Are you brave enough to stay in one of these haunted hotels?
Perplexed by the paranormal? There have been suggested sightings of ghostly apparitions, specters and poltergeists in local communities all across the country. We’ve put together a list of some of the most haunted hotels in America. Want to get a glimpse of these potentially haunted accommodations? Get a ghostly gander at some of these venues featured in Very Local original series.
Bourbon Orleans Hotel
Inside the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, it’s been reported that ghost children and nuns have been seen roaming the sixth floor. A common encounter is of a little girl seen rolling her ball and chasing it down the hallway. The New Orleans hotel ranked by USA Today as one of the top haunted hotels in the country offers haunted history tours to guests.
Cassadaga Hotel
Numerous ghosts have been reported roaming the halls and rooms of the Cassadaga hotel near Daytona Beach, Florida. Sightings include a little ghost girl and boy riding tricycles in the hallway. The ringing of the bikes’ bells in the hallway have also been reported. A male apparition known as Gentleman Jack is known for being a lady’s man with a bad habit of smoking cigars on site.
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Gunter Hotel
Built in 1897, the Gunter Hotel in Frostburg, Maryland has been known to host some uninvited ghosts! Guests have reported feeling someone walking behind them up the stairs and hotel staff have seen paranormal guests inside the rooms. In addition to housing travelers, the antique building also contained a jail, a speakeasy, and at one point a cockfighting ring in the basement. Plenty of opportunity for spooky energies to culminate.
Find out more about the Gunter Hotel in this episode of Eat Play Stay: Adulting is Easy in Allegany County, MD
Hawthorne Hotel
Infamous for the Salem Witch Trials, Salem, Massachusetts is well known for its haunted history. The Hawthorne Hotel in Salem hosts its own hauntings hailing from the high seas. Mostly attributed to lost sea captains returning to their gathering place. Rooms 621 and 325 have had the most reports.
Hotel Savoy
Built in 1888, the Hotel Savoy has a long spooky history of supernatural occurrences. This dark and twisted haunted hotel in Missouri has had reports of voices, shadows, and full-body apparitions including a little girl in Victorian clothing on the 4th floor. Not to mention the suspicious death of a woman in Room 505.
Omni Parker House
The Omni Parker House in Boston has had multiple guest reports seeing a misty figure later identified as the original owner of the hotel, Harvey Parker inquiring about their stay. The hotel in Boston is rumored to be home to many apparitions and has had multiple ghost sightings.
Olivier House Hotel
Several spirits have been spotted wandering around the Olivier House Hotel in New Orleans. Two common apparitions are that of a Confederate soldier and two elderly women believed to be the old owners, Mrs. Olivier and Ms. Locoul.
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Super 8 Motel International Drive
This roadside motel in Orlando has a peculiar past of haunted happenings. Room 206 has the most activity with reports of an imprint of a human body appearing on a freshly made bed. Guests have also claimed to have felt somebody else in bed beside them. Others say that they’ve been woken up by the bed shaking aggressively
Victoria Inn Bed & Breakfast
The Victoria Inn located in Downtown Eerie, PA is the only historical accommodation in the area. Another unique feature found in this old B&B is the ghost that’s rumored to wander the premises. Thought to be one of the original owners, George Carol’s children. The spirit is kindly referred to as Mrs. Carol. The friendly ghost is known to visit at least once a day to check up on things.
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