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#157 highest hotel rooms in the world · Westin
The Westin New York at Times Square
New York, United States · completed 2002
Highest room
505 ft
about 154 m above the street
Top room floor
43rd
hotel floors 1–45
Building height
531 ft
162 m · 45 floors
Typical rate
$400
per night, standard room
Dedicated hotel tower · #159 by building height · #126 by top floor
How high is The Westin New York at Times Square?
The Westin New York at Times Square is a Westin hotel in New York, United States. Its highest guest rooms are on the 43rd floor, roughly 505 ft (154 m) above the street: about 50 ft higher than the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The hotel fills a 45-floor tower that rises 531 ft (162 m) and was completed in 2002. Guest rooms stop at floor 43, 2 floors below the top of the building.
By highest room it ranks #157 of the 176 hotels in our world index, #159 by building height and #126 by top room floor. In New York it ranks #10 of 10; Mandarin Oriental, New York has the highest rooms there, at 725 ft. Among the 7 Westin hotels we track, it ranks #5.
A standard room typically costs around $400 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
Developed by Tishman Realty & Construction and opened in October 2002, the hotel was designed by Miami firm Arquitectonica as a blue-toned vertical block and a bronze-toned horizontal one, split by a curving 'beam of light' that also rises through the atrium inside. It stands at 270 West 43rd Street, adjoining Tishman's E Walk entertainment and retail complex on the corner of 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue, steps from Times Square and the Broadway theatres. It has more than 850 rooms and suites.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: The Westin New York at Times Square and its neighbours in the world ranking by highest room.
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Other New York hotels on our list, by highest room.
Mandarin Oriental, New York (Deutsche Bank Center)
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 725 ft
Floor 53 · 750 ft tower
Courtyard / Residence Inn Central Park (1717 Broadway)
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 685 ft
Floor 65 · 753 ft tower
Four Seasons Hotel New York
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 680 ft
Floor 52 · 682 ft tower
Conrad New York Midtown
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 570 ft
Floor 52 · 591 ft tower
Millennium Downtown New York
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 565 ft
Floor 53 · 587 ft tower
W New York – Times Square
🇺🇸 New York · rooms to 560 ft
Floor 51 · 584 ft tower
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Questions about The Westin New York at Times Square
What floor are the highest rooms at The Westin New York at Times Square?
The highest guest rooms at The Westin New York at Times Square are on the 43rd floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–45 of the 45-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at The Westin New York at Times Square?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 505 ft (154 m) above street level, about 50 ft higher than the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is the The Westin New York at Times Square building?
The building is 531 ft (162 m) tall, with 45 floors, and was completed in 2002.
Is The Westin New York at Times Square the tallest hotel in New York?
Not by highest room. Mandarin Oriental, New York has higher rooms (725 ft vs 505 ft), and The Westin New York at Times Square ranks #10 of the 10 New York hotels on our list.
How much does a night at The Westin New York at Times Square cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $400 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.