Makkah Clock Tower Hotels Compared: Prices, Views, Ratings

Most travellers who search for a Makkah Clock Tower hotel are really choosing between seven hotels that share one complex, the Abraj Al Bait, directly beside the Haram. They differ in size, in what kind of view a category really gives, in breakfast and facilities, and in how guests rate them. This guide puts them side by side, with a link to each hotel in our catalogue and to its official site.

A note on how to read the numbers. ZiyaraGo is an independent information service and is not a hotel operator. Ratings and example prices were checked on public listings on 15 October 2026, mostly through the Kayak aggregator, which collects scores from Booking, Agoda and other sources. They change daily and differ between platforms, so use them to compare, not to budget, and confirm the final price and the exact room category with the hotel before you pay.

The short answer: which hotel suits whom

If you want the highest Kayak guest score and a smaller hotel, look at Raffles Makkah Palace: it is an all-suite hotel with 219 suites and a 9.2 out of 10 on Kayak from 3,214 ratings. If you travel with a large group or a family and want many room categories, the biggest with a stated room count are Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower (1,662 rooms per its official site; other sources give different counts) and Swissôtel Al Maqam Makkah (1,623 rooms, with family suites sleeping up to five).

For the lowest example price among the SAR rates listed (each hotel on a different date, 19 to 22 October), Swissôtel Makkah came in at 509 SAR a night, against 722 SAR for the Fairmont and 1,368 SAR for Raffles, but its breakfast is the weakest point in guest scores (3 out of 10). Swissôtel Makkah also says on its own page that it is the only property in the complex with a direct entrance from Ajyad Street, while Mövenpick Hajar Tower Makkah states that it stands directly on the Haram court facing King Abdul Aziz Gate and Pullman ZamZam Makkah gives its distance to the Great Mosque as 100 metres.

The Clock Tower complex in a nutshell

The Abraj Al Bait, also called the Makkah Royal Clock Tower, is a group of towers next to the Masjid al-Haram. Hotel pages and reference sources place seven hotels in it. Reference works such as Wikipedia assign them as follows: the Fairmont in the Clock Tower itself, Pullman ZamZam in the Zamzam Tower, Mövenpick Hajar Tower in the Hajar Tower, Raffles Makkah Palace in the Safa Tower, Swissôtel Makkah in the Qibla Tower, Swissôtel Al Maqam in the Maqam Tower and Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana in the Marwah Tower.

The tower names come mostly from public reference works. Sources disagree for Raffles (one press report places it next to the Clock Royal Tower), and Accor’s address for Swissôtel Al Maqam says “Tower F”, so treat the tower names as indicative. Not every hotel in Makkah with “tower” in its name belongs to the complex: the Al Safwah towers, for example, are separate buildings on Ajyad Street.

Comparison table: size, views, dining and distance

Views are quoted from each hotel’s own pages. “Partial” means the hotel itself calls the view partial. Walking minutes are the figures in our catalogue; the hotels themselves usually say “steps”, and Raffles states about five minutes on its own page.

Hotels in the Makkah Clock Tower: size, views, dining and distance (checked 15 October 2026)

Hotel	Stars	Rooms	Kaaba view as stated by the hotel	Dining	Walk to the Haram (catalogue)
Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower	5	1,662 (official site)	Signature Room Twin and Junior Suite with Kaaba view; Haram and city views	Dining options and bars, daily high tea	6 min
Raffles Makkah Palace	5	219 suites	Panoramic Kaaba views in the most prestigious suites	Four dining venues, in-room dining	4 min
Swissôtel Makkah	5	1,487	Overlooks the Kaaba (categories not listed)	Two restaurants	7 min
Pullman ZamZam Makkah	5	1,315	Full Kaaba view only in the Royal Suite; partial Kaaba view in other categories	Five outlets listed	6 min
Swissôtel Al Maqam Makkah	4 (Accor)	1,623	Full Kaaba view in Premier Rooms and Junior Suites	Four outlets	5 min
Mövenpick Hajar Tower Makkah	5 (official page also says 4)	not stated	Partial Kaaba and partial Haram views	Five restaurants and lounges	n/a
Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana	5	550 (FAQ says 544)	Kaaba view in select rooms and suites; panoramic in the Royal Suite	Four outlets, buffet breakfast	5 min

Guest ratings and an example price

Ratings come from different platforms, so they are not directly comparable: a score out of 10 on Kayak or Booking is not the same scale as Accor’s 4.5 out of 5. The price column shows the lowest and highest rate listed on Kayak for one night for two guests on one date per hotel (19 to 22 October 2026, an ordinary non-peak period, so the hotels are not priced on the same night), in Saudi riyals including VAT. These figures are for ordinary dates and say nothing about Ramadan or other peak periods, so ask the hotel for your exact dates.

