A Hyatt Place hotel that broke ground last month at Kennedy Space Center will be the first Hyatt in Brevard County and offer a new upscale choice but will also be known for another unique feature: A launch-viewing lounge.
The 118-room hotel set to open next fall will be the closest lodging to the space center.
The Space Coast here continues to see robust growth with the introduction of new and expanding companies such as Elon Musk's Space X and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin.
And that's also the case with launches as well, with the dozen this year expected to increase to 48 within two years.
The new hotel will offer a somewhat higher-end alternative to nearby places such as a Holiday Inn.
The lounge space will have large windows that can be opened to let viewers see and hear rockets blasting off.
BBL Hospitality is building the hotel.
The Hyatt will be located in Titusville's planned industrial park, Riverfront Center, next to Boeing's Florida headquarters on U. S. 1.
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David Wilkening
David Wilkening began his long journalism career as a police reporter for Chicago-area newspapers. He became a writer-editor for major newspapers in Chicago, Washington, Detroit and Florida. He has been a business editor, political editor and travel editor for newspapers and magazines. He tried for a while to be a political operative but did better as an adjunct college professor teaching English and journalism. He is the author of several books, both ghost-written and under his own name. He is also a widely published freelance writer who currently lives in Orlando.
