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#10 highest hotel rooms in the world · Signiel (Lotte)
Signiel Seoul (Lotte World Tower)
Seoul, South Korea · in Lotte World Tower · completed 2017
Highest room
1,345 ft
about 410 m above the street
Top room floor
101st
hotel floors 76–101
Building height
1,821 ft
555 m · 123 floors
Typical rate
$450
per night, standard room
Mixed-use tower: hotel plus offices and residences · #4 by building height · #4 by top floor
How high is Signiel Seoul?
Signiel Seoul (Lotte World Tower) is a Signiel (Lotte) hotel in Seoul, South Korea. Its highest guest rooms are on the 101st floor, roughly 1,345 ft (410 m) above the street: about 95 ft higher than the roof of the Empire State Building.
The hotel occupies floors 76–101 of Lotte World Tower, a 123-floor tower that rises 1,821 ft (555 m) and was completed in 2017; the rest of the building holds offices and residences. Its lowest guest floors start around 1,010 ft up.
By highest room it ranks #10 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #4 by building height and #4 by top room floor. It has the highest hotel rooms in Seoul on our list, 800 ft above Conrad Seoul.
A standard room typically costs around $450 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
Signiel Seoul, the first hotel of Lotte Hotels' Signiel luxury brand, opened in April 2017 in the upper floors of Lotte World Tower, the Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed skyscraper in Jamsil, Songpa-gu. The tower also contains offices, Signiel Residences and the Seoul Sky observatory, with Lotte World Mall at its base near Seokchon Lake and the Lotte World theme park. The hotel has 235 rooms and suites, an Evian Spa, and restaurants including Stay, created with French chef Yannick Alléno, and the Korean restaurant Bicena.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Signiel Seoul and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#7Niccolo SuzhouSuzhou
#8The St. Regis ShenzhenShenzhen
#9Four Seasons Hotel GuangzhouGuangzhou
#10Signiel SeoulSeoul
#11Grand Hyatt ShanghaiShanghai
#12Gevora HotelDubai
#13Ciel Dubai MarinaDubaiMore tall hotels in Seoul
Other Seoul hotels on our list, by highest room.
Questions about Signiel Seoul
What floor are the highest rooms at Signiel Seoul?
The highest guest rooms at Signiel Seoul are on the 101st floor. The hotel occupies floors 76–101 of the 123-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Signiel Seoul?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 1,345 ft (410 m) above street level, about 95 ft higher than the roof of the Empire State Building. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is Lotte World Tower?
Lotte World Tower is 1,821 ft (555 m) tall, with 123 floors, and was completed in 2017.
Is Signiel Seoul the tallest hotel in Seoul?
By highest room, yes: it has the highest hotel rooms of the 2 Seoul hotels on our list, ahead of Conrad Seoul (545 ft).
What else is in Lotte World Tower?
Besides the hotel, Lotte World Tower holds offices and residences.
How much does a night at Signiel Seoul cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $450 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.