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#87 highest hotel rooms in the world · DoubleTree
DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong
Shanghai, China · completed 2002
Highest room
650 ft
about 198 m above the street
Top room floor
45th
hotel floors 1–47
Building height
679 ft
207 m · 47 floors
Typical rate
$100
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #98 by building height · #111 by top floor
How high is DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong?
DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong is a DoubleTree hotel in Shanghai, China. Its highest guest rooms are on the 45th floor, roughly 650 ft (198 m) above the street: about 45 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills a 47-floor tower that rises 679 ft (207 m) and was completed in 2002. Guest rooms stop at floor 45, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #87 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #98 by building height and #111 by top room floor. In Shanghai it ranks #7 of 9; J Hotel Shanghai Tower has the highest rooms there, at 1,485 ft.
A standard room typically costs around $100 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
The hotel opened as the Sofitel JJ Oriental, owned by Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels, and was converted to a DoubleTree by Hilton in February 2012, becoming Hilton's first franchised hotel in China. Its 850 rooms are spread across a two-tower complex on Yanggao South Road in Pudong, a short walk from Lancun Road metro station, with the Shanghai New International Expo Centre within easy reach. Facilities include an indoor pool, a tennis court and the Grand Café.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
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Other Shanghai hotels on our list, by highest room.
J Hotel Shanghai Tower
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 1,485 ft
Floor 98 · 2,073 ft tower
Park Hyatt Shanghai (Shanghai World Financial Center)
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 1,385 ft
Floor 90 · 1,614 ft tower
Grand Hyatt Shanghai (Jin Mao Tower)
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 1,185 ft
Floor 86 · 1,380 ft tower
Le Royal Méridien Shanghai (Shimao International Plaza)
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 880 ft
Floor 57 · 1,093 ft tower
JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 775 ft
Floor 58 · 935 ft tower
The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong (Shanghai IFC)
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 765 ft
Floor 52 · 853 ft tower
Questions about DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong
What floor are the highest rooms at DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong?
The highest guest rooms at DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong are on the 45th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–47 of the 47-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 650 ft (198 m) above street level, about 45 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 DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong building?
The building is 679 ft (207 m) tall, with 47 floors, and was completed in 2002.
Is DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong the tallest hotel in Shanghai?
Not by highest room. J Hotel Shanghai Tower has higher rooms (1,485 ft vs 650 ft), and DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong ranks #7 of the 9 Shanghai hotels on our list.
How much does a night at DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $100 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.