Cairns Reef Hotel Casino - Cairns, Queensland Australia

The Reef Casino is regarded as being Australia's finest boutique casino, and is the only casino in Far North Queensland.

The casino occupies a prime location in the Cairns city, and casts an interesting shape in the Cairns city skyline with a glass dome as its rooftop. The Reef Casino is attached to the Pullman Reef Hotel Casino's enviable position that allows it's 128 hotel rooms to have gorgeous Cairns city views. It is considered Cairns' most exclusive five star hotel. The Cairns Reef Casino complex is close to the many boutique shopping outlets in the Cairns CBD including DFS Galleria and Princess Jewellery as well as the Reef Fleet Terminal; the departure point for day trips for snorkelling, diving, glass bottom boat tours and fishing on the Cairns Great Barrier Reef.

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The Cairns Reef Casino & Luxury Hotel Accommodation

The Reef Casino Cairns is open 7 days per week. From Monday to Thursday, it is open to the public from 10:00am to 4:00am. From 10:00am Friday until 4:00am Monday, the doors are open continuously. The casino is closed on Good Friday, Anzac Day, and Christmas Day.

Dress Code

The Cairns casino dress code requires smart, clean clothing and suitable footwear. Although Cairns does have a tropical warm climate, it is still advised for men to wear a shirt with a collar, and wear socks with their shoes. A tie is not necessary however. Ladies should generally ensure their attire is not overly revealing, and is in good condition. Work wear is not permitted to be worn in the casino gaming area.

Entertainment

Velvet Underground is a modern and sophisicated nightclub and Piano Bar located off the Reef Casino foyer.  It features two stylishly designed levels perfect for nightlife socialising or private parties and corporate functions.  The venue also features live performances throughout the year, contact Velvet Underground for the current programmes.  

Vertigo Bar is a newly renovated bar in the foyer of the casino with spectacular blue lit drinks tables, live entertainment on Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights, and a curtain of chains separating it from the main foyer area. This modern bar serves spectacular cocktails, and is extremely popular with visitors and locals, especially with the 25 - 45 age bracket.

Cairns Rainforest Dome

Cairns Rainforest Dome is a recent attraction to open within the Cairns casino complex featuring a spectacular all weather wildlife exhibit encased by a 20 metre high glass dome on the rooftop of the casino. 100 species of Australian animals are able to wander and fly freely throughout the dome which replicates their natural environment.

The Rainforest Dome offers guests a quality wildlife experience that promotes education and understanding of rainforest ecology. See the Cairns' first underwater viewing crocodile enclosure which enables visitors to view, eyeball to eyeball, a large saltwater crocodile!

Restaurants & Bars

Tamarind Restaurant is the Cairns casino's signature restaurant which is well known for its innovative Asian cuisine. The restaurant is clasy and sophisticated, and is one of Cairns' most romantic and intimate venues for a special dinner for two. Tamarind is well known and popular, and bookings are essential.

Cafe China Seafood Restaurant is located off the main foyer of the Reef Casino.  Café China offers sumptuous traditional Chinese cuisine, yum cha and noodle artistry.  This restaurant has won multiple awards for the best Chinese Restaurant in Queensland, catering and best wine list awarded by Gourmet Traveller.

Specialising in fresh local seafood, Café China offers the best of Chinese Cuisine with and extensive wine list of cellared and aged vintages from the vineyards of Australia, France, Italy & New Zealand.

The restaurant can cater for up to 500 people, with three elegant private function spaces. Reservations are recommended for groups or a la carte dining.

Attached to the outside of the casino, Cafe China Noodle Bar in the historic Customs House building offers a wide range of authentic Asian dishes including; noodle soups, stir-fries, Peking duck salad, Singapore chicken rice and curry chicken. With seating for up to 100, Cafe China Noodle Bar also has alfresco balcony tables overlooking the city centre.

Considered to be Cairns' most exclusive and luxurious hotel, the 5 star Pullman Reef Hotel Casino Cairns is elegant, sophisticated and well appointed. The Cairns hotel complex overlooks Trinity Inlet on one side and maintains spectacular Cairns city views on the other in a classy but relaxed atmosphere.

Cairns Casino Hotel Rooms

All 128 hotel rooms offer an understated sophistication with light, spacious living areas, romantic corner spa baths and private tropical garden balconies.

All hotel rooms spoil their guests with King sized beds, or King singles if requested as well as a writing desk and stationery, individually controlled air-conditioning (so you can ensure a comfortable night's sleep!) heated bathroom mirrors, fluffy bath robes and a free daily newspaper.

The rooms also feature those facilities you would expect from a hotel of this calibre including colour TV, pay TV movies and Keno channel, refridgerator and extensive mini-bar, Fax/modem outlet, voicemail, telephone, separate bath, shower & toilet, in-room personal safe and an iron and ironboard. The hotel staff are also friendly, approachable and only too happy to please, so if you have a special request, just ask us.

The in-room facilities described above are all inclusive with the hotel's standard room, the Sofitel Room. There are also a number of room upgrades which include the following:

  • Superior Room: With guaranteed ocean views and your hotel room superbly positioned in a corner with wrap around balconies, a Superier Room is perfect for the couple who want to spent intimate moments together. Also featuring a 2 person spa in bathroom and is much larger and more spacious than Sofitel Room. This room type can fit up to three people.
  • Executive Suite: This suite is designed especially for the modern executive and features an entirely separate living area to bedroom and magnificent stand alone bath tub and separate very large shower, two toilets (in the main bathroom and another proximate to the living area) walk in wardrobe and a private balcony with waterfront views.
  • Junior Suite: With a private discreet entrance and large double sized garden, you'll feel every bit special in this spectacular corner room with water views.

Cairns Casino Hotel Facilities

As well as the casino dining and entertainment facilities mentioned above, the Cairns casino also has its own leisure facilities including an outdoor rooftop swimming pool and spa, sauna and gymnasium.

The Casino hotel also provides:

  • Wake up and reminder calls
  • Foreign currency exchange
  • Business centre
  • Massage/health and beauty
  • 24 hour hotel doctor
  • Postal service
  • Laundry and valet
  • 24 hour room service
  • Valet car parking
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