Country · 18 hotels · Updated October 2026
Tallest Hotels in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates has 18 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
- Ciel Dubai Marina
1,237 ft
- Highest floor number
- Ciel Dubai Marina
75th floor
- Lowest typical rate
- Tamani Marina Hotel
$80 / night
Tallest Hotels in the United Arab Emirates, side by side
Each tower is drawn to scale. Tap a hotel for its page.
#1Gevora HotelDubai
#2Ciel Dubai MarinaDubai
#3Rose Rayhaan by RotanaDubai
#4JW Marriott Marquis DubaiDubai
#5SLS Dubai Hotel & ResidencesDubai
#6The Tower Plaza HotelDubai
#7Radisson Royal Hotel DubaiDubai
#8Jumeirah Emirates TowersDubai
#9JW Marriott Hotel Marina, DubaiDubai
#10Carlton Downtown HotelDubai
#11Residence Inn Sheikh Zayed RoadDubai
#12Grosvenor House DubaiDubai
#13Tamani Marina HotelDubai
#14Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad TowersAbu Dhabi
#15Burj Al Arab JumeirahDubai
#16Shangri-La DubaiDubai
#17Address Dubai MallDubai
#18SIRO One Za'abeelDubaiThe highest rooms are at Gevora Hotel in Dubai, on the 73rd floor at about 1,140 ft (347 m). The tallest building is Ciel Tower, home to Ciel Dubai Marina, at 1,237 ft (377 m), but its hotel rooms stop lower, at about 1,130 ft. Ciel Dubai Marina has the highest-numbered room floor (75th), thanks to lower ceilings or skipped floor numbers.
Room heights on this list range from 430 ft to 1,140 ft, and 3 of the 18 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.
They're spread across 2 cities, led by Dubai (17) and Abu Dhabi (1).
All 18 ranked
Ranked by the height of the highest guest room. Tap a hotel for photos, floors and how it compares.
- 09
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 United Arab Emirates?
It depends how you measure. Gevora Hotel has the highest guest rooms (73rd floor, about 1,140 ft up), while Ciel Dubai Marina is in the tallest building (1,237 ft).
How many hotels in the United Arab Emirates have rooms above 1,000 feet?
3 of the 18 on our list: Gevora Hotel, Ciel Dubai Marina and Rose Rayhaan by Rotana.
Which hotel in the United Arab Emirates has rooms on the highest floor?
Ciel Dubai Marina, with guest rooms up to the 75th 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 United Arab Emirates?
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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Heights are from CTBUH, Wikipedia and the hotels; room heights are estimates. How we measure.