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#22 highest hotel rooms in the world · JW Marriott
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · completed 2013
Highest room
995 ft
about 303 m above the street
Top room floor
70th
hotel floors 1–82
Building height
1,165 ft
355 m · 82 floors
Typical rate
$210
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #17 by building height · #20 by top floor
How high is JW Marriott Marquis Dubai?
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai is a JW Marriott hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its highest guest rooms are on the 70th floor, roughly 995 ft (303 m) above the street: about 390 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills an 82-floor tower that rises 1,165 ft (355 m) and was completed in 2013. Guest rooms stop at floor 70, 12 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #22 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #17 by building height and #20 by top room floor. In Dubai it ranks #4 of 17; Gevora Hotel has the highest rooms there, at 1,140 ft. It's the highest JW Marriott hotel in our index.
A standard room typically costs around $210 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 Marquis Dubai is a twin-tower hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road in Business Bay, owned by the Emirates Group and designed by Archgroup Consultants with a form inspired by the date palm. The first tower opened in November 2012 and the second in February 2013, and Guinness World Records listed it in December 2012 as the world's tallest dedicated hotel. It has 1,608 rooms and suites and more than a dozen restaurants and bars. In April 2026 it announced a phased renovation during which it would stay open.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: JW Marriott Marquis Dubai and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#19Rose Rayhaan by RotanaDubai
#20China World Summit Wing, BeijingBeijing
#21Jumeirah NanjingNanjing
#22JW Marriott Marquis DubaiDubai
#23Grand Hyatt ManilaManila
#24Niccolo ChongqingChongqing
#25Four Seasons Hotel PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaMore 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
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
Radisson Royal Hotel Dubai
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 855 ft
Floor 58 · 883 ft tower
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Questions about JW Marriott Marquis Dubai
What floor are the highest rooms at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai?
The highest guest rooms at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai are on the 70th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–82 of the 82-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 995 ft (303 m) above street level, about 390 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 Marquis Dubai building?
The building is 1,165 ft (355 m) tall, with 82 floors, and was completed in 2013.
Is JW Marriott Marquis Dubai the tallest hotel in Dubai?
Not by highest room. Gevora Hotel has higher rooms (1,140 ft vs 995 ft), and JW Marriott Marquis Dubai ranks #4 of the 17 Dubai hotels on our list.
How much does a night at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $210 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.