good to live in such small hotel with some personal touch. also good value for money. they can book all kinds of tours for you, they give good recommendations, but everywhere does the same and they get commission from the tour provider. i do not like the "Uncle Mike" for Kuranda Rainforest tour. If you want to go to Kuranda, you do not need to join any tour, you just go to train station and buy train ticket and return with Sky Rail (cable car). the final cable car station is a bit far from hotel, you need to find public transportation, basicly this is the only "value" for a tour, they pick you up and send u to train station, they get you back from cable car station, nothing else.