A Labor Day Weekend Getaway That’s Work-Free At Waterfront Hotel Maya

No labor is required for this holiday weekend getaway filled with fun including live Mariachi and Latin jazz music, a variety of cool drinks and flavorsome food specials, and a great hotel room rate that can be booked at www.hotelmayalongbeach.com under Special Offers – all in salute to the end of summer.

Grammy-winning Mariachis de Cindy Shea will appear during Fuego’s legendary, waterfront Sunday brunch on Sunday, September 4 from 12 to 3 p.m., and Francisco Reyes will perform live Latin jazz for Saturday brunch on Saturday, September 3 from 12 to 3 p.m. In addition, live reggae steel drum music will be performed at the pool from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. And don’t forget the suntan lotion as poolside cabanas are available and watersport activities including pontoon boats and jet skis are located dockside.

“We are set for a fun in the sun, end-of-summer weekend featuring a terrific variety of live entertainment, festive food in Fuego, relaxing poolside and exciting watersports activities,” said Greg Guthrie, General Manager at Hotel Maya - a DoubleTree by Hilton. “Hotel Maya is the perfect spot to enjoy great music, sip a signature Fuego margarita and soak-up the last sights and sounds of summer.”

Fuego’s weekend brunch menu is served Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For starters, try the Barbacoa Quesadilla made with short rib barbacoa, a blend of Mexican cheeses, onion, cilantro, and a mango chipotle honey salsa. The Totopo Ahi Tuna salad is seared Ahi tuna atop baby wild arugula, avocado, scallions edamame, cucumber, mango, jicama mixed with a soy ginger vinaigrette. For some of the best chilaquiles in the region, try the Al Pastor Chilaquiles with adobo marinated pork, fried corn tortillas, tomatillo salsa, serrano cream, and fried eggs. A Fuego favorite, Ropa Vieja is Cuban style braised short rib, black bean purée, crisp corn tortillas, pickled cabbage, caramelized plantains, and serrano cream.

Sip away Labor Day weekend with the Fuego Summer drink with Kettle One orange vodka, orange and pineapple juice, passion fruit liquor, splash of agave, and garnished with an orange slice. Fuego has one of the region’s largest collection of tequilas. The Signature Fuego Margarita is reposado tequila, Cointreau, lime and agave nectar and is available as skinny, spicy, strawberry or mango. For the adventurous, the Spicy Paloma is house-infused jalapeño reposado and grapefruit lime.

Mariachis de Cindy Shea is part of Hotel Maya’s ongoing Latin entertainment series of “Maya-Achis,” a quarterly mariachi brunch at the hotel’s famous, waterfront restaurant Fuego which overlooks the Pacific Ocean, the Long Beach skyline and the Queen Mary.

Fuego, the modern, Latin infused indoor-outdoor restaurant, and lounge, offers a unique seaside setting featuring 13-foot-tall glass walls that fully retract with seating on the patio area. Fuego restaurant is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. For reservations, please call 562-481-3910 or visit https://www.hotelmayalongbeach.com/fuego-restaurant or https://www.opentable.com/fuego-maya-hotel.

Hotel Maya – a DoubleTree by Hilton is located at 700 Queensway Drive, Long Beach, CA 90802. For additional information or to make room reservations, please call 562-435-7676, visit http://www.hotelmayalongbeach.com, like http://www.facebook.com/hotelmaya or follow on http://www.Instagram.com/hotelmaya.