by Orange County Business Journal

The newly opened Bay Shores Peninsula Hotel marks the second hospitality project in Orange County led by Blake Marriott and Spencer Samuelian. The business partners, also brothers-in-law, bought the former 1960s surf motel in 2021. Marriott told the Business Journal he was convinced of its potential after seeing the view from the rooftop of not only of the Balboa Peninsula but also the harbor and the Pacific Ocean. That rooftop has been renovated as one of two ocean-facing venues that can host parties.