For Pullman ZamZam and Swissôtel Al Maqam the same listing showed prices in another currency (marked “R”), so they are not compared here; for Mövenpick Hajar Tower and Al Marwa Rayhaan, check the price on our hotel pages.

Guest ratings and example nightly price (October 2026 dates, checked 15 October 2026)

Hotel	Guest rating (source)	Ratings counted	Example price, 1 night, 2 guests
Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower	8.8 / 10 (Kayak)	9,376	722 – 4,164 SAR (check-in 22 Oct)
Raffles Makkah Palace	9.2 / 10 (Kayak)	3,214	1,368 – 14,545 SAR (check-in 20 Oct)
Swissôtel Makkah	8.9 / 10 (Kayak)	12,517	509 – 1,922 SAR (check-in 19 Oct)
Pullman ZamZam Makkah	8.2 / 10 (Booking)	5,974	not comparable (listed in another currency, 22 Oct)
Swissôtel Al Maqam Makkah	4.5 / 5 (Accor); 8.7 / 10 (Booking)	9,166 (Accor); 3,774 (Booking)	not comparable (listed in another currency, 22 Oct)
Mövenpick Hajar Tower Makkah	8.5 / 10 (Kayak, search snippet; Hotels.com 8.2)	8,702	see the hotel page
Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana	9.3 / 10 (Trip.com)	139	see the hotel page

Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower: the landmark, with the most room choices

The Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower sits in the Clock Tower itself and has 1,662 rooms according to its official site. The site lists city-view, Haram-view and Kaaba-view categories, from rooms of about 42 square metres up to a Grand Royal Suite of 272 square metres, and a Fairmont Gold level. A spa, a fitness centre and a kids club are listed. Its official site is here: official site.

Guest summaries praise the location, the staff and the size of rooms; cleanliness was the lowest sub-score (5 out of 10) and housekeeping and laundry problems are mentioned. The cheapest rate, for a King room, was 722 SAR for check-in on 22 October. Room counts differ between sources (1,650 and 858 also appear), so confirm with the hotel.

• Makkah Clock Royal Tower, A Fairmont Hotel, 5★ — 6 min walk

Raffles Makkah Palace: smaller, with the highest Kayak score

Raffles Makkah Palace is an all-suite hotel of 219 suites. Its own page names four dining venues, including the Al Majlis fine-dining terrace overlooking the Grand Mosque, a spa, a health club, 24-hour butler service and dedicated lifts to the ground floor, and says the Haram is about a five-minute walk. The page mentions no pool and no family facilities.

Guests rate it 9.2 out of 10 on Kayak (from 3,214 ratings) and single out service. Common complaints are check-in delays and waits for lifts. Its official site is here: official site.

• Raffles Makkah Palace Hotel, 5★ — 4 min walk

Swissôtel Makkah: the lowest SAR example price, with an Ajyad Street entrance

Swissôtel Makkah has 1,487 rooms and, per its own page, is the only property in the complex with a direct entrance from Ajyad Street. The page lists two restaurants, a meeting room and a business centre; ask the hotel for room categories and facilities.

Guests score the location 10 out of 10 and the staff highly, and the breakfast lowest (3 out of 10). Delays in room readiness and slow lifts are typical complaints. The cheapest rate we saw was 509 SAR for a Classic room, check-in 19 October. Official site: official site.

• Swissotel Makkah Hotel, 5★ — 7 min walk

Pullman ZamZam Makkah: Accor calls it the first hotel to open here

Pullman ZamZam Makkah has 1,315 rooms. Accor lists views for each category (city, Haram, Haram courtyard and partial Kaaba), with full Kaaba view only in the Royal Suite, and states 100 metres to the Great Mosque in a straight line. It lists a spa and a gym and five dining outlets; no pool is listed. Official page: official site.

