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#36 highest hotel rooms in the world · Independent
The Tower Plaza Hotel
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · completed 2011
Highest room
855 ft
about 261 m above the street
Top room floor
63rd
hotel floors 1–65
Building height
965 ft
294 m · 65 floors
Typical rate
$90
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #39 by building height · #35 by top floor
How high is The Tower Plaza Hotel?
The Tower Plaza Hotel is an independent hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its highest guest rooms are on the 63rd floor, roughly 855 ft (261 m) above the street: about 250 ft higher than the top of Seattle's Space Needle.
The hotel fills a 65-floor tower that rises 965 ft (294 m) and was completed in 2011. Guest rooms stop at floor 63, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #36 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #39 by building height and #35 by top room floor. In Dubai it ranks #6 of 17; Gevora Hotel has the highest rooms there, at 1,140 ft.
A standard room typically costs around $90 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 Tower Plaza Hotel is an independent hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road in the tower also known as Khalid Al Attar Tower 2, which was completed in 2011 and is crowned by a large dome; the building is credited to architect Adnan Saffarini. The hotel's Dubai Skyline rooms sit inside the dome, and facilities include the Metro Restaurant, known for its Saturday brunch, and a pool. It is within easy reach of the Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: The Tower Plaza Hotel and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
#33Baiyoke Sky HotelBangkok
#34Wuxi Marriott HotelWuxi
#35The Ritz-Carlton, MelbourneMelbourne
#36The Tower Plaza HotelDubai
#37Radisson Royal Hotel DubaiDubai
#38Lotte Hotel HanoiHanoi
#39Andaz Tokyo Toranomon HillsTokyoMore 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
SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 950 ft
Floor 67 · 1,066 ft tower
Radisson Royal Hotel Dubai
🇦🇪 Dubai · rooms to 855 ft
Floor 58 · 883 ft tower
Questions about The Tower Plaza Hotel
What floor are the highest rooms at The Tower Plaza Hotel?
The highest guest rooms at The Tower Plaza Hotel are on the 63rd floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–65 of the 65-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at The Tower Plaza Hotel?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 855 ft (261 m) above street level, about 250 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 Tower Plaza Hotel building?
The building is 965 ft (294 m) tall, with 65 floors, and was completed in 2011.
Is The Tower Plaza Hotel the tallest hotel in Dubai?
Not by highest room. Gevora Hotel has higher rooms (1,140 ft vs 855 ft), and The Tower Plaza Hotel ranks #6 of the 17 Dubai hotels on our list.
How much does a night at The Tower Plaza Hotel cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $90 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.