Waterfront hotel in central cairns location esplanade lagoon mantra esplanade is located in the center of cairns a 3 minute walk from the esplanade lagoon and a 4 minute drive from cairns railway station you can find a host of shops directly opposite the hotel at pier shopping center and a 10 minute walk away at cairns central natural wonders the hotel is a 4 minute walk from the marlin marina the departure point for tours of the great barrier reef that can be arranged by the hotel barron