Guests rate it 8.2 out of 10 on Booking from nearly 6,000 reviews and praise the location; they criticise waits for lifts, dated rooms and uneven cleanliness.

• Pullman Zamzam Makkah Hotel, 5★ — 6 min walk

Swissôtel Al Maqam Makkah: full Kaaba view in selected rooms and family suites

Swissôtel Al Maqam Makkah has 1,623 rooms and suites per Accor (some sources say 1,624), described as partially renovated, and lists Premier Rooms and Junior Suites with full Kaaba view. Family Suites sleep up to five. Accor states two direct access points to the Holy Mosque and about 170 metres to the Great Mosque. Accor classes it as four stars; our catalogue lists five, so check the current classification. Official page: official site.

Guests praise the staff, the breakfast variety and the Kaaba views, and note room-type mismatches at assignment, slow check-in and weak Wi-Fi (3.2 out of 10 on the Accor page). Ratings: Accor 4.5 out of 5 and Booking 8.7 out of 10.

• Swissotel Al Maqam Makkah Hotel, 5★ — 5 min walk

Mövenpick Hajar Tower Makkah: on the Haram court

Mövenpick Hajar Tower Makkah says on its own page that it stands directly on the Haram court facing King Abdul Aziz Gate. It lists partial Kaaba and partial Haram views for several categories and five restaurants and lounges. Confirm the room count, the facilities and the star category with the hotel before booking, because its page shows both four and five stars in different places. Official page: official site.

Aggregators put its guest score at about 8.2 to 8.5 out of 10 (the 8.5 on Kayak is from 8,702 ratings, seen only in a search snippet) and mention closeness to the Haram and helpful staff.

• Mövenpick Hotel Hajar Tower Makkah, 5★

Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana: 550 rooms and lifts to the Haram

Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana has 550 rooms (its FAQ says 544) and a Royal Suite of 126 square metres with a panoramic Kaaba view. Its official pages say selected rooms and suites have Kaaba or Haram views and that you can choose a view when booking, and that guests reach the Haram through the complex’s main lifts. There is a 24-hour fitness centre, a family suite and a kids area, and no swimming pool; its FAQ also says there are no recreational facilities, which contradicts the fitness centre. Official page: official site.

Trip.com guests rate it 9.3 out of 10 from 139 reviews and praise location and staff. They mention a dated property, small rooms for the price and crowded lifts.

• Al Marwa Rayhaan Rotana Hotel, 5★ — 5 min walk

How to get a Kaaba-view room without overpaying

Check the exact wording of the category. In this complex “Kaaba view” can mean a full view, a partial view or a view of the Haram court: Pullman ZamZam, for example, lists full Kaaba view only for the Royal Suite, while Swissôtel Al Maqam lists it for Premier Rooms and Junior Suites. Ask the hotel to confirm the category name in writing and to state whether the view is full or partial.

Compare the same dates on the hotel’s own site and on one booking platform, because rates and cancellation terms differ, and look at the cancellation rule before the price. Floors are rarely stated, so do not pay extra for a floor the hotel has not confirmed.

When prices move and when to book

The example prices here are from single dates between 19 and 22 October 2026. For Ramadan, school holidays and the last ten days of Ramadan, ask each hotel for the price on your dates. Plan your dates first, then compare hotels for exactly those nights.

If you need a specific view or a family suite, book as early as the rate you are comfortable with allows, choose a refundable rate, and re-check the price a few weeks before arrival.

How we chose

We built this comparison from the hotels’ official pages, from public listings and ratings checked on 15 October 2026, and from our own catalogue, and rewrote everything in our own words. Guest feedback is summarised as themes taken from aggregator summaries. Where a hotel’s own pages disagree with each other, we say so.

Tips

• Choose by tower and entrance as well as by name: Swissôtel Makkah has a direct entrance from Ajyad Street, Mövenpick Hajar Tower faces King Abdul Aziz Gate.
• Ask for the exact view category in writing: full and partial Kaaba views are different rooms.
• Compare the same dates on the hotel site and on one booking platform, and read the cancellation rule first.
• Several of these hotels draw complaints about lift waits, so plan your departures with a margin.
• Check breakfast if it matters to you: guest scores differ widely between these hotels.

Questions and answers