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#167 highest hotel rooms in the world · Legacy Hotels
Michelangelo Towers
Sandton, South Africa · completed 2005
Highest room
435 ft
about 133 m above the street
Top room floor
32nd
hotel floors 1–34
Building height
460 ft
140 m · 34 floors
Typical rate
$200
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #169 by building height · #167 by top floor
How high is Michelangelo Towers?
Michelangelo Towers is a Legacy hotel in Johannesburg, Sandton, South Africa. Its highest guest rooms are on the 32nd floor (an estimate), roughly 435 ft (133 m) above the street: about 120 ft higher than the top of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower.
The hotel fills a 34-floor tower that rises 460 ft (140 m) and was completed in 2005. Guest rooms stop at floor 32, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #167 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #169 by building height and #167 by top room floor.
A standard room typically costs around $200 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
Michelangelo Towers is an all-suite hotel run by South Africa's Legacy Hotels & Resorts in Sandton, Johannesburg's main business district, with direct access to the Michelangelo Towers Mall and the Sandton Convention Centre, a short walk from Nelson Mandela Square and Sandton City. It offers short and long stays in suites from one-bedroom units to presidential suites, topped by the Cupola suite in the tower's crown. Facilities include a heated pool, a spa, two gyms and ROAR Bistro & Bar, serving African-inspired dishes.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Michelangelo Towers and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#164Tokyo Dome HotelTokyo
#165Hilton Cairo Grand NileCairo
#166JW Marriott Hotel NairobiNairobi
#167Michelangelo TowersSandton
#168SIRO One Za'abeelDubai
#169The St. Regis CairoCairo
#170Pyramid Continental HotelLusakaQuestions about Michelangelo Towers
What floor are the highest rooms at Michelangelo Towers?
The highest guest rooms at Michelangelo Towers are on the 32nd floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–34 of the 34-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Michelangelo Towers?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 435 ft (133 m) above street level, about 120 ft higher than the top of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is the Michelangelo Towers building?
The building is 460 ft (140 m) tall, with 34 floors, and was completed in 2005.
How much does a night at Michelangelo Towers cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $200 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.