Hotel Vendome Audiobook

" 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 efficiency, its unparalleled service and discretion ? the ideal New York refuge for the rich and famous, as well as a perfect home for Hugues's beautiful young wife and their daughter. But when his wife runs off with a notorious rock star, Hugues is suddenly a single parent to four-year-old Heloise ? who will grow up happily regardless, amid a fascinating milieu of celebrities, socialites, politicians, world travelers, and the countless hotel employees who all adore her. As the years pass, Hugues and the hotel are the center of Heloise's life, a universe of unexpected mysteries and pleasures, crises and celebrations that make every day magical. She longs to follow in her father's footsteps and one day run the Vend?me with him. New challenges mark her way: an unexpected romance for Hugues and her own journey to hotel school in Switzerland. The lessons she has learned at her father's side, in their exciting upstairs-downstairs world, will carry her through it all, as they illuminate a story no listener will forget. Welcome to the Hotel Vend?me. "

" Pretty much like all her books... "

" in a word....awful....the writing was as bad as the story "

" an easy read once again by DS "

" Typical Danille Steel for me. The storyline is interesting but seems a bit mundane then it gets a little better through the middle of the book but leaves me flat with the ending. It's not that I don't like story. It reads quickly and is interesting as I stated before but there's just something about the way the author ends the story that leaves me a bit let down. "

" Story was kind of boring and slow at times. The father had some extreme problems realizing he was worthy of a relationship with a woman because he had put his daughter on such a pedestal. Somewhat of a fairy tale story. "

" Loved it, fun reading about growing up in a hotel. "

" brilliant feel good book ad always with danielle steel. "

" If you can get past the repetitiveness, it's a really good read. "

" Pretty standard Danielle Steel. "

" I loved this Steel book. I read it in just a few days. It is a sweet, quick easy read. "

" Mybe it was my Eloise complex, bu I loved this book andI really have not been a big Steel fan since the Promise when I read it in middle school. "

" The story was a little slow and Heloise is a brat and her father for all his fearlessness around the hotel doesn't have a backbone with her. Who's the dad anyway???!!! "

" This book was good but not one of my favorites from Danielle Steel. "

" It was an enjoyable read as always by this author however, it was not one of the better ones I have read. "

" I can't remember when I last read a Dnielle Steel book. And I wasn't sure I wanted to add it to my list! However, a friend read it and enjoyed it. It was a perfect light read for after a very heavy one. Perfect way to escape! "

" it was about the same as the other books , sort of the same plot in all the books of hers i have read. "

" Typical Steel...easy, quick read. "

" I didn't really enjoy the third person perspective into the characters. It made for odd seeming psychological revelations in the story. Example being why did characters react in certain ways to certain news. "

" Ugh, I guess Danielle Steel is not for me. It was exhausting reading this book. It was so repetitive!! OK!! I GET IT! He loves his hotel & his daughter. Move on already. But the book just did not go anywhere. "

" Well, DS is usually a fun bit of guilty pleasure for me. Not so this time. The hotel setting was interesting; however, the characters did nothing for me. Father with no backbone + incredibly spoiled daughter + ambivalent girlfriend = disappointment. "

" This should be a quick, easy read. Good book. "

" A story about a father raising his daughter while running a hotel. Good easy reading. "