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Hotel Vendome
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There are some places you visit, and some places you never leave behind. Danielle Steel’s new novel follows a devoted father and the daughter he raises in the fascinating upstairs-downstairs world of a glamorous Manhattan hotel.
HOTEL VENDÔME
The hotel was old, run-down. But to Swiss-born hotelier Hugues Martin, it is a rough diamond tucked away on...more
There are some places you visit, and some places you never leave behind. Danielle Steel’s new novel follows a devoted father and the daughter he raises in the fascinating upstairs-downstairs world of a glamorous Manhattan hotel.
HOTEL VENDÔME
The hotel was old, run-down. But to Swiss-born hotelier Hugues Martin, it is a rough diamond tucked away on...more
ebook, 250 pages
Published
November 1st 2011
by Delacorte Press
(first published January 1st 2011)
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I should add this to the What Was I Thinking pile. I don't read this stuff.
If you want to know what it feels like to be a fly on the wall in the mundane and boring life of people you don't really care for this is the book for you.
I kept waiting for something to happen. My first attempt at a D. Steele book. I kept waiting for fangs to appear (yes, I am obsessed with vampires) or someone to get killed but nothing so far, absolutely NOTHING and I am many chapters in.
"You can't knock it till you try...more
If you want to know what it feels like to be a fly on the wall in the mundane and boring life of people you don't really care for this is the book for you.
I kept waiting for something to happen. My first attempt at a D. Steele book. I kept waiting for fangs to appear (yes, I am obsessed with vampires) or someone to get killed but nothing so far, absolutely NOTHING and I am many chapters in.
"You can't knock it till you try...more
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I'll give this one 3.5 stars. It was a decent read, but nothing overly special. I used to love Danielle Steel's novels, but the more recent books I've read don't have the same intensity of her earlier works. There was no real conflict in this story, so there was no sense of 'urgency' when reading. Just a story about a guy who fell in love, got married and then divorced... and the ensuing years as his daughter grew up in his hotel. Romances came later for both parties, but again... nothing overly...more
Hotel Vendôme by Danielle Steel
Hugh has built a hotel that is fit for a king or queen. After a few years his wife leaves them and he gets to raise their daughter which he has no problem doing.
His whole life is Heloise and the hotel.
As years go by Heloise also loves the hotel business and applies to a Swiss school to get further training. She gets in and he finds himself lost while she's gone
so he undertakes a new project: redoing some of the larger suites. The designer is one he feels very comfo...more
Hugh has built a hotel that is fit for a king or queen. After a few years his wife leaves them and he gets to raise their daughter which he has no problem doing.
His whole life is Heloise and the hotel.
As years go by Heloise also loves the hotel business and applies to a Swiss school to get further training. She gets in and he finds himself lost while she's gone
so he undertakes a new project: redoing some of the larger suites. The designer is one he feels very comfo...more
Hugues Martin renovated and started up a 5 star hotel. Shortly after that his wife left him with their almost 5 year old daughter Heloise.
This book follows their lives mainly but, I think it focuses a bit more on Heloise and what she goes through. Without going into to much detail, it is about how Hugues is too scared to tell his daughter that he has fallen in love with a woman and is willing to give it up since his daughter does not want to share him with anyone else. The reader actually has a...more
This book follows their lives mainly but, I think it focuses a bit more on Heloise and what she goes through. Without going into to much detail, it is about how Hugues is too scared to tell his daughter that he has fallen in love with a woman and is willing to give it up since his daughter does not want to share him with anyone else. The reader actually has a...more
Short Introduction: In the beginning of his professional career, Hughes Martin has it all. He works at a well known hotel, has a beautiful model wife and a darling daughter. But when his wife leaves him for another man (a rockstar, no less), it's up to him to make sure that Heloise has a proper upbringing.
