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#56 highest hotel rooms in the world · Rotana
Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana (Abraj Al Bait)
Makkah, Saudi Arabia · in Abraj Al Bait · completed 2012
Highest room
750 ft
about 229 m above the street
Top room floor
43rd
hotel floors 1–45
Building height
787 ft
240 m · 45 floors
Typical rate
$200
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #67 by building height · #121 by top floor
How high is Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana?
Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana (Abraj Al Bait) is a Rotana hotel in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Its highest guest rooms are on the 43rd floor, roughly 750 ft (229 m) above the street: about 145 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills Abraj Al Bait, a 45-floor tower that rises 787 ft (240 m) and was completed in 2012. Guest rooms stop at floor 43, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #56 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #67 by building height and #121 by top room floor. In Makkah it ranks #6 of 7; Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower has the highest rooms there, at 1,095 ft. Among the 3 Rotana hotels we track, it ranks #2.
A standard room typically costs around $200 a night, below the $250 median across the tall hotels we track. Rates swing a lot by season, so check live prices before you book.
About the hotel
Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana opened on 22 August 2009 as the first hotel of Rotana's alcohol-free Rayhaan brand. It sits in the front row of the Abraj Al Bait complex, facing the King Abdul Aziz Gate of the Masjid al-Haram, within a government endowment project built by Saudi Binladin Group. The hotel lists about 550 rooms and suites, from classic rooms to a Royal Suite, and its main restaurant, Al Shorfa, looks out toward the Kaaba.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#53The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, PudongShanghai
#54EQ Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur
#55Park Hyatt TokyoTokyo
#56Al Marwa Rayhaan by RotanaMakkah#57Raffles Makkah PalaceMakkah
#58Park Hyatt BeijingBeijing
#59Shangri-La Phnom PenhPhnom PenhMore tall hotels in Makkah
Other Makkah hotels on our list, by highest room.
Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 1,095 ft
Floor 76 · 1,972 ft tower
Mövenpick Hajar Tower Makkah (Abraj Al Bait)
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 820 ft
Floor 50 · 853 ft tower
Pullman ZamZam Makkah (Abraj Al Bait)
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 820 ft
Floor 50 · 853 ft tower
Swissôtel Al Maqam Makkah (Abraj Al Bait)
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 785 ft
Floor 46 · 820 ft tower
Swissôtel Makkah (Abraj Al Bait)
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 785 ft
Floor 46 · 820 ft tower
Raffles Makkah Palace (Abraj Al Bait)
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 750 ft
Floor 43 · 787 ft tower
Other tall Rotana hotels
Questions about Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana
What floor are the highest rooms at Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana?
The highest guest rooms at Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana are on the 43rd floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–45 of the 45-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 750 ft (229 m) above street level, about 145 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is Abraj Al Bait?
Abraj Al Bait is 787 ft (240 m) tall, with 45 floors, and was completed in 2012.
Is Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana the tallest hotel in Makkah?
Not by highest room. Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower has higher rooms (1,095 ft vs 750 ft), and Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana ranks #6 of the 7 Makkah hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $200 per night, though rates vary a lot by date and season.
Heights come from CTBUH, Wikipedia and the hotels themselves. The highest-room figure is the top room floor multiplied by the building's average floor height, so treat it as accurate to within a few floors. How we measure.