 nights£120+15%
Crystalbrook Bailey25 of 27 nights£118+13%
Pademelon Park BnB1 of 27 nights£117+13%
Kuranda Ngorongoro Lodge24 of 27 nights£114+10%
Floriana Boutique Hotel26 of 27 nights£113+9%
Kur- Cow Farm 35 minutes from Cairns CBD22 of 27 nights£112+8%
Paradise on the Beach Resort17 of 27 nights£109+5%
Cairns Sheridan Hotel27 of 27 nights£108+4%
City Quays Private Apartments - Best CBD Location & Comfort25 of 27 nights£108+4%
Cairns Central Southern Cross Atrium Private Apartments & Studio27 of 27 nights£108+4%
Il Palazzo Boutique Apartments27 of 27 nights£106+2%
Cairns Gateway Resort15 of 27 nights£106+2%
Greenhills Retreat17 of 27 nights£106+2%
Cairns Plaza Hotel26 of 27 nights£106+2%
Inn Cairns Boutique Apartments27 of 27 nights£105+1%
Nolan garden house in whitfield21 of 27 nights£104+0%
City Quays Accommodation21 of 27 nights£104+0%
Pacific Hotel Cairns27 of 27 nights£104+0%
Cairns Queenslander Hotel & Apartments27 of 27 nights£101-3%
Ramada By Wyndham Cairns City Centre26 of 27 nights£101-3%
Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns26 of 27 nights£100-4%
Park Regis City Quays25 of 27 nights£96-7%
Tropic Towers Apartments18 of 27 nights£96-7%
The Abbott - Boutique Hotel27 of 27 nights£96-8%
Cairns Central Plaza Apartment Hotel26 of 27 nights£96-8%
Tranquil Rainforest Studio Kuranda21 of 27 nights£94-9%
Little Drifter Cairns 27 of 27 nights£94-10%
Cairns Southside International27 of 27 nights£93-10%
Tasman Holiday Parks - Cairns Cool Waters13 of 27 nights£92-11%
Mercure Cairns17 of 27 nights£92-12%
Cairns Chic Suite - Motel Room A27 of 27 nights£91-12%
Rainforest Bungalow26 of 27 nights£91-12%
Cairns Harbourside Hotel27 of 27 nights£90-13%
Cairns Reef Apartments & Motel27 of 27 nights£88-16%
The Oceanfront27 of 27 nights£88-16%
The Benson Hotel27 of 27 nights£87-16%
Cairns Colonial Club Resort24 of 27 nights£85-19%
Cairns Motor Inn27 of 27 nights£84-19%
Lake Central Cairns12 of 27 nights£84-19%
Tranquility on Parkridge20 of 27 nights£84-20%
Cairns Holiday Lodge1 of 27 nights£84-20%
Cairns City Palms27 of 27 nights£82-21%
Fitzroy Island Resort27 of 27 nights£82-21%
Lahania by the Sea - JJ Place17 of 27 nights£80-23%
Oasis Inn Apartments27 of 27 nights£79-24%
Tropical Queenslander Hotel27 of 27 nights£77-26%
Alivio Hotel Cairns27 of 27 nights£77-26%
Cairns City Sheridan Motel27 of 27 nights£76-27%
Bay Village Tropical Retreat27 of 27 nights£75-28%
Coral Tree Inn Hotel27 of 27 nights£75-28%
Travellers Paradise Heritage Historical27 of 27 nights£75-28%
Nightcap at Edge Hill Tavern21 of 27 nights£74-29%
Travellers Oasis25 of 27 nights£72-31%
Reef Palms Motel Apartments27 of 27 nights£71-31%
Travellers Paradise27 of 27 nights£71-32%
Comfort Inn Cairns City27 of 27 nights£70-33%
The Grand Hotel Cairns26 of 27 nights£69-34%
Motel Nomad27 of 27 nights£69-34%
Cairns City Motel23 of 27 nights£67-35%
Nightcap At Balaclava Hotel21 of 27 nights£67-36%
The Reef Motel27 of 27 nights£67-36%
Mumma 's Hostel Cairns27 of 27 nights£66-36%
Hides Hotel Cairns16 of 27 nights£65-38%
Mad Monkey Backpackers Waterfront20 of 27 nights£64-39%
Mad Monkey Village20 of 27 nights£63-39%
Angela's Cairns Apartment27 of 27 nights£61-41%
Hotel Tropiq27 of 27 nights£60-42%
Summer House Cairns27 of 27 nights£60-42%
Caravella Backpackers27 of 27 nights£60-42%
Mad Monkey Backpackers Central20 of 27 nights£59-44%
Estilo Bed and Breakfast13 of 27 nights£59-44%
Aspect Central Motel26 of 27 nights£58-44%
Bungalow Hotel23 of 27 nights£57-45%
Global Backpackers Youth Hostel26 of 27 nights£55-47%
The Espy Hostel24 of 27 nights£55-47%
Dreamtime Hostel27 of 27 nights£54-48%
Palm Royale Cairns Resort24 of 27 nights£53-49%
The Jack Backpackers27 of 27 nights£49-52%
Cairns Queens Court27 of 27 nights£48-54%
YHA Cairns Central27 of 27 nights£47-55%
Bohemia Resort Cairns27 of 27 nights£46-55%
Cairns City Backpackers27 of 27 nights£40-62%
Cairns Sunland Leisure Park Hotel27 of 27 nights£36-65%
IN THE APP
Scan today and see every price behind a night
1Scan the town, about two minutes
2Click a night, see who asks what
3Events marked on the curve
NUMBERS
Prices spread across the town54 of 122 places on Tue 22 Dec.
