The perfect summer read for soaking up sunlight while in the pool!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing this arc. It was a great introduction to the magic of Elin Hilderbrand.

The Hotel Nantucket did not disappoint! Elin Hilderbrand is one of my favorite authors. She can weave a cast of characters together like no one else. The Hotel Nantucket has romance, mystery, and even a ghost. I highly recommend this wonderful book!

Rating: 4 stars
Place: Nantucket
Timing: present

The Hotel Nantucket - will it get FIVE keys by the end of summer?? This is the main premise of the hotel, but it’s so much more. The place, the relationships, and Grace the friendly ghost all make this book a solid read.

Xavier Darling buys the Hotel Nantucket and spends a boatload of money to renovate it in order to impress a couple women. Each week, the employees strive to earn a bonus and help the hotel possibly earn the 5 keys review by Shelley Carpenter, an internet sensation who reviews hotels around the world.

Lizbet Keaton runs the hotel and is such a sweet character. Watching her growth through a new job to overcome her past relationship was rewarding. Also the family who rented a room for the whole summer kept things entertaining, as well as Grace the ghost. Grace is hoping someone will help her get to eternal rest. Who can see her or feel her?

There are other side stories with some of the hotel employees. I could take or leave those. I enjoyed following Lizbet and Grace best.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Hilderbrand does it again with an entertaining beach read, made even more entertaining because I read it while staying at the hotel the book was based on.

Xavier Darling, a billionaire investor buys the dilapidated Hotel Nantucket and refurbishes it. Lizbeth is appointed manager after she has a scandalous breakup with her boyfriend, JJ and leaves The Deck where they both worked. Will the new staff, which is quite the cast of characters and includes a sweet ghost, be able to obtain the elusive five key rating from Shelly Carpenter, the hotel reviewer?

I loved walking around Nantucket and seeing all the places-beaches, eateries, and shops that Elin references in her book. I liked that this book had a few twists in it as well. Elin does a great job of sucking you in to an atmosphere full of food, sunshine and romance. I will say I was a little creeped out that Grace might come out of my closet but she was a great character 😆

Keep ‘em coming Elin!

Easy, busy, quirky beach read
Enjoyed the aspect of the Ghost and some of that story line. I thought some of the storylines were well developed and others not so much. Appreciate the advanced copy from
NetGalley and the publisher.

Elin Hilderbrand never disappoints! A fun read, I really enjoyed the whole cast of characters, many of whom's perspectives we see throughout the novel.

As usual, Elin Hilderbrand delivers on her promise of a fantastic read. The characters jump off the page, and you can feel the sand beneath your toes and the sea salt on your face with every word. I highly recommend this book and all of this author's books to everyone.

Great read! Thank you so much for giving me an opportunity to review this!

Great beach read - wide cast of characters that overlap. I really enjoyed Lizbet's story and wish there would've been more focus on her than the minor characters, I understand it was meant to weave and connect the story. Overall story was engaging and kept me interested to read more!

More than loved this unputdownable made for summer book. This story was many many stories wrapped into one and I loved the characters and their stories. Highly recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and Elin Hilderbrand for this E-ARC in exchange for my honest feedback and review.

This is the perfect summer read!! With summer coming to a close and fall just around the corner I am so happy I read this novel!! Love, murder, intrigue, hauntings, betrayal, secrets, blackmail. This novel has it all without feeling even a bit overwhelming. This novel has multiple POVs, which I love! It all rotates around The Hotel Nantucket a hotel that has a dodgy history. A billionaire buys it and puts a local in charge of renovating and running it. I was hooked from the very beginning! Trust me everyone must read it!!

A light, sweet beach read for fans of Gilmore Girls and that scene from It’s Complicated where Meryl Streep and Steve Martin make chocolate croissants. A breezy from from summer to fall (ghosts… on the beach). The next time I want a refreshing, I’ll look for something from this author..

initial thoughts: another great summer beach read from Elin Hilderbrand.

really enjoyed this one, the hotel was a perfect setting - somewhere you could really imagine yourself.

Grace was a fun addition, and, of course all of the hotel employees had to come with a little baggage - which made watching their stories evolve so fun.

Thank you NetGalley, Elin Hilderbrand, and Little, Brown and Company for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! This was a really fun Summer read. I really enjoyed how Hilderbrand wrote Natucket and the characters throughout. It kept me interested the entire time and I was excited to see what was going to happen. I definitely recommend this one, especially for Summer!

This is an engagingly feel good summer read with an appealing heroine, history, glamour, haute cuisine ... and a ghost who repeatedly steals the show.

Our heroine is 'island sweetheart' and 'marketing whiz' Lizbet Keaton, hired by London-based billionaire Xavier Darling as general manager for the renovated Hotel Nantucket (reputed to be haunted).

As the hotel gets ready to open, readers are introduced to its haunt, Grace, a nineteen-year-old chambermaid who died in a 1922 fire, but actually was murdered.

The Hotel Nantucket is a highly entertaining and satisfying read, enlivened throughout by Grace's running commentary and occasional interventions.

What a fun read to get me through the last few weeks of summer. Summer would not be the same without reading one (or two) Elin Hilderbrand books. I love how Hilderbrand paints Nantucket and The Hotel Nantucket is no exception. With some past characters coming back to make apperances, the book was the perfect bit of nosalgia and freshness, that was a fun escape.

Lizbet Keaton is named the new general manager of Hotel Nantucket, which is an old hotel that recently got rennovated by a misterious billionare. With a potential ghost named Grace walking the halls of the hotel from a 1922 fire in the hotel, what will happen the summer hotel opens? With a never ending roster of new guests and long-term renters for the summer, there is plenty of fun and drama in the hotel.

