travel42 Hotel Review: Crystalbrook Riley

Crystalbrook Riley travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

This hotel is located along The Esplanade in central Cairns with many rooms having panoramic views over the tidal coastline of Trinity Bay. Sadly, the waters immediately off Cairns are not suitable for swimming (tidal mudflats, the occasional crocodile and stingers), but the hotel has an inviting pool and it is within an easy walk of the Esplanade Lagoon, a coastal swimming and recreational park.

Riley has a sophisticated character but takes a playful outl...