‹£50£50–£100£100–£150£150–£250›£250
Saturdays run 1% above the windowFri + Sat are +0% on Mon–Thu (£104 vs £104).
Sat£105+1%
Sun£104+0%
Tue£104+0%
Wed£104+0%
Thu£104+0%
Fri£104+0%
Mon£104+0%
STATISTICS
Cairns numbers to set your rate
Prices by district
22 DECMEDIAN · PLACES
Trinity Beach£2375
Palm Cove£18014
Kuranda£1095
Greater Cairns£9217
Cairns City Center£9090
Prices by star rating
22 DECMEDIAN · PLACES
5★£15325
4.5★£14311
4★£10249
3.5★£7719
3★£7121
2★£597
unrated£869
Guest scores
8.6/10 · 187 places · 157 729 reviews
9–108–97–86–7‹6
The hotel sites' scale and scores. Point at a bar to read it above.
£106Median · 156 places£90Cairns City Center£92Greater Cairns£180Palm Cove£237Trinity Beach£109Kuranda
WHAT BED&MARKET IS FOR
Know what Cairns asks for a night
Bed&Market reads the public asking price of every hotel, apartment and B&B in Cairns, night by night, so you can tell a fair price from an expensive one and see why.
Hosts & hotel ownersSee what places like yours ask each night, where your own price sits, and which events move the town.Start free
TravellersCheck whether a price is fair for that night, or whether the whole town is simply expensive then.Pick a night
Investors & analystsSeasons, weekends against weekdays, and every night's numbers as a spreadsheet.See the nights
Public asking prices on hotel sites and rentals for 1 night, 2 adults: 134 places checked, 122 priced, sold-out places counted apart. Read the full method
FAQ
Pricing questions from hosts
What should I charge per night in Cairns?+
Comparable places in Cairns ask $102–$209 a night; the middle is $141. The middle half of 225 places, measured 25 October 2026. That is the market's range, not a price for you: you set your rate.
How much more can I charge on weekends in Cairns?+
Friday–Saturday nights in Cairns ask $137, against $137 Monday–Thursday: +0%.
What should I charge during Christmas Day in Cairns?+
On 25 December 2026, the night of Christmas Day, places in Cairns asked $155: +11% against comparable nights, from 89 offers.
What should I charge for my B&B or apartment in Cairns?+
B&Bs, guesthouses and apartments in Cairns ask $150 a night, against $137 for hotels, from 94 listings a night.
Is my nightly rate too high for Cairns?+
Above $209 a night you ask more than 3 in 4 of 225 places in Cairns; under $102, less than 3 in 4. The middle half asks $102–$209.
What should a 4-star hotel charge per night in Cairns?+
On the night of 7 December 2026, places in Cairns asked a median $135 at 4★ (49 places); $202 at 5★ (25 places); $189 at 4.5★ (11 places); $102 at 3.5★ (19 places); $94 at 3★ (21 places); $77 at 2★ (7 places).
Can I charge more with a high review score in Cairns?+
On the night of 7 December 2026, places in Cairns with a guest score of 9 or more asked a median $222 a night (40 places): +136% against $94 for places scored under 8 (26 places).
What are properties in Cairns asking per night?+
The median asking price in Cairns is $137 and the average is $257, from 156 places checked and measured 25 October 2026.
When is accommodation in Cairns most expensive?+
The priciest measured night in the window is 25 December 2026: the median asking price was $155, based on 89 available offers.
How many properties were measured in Cairns?+
The window covers up to 156 checked properties per night across 69 measured nights.
Are these asking prices or completed bookings?+
These are public asking prices visible while searching, not the prices of completed bookings.