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#176 highest hotel rooms in the world · Fairmont
Fairmont Nile City
Cairo, Egypt · in Nile City Towers · completed 2008
Highest room
305 ft
about 93 m above the street
Top room floor
28th
hotel floors 1–30
Building height
~328 ft
100 m · 30 floors
Typical rate
$200
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #176 by building height · #171 by top floor
How high is Fairmont Nile City?
Fairmont Nile City is a Fairmont hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Its highest guest rooms are on the 28th floor (an estimate), roughly 305 ft (93 m) above the street: about level with the Statue of Liberty's torch.
The hotel fills Nile City Towers, a 30-floor tower that rises 328 ft (100 m) (estimated) and was completed in 2008. Guest rooms stop at floor 28, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #176 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #176 by building height and #171 by top room floor. In Cairo it ranks #4 of 4; Hilton Cairo Grand Nile has the highest rooms there, at 445 ft. Among the 2 Fairmont hotels we track, it ranks #2.
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
Fairmont Nile City opened in October 2010 in the Nile City complex on the Corniche El Nil in Ramlet Beaulac, central Cairo, where it sits between the complex's two towers overlooking the river. It has 562 rooms and suites, a Fairmont Spa and a rooftop Sky Pool and lounge with views over the Nile, while restaurants include Bab El Nil, L'Uliveto and Gingko, alongside the Onyx Lounge.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Fairmont Nile City and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#170Pyramid Continental HotelLusaka
#171Corinthia Hotel TripoliTripoli
#172Kenzi Tower HotelCasablanca
#173Radisson Collection Hotel, MoscowMoscow
#174Ramses HiltonCairo
#175Southern Sun Cape SunCape Town
#176Fairmont Nile CityCairoMore tall hotels in Cairo
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Questions about Fairmont Nile City
What floor are the highest rooms at Fairmont Nile City?
The highest guest rooms at Fairmont Nile City are on the 28th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–30 of the 30-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Fairmont Nile City?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 305 ft (93 m) above street level, about level with the Statue of Liberty's torch. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is Nile City Towers?
Nile City Towers is 328 ft (100 m) tall (estimated), with 30 floors, and was completed in 2008.
Is Fairmont Nile City the tallest hotel in Cairo?
Not by highest room. Hilton Cairo Grand Nile has higher rooms (445 ft vs 305 ft), and Fairmont Nile City ranks #4 of the 4 Cairo hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Fairmont Nile City 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.