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#46 highest hotel rooms in the world · Swissôtel
Swissôtel Makkah (Abraj Al Bait)
Makkah, Saudi Arabia · in Abraj Al Bait · completed 2009
Highest room
785 ft
about 239 m above the street
Top room floor
46th
hotel floors 1–48
Building height
820 ft
250 m · 48 floors
Typical rate
$230
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #59 by building height · #103 by top floor
How high is Swissôtel Makkah?
Swissôtel Makkah (Abraj Al Bait) is a Swissôtel hotel in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Its highest guest rooms are on the 46th floor, roughly 785 ft (239 m) above the street: about 180 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills Abraj Al Bait, a 48-floor tower that rises 820 ft (250 m) and was completed in 2009. Guest rooms stop at floor 46, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #46 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #59 by building height and #103 by top room floor. In Makkah it ranks #5 of 7; Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower has the highest rooms there, at 1,095 ft. Among the 4 Swissôtel hotels we track, it ranks #2.
A standard room typically costs around $230 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
Swissôtel Makkah was announced in 2009 as the brand's first hotel in the Middle East and is part of Abraj Al Bait, the government-owned group of seven towers beside the Masjid al-Haram developed by Saudi Binladin Group. Its 1,487 rooms and suites include many overlooking the Kaaba, and it is the only hotel in the complex with a direct entrance on Ajyad Street. A second property, Swissôtel Al Maqam, opened in the same complex in 2017.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Swissôtel Makkah and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
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Other Makkah hotels on our list, by highest room.
Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 1,095 ft
Floor 76 · 1,972 ft tower
Mövenpick Hajar Tower Makkah (Abraj Al Bait)
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 820 ft
Floor 50 · 853 ft tower
Pullman ZamZam Makkah (Abraj Al Bait)
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 820 ft
Floor 50 · 853 ft tower
Swissôtel Al Maqam Makkah (Abraj Al Bait)
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 785 ft
Floor 46 · 820 ft tower
Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana (Abraj Al Bait)
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 750 ft
Floor 43 · 787 ft tower
Raffles Makkah Palace (Abraj Al Bait)
🇸🇦 Makkah · rooms to 750 ft
Floor 43 · 787 ft tower
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Questions about Swissôtel Makkah
What floor are the highest rooms at Swissôtel Makkah?
The highest guest rooms at Swissôtel Makkah are on the 46th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–48 of the 48-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Swissôtel Makkah?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 785 ft (239 m) above street level, about 180 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 Abraj Al Bait?
Abraj Al Bait is 820 ft (250 m) tall, with 48 floors, and was completed in 2009.
Is Swissôtel Makkah the tallest hotel in Makkah?
Not by highest room. Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower has higher rooms (1,095 ft vs 785 ft), and Swissôtel Makkah ranks #5 of the 7 Makkah hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Swissôtel Makkah cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $230 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.