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#156 highest hotel rooms in the world · Sheraton
Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers
Nanjing, China · completed 1998
Highest room
510 ft
about 155 m above the street
Top room floor
40th
hotel floors 1–42
Building height
538 ft
164 m · 42 floors
Typical rate
$100
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #157 by building height · #136 by top floor
How high is Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers?
Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers is a Sheraton hotel in Nanjing, China. Its highest guest rooms are on the 40th floor, roughly 510 ft (155 m) above the street: about 55 ft higher than the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The hotel fills a 42-floor tower that rises 538 ft (164 m) and was completed in 1998. Guest rooms stop at floor 40, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #156 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #157 by building height and #136 by top room floor. In Nanjing it ranks #5 of 5; InterContinental Nanjing has the highest rooms there, at 1,080 ft. Among the 3 Sheraton hotels we track, it ranks #2.
A standard room typically costs around $100 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
Opened in 1998 as one of Jiangsu province's first international five-star hotels, the Sheraton stands at the western end of Hanzhong Road in Qinhuai District, a short walk from Hanzhongmen metro station. It has about 350 rooms, many looking out over the Qinhuai River and the city skyline, and its rooms, lobby and restaurants were progressively refreshed in Sheraton's current brand style between 2019 and 2023. Facilities include the Daily Social all-day restaurant, an indoor heated pool and a ballroom.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#153InterContinental WarsawWarsaw
#154JW Marriott NashvilleNashville
#155JR Tower Hotel Nikko SapporoSapporo
#156Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & TowersNanjing
#157The Westin New York at Times SquareNew York
#158Minnan HotelXiamen
#159New York-New YorkLas VegasMore tall hotels in Nanjing
Other Nanjing hotels on our list, by highest room.
InterContinental Nanjing (Zifeng Tower)
🇨🇳 Nanjing · rooms to 1,080 ft
Floor 77 · 1,476 ft tower
Jumeirah Nanjing (Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre)
🇨🇳 Nanjing · rooms to 1,020 ft
Floor 66 · 1,034 ft tower
Shangri-La Nanjing
🇨🇳 Nanjing · rooms to 565 ft
Floor 45 · 591 ft tower
Grand Metropark Hotel Nanjing
🇨🇳 Nanjing · rooms to 530 ft
Floor 40 · 558 ft tower
Other tall Sheraton hotels
Questions about Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers
What floor are the highest rooms at Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers?
The highest guest rooms at Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers are on the 40th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–42 of the 42-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 510 ft (155 m) above street level, about 55 ft higher than the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is the Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers building?
The building is 538 ft (164 m) tall, with 42 floors, and was completed in 1998.
Is Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers the tallest hotel in Nanjing?
Not by highest room. InterContinental Nanjing has higher rooms (1,080 ft vs 510 ft), and Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers ranks #5 of the 5 Nanjing hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $100 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.