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#109 highest hotel rooms in the world · RIU
Riu Plaza Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico · completed 2011
Highest room
595 ft
about 181 m above the street
Top room floor
48th
hotel floors 1–50
Building height
620 ft
189 m · 50 floors
Typical rate
$120
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #117 by building height · #94 by top floor
How high is Riu Plaza Guadalajara?
Riu Plaza Guadalajara is an RIU hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico. Its highest guest rooms are on the 48th floor, roughly 595 ft (181 m) above the street: about level with the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills a 50-floor tower that rises 620 ft (189 m) and was completed in 2011. Guest rooms stop at floor 48, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #109 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #117 by building height and #94 by top room floor.
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
Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara opened in June 2011 as RIU's first city hotel in Mexico and the second in its Riu Plaza urban line, after Panama. The glass-clad tower stands on Avenida López Mateos in the Chapalita area, in the business district and close to shopping malls, and it housed judges and athletes during the 2011 Pan American Games. It has more than 550 rooms, 18 meeting rooms, a pool terrace and a rooftop bar that opened in 2025.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Riu Plaza Guadalajara and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#106Trump International Hotel Las VegasLas Vegas
#107Crown Towers SydneySydney
#108Address Dubai MallDubai
#109Riu Plaza GuadalajaraGuadalajara
#110Andaz SingaporeSingapore
#111Mandarin Oriental, TokyoTokyo
#112Amman RotanaAmmanQuestions about Riu Plaza Guadalajara
What floor are the highest rooms at Riu Plaza Guadalajara?
The highest guest rooms at Riu Plaza Guadalajara are on the 48th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–50 of the 50-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Riu Plaza Guadalajara?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 595 ft (181 m) above street level, about level with 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 Riu Plaza Guadalajara building?
The building is 620 ft (189 m) tall, with 50 floors, and was completed in 2011.
How much does a night at Riu Plaza Guadalajara 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.