The Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in Seattle’s Southport sits on the shores of Lake Washington and offers views of downtown Seattle and the Olympic Mountains.
It is also located right next to Boeing’s Renton production facility, which currently operates 24 hours a day to produce more than 40 737-MAX narrowbody aircraft each month.
Other hotels may try to downplay the fact that some of their rooms have factory views, but the staff at this Hyatt Regency property knows that AvGeeks goes out of their way to check into this hotel and request corner king rooms specifically for the views.
From their rooms, these guests can see newly manufactured aircraft outside the hangar awaiting finishing touches before heading to Renton Municipal Airport (RNT) for their test flights.
Proximity to the factory has long been considered an under-the-radar niche amenity at this property. But now, the hotel is leaning into the experience with a special “Hangar Hideaway” package.
The package includes a guaranteed lake view and factory view room and a selection of aviation-themed welcome amenities (like a tote bag, a rubber 3D airplane puzzle, and balsa wood stunt planes).
The package also includes four passes to the Seattle Museum of Flight. The museum is about 20 minutes from the hotel and houses the first Boeing 737 ever built. That plane was built in 1966, made its first flight on April 9, 1967, and was sold to NASA in 1974.
Why create an aviation-themed package now?
This resort-style hotel opened in 2017 in the Seattle suburb of Renton. Guests can expect to see seaplanes dock on the outdoor deck and enjoy summer activities like kayaking, rowing, and floating pickleball.
The Hangar Hideaway package comes in response to “a growing guest interest in experiential travel that connects people more deeply to place,” said Tayna Zasada, the hotel’s director of sales, events and marketing. “And our prime lakeside location offers a unique vantage point to enjoy the thrills of aviation right from your room or our dock.”
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In addition to aviation-themed welcome gifts and museum passes, guests who book this new package will receive a welcome letter detailing some of the Renton plant’s history. (Fun fact: It began producing airplanes in the early 1940s, and for a few years in the late 1940s, it served as a temporary home for a circus, complete with elephants and other animals.)
The letter also offers insight into what is happening with the planes visible outside the windows, including those making their first flights.
“These new aircraft are easy to spot,” the letter to guests says, because they have “a distinctive green color prior to their final painting.”
Guests who stay up late at night are encouraged to “take a look around the factory after 10 p.m.” This is because “during the night shift, planes are sometimes quietly wheeled out of the hangar, a unique behind-the-scenes moment that few get to see.”
Unlike Boeing’s factory in Everett, Washington, which houses the 777 and 777X assembly lines, there are no public tours of the Renton factory.
Guests at the Hangar Hideaway hotel at the Hyatt Regency in Renton can glimpse inside the hangar late at night, when the giant doors open to take out a plane. But this report from TPG contributing editor David Slotnick, who toured the plant in 2022It offers excellent views inside the factory.
For a unique perspective, check out Matthew Herbert’s book. Blue Dingo Bricks Instagram Account.
Herbert is a Boeing airframe mechanic currently working on the 777X program in Everett; He previously worked for about three years as a mechanic on the 737 MAX program in Renton.
“I loved working there and knew from the moment I walked in that I wanted to combine my love of Boeing airplanes with my second interest: Lego,” Herbert told TPG.
Since 2021, Herbert has been working on recreating the Boeing Renton factory using digital brick building software Lego.
“You’re not limited to the large amount of space you might need to build the design,” he said of why he decided to go digital. “You also have an unlimited number of bricks and pieces to play with and can easily swap pieces.”
Book your visit
You can use the code. “TAKE OFF” to reserve the Hangar Hideaway package at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in Seattle’s Southport.
Because the package is a hotel-exclusive offer, you cannot book it with Hyatt World exchange points or certificates.
If you want to use points or a certificate and are willing to skip the extras, you can book a corner room with King Lake View and request a view of the Boeing factory.
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Please note that on May 20, the hotel changed from Category 3 to Category 4 in the World of Hyatt program. The redemption range for Category 4 hotels starts at 12,000 points and maxes out at 25,000 points.
