Sep-Oct 2016 Issue | Business View Oceania

243 AT A GLANCE WHO: Cairns Plaza Hotel WHAT: Cairns Plaza Hotel, as an independently-owned hotel, pride themselves on offering the warmest hospitality and the best value-for-money stays in Tropical North Queensland. WHERE: QLD 4870, Australia WEBSITE: cairnsplaza.com.au otel siness Travellers close to Trinity Bay and the CBD. The hotel is a short distance from the city’s shopping and restaurant district and is ideally positioned for both the busi- ness and leisure traveller. The Cairns Plaza’s offerings include spacious water view suites with a queen-size bedroom, lounge, twin bal- conies, kitchenette and bathroom. The hotel is an excellent option for families with its specially designed rooms that can cater for up to four guests and which include a balcony, kitchenette and a bathroom. The ownership of the hotel changed recently and the new proprietors have initiated major renovation of the in- frastructure. In addition to this, great- er emphasis is being placed on staff training and the range of facilities that are available for guests. Shannon Jansz, the new gener- al manager of Cairns Plaza Hotel de- scribes the changes that have taken place, “When the current owners pur- chased the Cairns Plaza it was in need of refurbishment as the previous own- ers were not prepared to spend any money on the hotel. “A lot of changes were made in the