LONG BEACH, CA—Joie de Vivre is transforming the former Coast Long Beach Hotel into the boutique Hotel Maya via a $20 million renovation thats slated to be completed by July 1. The hotel, located on 11 acres next to the historic Queen Mary and directly across the bay from downtown Long Beach, reopened as Hotel Maya in February following the renovation of its 199 guestrooms. The property is a resort-style complex with five separate buildings and the ongoing renovation is being executed in phases to ensure minimum disruption. The newly refurbished guestrooms and suites offer bay, ocean and garden views and most have private balconies. The renovation also includes the addition of a full-size heated lap pool, a Jacuzzi and a water canal that will support private floating cabanas, plus a new restaurant, lobby design, meeting and event space, fitness center and tropical landscaping. The restaurant, Fuego at Hotel Maya, will have 146 seats, including 80 set on an expansive outdoor patio with views of the adjacent marina and downtown Long Beach, plus a 20-seat lounge. More than 20,000 square feet of meeting space will have a resort ambiance and accommodate groups of five to 500. The Hotel Maya will be Joie de Vivre?s third boutique property in Southern California, opening shortly after the debut of the Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach. This summer, the company is also opening the Hotel Erwin Venice Beach and the Pacific Edge Hotel at Laguna Beach.
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