The Goldman and Weingold families have spent every summer they remember at The Golden Hotel, an upscale resort credited with making the Catskills the destination it is. Well… until now. While they once booked all the beat up-and-coming entertainment and served only the best gourmet meals, now a good day at the Golden Hotel just means breaking even. Things are no longer up to the once high standards of the original owners and now the family is considering selling the iconic landmark to a group that wants to make it into a casino.

The owners, now including all the children and grandchildren of the founders, have to come together for the first time in years to discuss the future of the beloved hotel. It’s not that simple, though, because these conversations draw out drama in the families that has never surfaced before. Will they band together again to save the hotel or cut their losses and sell the family business?

This book was a bit of a slow burn, but was NOT lacking the drama! None of the characters were perfect or blameless, but I think that added dimension and a dose of reality to a story likened to Dirty Dancing. It melded the nostalgic feel of the 1970’s and 80’s with the modern day use of social media and expectations of hotel accommodations.