The name of a US state that follows "The Hotel" in the title of a John Irving novel is - New Hampshire. The Hotel New Hampshire is John Irving's fifth novel, written in 1981, and it can be classified as a <em>coming of age </em>genre. The name refers to the state New Hampshire, located in the northeastern part of the United States of America, in the New England Region.
Dr. Livesey's narration adds a sense of plausibility to all the excitement we've witnessed. All the same, Livesey's observations are rather similar to Jim's so there's no significant break in continuity when he picks up the story.