Accommodation

Your fully furnished unit

Each unit has a private bedroom. The bathroom and fully air-conditioned living areas are shared with two other students per unit.

Your unit and room will be cleaned weekly.

Each bedroom includes your own telephone and net connection.

Clusters are often mixed (co-ed). *Female residents can choose to share with other girls. Please specify on your application.

At a glance

Value and facilities set Footprints Cairns Student Lodge apart from other student accommodation. Have a look!

Full board (3 meals a day)
All electricity included
Fully furnished 3 bedroom units with air conditioned living area
Your own bedroom with telephone and desk
High Speed Internet access to all JCU students (linked to JCU server)
On site caretaker and security
Purpose built clusters with wheelchair access
Hotel type telephone system with voicemail
Room serviced weekly
Coin operated laundry facilities through each block.

Why stay at Footprints Cairns Student Lodge as opposed to rental accommodation?

I can pay off my lodging fees, food is included, and it is within walking distance to JCU.
I can achieve my full potential, many facilities are included and it helps me budget
You don't have to worry about living expenses and can concentrate on studying as everything is at your fingertips
It's so convenient
I can make new friends and live communally.

Layout of a typical unit at the Lodge.

Cleaning - Each cluster is serviced weekly

Laundry facilities - Each cluster is serviced weekly – this service does not include the laundering of linen.

It is the guests responsibility to launder these as required.

Security - A licensed security officer monitors and patrols all residential and public areas throughout the night to ensure the safety and security of students and their possessions.

Residential Assistants - The Residential Assistants (RAs) role is to assist residents in the process of assimilation into their new environment and to assist in their personal, professional and academic development.

Telephone - Each room has its own phone line with voicemail facilities. Residents are billed for calls and statements issued fortnightly. Call charges are approximately $0.50 AUD per local call, long distance and mobile phones are more expensive and charged per minute. 1800 numbers and room to room calling is free.

Computer and Internet Facilities - All JCU students have high-speed access via cat5/fibre optic connection direct from their private study desk to the James Cook University Computer system. A central computer room is also available to all residents. Casual guests, language students and other non-JCU students can use an in room internet connection by way of dialing through their own ISP usually for the cost of a local call.

Accommodation for the Disabled - The lodge offers 2 purpose built clusters for disabled residents. These areas allow adequate space for wheelchairs and other aids. All public areas of the lodge are located on the ground floor.