Our hotel in Cairns is the rather fancifully named “Shangri-La The Marina”. It certainly is a luxurious hotel, and it is located, as you might guess from the name, right by the marina.
But, when you arrive at the hotel, it appears more built-up than the above photo suggests. And it took me a surprisingly long time to figure out how to get to the marina and its associated restaurants. Or any place else, for that matter. The people at the hotel told me to just walk out the front door and seemed to imply that everything would be obvious. They gave me a map, after all. But when I first ventured out, there was no crosswalk across the road outside the main entrance immediately outside that front door. I had to ask two people before I could figure out my way. The pathways are similarly confusing.
But here’s the foyer. It certainly gives a good first impression.
Here’s the view from my bedroom window/balcony:
Anyway, we checked in, and it wasn’t long before we were in our beds for the night.
