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#66 highest hotel rooms in the world · Swissôtel
Swissôtel The Stamford
Singapore, Singapore · completed 1986
Highest room
700 ft
about 213 m above the street
Top room floor
69th
hotel floors 1–73
Building height
741 ft
226 m · 73 floors
Typical rate
$280
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #77 by building height · #26 by top floor
How high is Swissôtel The Stamford?
Swissôtel The Stamford is a Swissôtel hotel in Singapore. Its highest guest rooms are on the 69th floor, roughly 700 ft (213 m) above the street: about 95 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills a 73-floor tower that rises 741 ft (226 m) and was completed in 1986. Guest rooms stop at floor 69, 4 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #66 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #77 by building height and #26 by top room floor. In Singapore it ranks #2 of 4; The Westin Singapore has the highest rooms there, at 710 ft. Among the 4 Swissôtel hotels we track, it ranks #3.
A standard room typically costs around $280 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
Swissôtel The Stamford was designed by I. M. Pei as part of Raffles City, the mixed-use complex on Stamford Road that also includes the Fairmont Singapore, a convention centre, a shopping centre and an office tower. Built by South Korea's SsangYong Group, it opened in 1986 as The Westin Stamford and took its current name on 1 January 2002 when Westin's management contract ended. The hotel has 1,252 rooms and suites, sits above City Hall MRT station, and its restaurants include the Michelin-starred JAAN by Kirk Westaway.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: Swissôtel The Stamford and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#63The Westin SingaporeSingapore
#64lebua at State TowerBangkok
#65Centara Grand at CentralWorldBangkok
#66Swissôtel The StamfordSingapore
#67Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance CenterDetroit
#68Carlton Downtown HotelDubai
#69Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed RoadDubaiMore tall hotels in Singapore
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Questions about Swissôtel The Stamford
What floor are the highest rooms at Swissôtel The Stamford?
The highest guest rooms at Swissôtel The Stamford are on the 69th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–73 of the 73-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at Swissôtel The Stamford?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 700 ft (213 m) above street level, about 95 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 Swissôtel The Stamford building?
The building is 741 ft (226 m) tall, with 73 floors, and was completed in 1986.
Is Swissôtel The Stamford the tallest hotel in Singapore?
Not by highest room. The Westin Singapore has higher rooms (710 ft vs 700 ft), and Swissôtel The Stamford ranks #2 of the 4 Singapore hotels on our list.
How much does a night at Swissôtel The Stamford cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $280 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.