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#15 tallest hotel in Florida · Ritz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour
Bal Harbour, United States · completed 2008
Highest room
320 ft
about 98 m above the street
Top room floor
27th
hotel floors ~2–27
Building height
~320 ft
98 m · 27 floors
Typical rate
$800
per night, standard room
Mixed-use tower: hotel plus condo-hotel
How high is The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour?
The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour is a Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bal Harbour, United States. Its highest guest rooms are on the 27th floor (an estimate), roughly 320 ft (98 m) above the street: about level with the top of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower.
The hotel fills a 27-floor tower that rises 320 ft (98 m) (estimated) and was completed in 2008; the building also holds condo-hotel.
It ranks #15 of the 44 hotels in our Florida ranking by highest room. In Bal Harbour it ranks #2 of 2; The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort has the highest rooms there, at 330 ft. Among the 9 Ritz-Carlton hotels we track, it ranks #8.
A standard room typically costs around $800 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
This oceanfront condo-hotel at the northern end of Bal Harbour, between the Atlantic and the Intracoastal Waterway, opened as ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa and came under Ritz-Carlton management in October 2014. The curved tower combines private residences with roughly 100 ocean-view hotel rooms and suites, many with large terraces, along with a 10,000-sq-ft Exhale spa and beachside dining. Forbes Travel Guide reports that the hotel is closed for renovation from April 7 to December 7, 2026.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour and its neighbours in the Florida ranking by highest room.
#12Trump International Beach ResortSunny Isles Beach
#13Miami Marriott Biscayne BayMiami
#14The St. Regis Bal Harbour ResortBal Harbour
#15The Ritz-Carlton Bal HarbourBal Harbour
#16Tampa Marriott Water StreetTampa
#17Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral GablesCoral Gables
#18Hilton Orlando Buena Vista PalaceLake Buena VistaMore tall hotels in Bal Harbour
Other Bal Harbour hotels on our list, by highest room.
Other tall Ritz-Carlton hotels
Questions about The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour
What floor are the highest rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour?
The highest guest rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour are on the 27th floor. The hotel occupies floors ~2–27 of the 27-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 320 ft (98 m) above street level, about level with the top of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is the The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour building?
The building is 320 ft (98 m) tall (estimated), with 27 floors, and was completed in 2008.
Is The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour the tallest hotel in Bal Harbour?
Not by highest room. The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort has higher rooms (330 ft vs 320 ft), and The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour ranks #2 of the 2 Bal Harbour hotels on our list.
What else is in the The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour tower?
Besides the hotel, the tower holds condo-hotel.
How much does a night at The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $800 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.