We moved to Dreamtime from a different hostel in Cairns that was a little disappointing and were so, so pleased we did!
I honestly love everything about this hostel. It's one of the most unique I've stayed in as it's basically three old houses joined together to make a fab hostel. This means it has so much more character than a lot of others do!
The atmosphere is brilliant as it's only a five minute walk to all of the shops and bars and across the road from a large shopping centre with a food court, cinema etc, but is not situated in the middle of town so you can get some peace and quiet when you need it.
They also do nights such as movie night and BBQ night which helps you meet other people.
We stayed in an 7 bed dorm which was lovely, clean and spacious. Our bunk bed was just behind a little bit of a dividing wall which was great for us, being a couple, as it gave us a little extra privacy.
We were on the upstairs so used the upstairs kitchen which was pretty much always clean.
There's also free wifi, although we did have a few issues with that. If you really need internet they do have computers near reception you can use though. There's also a free pool table which we thought was great because we normally waste so much money on them!
One of the best aspects of this hostel is the staff and their customer service. I had one little issue whilst there and the staff were amazing and so helpful. Everything was resolved quickly so they definitely deserve a special mention for all the fantastic work they do to keep this hostel as nice as it is.
Only small issue we had was that it was quite warm when we stayed and the ceiling fans weren't really powerful enough to make much of a difference, although this could have just been our fan or part of the room.
Over all we had a great time here and would definitely stay again if we head back to Cairns. I highly recommend!