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#104 highest hotel rooms in the world · Four Seasons
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero (345 California Center)
San Francisco, United States · in 345 California Center · completed 1986
Highest room
605 ft
about 184 m above the street
Top room floor
47th
hotel floors 38–48
Building height
695 ft
212 m · 48 floors
Typical rate
$600
per night, standard room
Mixed-use tower: hotel plus offices · #89 by building height · #99 by top floor
How high is Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero?
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero (345 California Center) is a Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco, United States. Its highest guest rooms are on the 47th floor, roughly 605 ft (184 m) above the street: about level with the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel occupies floors 38–48 of 345 California Center, a 48-floor tower that rises 695 ft (212 m) and was completed in 1986; the rest of the building holds offices. Its lowest guest floors start around 490 ft up. Guest rooms stop at floor 47, although the hotel's floors run up to 48.
By highest room it ranks #104 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #89 by building height and #99 by top room floor. Among the 10 Four Seasons hotels we track, it ranks #7.
A standard room typically costs around $600 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
The hotel occupies the top floors of 345 California Center, a Financial District office tower designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1986, where its rooms sit in twin towers set at 45 degrees and linked by glass skybridges. It opened as the Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco, became the Loews Regency in 2015 and, after a renovation by owner Westbrook Partners, reopened as a Four Seasons in October 2020. It has 155 rooms and suites and a ground-floor Italian restaurant, Orafo.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
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#102The Palazzo at The VenetianLas Vegas
#103Four Seasons Hotel ChicagoChicago
#104Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at EmbarcaderoSan Francisco
#105Encore at Wynn Las VegasLas Vegas
#106Trump International Hotel Las VegasLas Vegas
#107Crown Towers SydneySydneyOther tall Four Seasons hotels
Questions about Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero
What floor are the highest rooms at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero?
The highest guest rooms at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero are on the 47th floor. The hotel occupies floors 38–48 of the 48-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 605 ft (184 m) above street level, about level with 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 345 California Center?
345 California Center is 695 ft (212 m) tall, with 48 floors, and was completed in 1986.
What else is in 345 California Center?
Besides the hotel, 345 California Center holds offices.
How much does a night at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $600 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.