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#26 highest hotel rooms in the world · SLS
SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · completed 2021
Highest room
950 ft
about 290 m above the street
Top room floor
67th
hotel floors 35–67
Building height
1,066 ft
325 m · 75 floors
Typical rate
$250
per night, standard room
Mixed-use tower: hotel plus hotel apartments and residences · #25 by building height · #27 by top floor
How high is SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences?
SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences is an SLS hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its highest guest rooms are on the 67th floor, roughly 950 ft (290 m) above the street: about 345 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel occupies floors 35–67 of a 75-floor tower that rises 1,066 ft (325 m) and was completed in 2021; the rest of the building holds hotel apartments and residences. Its lowest guest floors start around 500 ft up.
By highest room it ranks #26 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #25 by building height and #27 by top room floor. In Dubai it ranks #5 of 17; Gevora Hotel has the highest rooms there, at 1,140 ft. It's the highest SLS hotel in our index.
A standard room typically costs around $250 a night, close to 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
SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences is a tower on Marasi Drive in Business Bay combining an SLS hotel, serviced apartments and private residences, with guests checking in at a sky lobby high in the building. SLS is a brand of the Ennismore hospitality group. Venues include the Italian restaurant Fi'lia, the Carna steakhouse with butcher Dario Cecchini, S Bar in the sky lobby, the Smoke & Mirrors speakeasy and the Privilege rooftop pool club. Rooftop infinity pools face the Burj Khalifa, and there is a spa.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
More tall hotels in Dubai
Other Dubai hotels on our list, by highest room.
Gevora Hotel
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 1,140 ft
Floor 73 · 1,169 ft tower

Ciel Dubai Marina
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 1,130 ft
Floor 75 · 1,237 ft tower

Rose Rayhaan by Rotana
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 1,065 ft
Floor 70 · 1,093 ft tower
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 995 ft
Floor 70 · 1,165 ft tower

The Tower Plaza Hotel
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 855 ft
Floor 63 · 965 ft tower
Radisson Royal Hotel Dubai
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 855 ft
Floor 58 · 883 ft tower
Other tall SLS hotels
Questions about SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences
What floor are the highest rooms at SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences?
The highest guest rooms at SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences are on the 67th floor. The hotel occupies floors 35–67 of the 75-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 950 ft (290 m) above street level, about 345 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 SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences building?
The building is 1,066 ft (325 m) tall, with 75 floors, and was completed in 2021.
Is SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences the tallest hotel in Dubai?
Not by highest room. Gevora Hotel has higher rooms (1,140 ft vs 950 ft), and SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences ranks #5 of the 17 Dubai hotels on our list.
What else is in the SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences tower?
Besides the hotel, the tower holds hotel apartments and residences.
How much does a night at SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $250 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.