The world’s biggest, tallest and most extreme hotels to stay at in 2024

With key cards that could take you on a 75-floor commute to your room, a new wave of high-rise hotels is the future of inner-city travel, and they’re stretching further and further into the sky.

Though the long-awaited 67-story Fontainebleau hotel-casino tower has opened in Las Vegas after 10 years, the 737 feet peak pales in comparison with the 1,168 feet Gevora Hotel, a towering vision of gold on the Dubai skyline.

Higher still are nights spent at Hotel Everest View, which welcomes guests to sleep 13,000 feet above sea level – almost half the height of its view-dominating neighbour, Mount Everest.

In a world of extremes, accommodating the most intrepid of travellers in harsh climates from the sweltering desert pains of Death Valley to the frozen ice shelves of Antarctica is no mean feat.

Here are some of the world’s most incredible hotels tunnelling deep underground, reaching new heights and bracing severe weather conditions to pay a visit on your next adventure.

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Gevora Hotel, Dubai

The skylines of cities in the United Arab Emirates are no stranger to a skyscraper, and the home of the Burj Khalifa has high-rise hotels to match the colossal architecture.

Dubai’s Golden Gevora Hotel peaks at just shy of 1,170 feet – that’s 85 feet taller than the Eiffel Tower – to take the title of the tallest hotel in the world. With 529 rooms, a full-size swimming pool and the Highest View Restaurant providing panoramic sights, travellers with a new perspective on the bustling city may not want to look down.