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#68 highest hotel rooms in the world · Carlton
Carlton Downtown Hotel
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · completed 2008
Highest room
695 ft
about 212 m above the street
Top room floor
47th
hotel floors 1–49
Building height
725 ft
221 m · 49 floors
Typical rate
$90
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #82 by building height · #97 by top floor
How high is Carlton Downtown Hotel?
Carlton Downtown Hotel is a Carlton hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its highest guest rooms are on the 47th floor, roughly 695 ft (212 m) above the street: about 90 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills a 49-floor tower that rises 725 ft (221 m) and was completed in 2008. Guest rooms stop at floor 47, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #68 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #82 by building height and #97 by top room floor. In Dubai it ranks #10 of 17; Gevora Hotel has the highest rooms there, at 1,140 ft.
A standard room typically costs around $90 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
Carlton Downtown Hotel is a four-star hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai's main business boulevard, near the Dubai World Trade Centre, the Dubai International Financial Centre and the Museum of the Future. Facilities include the Armonia Spa, the Antique Bazaar Indian restaurant, the all-day Bayty restaurant, a lobby café and Level 47, an open-air rooftop lounge with views toward the Burj Khalifa.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Carlton Downtown Hotel and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#65Centara Grand at CentralWorldBangkok
#66Swissôtel The StamfordSingapore
#67Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance CenterDetroit
#68Carlton Downtown HotelDubai
#69Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed RoadDubai
#70The Westin Peachtree PlazaAtlanta
#71Grand LisboaMacauMore 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
Questions about Carlton Downtown Hotel
What floor are the highest rooms at Carlton Downtown Hotel?
The highest guest rooms at Carlton Downtown Hotel are on the 47th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–49 of the 49-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Carlton Downtown Hotel?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 695 ft (212 m) above street level, about 90 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 Carlton Downtown Hotel building?
The building is 725 ft (221 m) tall, with 49 floors, and was completed in 2008.
Is Carlton Downtown Hotel the tallest hotel in Dubai?
Not by highest room. Gevora Hotel has higher rooms (1,140 ft vs 695 ft), and Carlton Downtown Hotel ranks #10 of the 17 Dubai hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Carlton Downtown Hotel cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $90 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.