Continent · 31 hotels · Updated October 2026
Tallest Hotels in the Middle East
The Middle East has 31 hotels in our index of the world's tallest hotels, ranked here by how high their top guest rooms sit.
- Highest rooms
- Gevora Hotel
1,140 ft · floor 73
- Tallest building
- Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower
1,972 ft
- Highest floor number
- Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower
76th floor
- Lowest typical rate
- Tamani Marina Hotel
$80 / night
Tallest Hotels in the Middle East, side by side
Each tower is drawn to scale. Tap a hotel for its page.
#1Gevora HotelDubai
#2Ciel Dubai MarinaDubai
#3Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal TowerMakkah
#4Rose Rayhaan by RotanaDubai
#5JW Marriott Marquis DubaiDubai
#6SLS Dubai Hotel & ResidencesDubai
#7The Tower Plaza HotelDubai
#8Radisson Royal Hotel DubaiDubai#9Mövenpick Hajar Tower MakkahMakkah#10Pullman ZamZam MakkahMakkah#11Swissôtel Al Maqam MakkahMakkah#12Swissôtel MakkahMakkah
#13Jumeirah Emirates TowersDubai#14Al Marwa Rayhaan by RotanaMakkah#15Raffles Makkah PalaceMakkah
#16JW Marriott Hotel Marina, DubaiDubai
#17Carlton Downtown HotelDubai
#18Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed RoadDubai
#19Grosvenor House DubaiDubai
#20Fairmont Doha & Raffles DohaDohaThe highest rooms are at Gevora Hotel in Dubai, on the 73rd floor at about 1,140 ft (347 m). The tallest building is Abraj Al Bait, home to Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower, at 1,972 ft (601 m), but its hotel rooms stop lower, at about 1,095 ft. Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower has the highest-numbered room floor (76th), thanks to lower ceilings or skipped floor numbers.
Room heights on this list range from 430 ft to 1,140 ft, and 4 of the 31 hotels have rooms more than 1,000 ft up. Typical rates run from around $80 a night at Tamani Marina Hotel to about $1,700 at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah.
By country: United Arab Emirates (18), Saudi Arabia (9), Qatar (2), Bahrain (1) and Jordan (1).
All 31 ranked
Ranked by the height of the highest guest room. Tap a hotel for photos, floors and how it compares.
- 16
JW Marriott Hotel Marina, Dubai (ex-Harbour Hotel & Suites)
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates · JW Marriott · 2007
Frequently asked questions
What is the tallest hotel in the Middle East?
It depends how you measure. Gevora Hotel has the highest guest rooms (73rd floor, about 1,140 ft up), while Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower is in the tallest building (1,972 ft).
How many hotels in the Middle East have rooms above 1,000 feet?
4 of the 31 on our list: Gevora Hotel, Ciel Dubai Marina, Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower and Rose Rayhaan by Rotana.
Which hotel in the Middle East has rooms on the highest floor?
Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower, with guest rooms up to the 76th floor. Floor numbers don't always track height: Gevora Hotel's rooms are higher in feet, on the 73rd floor.
What's the cheapest tall hotel in the Middle East?
Tamani Marina Hotel, at roughly $80 a night for a standard room, with rooms up to the 52nd floor (655 ft). Rates vary by season.
How are the hotels ranked?
By how high the highest guest room sits: the top room floor multiplied by the building's average floor height, with spires excluded. You can also compare building height and top room floor in the table and chart.
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#1 Gevora Hotel
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Heights are from CTBUH, Wikipedia and the hotels; room heights are estimates. How we measure.