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#32 highest hotel rooms in the world · Le Méridien
Le Royal Méridien Shanghai (Shimao International Plaza)
Shanghai, China · in Shimao International Plaza · completed 2006
Highest room
880 ft
about 268 m above the street
Top room floor
57th
hotel floors 1–60
Building height
1,093 ft
333 m · 60 floors
Typical rate
$190
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #23 by building height · #48 by top floor
How high is Le Royal Méridien Shanghai?
Le Royal Méridien Shanghai (Shimao International Plaza) is a Le Méridien hotel in Shanghai, China. Its highest guest rooms are on the 57th floor, roughly 880 ft (268 m) above the street: about 275 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills Shimao International Plaza, a 60-floor tower that rises 1,093 ft (333 m) and was completed in 2006. Guest rooms stop at floor 57, 3 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #32 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #23 by building height and #48 by top room floor. In Shanghai it ranks #4 of 9; J Hotel Shanghai Tower has the highest rooms there, at 1,485 ft.
A standard room typically costs around $190 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
The hotel formerly known as Le Royal Méridien Shanghai has operated as Conrad Shanghai, part of Hilton, since January 2022. It occupies the upper floors of Shanghai Shimao Festival City (formerly Shimao International Plaza), a twin-spired tower designed by Ingenhoven Overdiek und Partner with the East China Architectural Design & Research Institute and owned by the Shimao Group. The building stands at 789 Nanjing East Road on the north-east side of People's Square, above a multi-level shopping mall. The hotel has 728 rooms.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Le Royal Méridien Shanghai and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#29Osaka Marriott Miyako HotelOsaka
#30The Westin JakartaJakarta
#31Taipei Sky TowerTaipei
#32Le Royal Méridien ShanghaiShanghai
#33Baiyoke Sky HotelBangkok
#34Wuxi Marriott HotelWuxi
#35The Ritz-Carlton, MelbourneMelbourneMore 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
JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square
🇨🇳 Shanghai · rooms to 775 ft
Floor 58 · 935 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
Questions about Le Royal Méridien Shanghai
What floor are the highest rooms at Le Royal Méridien Shanghai?
The highest guest rooms at Le Royal Méridien Shanghai are on the 57th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–60 of the 60-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Le Royal Méridien Shanghai?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 880 ft (268 m) above street level, about 275 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 Shimao International Plaza?
Shimao International Plaza is 1,093 ft (333 m) tall, with 60 floors, and was completed in 2006.
Is Le Royal Méridien Shanghai the tallest hotel in Shanghai?
Not by highest room. J Hotel Shanghai Tower has higher rooms (1,485 ft vs 880 ft), and Le Royal Méridien Shanghai ranks #4 of the 9 Shanghai hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Le Royal Méridien Shanghai cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $190 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.