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#79 highest hotel rooms in the world · Ritz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan
Jakarta, Indonesia · completed 2005
Highest room
665 ft
about 203 m above the street
Top room floor
46th
hotel floors 1–48
Building height
696 ft
212 m · 48 floors
Typical rate
$200
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #88 by building height · #105 by top floor
How high is The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan?
The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan is a Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. Its highest guest rooms are on the 46th floor, roughly 665 ft (203 m) above the street: about 60 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills a 48-floor tower that rises 696 ft (212 m) and was completed in 2005. Guest rooms stop at floor 46, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #79 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #88 by building height and #105 by top room floor. In Jakarta it ranks #3 of 3; The Westin Jakarta has the highest rooms there, at 895 ft. Among the 9 Ritz-Carlton hotels we track, it ranks #5.
A standard room typically costs around $200 a night, below 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
The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan opened in 2005 in a two-tower complex developed by PT Mutiara Permata Mulia, whose second tower holds the Airlangga apartments. It stands in the Mega Kuningan business district of South Jakarta, next to the JW Marriott and close to embassies and corporate offices. The hotel has 284 rooms, 30 suites and four spa villas, a pillarless Grand Ballroom and an outdoor pool. In July 2009 it was hit by a suicide bombing coordinated with an attack on the neighbouring JW Marriott.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
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#79The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega KuninganJakarta
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#81Four Seasons Hotel Hong KongHong Kong
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Questions about The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan
What floor are the highest rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan?
The highest guest rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan are on the 46th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–48 of the 48-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 665 ft (203 m) above street level, about 60 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 The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan building?
The building is 696 ft (212 m) tall, with 48 floors, and was completed in 2005.
Is The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan the tallest hotel in Jakarta?
Not by highest room. The Westin Jakarta has higher rooms (895 ft vs 665 ft), and The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan ranks #3 of the 3 Jakarta hotels on our list.
How much does a night at The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $200 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.