10 Haunted Hotels in USA You Can Stay In
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1. The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado, USA
Colorado's Stanley Hotel was opened by F O Stanley, the inventor of America's Stanley Steamer automobiles, in 1907 and paranormal activity has been a part of the hotel's history ever since. Elisabeth Wilson, a former housekeeper, who died at the hotel in 1911, is said to have returned to assist guests in Room 217 in the past, unpacking and storing away their belongings. The sounds of children running and giggling down the halls are also regularly reported on the fourth floor.
2. The Hollywood Roosevelt, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
Marilyn Monroe was a resident at this landmark Los Angeles hotel which hosted the first Academy Awards in 1929. Guests and hotel staff have reported seeing a blonde woman in the long mirror found in Monroe's former suite. Her presence is also said to be felt in the hotel's poolside nightclub Tropicana. The ghost of actor Montgomery Clift has also been reportedly heard playing his trombone from Room 928, where he once stayed.
3. Bourbon Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
It's rumoured that many ghosts from different eras of the building's history roam the halls of the Bourbon Orleans hotel. The building was once a convent and orphanage and the most frequently told story is of the young girl who is seen rolling a ball and chasing it down the sixth floor corridors.
4. Anchorage Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
The supernatural occurences that take place at the historic Anchorage hotel in Alaska are attributed to the death of police officer John J Black Jack Sturgus. He was discovered shot in the back with a bullet from his own gun just steps from the hotel. It's rumoured that he returns to the hotel every year, seeking justice for an unsolved crime.
5. The Heathman Hotel, Portland, Oregon, USA
Three rooms at the Heathman Hotel in Portland, Oregon are reported to be the most haunted rooms in the hotel. There have been frequent complaints of drops in temperature, unexplained noises and other paranormal activity reported by different guests. Some claimed to have seen a hazy face watching them in the shadows.
6. Jekyll Island Club Hotel, Jekyll Island, GA, USA
This historic luxury hotel in Georgia housed several famous wealthy Americans, including banker J P Morgan, who was known for smoking his favourite cigar at 5am every morning in the annex. Many years later, guests have reported smelling cigar smoke at the hotel at the same early morning hour.
7. The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Denver, Colorado, USA
This Colorado hotel holds regular ghost tours during the month of October, telling the stories of unexplained paranormal activity reported by former guests and staff through the years. The tales have included sightings of a railroad conductor as well as a string quartet in the San Marco Room, where musical performances were held.
8. Hawthorne Hotel, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
The Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Massachusetts has hosted several famous guests, including former US president George Bush and his wife Barbara. But the hotel also witnessed a lot of unusual activity, from missing keys to water tap and lights turning on by themselves. The ghost of a woman apparently roams the hall outside Room 612.
9. The Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Guests at this historic hotel in North Carolina have reported sightings of a portly man wearing a long blue coat wandering the halls. The description is said to match pictures of Dr Jacocks, a former resident of the inn. Other guests have heard footsteps in empty rooms.
10. Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
Unusual activity was reported at this hotel in California following the unexplained death of Kate Morgan, who was found dead just days after she'd checked in. Guests who have stayed in her room were reported to have witnesssed lights flickering, the television turning on by itself, and even a woman standing by the window. This resort, built in 1888 has had a host of famous visitors, including former presidents. It is also rumoured this is where King Edward VIII first met Wallis Simpson.