Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Boo! Haunted Hotels...

Updated 10/2010

Well, it's that time of year again -- time for trick-or-treating, ghosts, goblins and all sorts of paranormal fun!

What better way to celebrate Halloween than to stay in an actual haunted hotel! Who knows what you'll see or hear!

To help you save time, I've searched Resideo and found the following hotels that claim to be haunted or have some sort of connection to the paranormal.


Queen Mary Hotel
Long Beach, CA
... Throughout the year, the Queen Mary Hotel offers regularly-scheduled day and night guided and self-guided paranormal tours of the haunted ship. ...

Queen Anne Hotel
San Francisco, CA
... According to legend, it is still haunted by the ghost of Mary Lake, who was the school’s superintendent and mistress of Senator Fair. ...

Georgian Hotel
Santa Monica, CA
... During prohibition, the Art Deco hotel housed a popular speakeasy and is now rumored to be haunted by certain unearthly guests. ...

Sutherland House Bed & Breakfast
Canandaigua, NY
... A scrapbook that documents the home’s transformation from a haunted house to a bed and breakfast is available for guests to peruse. ...

Planters inn on Reynolds Square
Savannah, GA
... Rooms include in-room safes. Bathrooms feature bathrobes and Gilchrist & Soames toiletries. Expert Tip. Legend has it that the hotel is haunted. ...

The Marshall House
Savannah, GA
... The Travel Channel has featured The Marshall House several times on their haunted hotel programs. Please Note: Fees apply for valet parking or self parking. ...

1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
... Springs, Arkansas. The amazing hotel has a rich and fascinating history and is considered by some to be a haunted hotel. The Crescent ...

Glen Tavern Inn
Santa Paula, CA
... Tudor-Craftman style hotel property has been the site of several western films and embraces a reputation of being somewhat enigmatic, if not altogether haunted ...

Magnolia Mansion
New Orleans, LA
... Expert Tip. The Magnolia Mansion was featured on the Today Show’s "Travel" section on account of rumors that the mansion is haunted by friendly ghosts. ...

The Holt Hotel
Adderbury, GB
... 1475. It is situated on the edge of the Cotswolds and is said to be haunted by a highwayman who used to frequent the establishment. ...


New for 2009:

Omni Park House
Boston, MA
From about.com: "The third floor is the paranormal hotspot at this historic Boston hotel. Charlotte Cushman, a renowned 19th century stage actress who played both male and female roles (Lady Macbeth as well as Hamlet), died in 1876 in her room on the third floor. Now, one of the elevators often travels on its own to the third floor, even when no buttons are pushed."


New for 2010:

Sofitel Washington Lafayette Square
Washington, DC
The structure was built by a friend of George Washington and is purported to be haunted...

Biltmore Hotel
Coral Gables, FL
Each Thursday night, ghost stories are told fireside in the hotel lobby.



Well, what do you think -- brave enough to visit one of these, or dare to stay the night? :-)

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