135 towers · Updated October 2026
The world's tallest hotel buildings
Most of the highest hotel rooms sit on the top floors of mixed-use skyscrapers. These are the exceptions: towers built as hotels, ranked by architectural height. Ciel Dubai Marina leads at 1,237 ft (377 m), and 7 hotel towers now pass 1,000 ft. For hotels anywhere in a building, see the highest hotel rooms ranking.
Hotel towers side by side
The 20 tallest, drawn to scale.
#1Ciel Dubai MarinaDubai
#2Gevora HotelDubai
#3JW Marriott Marquis DubaiDubai
#4Rose Rayhaan by RotanaDubai
#5Le Royal Méridien ShanghaiShanghai
#6Burj Al Arab JumeirahDubai
#7Jumeirah Emirates TowersDubai
#8Baiyoke Sky HotelBangkok
#9Wuxi Marriott HotelWuxi
#10The Tower Plaza HotelDubai
#11Taipei Sky TowerTaipei
#12Radisson Royal Hotel DubaiDubai
#13Grand LisboaMacau
#14Mövenpick Hajar Tower MakkahMakkah#15Pullman ZamZam MakkahMakkah
#16Raffles JakartaJakarta
#17Wyndham Ion MajesticGenting Highlands#18Swissôtel Al Maqam MakkahMakkah#19Swissôtel MakkahMakkah
#20The Westin Chongqing Liberation SquareChongqingThe record, year by year
Among the towers in our index, the title of tallest hotel building has changed hands 10 times. Each row below was the tallest dedicated hotel tower on the list when it was completed.
- 1930The New Yorker, A Wyndham Hotel · New York568 ft
- 1957Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow · Moscow650 ft
- 1976The Westin Peachtree Plaza · Atlanta723 ft
- 1977Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center · Detroit728 ft
- 1986Swissôtel The Stamford · Singapore741 ft
- 1997Baiyoke Sky Hotel · Bangkok997 ft
- 1999Burj Al Arab Jumeirah · Dubai1,053 ft
- 2006Le Royal Méridien Shanghai · Shanghai1,093 ft
- 2013JW Marriott Marquis Dubai · Dubai1,165 ft
- 2018Gevora Hotel · Dubai1,169 ft
- 2025Ciel Dubai Marina · Dubai1,237 ft
Questions
What is the tallest hotel building in the world?
Ciel Dubai Marina, completed in 2025. The 82-floor tower rises 1,237 ft (377 m), and its highest guest rooms are on the 75th floor.
What was the tallest hotel before Ciel Dubai Marina?
Gevora Hotel (1,169 ft, completed 2018) held the record among the towers in our index until Ciel Dubai Marina opened.
How many hotel buildings are taller than 1,000 feet?
7 of the dedicated hotel towers on our list reach 1,000 ft or more: Ciel Dubai Marina, Gevora Hotel, JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, Le Royal Méridien Shanghai, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, Jumeirah Emirates Towers.
What counts as a hotel building?
A tower used entirely, or almost entirely, as a hotel (sometimes with serviced apartments). Skyscrapers that only have a hotel on some floors, such as above offices, are counted in our main ranking of the highest hotel rooms instead.
All 135 ranked
Every dedicated hotel tower in our index, by building height.
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Courtyard / Residence Inn Central Park (1717 Broadway)
🇺🇸New York, United States · Courtyard / Residence Inn · 2013
- 44
Resorts World Las Vegas (Hilton / Conrad / Crockfords)
🇺🇸Las Vegas, United States · Hilton / Conrad · 2021
