#69 highest hotel rooms in the world · Residence Inn

Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · completed 2008

Highest room

695 ft

about 212 m above the street

Top room floor

47th

hotel floors 1–49

Building height

725 ft

221 m · 49 floors

Typical rate

$120

per night, standard room

Dedicated hotel tower · #83 by building height · #98 by top floor

How high is Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road?

Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road is a Residence Inn hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its highest guest rooms are on the 47th floor, roughly 695 ft (212 m) above the street: about 90 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.

The hotel fills a 49-floor tower that rises 725 ft (221 m) and was completed in 2008. Guest rooms stop at floor 47, 2 floors below the top of the building.

By highest room it ranks #69 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #83 by building height and #98 by top room floor. In Dubai it ranks #11 of 17; Gevora Hotel has the highest rooms there, at 1,140 ft.

A standard room typically costs around $120 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

Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road is a hotel in Marriott's extended-stay Residence Inn brand, located on Sheikh Zayed Road, the main highway and business corridor through central Dubai.

How it compares

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Questions about Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road

What floor are the highest rooms at Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road?

The highest guest rooms at Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road are on the 47th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–49 of the 49-floor building.

How high up are the rooms at Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road?

Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 695 ft (212 m) above street level, about 90 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 Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road building?

The building is 725 ft (221 m) tall, with 49 floors, and was completed in 2008.

Is Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road the tallest hotel in Dubai?

Not by highest room. Gevora Hotel has higher rooms (1,140 ft vs 695 ft), and Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road ranks #11 of the 17 Dubai hotels on our list.

How much does a night at Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed Road cost?

Standard rooms typically run around $120 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.