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#9 highest hotel rooms in the world · Four Seasons
Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou (Guangzhou IFC)
Guangzhou, China · in Guangzhou IFC · completed 2012
Highest room
1,350 ft
about 411 m above the street
Top room floor
98th
hotel floors 70–100
Building height
1,439 ft
439 m · 103 floors
Typical rate
$350
per night, standard room
Mixed-use tower: hotel plus offices · #13 by building height · #6 by top floor
How high is Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou?
Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou (Guangzhou IFC) is a Four Seasons hotel in Guangzhou, China. Its highest guest rooms are on the 98th floor, roughly 1,350 ft (411 m) above the street: about 100 ft higher than the roof of the Empire State Building.
The hotel occupies floors 70–100 of Guangzhou IFC, a 103-floor tower that rises 1,439 ft (439 m) and was completed in 2012; the rest of the building holds offices. Its lowest guest floors start around 960 ft up. Guest rooms stop at floor 98, although the hotel's floors run up to 100.
By highest room it ranks #9 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #13 by building height and #6 by top room floor. In Guangzhou it ranks #2 of 3; Rosewood Guangzhou has the highest rooms there, at 1,630 ft. It's the highest Four Seasons hotel in our index.
A standard room typically costs around $350 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
Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou opened in July 2012 in the upper third of the Guangzhou International Finance Center, a WilkinsonEyre-designed office tower that won the RIBA Lubetkin Prize in 2012. Its 344 rooms and suites are arranged around a central atrium that rises from the sky lobby. Restaurants include the Cantonese Yu Yue Heen, French-inspired Catch and Japanese Kumoi, along with Tian Bar, a spa and a lap pool. The tower stands in Zhujiang New Town next to the Zaha Hadid-designed Guangzhou Opera House.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#6Park Hyatt ShanghaiShanghai
#7Niccolo SuzhouSuzhou
#8The St. Regis ShenzhenShenzhen
#9Four Seasons Hotel GuangzhouGuangzhou
#10Signiel SeoulSeoul
#11Grand Hyatt ShanghaiShanghai
#12Gevora HotelDubaiMore tall hotels in Guangzhou
Other Guangzhou hotels on our list, by highest room.
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Questions about Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou
What floor are the highest rooms at Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou?
The highest guest rooms at Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou are on the 98th floor. The hotel occupies floors 70–100 of the 103-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 1,350 ft (411 m) above street level, about 100 ft higher than the roof of the Empire State Building. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is Guangzhou IFC?
Guangzhou IFC is 1,439 ft (439 m) tall, with 103 floors, and was completed in 2012.
Is Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou the tallest hotel in Guangzhou?
Not by highest room. Rosewood Guangzhou has higher rooms (1,630 ft vs 1,350 ft), and Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou ranks #2 of the 3 Guangzhou hotels on our list.
What else is in Guangzhou IFC?
Besides the hotel, Guangzhou IFC holds offices.
How much does a night at Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $350 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.