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#166 highest hotel rooms in the world · JW Marriott
JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi (Global Trade Centre Hotel Tower)
Nairobi, Kenya · in Global Trade Centre Hotel Tower · completed 2021
Highest room
440 ft
about 134 m above the street
Top room floor
33rd
hotel floors 1–35
Building height
469 ft
143 m · 35 floors
Typical rate
$250
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #167 by building height · #165 by top floor
How high is JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi?
JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi (Global Trade Centre Hotel Tower) is a JW Marriott hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Its highest guest rooms are on the 33rd floor (an estimate), roughly 440 ft (134 m) above the street: about level with the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The hotel fills Global Trade Centre Hotel Tower, a 35-floor tower that rises 469 ft (143 m) and was completed in 2021. Guest rooms stop at floor 33, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #166 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #167 by building height and #165 by top room floor. Among the 7 JW Marriott hotels we track, it ranks #6.
A standard room typically costs around $250 a night, close to 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
JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi occupies the hotel tower of the Global Trade Centre (GTC) in Westlands, a mixed-use development that also includes an office tower, four residential towers and a mall. The hotel opened in March 2024 with 315 rooms, plus 51 serviced apartments on the upper floors, and interiors by George Wong inspired by Kenyan landscapes. Restaurants include Myna, Hudson Tavern Bar & Grill and Mughal, and there is an outdoor pool and a Spa by JW.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#163The St. Regis MumbaiMumbai
#164Tokyo Dome HotelTokyo
#165Hilton Cairo Grand NileCairo
#166JW Marriott Hotel NairobiNairobi
#167Michelangelo TowersSandton
#168SIRO One Za'abeelDubai
#169The St. Regis CairoCairoOther tall JW Marriott hotels
Questions about JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi
What floor are the highest rooms at JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi?
The highest guest rooms at JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi are on the 33rd floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–35 of the 35-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 440 ft (134 m) above street level, about level with the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is Global Trade Centre Hotel Tower?
Global Trade Centre Hotel Tower is 469 ft (143 m) tall, with 35 floors, and was completed in 2021.
How much does a night at JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $250 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.