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#171 highest hotel rooms in the world · Corinthia
Corinthia Hotel Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya · completed 2003
Highest room
365 ft
about 111 m above the street
Top room floor
26th
hotel floors 1–28
Building height
394 ft
120 m · 28 floors
Typical rate
$250
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #172 by building height · #172 by top floor
How high is Corinthia Hotel Tripoli?
Corinthia Hotel Tripoli is a Corinthia hotel in Tripoli, Libya. Its highest guest rooms are on the 26th floor (an estimate), roughly 365 ft (111 m) above the street: about 50 ft higher than the top of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower.
The hotel fills a 28-floor tower that rises 394 ft (120 m) and was completed in 2003. Guest rooms stop at floor 26, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #171 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #172 by building height and #172 by top room floor.
A standard room typically costs around $250 a night, close to 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
Opened in 2003 as the Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel, the Corinthia Hotel Tripoli is managed by Malta-based Corinthia Hotels and stands in central Tripoli near the business district, overlooking the old Medina and the Mediterranean. The two-tower hotel has about 300 rooms and suites, several restaurants, a spa and meeting spaces. In January 2015 it was the target of a gun and car-bomb attack, claimed by an Islamic State affiliate, that killed ten people; it continues to operate under Corinthia.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Corinthia Hotel Tripoli and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#168SIRO One Za'abeelDubai
#169The St. Regis CairoCairo
#170Pyramid Continental HotelLusaka
#171Corinthia Hotel TripoliTripoli
#172Kenzi Tower HotelCasablanca
#173Radisson Collection Hotel, MoscowMoscow
#174Ramses HiltonCairoQuestions about Corinthia Hotel Tripoli
What floor are the highest rooms at Corinthia Hotel Tripoli?
The highest guest rooms at Corinthia Hotel Tripoli are on the 26th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–28 of the 28-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Corinthia Hotel Tripoli?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 365 ft (111 m) above street level, about 50 ft higher than the top of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is the Corinthia Hotel Tripoli building?
The building is 394 ft (120 m) tall, with 28 floors, and was completed in 2003.
How much does a night at Corinthia Hotel Tripoli cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $250 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.