Photo: EditQ · CC0
#49 highest hotel rooms in the world · Jumeirah
Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · completed 2000
Highest room
775 ft
about 236 m above the street
Top room floor
49th
hotel floors 1–56
Building height
1,014 ft
309 m · 56 floors
Typical rate
$300
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #30 by building height · #88 by top floor
How high is Jumeirah Emirates Towers?
Jumeirah Emirates Towers is a Jumeirah hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its highest guest rooms are on the 49th floor, roughly 775 ft (236 m) above the street: about 170 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills a 56-floor tower that rises 1,014 ft (309 m) and was completed in 2000. Guest rooms stop at floor 49, 7 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #49 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #30 by building height and #88 by top room floor. In Dubai it ranks #8 of 17; Gevora Hotel has the highest rooms there, at 1,140 ft. Among the 3 Jumeirah hotels we track, it ranks #2.
A standard room typically costs around $300 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
Jumeirah Emirates Towers occupies the hotel tower of the Emirates Towers complex on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai's Trade Centre district. Designed by architect Hazel Wong of Norr Group, the complex opened in April 2000 and pairs the hotel with the Emirates Office Tower, the two linked by a retail podium known as The Boulevard. The hotel has the Talise Spa, a club lounge and meeting suites, with direct access to the Dubai Metro and a short distance from Dubai Mall.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Jumeirah Emirates Towers and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#46Swissôtel MakkahMakkah
#47The Ritz-Carlton, TokyoTokyo
#48Star Gate Hotel Kansai AirportIzumisano
#49Jumeirah Emirates TowersDubai
#50JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow SquareShanghai
#51The Westin Chongqing Liberation SquareChongqing
#52Bulgari Hotel TokyoTokyoMore tall hotels in Dubai
Other Dubai hotels on our list, by highest room.
Gevora Hotel
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 1,140 ft
Floor 73 · 1,169 ft tower
Ciel Dubai Marina
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 1,130 ft
Floor 75 · 1,237 ft tower
Rose Rayhaan by Rotana
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 1,065 ft
Floor 70 · 1,093 ft tower
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 995 ft
Floor 70 · 1,165 ft tower
SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 950 ft
Floor 67 · 1,066 ft tower
The Tower Plaza Hotel
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 855 ft
Floor 63 · 965 ft tower
Other tall Jumeirah hotels
Questions about Jumeirah Emirates Towers
What floor are the highest rooms at Jumeirah Emirates Towers?
The highest guest rooms at Jumeirah Emirates Towers are on the 49th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–56 of the 56-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Jumeirah Emirates Towers?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 775 ft (236 m) above street level, about 170 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 Jumeirah Emirates Towers building?
The building is 1,014 ft (309 m) tall, with 56 floors, and was completed in 2000.
Is Jumeirah Emirates Towers the tallest hotel in Dubai?
Not by highest room. Gevora Hotel has higher rooms (1,140 ft vs 775 ft), and Jumeirah Emirates Towers ranks #8 of the 17 Dubai hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Jumeirah Emirates Towers cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $300 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.