Royal Mediterranean Hotel, Guangzhou: exterior of the building

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#95 highest hotel rooms in the world · Independent

Royal Mediterranean Hotel

Guangzhou, China · completed 1998

Highest room

630 ft

about 192 m above the street

Top room floor

46th

hotel floors 1–48

Building height

659 ft

201 m · 48 floors

Typical rate

$70

per night, standard room

Dedicated hotel tower · #103 by building height · #107 by top floor

How high is Royal Mediterranean Hotel?

Royal Mediterranean Hotel is an independent hotel in Guangzhou, China. Its highest guest rooms are on the 46th floor, roughly 630 ft (192 m) above the street: about 25 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.

The hotel fills a 48-floor tower that rises 659 ft (201 m) and was completed in 1998. Guest rooms stop at floor 46, 2 floors below the top of the building.

By highest room it ranks #95 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #103 by building height and #107 by top room floor. In Guangzhou it ranks #3 of 3; Rosewood Guangzhou has the highest rooms there, at 1,630 ft.

A standard room typically costs around $70 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 Royal Mediterranean Hotel is housed in Nanfang International Mansion, a hotel and office tower completed in 1998 at 518 Tianhe Road in Guangzhou's Tianhe district, the city's main commercial area. The building's official name is Nanfang International Mansion, but the hotel's name is also commonly used for the tower.

How it compares

Drawn to scale: Royal Mediterranean Hotel and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.

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Questions about Royal Mediterranean Hotel

What floor are the highest rooms at Royal Mediterranean Hotel?

The highest guest rooms at Royal Mediterranean Hotel are on the 46th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–48 of the 48-floor building.

How high up are the rooms at Royal Mediterranean Hotel?

Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 630 ft (192 m) above street level, about 25 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 Royal Mediterranean Hotel building?

The building is 659 ft (201 m) tall, with 48 floors, and was completed in 1998.

Is Royal Mediterranean Hotel the tallest hotel in Guangzhou?

Not by highest room. Rosewood Guangzhou has higher rooms (1,630 ft vs 630 ft), and Royal Mediterranean Hotel ranks #3 of the 3 Guangzhou hotels on our list.

How much does a night at Royal Mediterranean Hotel cost?

Standard rooms typically run around $70 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.