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#113 highest hotel rooms in the world · Shangri-La
Shangri-La The Shard, London
London, United Kingdom · completed 2014
Highest room
585 ft
about 178 m above the street
Top room floor
50th
hotel floors 34–52
Building height
1,016 ft
310 m · 95 floors
Typical rate
$700
per night, standard room
Mixed-use tower: hotel plus offices and residences · #29 by building height · #77 by top floor
How high is Shangri-La The Shard, London?
Shangri-La The Shard, London is a Shangri-La hotel in London, United Kingdom. Its highest guest rooms are on the 50th floor, roughly 585 ft (178 m) above the street: about 30 ft higher than the top of the Washington Monument.
The hotel occupies floors 34–52 of a 95-floor tower that rises 1,016 ft (310 m) and was completed in 2014; the rest of the building holds offices and residences. Its lowest guest floors start around 400 ft up. Guest rooms stop at floor 50, although the hotel's floors run up to 52.
By highest room it ranks #113 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #29 by building height and #77 by top room floor. Among the 8 Shangri-La hotels we track, it ranks #6.
A standard room typically costs around $700 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
The Shard was designed by Renzo Piano for developer Sellar Property, with the State of Qatar as majority owner, and stacks offices, restaurants, the hotel, private apartments and The View from The Shard observation gallery beside London Bridge station in Southwark. Shangri-La's first UK hotel opened in May 2014 with 202 rooms and suites, TĪNG restaurant, GŎNG bar and an infinity pool billed as London's highest. Borough Market and the Thames are steps away.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Shangri-La The Shard, London and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#110Andaz SingaporeSingapore
#111Mandarin Oriental, TokyoTokyo
#112Amman RotanaAmman
#113Shangri-La The Shard, LondonLondon
#114Wynn Las VegasLas Vegas
#115Sofitel Jinan Silver PlazaJinan
#116Gran Hotel BaliBenidormOther tall Shangri-La hotels
Questions about Shangri-La The Shard, London
What floor are the highest rooms at Shangri-La The Shard, London?
The highest guest rooms at Shangri-La The Shard, London are on the 50th floor. The hotel occupies floors 34–52 of the 95-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Shangri-La The Shard, London?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 585 ft (178 m) above street level, about 30 ft higher than 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 Shangri-La The Shard, London building?
The building is 1,016 ft (310 m) tall, with 95 floors, and was completed in 2014.
What else is in the Shangri-La The Shard, London tower?
Besides the hotel, the tower holds offices and residences.
How much does a night at Shangri-La The Shard, London cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $700 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.