Mad Monkey Central

Cairns · Australia

Mad Monkey Central

HostelPunk Score
50% SHIT
Medium confidence 230 reviews
5th best in Cairns

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Facilities

🏊 Swimming Pool 🍳 Kitchen 👕 Laundry 🅿️ Parking 🔥 BBQ 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🍺 Bar
Other facilities (27)
Bicycle Parking Adaptors Jobs Board Luggage Storage Tours/Travel Desk Housekeeping Reception (Limited Hours) Book Exchange PlayStation Board Games Wi-Fi Smart TV Linen Included Air Conditioning Hair Dryers Ceiling Fan Vending Machines Tea & Coffee Making Facilities Towels For Hire Hair Dryers For Hire Late Check-out Hot Showers Common Room Social Balcony Free City Maps Free WiFi Flexible NRR

Prices

Dorms $26 / night
Privates $82 / night

HW prices from today

Recent reviews

Germany ALLFEMALEGROUP 18-24 Apr 25, 2026 Atm 60%

The Check In was overly complicated. You have to ask at the reception for dishes. They didn't have enough knives and cups. Beds were good. Key app was really slow but you could also use a code

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Ireland MALE 18-24 Apr 12, 2026 Atm 100%

I stayed here at Mad Monkey Central for a few weeks whilst staying in cairns. The hostel is very clean and the staff are so friendly. Couldn’t have found a better place to stay! Thank you Mad Monkey!!

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England FEMALE 18-24 Apr 4, 2026 Atm 80%

Good location, clean, air con in the rooms

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South Africa FEMALE 25-30 Mar 23, 2026 Atm 100%

Only stayed at this hostel for 1 night but had a great experience. The staff are awesome and massive shoutout to Dylan (the best bartender in Cairns) for great vibes and letting me play my Afro beats at the beer garden. Will be staying there whenever passing through cairns!

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Italy MALE 25-30 Mar 21, 2026 Atm 80%

Overall it is ok, nothing special, room pretty small, bathroom not really clean and really small too, it is alright to spend few days.. Big social area

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England MALE 25-30 Mar 7, 2026 Atm 80%

staff are very friendly. good facilities. sometimes the vibes are quite cliquey as people have their own groups but generally people make the effort to talk to others. good vibes overall and great staff. would recommend.

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Belgium FEMALE 25-30 Mar 4, 2026 Atm 100%

Amazing atmosphere, good vibes, a swimming pool and excellent location!💕

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Portugal FEMALE 25-30 Feb 28, 2026 Atm 100%

Location it’s the best part ! The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed, making it easy to meet new people. Great stay at this hostel!

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Italy FEMALE 25-30 Feb 28, 2026 Atm 100%

The Hostel is in the center, the room has aircon and lockers! The staff is available for any request! :)

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USA FEMALE 18-24 Feb 5, 2026 Atm 100%

Staff are great

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France MALE 25-30 Feb 3, 2026 Atm 100%

Location was very great ! (near the beach, the mall and the gym). Always a pleasure to walk through reception and talk to backpackers around. The volonteers also contribute to keep this place clean :)

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Wales MALE 25-30 Feb 2, 2026 Atm 100%

Great hostel, very fun with lovely staff

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England MALE 25-30 Dec 18, 2025 Atm 40%

Decent hostel, I was satisfied with how clean the bathrooms were, would be better if the beds had privacy curtains, there is a nice sitting area and large kitchen, from what I experienced there wasn’t any social activities going on. Overall it’s nothing spectacular but a perfectly reasonable place to stay. Very close to the large shopping mall and about 15 minutes from the lagoon and the port which was great.

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England COUPLE 25-30 Nov 22, 2025 Atm 80%

This hostel had pros and cons. Our private room was fine, great aircon. The kitchen was clean but shared bathrooms not so much. They have a nice bar but evident lots of people living here so vibes are a little awkward

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England FEMALE 25-30 Nov 19, 2025 Atm 80%

- Friendly staff and great location. - Rooms are quite basic but big lockers (bring a padlock) and codes for the doors make you feel safe. There is an entrance from the street straight into the hostel which anyone can use. - Bathrooms in our block had just been redone and were lovely. (Ongoing building work not disruptive) - Nice common area + pool, good priced bar - lots of evening activities (although quite a few long termers so not hugely social / a bit cliquey - Travel agent amazing

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England FEMALE 18-24 Nov 15, 2025 Atm 60%

If you’re looking for back pain this is the place for you! I had the pleasure of feeling like I was sleeping in a ditch for 3 nights. Bathrooms are filthy. There’s so many people living here and just a lot of lads so not the best environment for female solo traveller. Anyway didn’t want to rate too bad cos the girl on reception was so nice and guy at the bar too. Also if you just want a pissup and not a comfortable place to stay you’ll probably like it here

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Brazil FEMALE 25-30 Nov 15, 2025 Atm 60%

It was certainly the worst stay we’ve ever had. Our level had 36 people and only two bathrooms for the whole floor. We spent three days there and bathrooms were NEVER CLEANED! We requested at the reception for the bathrooms to be cleaned and were told they are cleaned three times a day, but removing the bins was the only thing they considered cleaning. Seriously, you charge $30 AUD per night and can’t pay for toilets to be cleaned? There are other hostels closer to the marina for the same pr...

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England MALE 25-30 Nov 13, 2025 Atm 100%

Had a wicked night at mad monkey. Great vibes, great people. Staff were super cool and welcoming. Definitely staying here again when im back

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Norway FEMALE 18-24 Nov 5, 2025 Atm 100%

Nice hostel for a few nights. Big common areas and nice pool, the rooms are a bit messy tho and could use some storage space

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USA ALLFEMALEGROUP 25-30 Nov 3, 2025 Atm 100%

My friends and I had a great time at Mad Monkey Central! This was my first ever hostel and I felt super comfortable and at easy. The check in process was so easy and the host Jack was phenomenal. My friends and I arrived at around 1am after our late flight and Jack was kind enough to get us our towels so we could shower even though reception was closed. This was much appreciated! The bartender was friendly and very kind! Our room was clean and the bedding was way more comfortable than expected.

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