Even though her father is very busy and working all the time, Heloise adores the hotel and all of the people that work there. Because it's been just Heloise and her father for so many years, sh...more
Even though her father is very busy and working all the time, Heloise adores the hotel and all of the people that work there. Because it's been just Heloise and her father for so many years, sh...more
OK, I went to the library and there were a million Danielle Steel books on the best seller shelves. Even though I don't usually read her anymore, this one looked interesting. I decided to give her another chance. And her hero is a young Dad with a young daughter. And he buys and renovates a hotel. And this is about his precocious daughter. And her life. And the life of a 5 star hotel. And...ok, this is one reason why I don't read Danielle anymore. p. 8..."most of the time he was working at the h...more
Steel, Danielle -- Hotel Vendome -- 12/26/11 -- 4/B
Fiction/2011/Random House/323 pgs
Current/NY
Characters Hugues Martin/hotelier and his daughter Heloise
First lines: The scene in the lobby of the Hotel Vendome on E 69th St. in NY was one of impeccable elegance & meticulous precison. The black-and-white-checked marble floors were immaculate, red runners were rolled out the instant there was a drop of rain outside, the moldings on the walls were exquisite, & the enormous crystal chandelier...more
Fiction/2011/Random House/323 pgs
Current/NY
Characters Hugues Martin/hotelier and his daughter Heloise
First lines: The scene in the lobby of the Hotel Vendome on E 69th St. in NY was one of impeccable elegance & meticulous precison. The black-and-white-checked marble floors were immaculate, red runners were rolled out the instant there was a drop of rain outside, the moldings on the walls were exquisite, & the enormous crystal chandelier...more
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com...
Hotel Vendome is the story of Hughes Martin, a hotelier and a single parent to his daughter Heloise Maritn. The story covers a span of about twenty years following Heloise from her toddler days to her early twenties. The book is set in New York city at the Hotel Vendome, which Hughes Martin owns and runs. This is their home and where Heloise is raised.
In typical Danielle Steel fashion, the book is about beautiful people a...more
Hotel Vendome is the story of Hughes Martin, a hotelier and a single parent to his daughter Heloise Maritn. The story covers a span of about twenty years following Heloise from her toddler days to her early twenties. The book is set in New York city at the Hotel Vendome, which Hughes Martin owns and runs. This is their home and where Heloise is raised.
In typical Danielle Steel fashion, the book is about beautiful people a...more
I am not usually a fan of Danielle Steel's books, but the premise of this one sounded interesting. A page or so into it I remembered just why I dislike her work. The writing is horrible and redundant. The author has her favorite words and phrases and uses them -- constantly. Also, she starts a lot of sentences with the word "And." Here's an example: "And Franco had ordered all silver balloons. And within half an hour the celebration was under way." Even I was impressed by back to back uses of th...more
Danielle Steel used to be my favorite author. However, either the quality of her writing is declining in the past few years or her editor(s) are not doing their job.
The story in Hotel Vendome was fine. It was worth telling but it was too predictable. The big faults, in my opinion, are, first, that the story is 98% narrative. We don't get to read what happens as it happens or from one of the characters that it happens to. We only read it as the narrator tells us and only from that POV. How about...more
The story in Hotel Vendome was fine. It was worth telling but it was too predictable. The big faults, in my opinion, are, first, that the story is 98% narrative. We don't get to read what happens as it happens or from one of the characters that it happens to. We only read it as the narrator tells us and only from that POV. How about...more
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Another wonderful book by Danielle Steel! This one spans the life of a man with a dream and the daughter who lives it with him. The Hotel Vendome is the dream of Hughes Martin. Unfortunately 2 years after he buys a run down hotel to renovate his wife decides she can't live with being a wife to a man that works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so she runs off with a rock star leaving her 2 year old daughter in the care of her father. Not only is Heloise cared for by her father, she is cared for and...more
I loved this book! I couldn't stop reading it.
It is a romance if I ever read one. Its a story of love between a father and daughter, and how their deep connection effects their personal lives. Like any family Hugues and Heloise have problems. Sometimes when you try everything to protect your children from hurt, your end up causing the pain you never wanted them to experience.
This book is also a coming of age story of a young girl. Its about the pains of growing up. It's about becoming an adult a...more
It is a romance if I ever read one. Its a story of love between a father and daughter, and how their deep connection effects their personal lives. Like any family Hugues and Heloise have problems. Sometimes when you try everything to protect your children from hurt, your end up causing the pain you never wanted them to experience.
This book is also a coming of age story of a young girl. Its about the pains of growing up. It's about becoming an adult a...more
Typical Danielle Steel novel. The main characters are alone in the world and need to lean on each other. One of them grows up (falls in love with someone else, loses the first,... etc. pick one) and then discovers love again. Same old, same old. Can't she have a few more characters in the novel?
