Scheme to get hotel erected in the bay (7)
I believe the answer is:
connive
'scheme' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'hotel erected in the bay' is the wordplay.
'hotel' becomes 'inn' (inn is a kind of hotel).
'erected' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'the bay' becomes 'cove' (I've seen this before).
'inn' backwards is 'nni'.
'nni' put inside 'cove' is 'CONNIVE'.
'to get' is the link.
(Other definitions for connive that I've seen before include "Conspire; wink (at 2)" , "Plot secretly" , "Conspire (to do something harmful)" , "Plot, conspire" , "Intrigue, scheme" .)