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5 Mar 2013

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Hamburg, March 5, 2013 –The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, opened last week, may hold the new record for the world’s tallest hotel building, but the true leader in sky-high accommodations remains the Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong. All the rooms in the world’s highest hotel are to be found on floors with three-digit numbers, and offer a magnificent view of Victoria Harbour and the city’s skyline from well over 400 meters up. The very highest luxury, in a twofold sense, is enjoyed by guests staying in the 415 m² Ritz-Carlton Suite on the 117th floor.

The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong
World's Tallest Hotel Buildings - Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong
photo © Wilson Ling

Park Hyatt, Shanghai
Park Hyatt Shanghai - Worlds Tallest Hotels
photo © Thierry Beauvir

Research by Emporis, the international provider of building data, shows that in fact several hotels around the world exceed the 400 meter mark: the Park Hyatt Shanghai is located on floors 79 to 93 of the Shanghai World Financial Center, the city’s tallest building at a height of 492 meters and a total 101 stories; in Shenzhen, the top 26 floors of the 442 meter tall KK100 are home to a St. Regis-Hotel.

St. Regis, Shenzhen
St. Regis Shenzhen - World's Tallest Hotel Buildings
photo © ArnieLee

Four Seasons, Guangzhou, China
Four Seasons Guangzhou World's Tallest Hotel Buildings
photo © Igor Butyrskii

At 355 meters in height, the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, superseded the 22 meters shorter Rose Tower, home to the luxurious Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, as the tallest building solely used as a hotel. Both skyscrapers are located in Dubai and provide their guests with an impressive view of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa.

Grand Hyatt, Shanghai
World's Tallest Hotels - Grand Hyatt Shanghai
photo © Michael Bär

Marriott, Dubai, UAE
World's Tallest Hotel Buildings - Marriott, Dubai
photo © JW Marriott Marquis Dubai 2012

The highest hotels are, however, not just to be found on the uppermost floors of skyscrapers. The Makkah Clock Royal Tower might be the world’s second-tallest building, but its Fairmont Hotel only occupies the lower two-thirds of the tower. The top third consists of an enormous clock tower whose face can be seen from as far as 17 km away.

Rose Rayhann by Rotana, Dubai
World's Tallest Hotel Buildings - Rose Rayhann by Rotana Dubai
photo © Axel Schmies

The Splendor Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung
Worlds Tallest Hotel Buildings - The Splendor Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung
photo © Kai-Chu

A boom in skyscraper hotel construction is particularly evident in Asian cities – and the future will not see a reduction in the number of sky-high hotels opening there: three of the buildings in the list were only completed in 2012, and further hotels of superlative dimension are already in the starting blocks, among them the controversial Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang (below).

Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang
photo © Pauline und John Grimshaw

The 330 meter tall building, which has been under construction since 1986, will not now have the 3,000 rooms originally planned, but, in housing a Kempinski Hotel, will introduce the first western hotel chain to North Korea.

InterContinental, Hanoi
InterContinental Hanoi - Worlds Tallest Hotels
photo © Quang Vu

Fairmont, Mecca
Fairmont Mecca - Worlds Tallest Hotel Buildings
photo © Henry Wong

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