SANTA CRUZ — More than 100 community members packed within the arched entryway of the newly built La Bahia Hotel and Spa across from Main Beach in Santa Cruz on a sunny Wednesday to get a sneak peek and celebrate the luxury hotel’s imminent opening early next month.

“It’s so exciting,” said Ensemble Corporate Marketing Manager Olivia Hill. “We still have some last finishing touches to put on it but we’re basically at the finish line.”

The hotel and spa , which began construction nearly three years ago, will begin taking reservations Sept. 8. La Bahia Hotel and Spa contains 155 luxury guest rooms, which include 29 suites, 13,000 square feet of gathering space, multiple restaurants, a fitness center and a full-service rooftop spa with a sauna that overlooks the ocean, among other ameni

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