Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina

Located on the waterfront, Shangri-La hotel, The Marina, Cairns is built within a complex that also offers retail outlets, banking ATMs, restaurants, and gift shops. Three elevators transfer guests across five floors to access 255 guestrooms, a club lounge, 12 meeting rooms, and business facilities. Other guest services include concierge, Internet access, dry cleaning, 24-hour room service, currency exchange, and airport transportation available on request. An on-site bar provides light entertainment. A ferry terminal is nearby. Child minding can be arranged upon request.

• 24-hour front desk 
• Total number of rooms - 255 
• Number of floors - 5 
• ATM/banking 
• Breakfast available (surcharge) 
• Valet parking (surcharge) 
• Bar/lounge 
• Business center 
• Coffee shop or café 
• Concierge services 
• Dry cleaning/laundry service 
• Elevator/lift 

• Express check-in 
• Express check-out 
• Fitness facilities 
• Gift shops or newsstand 
• Free WiFi 
• Pool umbrellas 
• Tours/ticket assistance 
• Computer station 
• Limo or Town Car service available 
• Meeting rooms 12 
• Multilingual staff 
• Garden 
• Picnic area 
• Poolside bar 
• Porter/bellhop 
• Luggage storage 
• Restaurant 
• Safe-deposit box at front desk 
• Number of meeting rooms - 16 
• Pool sun loungers 
• Conference center 
• Self parking (surcharge) 
• Shopping on site 
• Children's pool 
• Outdoor pool 
• Wedding services 

• Family Hotel  
• Outdoor pool  
• Children's pool  
• Free Wi-Fi  
• In-room childcare (surcharge)  
• Refrigerator  

North Bar & Kitchen - Located at lobby level, overlooking the Marina, the restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner from early morning till late. Dining includes a buffet breakfast, à la carte lunch menu, and Australasian cuisine for dinner. Japanese buffet is also available. Alfresco dining on the deck offers views of the marina and mountains. Open kitchens allow guests to view chef activity, and the bar serves a selection of wines, beers, spirits, and cocktails, along with light snacks.

Pool Bar - At level one, adjacent to the swimming pool area, the bar provides a range of cocktails, other beverages, and light snacks, from late morning till early evening.

Nearby recreational opportunities include the 3-km boardwalk along the Esplanade for walking/jogging, workout areas positioned along the boardwalk, a public saltwater lagoon pool, and an unsupervised children's playground. Aerobics takes place at the Esplanade in outdoor classes, and admission can be arranged through reception. Basketball is available within 1 km of the hotel at the convention facility/stadium, where racquet sports are also available, including squash. Bicycle rentals are available in the city, within 2 km of the hotel.

Marlin Marina, directly outside the hotel, is the pick-up and drop-off area for various water sports activities such as scuba diving and snorkeling, and helicopter sightseeing is also located at the marina, within 200 meters of the hotel. Fishing charters can also be arranged at the marina. A golf driving range is available at Half Moon Bay Golf Course, within 8 km. Hiking/biking trails are at Red Arrow, a mountain walk within 5 km of the hotel.

Bird watching opportunities are available at the Esplanade and also at Centennial Lakes, within 7 km of the hotel. The Botanical Gardens offers a range of walking tracks, and Centennial Lakes includes a boardwalk through swamp areas. The hotel can assist with tours that include horse riding, sky diving, rafting, and canoeing, all within 10 km of the hotel, at Yorkey's Knob and other locations. Tours to the Great Barrier Reef, which is approximately 30 nautical km, or 80 minutes by boat, can also be arranged. Golf is available for nonmembers at the Paradise Palms golf course, located approximately 15 km from the hotel.

• Golfing nearby 
• Snorkeling nearby 
• Sailing nearby 
• Scuba diving nearby 
• Bicycle rentals nearby 
• Scooter/moped rentals nearby 
• Hiking/biking trails nearby 
• Parasailing nearby 
• Skydiving nearby 

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.

• Accessible bathroom 
• Roll-in shower 
• In-room accessibility