{"id":42869,"date":"2025-11-11T20:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/42869\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T20:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:39:07","slug":"postcard-inn-permanently-closes-on-st-pete-beach-will-reopen-as-the-luce-a-marriott-tribute-portfolio-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/42869\/","title":{"rendered":"Postcard Inn permanently closes on St. Pete Beach, will reopen as The Luce, a Marriott Tribute Portfolio Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">When it opens, The Luce will feature 200 guest rooms, including bungalow studio suites, two restaurants, a coastal-modern brasserie and a day-to-night beach club, and a mix of indoor and outdoor event spaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Occupying more than 300 feet of Gulf frontage and home to St. Pete Beach\u2019s largest heated pool, The Luce has been designed to reflect the charm of the original 1957 resort while introducing a more modern, updated style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cThe Luce represents LCP\u2019s commitment to creating distinctive hospitality destinations that elevate both the guest experience and the communities in which we invest,\u201d said CEO of The LCP Group Francis Lively. \u201cWe\u2019re honoring the charm and culture of St. Pete Beach while bringing a project to market that reflects today\u2019s traveler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Sundrop Brasserie, the property\u2019s coastal-inspired lobby restaurant and bar, will serve daily brunch and dinner with a large selection of cocktails, while the Baby Turtle Beach Club will deliver small plates poolside, seaside, or anywhere at The Luce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Programming will include morning yoga, rum tastings, live DJ sets, and a daily \u201csunset social.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it opens, The Luce will feature 200 guest rooms, including bungalow studio suites, two restaurants, a coastal-modern&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-42869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42869","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=42869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}