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#138 highest hotel rooms in the world · Lotte
Lotte New York Palace
New York, United States · completed 1981
Highest room
545 ft
about 166 m above the street
Top room floor
53rd
hotel floors 1–55
Building height
564 ft
172 m · 55 floors
Typical rate
$500
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #146 by building height · #62 by top floor
How high is Lotte New York Palace?
Lotte New York Palace is a Lotte hotel in New York, United States. Its highest guest rooms are on the 53rd floor, roughly 545 ft (166 m) above the street: about level with the top of the Washington Monument.
The hotel fills a 55-floor tower that rises 564 ft (172 m) and was completed in 1981. Guest rooms stop at floor 53, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #138 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #146 by building height and #62 by top room floor. In New York it ranks #7 of 10; Mandarin Oriental, New York has the highest rooms there, at 725 ft. Among the 3 Lotte hotels we track, it ranks #2.
A standard room typically costs around $500 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 Harry Helmsley, the hotel pairs a tower by Emery Roth & Sons with the landmark 1880s Villard Houses by McKim, Mead & White, whose courtyard opens onto Madison Avenue across from St. Patrick's Cathedral. Formerly the Helmsley Palace and then the New York Palace, it was acquired by Lotte Hotels & Resorts in 2015. It has about 900 rooms and suites, including The Towers on its upper floors, plus the Gold Room, a former Villard music room, and the Trouble's Trust bar.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Lotte New York Palace and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#135Eurostars Torre SevillaSeville
#136Conrad SeoulSeoul
#137Holiday Inn Qingdao City CentreQingdao
#138Lotte New York PalaceNew York
#139The New Yorker, A Wyndham HotelNew York
#140Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan WestHong Kong
#141Lotte Hotel BusanBusanMore tall hotels in New York
Other New York hotels on our list, by highest room.
Mandarin Oriental, New York (Deutsche Bank Center)
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 725 ft
Floor 53 · 750 ft tower
Courtyard / Residence Inn Central Park (1717 Broadway)
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 685 ft
Floor 65 · 753 ft tower
Four Seasons Hotel New York
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 680 ft
Floor 52 · 682 ft tower
Conrad New York Midtown
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 570 ft
Floor 52 · 591 ft tower
Millennium Downtown New York
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 565 ft
Floor 53 · 587 ft tower
W New York – Times Square
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 560 ft
Floor 51 · 584 ft tower
Other tall Lotte hotels
Questions about Lotte New York Palace
What floor are the highest rooms at Lotte New York Palace?
The highest guest rooms at Lotte New York Palace are on the 53rd floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–55 of the 55-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Lotte New York Palace?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 545 ft (166 m) above street level, about level with the top of the Washington Monument. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is the Lotte New York Palace building?
The building is 564 ft (172 m) tall, with 55 floors, and was completed in 1981.
Is Lotte New York Palace the tallest hotel in New York?
Not by highest room. Mandarin Oriental, New York has higher rooms (725 ft vs 545 ft), and Lotte New York Palace ranks #7 of the 10 New York hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Lotte New York Palace cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $500 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.