These guests overstayed their welcome.
In form of The horrors of halloween approachAmerica’s most haunted hotels have been revealed in a new report – based on guests’ stories of seeing, hearing and even feeling so-called ghosts and other strange occurrences.
Travel booking engine Hotels.com, which saw a “significant increase in interest in horror vacations” this month, compiled the terrifying list by looking at thousands of user reviews left on its site.
Across the country, with significant concentrations in the south and south-west, experts have identified 13 locations where guests are most likely to feel frightened.
“We’re working on adding guaranteed ghost sightings, but these spirits are hard to spot,” joked Melanie Fish, a spokeswoman for the site.
“Odour!” Leading the list is the Bourbon Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, where guests reportedly encountered the spirit of a little girl, supposedly friendly, who came in and never left.
One guest claimed, “Book 305 and maybe you’ll see the little girl my husband woke up to see.” ,[He] When he started to stand on his feet, he woke up and saw a little girl standing near the bed.
This building, which was originally a theater in the early 19th century, has a particularly colorful history, According to Ghost City ToursWhich confirmed the guest’s experience.
According to the site, “When yellow fever swept through the city in the late 19th century, nuns of the Sisters of the Holy Family prayed and cared for sick orphans.” To be in possession.
“The charming sounds of children’s laughter echo through the corridors of the hotel. Hotel guests have experienced a blow to the back of their shirts, but when they look back they find the hallway completely empty.”
A ghost Confederate soldier from the Civil War is also believed to roam the hallways of the historic dormitory.
Elsewhere in The City That Care Forgot, Building Five of the Hotel Provincial – the former site of a Confederate military hospital – may still be caught up in the drama of the Civil War.
One hotel reviewer insisted that “something pushed my 15-year-old daughter out of bed during the night.”
Other guests have claimed to experience similar, unsettling conditions.
On TripAdvisor, A patron from 2018 wrote “I woke up because my bed was shaking back and forth from left to right. It shook like an earthquake.”
“Nothing in my room or on the dresser moved or vibrated, not even the chandelier hanging over my bed,” the guest said, mentioning that this happened several times during their stay. This continued for days.
Also on the list is the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, which was home to the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929. It is believed that this is where Marilyn Monroe’s spirit resides, the site said.
forbes Confirming the story, the ill-fated actress shot her first print ad in the hotel pool, while a mental patient told the outlet that the water is still “buzzing” with spiritual energy.
Others have claimed to see her circling in the mirror of her old suite, room number 1200.
And down in San Diego, room 309 of the Horton Grand Hotel is haunted by a 19th-century gambler named Roger Whittaker, who checked into the hotel more than 200 years ago.
“He was known for excessive drinking and cheating in gambling matters. During his stay in Horton, he found himself on the run to escape violent threats against his life that were being made by creditors who were tired of not receiving the money they owed. According to Ghosts and Gravestones,
“One night, after an altercation with these henchmen and already suffering from a gunshot wound, Whittaker went back to his room at the Horton and hid inside the wardrobe. Unfortunately, he was chased and later shot dead inside the armoury,” experts said.
Meanwhile, in the Pacific Northwest, Seattleites are familiar with the upper echelon ghost of Alice B. Toklas, who is said to be a gracious host to those who stayed in Room 408 of the Hotel Sorrento.
Toklas, who became famous for her 1954 cookbook That Introduced the world to the pot brownie recipeHas made his presence known to the staff as well as the guests.
“The first week I started [at the Hotel Sorrento] In 2019, I was going upstairs for some work and the lift stopped at the 4th floor [and no one was there]The doors opened and then the doors closed and it went to the sixth floor,” a former employee told Fodor’s.
“Now, the same thing happened yesterday also. I was coming down to get coffee from the fifth floor, where I live, and the doors to the fourth floor opened, closed and then went away. So I’m like, Oh, Alice, you’re just saying hello and welcome back.
The site revealed that the famously luxurious Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada has been said to be home to many disturbed spirits for centuries.
One of the tortured souls is a murdered prostitute named Rose, According to US Ghost Adventures,
One recent guest said, “Our ghost radar went off in our room” and another claimed “some ghost or spirit woke me up in the middle of the night.”
A guest at Albuquerque’s Hotel Park Central, a former psychiatric hospital, claimed that “the hotel is very haunted, and we experienced some paranormal activity during our stay. We were supposed to stay for two nights, but due to difficulty sleeping we left after the first night.
Houston’s Hotel ICON, former site of the Depression-era Union National Bank. It is believed that it still houses the spirits of devastated finance workers whose lives were ruined due to tough economic times.
And in nearby San Antonio, brave soldiers defended the Alamo, as seen by guests at the Hotel Gibbs.
Two states away at the Hassayampa Inn in Prescott, Arizona, a ghost named Faith allegedly died of a broken heart when her husband disappeared during their 1927 honeymoon.
That same year, Annalisa Netherly, a guest at the Reed House Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was believed to have been decapitated by a jealous boyfriend in the bathtub of room 311.
The hotel claims, “Over the past few years, many guests have reported paranormal activity in the rooms, including unexplained noises, flickering lights, running water, shadowy figures, and more.” Claim to convert the room into a tourist attraction,
“Many original elements from Annalisa Netherly’s time remain, including a vintage clawfoot tub and an AM radio. Manual locks on the doors require the use of a physical key, just as hotel guests used in 1927.”
The site also revealed some trending destinations ahead of Halloween. Number one is Salem, the annexed colonial-era capital of Massachusetts – where hysteria over witchcraft led to the imprisonment of many people and the execution of 19.
The 5 Best Destinations for Halloween, According to Hotels.com
- Salem, Massachusetts, notorious for witch trials during the 1600s.
- Eureka Springs, Arkansas, home of the haunted Crescent Hotel.
- Key West, Florida, home of a cursed toy, Robert the Doll.
- New Orleans is famous for its haunted buildings and cemeteries.
- San Antonio, home of the alleged ghost soldiers of the Alamo.
