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#50 highest hotel rooms in the world · JW Marriott
JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square
Shanghai, China · completed 2003
Highest room
775 ft
about 236 m above the street
Top room floor
58th
hotel floors 38–60
Building height
935 ft
285 m · 60 floors
Typical rate
$220
per night, standard room
Mixed-use tower: hotel plus serviced apartments · #41 by building height · #45 by top floor
How high is JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square?
JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square is a JW Marriott hotel in Shanghai, China. Its highest guest rooms are on the 58th floor, roughly 775 ft (236 m) above the street: about 170 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel occupies floors 38–60 of a 60-floor tower that rises 935 ft (285 m) and was completed in 2003; the rest of the building holds serviced apartments. Its lowest guest floors start around 510 ft up. Guest rooms stop at floor 58, although the hotel's floors run up to 60.
By highest room it ranks #50 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #41 by building height and #45 by top room floor. In Shanghai it ranks #5 of 9; J Hotel Shanghai Tower has the highest rooms there, at 1,485 ft. Among the 7 JW Marriott hotels we track, it ranks #2.
A standard room typically costs around $220 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
JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square occupies the upper part of Tomorrow Square, a tower designed by John Portman & Associates and completed in 2003 on Nanjing West Road beside People's Square. Its upper section is set diagonally to the base at the point where serviced apartments give way to the hotel, and the building also holds offices and a conference centre. The 333-room hotel has a sky lobby, an indoor pool, JW's California Grill and a Cantonese and Shanghainese restaurant.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#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 TokyoTokyo
#53The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, PudongShanghaiMore tall hotels in Shanghai
Other Shanghai hotels on our list, by highest room.
J Hotel Shanghai Tower
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 1,485 ft
Floor 98 · 2,073 ft tower
Park Hyatt Shanghai (Shanghai World Financial Center)
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 1,385 ft
Floor 90 · 1,614 ft tower
Grand Hyatt Shanghai (Jin Mao Tower)
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 1,185 ft
Floor 86 · 1,380 ft tower
Le Royal Méridien Shanghai (Shimao International Plaza)
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 880 ft
Floor 57 · 1,093 ft tower
The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong (Shanghai IFC)
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 765 ft
Floor 52 · 853 ft tower
DoubleTree by Hilton Shanghai–Pudong
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 650 ft
Floor 45 · 679 ft tower
Other tall JW Marriott hotels
Questions about JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square
What floor are the highest rooms at JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square?
The highest guest rooms at JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square are on the 58th floor. The hotel occupies floors 38–60 of the 60-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square?
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 JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square building?
The building is 935 ft (285 m) tall, with 60 floors, and was completed in 2003.
Is JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square the tallest hotel in Shanghai?
Not by highest room. J Hotel Shanghai Tower has higher rooms (1,485 ft vs 775 ft), and JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square ranks #5 of the 9 Shanghai hotels on our list.
What else is in the JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square tower?
Besides the hotel, the tower holds serviced apartments.
How much does a night at JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $220 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.