In this one, Hugues is the father and Heloise is the daughter. (Mom ran away with a rock star.) He runs a hotel,and she grows up with it. The two of them are going to be together forever. Heloise grows up...more
In this one, Hugues is the father and Heloise is the daughter. (Mom ran away with a rock star.) He runs a hotel,and she grows up with it. The two of them are going to be together forever. Heloise grows up...more
You can count of Danielle Steel for a few things: light, fluffy reads; extreme repetition; and every other sentence staring with "And."
That being said, this was typical Steel fare. If you're familiar with Danielle Steel you'll know what you're getting. Beautiful people in beautiful surroundings with either minor conflict or tragic circumstances (there is rarely any in-between). For the most part this is conflict of the minor sort with the daughter reacting as if there's a major tragedy. A 19-20...more
That being said, this was typical Steel fare. If you're familiar with Danielle Steel you'll know what you're getting. Beautiful people in beautiful surroundings with either minor conflict or tragic circumstances (there is rarely any in-between). For the most part this is conflict of the minor sort with the daughter reacting as if there's a major tragedy. A 19-20...more
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A trying father-daughter story. Father, Hugues, left by wife for a rock star. He gets custody of their daughter, Heloise. He owns and manages a prestigious hotel and Heloise grows up in that life. No surprise she wants to follow in her father's footsteps ..even though it wasn't what Hugues would have wanted for her. Overall the story was about growth for the both of them as individuals.
Character wise, with the exception of Hugues' delay in te...more
A trying father-daughter story. Father, Hugues, left by wife for a rock star. He gets custody of their daughter, Heloise. He owns and manages a prestigious hotel and Heloise grows up in that life. No surprise she wants to follow in her father's footsteps ..even though it wasn't what Hugues would have wanted for her. Overall the story was about growth for the both of them as individuals.
Character wise, with the exception of Hugues' delay in te...more
I really should learn from other reader's reviews and truly listen to them. Most did NOT recommend this book. Lesson learned. I don’t think I’ve read a Danielle Steel book in about 15 years. And it may be that long before I read another one. I was quite interested in the premise of a luxury hotel and the story of a father and daughter. Steel did a great job of grasping the details of running the hotel and the relationship between the father, his daughter and the hotel staff was quite endearing....more
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I'm only 70 pages in and I have to admit I hate the writing. I remember another Steel novel that I read recently that had the same problem. Are all of her novels like this? It's like she isn't telling a story, she's stating facts that may run together. There are weird POVs that come out of the blue (Like Hilary, she described her intent before we even saw her do anything. What a waste of a character.) I'll keep reading because I come from a hotel family and I love the topic but I don't have much...more
my helper was reading this book and i'm like hey can i read that when you are done. she endlessly raves that this is the best D.S has ever written (forgot she is such a fan!!!!). and im thinking; after all these years D.S has a creepy side to her. and then bang,wham in my face yet another love story. all the charectors are flawless, good-looking and gorgeously perfect!!!!!!!!!!
this young man gets married to a young lady who his parents thought was not good for him and they have a daughter. from...more
this young man gets married to a young lady who his parents thought was not good for him and they have a daughter. from...more
I think I've outgrown Danielle Steel. The plot was nice, but nothing amazing. I wasn't enthralled. I wasn't intrigued. I was reading because I had forgotten my other book. The story, a girl being raised by her father in a hotel he owns, was just that single plot until the last 50ish pages of the book where, in that small fraction, the father got re-married, had a heart attack, the step-mom had triplets after hemmoraging, and the daughter was engaged. Talk about packing it in. It's like she had a...more
I have read many of Danielle Steel's books over the years and agree that she deserves all of the accolades that she has received. In "Hotel Vendome" divorced owner/general manager Hugues Martin is busy building a world class hotel while caring for and raising his daughter, Heloise. Heloise is fascinated by the hotel and at a very early age learns all of the ins-and-outs involved in running it. Thus, she decides to be like her father and attend hotel school to learn all she can about the business...more
Sigh. I've been reading Danielle Steel since I was in middle school, and back then she was one of my favorite authors. It's been ages since I read one of her books, and I've apparently lost my taste for them. (Or her writing style has changed ... But I'm guessing it was me. ) She's just so redundant, hitting the reader over the head over and over again with whatever she thinks is important.
