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#97 highest hotel rooms in the world · Jumeirah
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · completed 1999
Highest room
625 ft
about 191 m above the street
Top room floor
25th
hotel floors 1–56
Building height
1,053 ft
321 m · 56 floors
Typical rate
$1,700
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #26 by building height · #174 by top floor
How high is Burj Al Arab Jumeirah?
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah is a Jumeirah hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its highest guest rooms are on the 25th floor, roughly 625 ft (191 m) above the street: about 20 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills a 56-floor tower that rises 1,053 ft (321 m) and was completed in 1999. Guest rooms stop at floor 25, 31 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #97 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #26 by building height and #174 by top room floor. In Dubai it ranks #14 of 17; Gevora Hotel has the highest rooms there, at 1,140 ft. Among the 3 Jumeirah hotels we track, it ranks #3.
A standard room typically costs around $1,700 a night, above 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
Burj Al Arab, designed by Tom Wright of Atkins to evoke the sail of a dhow, stands on an artificial island off Jumeirah Beach, linked to the shore by a private curving bridge. Opened by Jumeirah in December 1999, it is an all-suite hotel of about 200 duplex suites around a vast atrium, with a helipad and restaurants including Al Muntaha and the aquarium-lined Al Mahara. The hotel closed in April 2026 for its first major restoration, led by designer Tristan Auer and expected to take about 18 months.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Burj Al Arab Jumeirah and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#94Park Hyatt BangkokBangkok
#95Royal Mediterranean HotelGuangzhou
#96Dolton Hotel ChangshaChangsha
#97Burj Al Arab JumeirahDubai
#98The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico CityMexico City
#99Shangri-La DubaiDubai
#100Conrad OsakaOsakaMore tall hotels in Dubai
Other Dubai hotels on our list, by highest room.
Gevora Hotel
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 1,140 ft
Floor 73 · 1,169 ft tower
Ciel Dubai Marina
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 1,130 ft
Floor 75 · 1,237 ft tower
Rose Rayhaan by Rotana
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 1,065 ft
Floor 70 · 1,093 ft tower
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 995 ft
Floor 70 · 1,165 ft tower
SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 950 ft
Floor 67 · 1,066 ft tower
The Tower Plaza Hotel
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 855 ft
Floor 63 · 965 ft tower
Other tall Jumeirah hotels
Questions about Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
What floor are the highest rooms at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah?
The highest guest rooms at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah are on the 25th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–56 of the 56-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 625 ft (191 m) above street level, about 20 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 the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah building?
The building is 1,053 ft (321 m) tall, with 56 floors, and was completed in 1999.
Is Burj Al Arab Jumeirah the tallest hotel in Dubai?
Not by highest room. Gevora Hotel has higher rooms (1,140 ft vs 625 ft), and Burj Al Arab Jumeirah ranks #14 of the 17 Dubai hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $1,700 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.