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#2 tallest hotel in Florida · JW Marriott
JW Marriott Marquis Miami
Miami, United States · completed 2010
Highest room
490 ft
about 149 m above the street
Top room floor
40th
hotel floors 1–41
Building height
502 ft
153 m · 41 floors
Typical rate
$400
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower
How high is JW Marriott Marquis Miami?
JW Marriott Marquis Miami is a JW Marriott hotel in downtown Miami, United States. Its highest guest rooms are on the 40th floor, roughly 490 ft (149 m) above the street: about 35 ft higher than the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The hotel fills a 41-floor tower that rises 502 ft (153 m) and was completed in 2010. Guest rooms stop at floor 40, one floor below the top of the building.
It ranks #2 of the 44 hotels in our Florida ranking by highest room. In Miami it ranks #2 of 9; The Elser Hotel has the highest rooms there, at 560 ft. Among the 7 JW Marriott hotels we track, it ranks #5.
A standard room typically costs around $400 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
Developed by MDM Development Group as the centrepiece of the Metropolitan Miami complex, the JW Marriott Marquis Miami opened in 2010 as the first hotel in JW Marriott's Marquis line. Its 313 rooms include 56 suites, and it is known for a two-level indoor recreation complex with an NBA-approved basketball court, a tennis court, an indoor golf school and virtual bowling, as well as large ballroom and meeting facilities. It stands on Biscayne Boulevard Way and shares a garage with the adjoining Wells Fargo Center office tower.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: JW Marriott Marquis Miami and its neighbours in the Florida ranking by highest room.
#1The Elser HotelMiami
#2JW Marriott Marquis MiamiMiami
#3Conrad MiamiMiami
#4Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach ResortHollywood
#5Seminole Hard Rock HollywoodHollywood
#6Fontainebleau Miami BeachMiami Beach
#7Hyatt Regency OrlandoOrlandoMore tall hotels in Miami
Other Miami hotels on our list, by highest room.
The Elser Hotel
🇺🇸 Miami · rooms to 560 ft
Floor 48 · 571 ft tower
Conrad Miami (Brickell Arch)
🇺🇸 Miami · rooms to 485 ft
Floor 36 · 487 ft tower
EAST Miami
🇺🇸 Miami · rooms to 410 ft
Floor 35 · 516 ft tower
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
🇺🇸 Miami · rooms to 405 ft
Floor 36 · 789 ft tower
InterContinental Miami
🇺🇸 Miami · rooms to 355 ft
Floor 33 · 366 ft tower
Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay
🇺🇸 Miami · rooms to 330 ft
Floor 30 · 340 ft tower
Other tall JW Marriott hotels
Questions about JW Marriott Marquis Miami
What floor are the highest rooms at JW Marriott Marquis Miami?
The highest guest rooms at JW Marriott Marquis Miami are on the 40th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–41 of the 41-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at JW Marriott Marquis Miami?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 490 ft (149 m) above street level, about 35 ft higher than 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 the JW Marriott Marquis Miami building?
The building is 502 ft (153 m) tall, with 41 floors, and was completed in 2010.
Is JW Marriott Marquis Miami the tallest hotel in Miami?
Not by highest room. The Elser Hotel has higher rooms (560 ft vs 490 ft), and JW Marriott Marquis Miami ranks #2 of the 9 Miami hotels on our list.
How much does a night at JW Marriott Marquis Miami cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $400 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.