4/5 stars. Solid and fun read :)

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

The Hotel Nantucket
by Elin Hilderbrand

Beach Read of Atmospheric Beauty, Romance, Mystery, and Intrigue

The Duchess of beach destination reads, Author Elin Hilderbrand returns this year to one of hers and my favorite vacation spots along Cape Cod with a “five key,” or rather “five star,” page-turner, “The Hotel Nantucket.”

Reading this delightful multifaceted novel recently while visiting Hyannis Port, Mass., 30 miles inland on Cape Cod from the setting of this ghost story mystery, kept me longing to hitch a fast ferry over to the historic whaling village of Nantucket described so exquisitely by Elin in the novel.

Nantucket was an original excursion plan for our holiday—before fevers and sore throats of Covid kept us grounded and isolated ashore in more modest accommodations—nothing that could compare to the imagined architectural majesty Hilderbrand brought to life in ‘Hotel.’
Nonetheless, back to this fantastic story…

A London Billionaire, Xavier Darling, buys the long deteriorated century-old Hotel Nantucket to impress two extraordinary women—one a mysterious hotel rating critic, the other is also unknown. His directive to hotel staff is clear—obtain the elusive ‘five gold key’ rating that no hotel has yet received from the secret hotel blogger.

Renovated with the craftsmanship and spirituality of an ancient Mariners Chapel, guests of the “Hotel Nantucket” enjoy lux amenities—like hydrangea blue local hand-loomed cashmere throws; complimentary mini-bar refreshments; gourmet continental breakfast; fresh percolated Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee throughout the day; a daily 100-point cleanliness inspection; protection (and possibly visitations) from a benevolent ghost; and genuinely kind, helpful and attentive service staff assistance, to name just a few. (Oh, if this was indeed a real place and not just in the mind of Elin Hilderbrand…)

This story is about love, heartbreak, redemption, atonement, renewal, hope, and new beginnings. “The Hotel Nantucket” is a beautiful, complex, and captivating novel that holds the reader’s attention from the first page until the last.

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Title: “The Hotel Nantucket”
Author: Elin Hilderbrand
Genre: General Fiction (Adult)
Publication Date: 14 June 2022
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

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I was hooked immediately. I enjoyed the subplots of each character and how they were all in one way or another, connected to each other. It captured the essence of a small beach town and its quirky secrets. I never guessed who the reviewer was! It never came to me until the very last second. Elin, I need more!

There’s nothing quite like lying on the beach soaking up some vitamin D with a great summer read. It may be the third week of August, but summer isn’t over yet—why not grab a fun beach read before daylight hours shrink too much? Elin Hilderbrand’s books are a perfect distraction. New York Magazine dubbed her the “queen of beach reads” for good reason. They are just fun… period. The Hotel Nantucket is a 2022 LibraryReads Favorite, which means librarians voted it one of the year’s best books. I concur.

Synopsis:

After a tragic fire in 1922 that killed 19-year-old chambermaid, Grace Hadley, The Hotel Nantucket went from a gilded age gem to an abandoned eyesore. Then it was purchased and renovated by a London billionaire named Xavier Darling. He hires Nantucket native Lizbet Keaton as general manager who pulls together a dedicated staff who shares her vision of turning the fate of the hotel around: local sweethearts, a college dropout with a secret, a celebrity chef, and a renowned workout guru. Using multiple points of view, readers experience their relationship woes, the challenges of overcoming a sordid reputation, and keeping the place afloat. And then there is the loveable ghost of Grace Hadley who won’t stop haunting the hotel until people acknowledge her murder. It is going to take a 5-Keys review from undercover travel blogger, Shelly Carpenter, to put them back on the map.

“I’ve always thought of mosaic as this big metaphor for my life,” she says. “All these jagged, incongruous pieces…” She holds up a small shard of milky jade-green glass. “These are like the things that happen to you. But if it’s laid out a certain way and if you take a step back from it, it makes sense.”
― Elin Hilderbrand, The Hotel Nantucket

The Hotel Nantucket is a breezy, fast-paced delight with just enough mystery to keep readers guessing. I just couldn’t help but root for Lizbet and her charming staff. One character even has Minnesota roots, and Hilderbrand’s references to my great state were perfect. She said, “holy buckets" just like I do... gotta love it. Incidentally, the appendix provides the scoop on where to hang out on Nantucket. After twenty-eight novels, Elin Hilderbrand plans to retire after her 2024 book, so I, for one, will check it out. The Hotel Nantucket did not disappoint. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.

Published Date: June 2022
Genre: Relationship fiction
Read-alikes: The Café by the Sea by Jenny Colgan; Hotel Portofino by J. P. O’Connell; Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland.

** Thanks to Netflix and the publisher for a review copy of this book. The opinions are entirely my own.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Little, Brown and Company, and Elin Hilderbrand for a digital ARC of this book. Once again, Elin Hilderbrand does not disappoint with her most recent novel. The Hotel Nantucket has it all: Romance, drama, even a friendly resident ghost roaming the hallways. Multiple story lines and well developed characters really kept my attention. A very nice extra is the travel guide to Nantucket the author included. A fun summer read with depth and substance!

4.25 out of 5. Surprisingly this is my first Elin Hilderbrand book, yet it is not going to be my last. After reading this book, I want to get a ticket to Nantucket and spend a week there checking out the town. That is something that I love about books, when they can take you to a new place and either make you feel you were there or make you want to go. This mad ragtag of characters is fabulous, all flawed and looking for something new. You fall in love with all of them a little bit with each turning page. Hotel Nantucket makes me think of Hotel Portofino a little bit and as that one I said made a great show premise and PBS took my advice, this would be a great show as well. Clare, the ghost is probably the most interesting character and I thought the twist was so well done I did not see it coming. A great beach read, especially if you are in Nantucket or a Northeast beach.