Das Grand Hotel Babylon

Summary

In the labyrinthine corridors of the Grand Babylon Hotel, a bastion of European aristocratic rigidity, the arrival of Theodore Racksole—a titan of American industry—precipitates a collision between New World pragmatism and Old World artifice. When his daughter Nella’s request for a prosaic steak and Bass beer is met with the haughty refusal of a staff bound by archaic culinary protocols, Racksole performs the ultimate act of capitalist defiance: he purchases the entire establishment for the staggering sum of £400,000 and a guinea. This transactional coup, however, serves as the threshold to a darker narrative. The hotel, far from being a mere vessel of luxury, reveals itself as a conduit for international intrigue, disappearances, and a conspiratorial underworld. As Racksole assumes control, the veneer of hospitality dissolves, exposing a web of secret societies and high-stakes peril that threatens to consume both the millionaire and his spirited heir.

Synopsis

An American millionaire and his daughter Nella are staying at the supremely exclusive Grand Babylon Hotel. When Nella asks for a steak and Bass beer for dinner the order is refused. To get her what she wants her father buys the entire hotel, for £400,000 "and a guinea". Now strange things begin to occur at the hotel.