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3 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, WiFi, wheelchair access
Dining
Outdoor dining
Shower, hair dryer, towels, soap
Property grounds

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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Manoora, QLD
  • Cairns Esplanade
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Cairns Central Shopping Centre
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Cairns Marlin Marina
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Cairns, QLD (CNS-Cairns Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

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About this property

Lovely Downstairs Home (Family Accommodation)

This Downstairs Home is Pet and Child friendly accommodation with spacious yard and outdoor area close to shops, schools and bus stop. Only 7 minutes drive to CBD and Cairns International airport. Table tennis table, fruit trees and plenty of space. Lots of parking available and have multiple entrances to the home. Wireless Internet available inclusive.



During your stay at this guesthouse, you'll be within walking distance of Anderson Street Conservation Park. Features include laundry facilities.
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • 5 minutes by car from Cairns Esplanade and 6 minutes from Cairns Central Shopping Centre
As a guest of Lovely Downstairs Home (Family Accommodation), you'll find a garden and laundry facilities. The front desk is open around the clock.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Cairns guest house.

Property manager

Vera Vidafar

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Table tennis

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair accessibility

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Washing machine

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Maximum 3 pets
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, you can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, which will enable you to manage your booking.

We should mention

  • To make arrangements for your pet, contact the property directly using the information on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Family Accommodation
Lovely Downstairs Home (Family Accommodation) Cairns
Lovely Downstairs Home (Family Accommodation) Guesthouse
Lovely Downstairs Home (Family Accommodation) Guesthouse Cairns

Lovely Downstairs Home (Family Accommodation) Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 82 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 82 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 82 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 82 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 82 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Karryn M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Comfy home and safe for pets

Well accommodated, host was lovely, pets safe and happy! :)
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARK S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Spacious downstairs Apartment

Clean spacious 3 bedroom apartment across the road from shops. Short walk to bus stop and not too far from CBD by car. Perfect for my requirements for business travel. Plenty of room to spread out for remote laptop working.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wayne B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful Cairns Holiday

Not in the city so we booked a car which was required from airport as we travelled all over Cairns. Spacious bedrooms, and outdoor space. Great hospitality and had shops located within 1 km. Excellent location. Will return soon.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Roman R.

Roman

All as described, near supermarket.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Kylie M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Holiday home

Had everything we needed. Pong pong table was a bonus and loved being able to get our washing done and dried undercover. King bed was a bit firm but others were great. Pillows were to big for us but we just got some cheap ones and left them there for the next people. Free wifi was also appreciated
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Mani D.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Need more cleaning

Location was good, need more attention for cleanliness
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eby A.

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful home stay

Perfect location, shops closer by.owner very helpful, approachable. Fantastic stay with our loved pets.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Albert S.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Poor

Bugs
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Siby C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Siby Sanoj

We have a pleasant and comfortable stay. The house is spacious with all necessary amenities. Mr Vera was so helpful and very easy to interact. The place is very affordable and it is in a convenient location.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Callum P.

Liked: Cleanliness

Pet Friendly

I stayed for a week and Vera is a great host and the front and rear yards are available for your pets to play and make home. Close to town and the northern beaches via western arterial rd. Large living area with plenty of seating and everything else you need for a long stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Napsia O.

Liked: Cleanliness

Lovely Home

A lovely downstairs home and a kind accommodating host
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Benedict W.

Liked: Cleanliness

Pleasant stay

The property is as advertised. It is well equiped, bit feeling its age. The owner is pleasant. We had a pleasant stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Lin

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good for the price, location is also very good.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joel G.

Liked: Cleanliness

Was great for a family, close to all amenities and shops if required

Had everything that the family needed.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

prashanth p.

Liked: Cleanliness

Affordable family accommodation

Professional host who has a clean space.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

edna j g.

Liked: Cleanliness

Home away from home

Vera’s house is spacious with everything you need to have a comfortable stay. Located near shops for food across the street and not far from the airport, night market and Esplanade. The host was very accommodating and ready to make your stay as best as possible! I would stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lilantha K.

Liked: Cleanliness

Pleasant stay

We had a great time at Vera's House! The host was fantastic and made us feel welcome. The house is conveniently located close to many local shops. Overall, it was a lovely experience!.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Mau N.

Liked: Cleanliness

The Value of Money

Great location. The property has everything you need for a holiday pack. Great communication from the host.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jameel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Got everything U need basically home away from home
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

lee h.

Nice stay

Easy and convenient
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Timothy

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a 4 night stay in this property to do some sightseeing across Cairns. This was the perfect base for us to stay and complete all the touristy bits. There were 4 of us in total and the property was plenty big enough for 4-6 people. Vera was brilliant from the moment of arrival to departure, helping point us to the local shops for the basics and helping with any queries we had. Air con was great in all rooms. The accommodation is basic but great value for money compared to other Air bnbs/hotels around and just a short Uber ride from the espionade ! Overall if your just using it as a place to sleep then you cant go wrong. Thanks for a great stay
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

GINA F.

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful stay!

Vera was an excellent host. He made me feel more than welcome. He went above and beyond to try to help me as much as possible with anything I needed. I came to cairns alone and i did not feel alone with vera. He was most gracious and i appreciate him very much.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Rae E.

Liked: Cleanliness

A week in Cairns visiting family and doing some diving and tourist activities.

The accommodation was clean and comfortable and provided all the amenities we required (such as a kitchen and washing machine). A car is required as it is too far to walk to the Esplanade and restaurants etc although there are shops a short walk away. A great basic clean and affordable stay.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Christopher L.

Worst stay ever

Arrived early evening, host appeared polite on greeting. Went to IGA across road for some food and got bad vibe of area. This was later confirmed by what could only have been a stolen car being thrashed with screeching tyres around the local area, often seen and heard speeding up and slowly cruising past our rental car parked in street. This continued from about 10.30 pm to 2.30 am. Heard host move around through floorboards above and asked to put our car behind fence for safety concerns. Host never replied. Watched out through window for rest of night as local youths regularly walked past. I was also concerned about lack of security in house, with security screen door not locking and no lock on fence gate, and only a flimsy round doorknob lock on entry door. After a sleepless night for both me and another family member, being on holiday for only 1 week first time in 6 years, we left this accommodation at 7.30 am so it would not ruin our entire stay in FNQ. Host never replied to my advice we were leaving after our first night, even though we had booked for 4 nights. Later enquiries about a partial refund for the unused 75% of our paid stay due to reasonable safety and noise concerns were only met with flat refusal and insults from the host and Stayz stating their policy was not to get involved in such negotiations. Later research revealed an article by QLD police stating Manoora was one of the 3 worst crime areas of Cairns. DO NOT STAY HERE.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024