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#101 highest hotel rooms in the world · Banyan Tree
Banyan Tree Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand · completed 1995
Highest room
620 ft
about 189 m above the street
Top room floor
58th
hotel floors 1–61
Building height
650 ft
198 m · 61 floors
Typical rate
$200
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #110 by building height · #47 by top floor
How high is Banyan Tree Bangkok?
Banyan Tree Bangkok is a Banyan Tree hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Its highest guest rooms are on the 58th floor, roughly 620 ft (189 m) above the street: about level with the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills a 61-floor tower that rises 650 ft (198 m) and was completed in 1995. Guest rooms stop at floor 58, 3 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #101 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #110 by building height and #47 by top room floor. In Bangkok it ranks #5 of 6; Baiyoke Sky Hotel has the highest rooms there, at 880 ft.
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
Banyan Tree Bangkok occupies Thai Wah Tower II, a slender hotel and office tower completed in 1996 on South Sathorn Road in the Sathorn business district, near Lumpini Park. The hotel has operated under the Banyan Tree name since 2002 and has 327 rooms on its upper floors, a spa with 16 treatment rooms and a pool terrace. It is best known for its open-air rooftop Moon Bar, and also runs Apsara, a converted teak rice barge offering dinner cruises on the Chao Phraya River.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Banyan Tree Bangkok and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#98The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico CityMexico City
#99Shangri-La DubaiDubai
#100Conrad OsakaOsaka
#101Banyan Tree BangkokBangkok
#102The Palazzo at The VenetianLas Vegas
#103Four Seasons Hotel ChicagoChicago
#104Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at EmbarcaderoSan FranciscoMore tall hotels in Bangkok
Other Bangkok hotels on our list, by highest room.
Baiyoke Sky Hotel (Baiyoke Tower II)
🇹🇭 Bangkok · rooms to 880 ft
Floor 74 · 997 ft tower
lebua at State Tower
🇹🇭 Bangkok · rooms to 705 ft
Floor 59 · 811 ft tower
Centara Grand at CentralWorld
🇹🇭 Bangkok · rooms to 705 ft
Floor 52 · 771 ft tower
Park Hyatt Bangkok (Central Embassy)
🇹🇭 Bangkok · rooms to 630 ft
Floor 34 · 686 ft tower
Emporium Suites by Chatrium
🇹🇭 Bangkok · rooms to 525 ft
Floor 44 · 548 ft tower
Questions about Banyan Tree Bangkok
What floor are the highest rooms at Banyan Tree Bangkok?
The highest guest rooms at Banyan Tree Bangkok are on the 58th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–61 of the 61-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Banyan Tree Bangkok?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 620 ft (189 m) above street level, about level with 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 the Banyan Tree Bangkok building?
The building is 650 ft (198 m) tall, with 61 floors, and was completed in 1995.
Is Banyan Tree Bangkok the tallest hotel in Bangkok?
Not by highest room. Baiyoke Sky Hotel has higher rooms (880 ft vs 620 ft), and Banyan Tree Bangkok ranks #5 of the 6 Bangkok hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Banyan Tree Bangkok 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.