Bantam Books | English | 1965 | ISBN: 0399991255 | 415 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB 5 days from the life of a luxury hotel in New Orleans in the early 60-ies. "Hotel" takes a critical stance in the civil rights issues of the era. The book is about how little decissions can add up to either good things happening or extremely bad things happening. Arthur Hailey in "Hotel" is as usual rich in detail, context, theme and character development.