{"id":136705,"date":"2026-01-29T20:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/136705\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T20:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:26:06","slug":"after-postcard-inn-closure-the-luce-hotel-sets-opening-date-on-st-pete-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/136705\/","title":{"rendered":"After Postcard Inn closure, The Luce Hotel sets opening date on St. Pete Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">A second concept, Baby Turtle Beach Club, is expected to open in a later phase and will focus on casual American coastal fare served poolside and beachfront from daytime through sunset. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The venue is designed to accommodate guests lounging at the pool or beach, with food and drinks available throughout the day and into the evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Beyond dining, amenities include direct beach access with loungers and umbrellas, a large central pool, a 24-hour fitness center, retail space, and daily programming such as morning yoga, live DJ sets, and evening sunset gatherings. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The property will also offer 14,000 square feet of event space across seven indoor and outdoor venues, including a ballroom and Gulf-facing spaces like the Palm Court and Palm Pavilion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cThe Luce was designed to be more than just a place to stay\u2014it\u2019s a place to truly experience St. Pete Beach,\u201d said Jeremy DaSilva, general manager of the hotel, in a prepared statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A second concept, Baby Turtle Beach Club, is expected to open in a later phase and will focus&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136706,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":{"0":"post-136705","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-st-petersburg","8":"tag-st-pete","9":"tag-st-pete-headlines","10":"tag-st-pete-news","11":"tag-st-petersburg","12":"tag-st-petersburg-headlines","13":"tag-st-petersburg-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}