It's a quick, easy read, good I suppose for those times you want to cleanse your palate between books tha...more
It's a quick, easy read, good I suppose for those times you want to cleanse your palate between books tha...more
Typical Steel...easy, quick read.
I rented this as an ebook from my public library because I had been over my book budget recently (thank you 50 shades of grey trilogy). I had never read a Danielle Steel novel, and this will be the only one I ever will. The plot was entirely predictable, the writing was mundane, and the characters were completely without depth. I hated the third person narration, as I felt it didn't allow me to connect with any of the characters. The only redeeming quality was that it was set in a 5 star hotel i...more
Forty year old Hugues Martin is a graduate of Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne in Switzerland and he couldn't believe his luck when the Hotel Mulberry was up for sale in New York. Hugues was married to a beautiful model who gave him a gorgeous daughter. Heloise was 2 years old when he bought Mulberry and after two years of fixing up his 120 room hotel he changed it's name to Hotel Vendome. He had transformed his Hotel to the most impecable and tastefully decorated and the food was superior to any fiv...more
Mar 21, 2013
Eddy Allen
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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The hotel was old, run-down. But to Swiss-born Hugues Martin, a young, ambitious hotelier trained in the most illustrious European traditions, it is a rough diamond, tucked away on a quiet, perfectly situated Manhattan street. After begging and borrowing every penny he can scrape together, Hugues purchases the building ? and transforms it into one of the world's finest luxury hotels. Under Hugues's tireless, exacting supervision, the Hotel Vend?me is soon renowned for its elegance, its efficienc...more
Mar 28, 2012
Vannessagrace Vannessagrace
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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danielle-steel
Hughs Martin finds himself a single father to four-year old Heloise when his wife and Heloise mother abandons them for a rock star. Heloise grows up in the exclusive hotel that her father had purchased, refurbished, and managed. While Heloise was in college, Hughs met the woman he wanted to marry. When Hughs told Heloise about the relationship, she flips. It takes a devastating event to bring Heloise around. Hotel Vendome is a very good read.
Fred Stella did an extraordinary job telling the story...more
Fred Stella did an extraordinary job telling the story...more
Danielle Steel used to be one of my favorite authors. The quality of her writing has been going down hill but this is getting ridiculous. If a new author submitted this book to a publisher it would NOT have been bought....let alone published! I would hate to see the original manuscript submitted... must have been so bad that the editors couldn't even fix it...or maybe they didn't even try since it sold copies by the authors name alone. That will not last.
The characters were shallow and the dialo...more
The characters were shallow and the dialo...more
Each time I read a Danielle Steel novel I am pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoy the story. Hotel Vendome is a small privately owned classy hotel in New York City run by workaholic Hugh Martin. He and his beloved daughter Heloise live in the hotel surrounded by "their family", the hotel staff. As Heloise grows up she decides she wants to someday work alongside her dad and run the Hotel Vendome. This is the story of the changes in their lives as they grow older and learn to let other people...more
I usually love Danielle Steel's books, but this one, not so much.... It was a waste of paper. The best thing about the book is the jacket, which is exquisite, and tells the story of the book better than how it was written. It is about a man who owns a hotel and his daughter that grew up there. Danielle Steel made the characters weak and wimpy and there was no substance to the story. It could have been told in half the amount of pages, or less. I really looked forward to this and was really disap...more
Add me to the list of "why did I bother/what was I thinking?" group on this - I gave up on Danielle Steel years ago (but every now and then I try again - hoping for something with a little substance). Maybe I just hate the point of view, or that it's so repetitive (how many times do we have to hear how perfectly the hotel is run?) - I'd like some dialog please, the narrative grows old very fast. It almost reads like a shopping list - she's just listing facts.
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Since 1981, Ms. Steel has been a permanent fixture on the New York Times hardcover and paperback bestseller lists. In 1989, she was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having at least one of her books on the Times bestseller list for 381 consecutive weeks. But Guinness was premature. The fact is that one or more of Ms. Steel's novels have been on the New York Times bestseller list for...more
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