Mercure appears beautiful from the outside. Foyer & reception are very nice-but from there everything went downhill. Room was dark only one air conditioner worked. No room telephone although room service was offered, no menu provided, very small bathroom, 3 hangers!!for many wardrobes, no dress mirror, coffee machine leaked every time it was used. Mini bar should not have been there it only provided overpriced beer, water, wine & chocolate. Shocking. Buffet breakfast was $32 - very basic ordinary selection but it was fresh. Reception staff seemed unfamiliar with the local area. Several instructions received from them to find various shops & businesses were completely off the mark. Thank god I had the sense to then google things for myself. An unexpected plumbing problem occurred which cut water off completely from the whole property from about 6:30am to 3;00pm on day two of our stay - very inconvenient - we were offered a refund if we could relocate - that was impossible considering the short notice & high season demand in Cairns in August. When we checked out we were NOT offered any compensation/reduction in the cost of our accommodation for our DAY 2 NO WATER EXPERIENCE ie no use of shower, taps for hand washing & refilling water for coffee machine & forget about having to use a toilet!!!
Noise level in corridors was unacceptable at times with children running up & down corridors, screaming & acting up. Then the room next door had very loud volume TV all night one night!!!
