HAUNTED HOTELS
Added on: 5th Jan 2016
KAROSTA PRISON, LATVIA
Karosta was used as a Nazi and Soviet military prison where
thousands of prisoners died. These days, the site serves as a
bizarre hotel where guests are treated like prisoners. Multiple
paranormal activities have allegedly been witnessed at the hotel with
visitors claiming to have heard footsteps, whispers, and audible
warnings such as “get out of here”.
CRESCENT HOTEL, ARKANSAS
Built as a luxury hotel and spa in 1886, the Crescent Hotel in
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, is considered to be one of the most
haunted hotels in the US. The hotel is said to be haunted by at
least eight different spirits all of whom are believed to be ghosts
of people most of which died at the hotel during its gloomy history.
DR. HOLMS HOTEL, NORWAY
Located at the renowned ski resort town of Geilo, southern Norway,
the Dr. Holms Hotel is a large, luxury hotel with spa, swimming pools,
gyms and many other facilities. However, this hotel is also popular for
its ghost sightings. The legend has it that in 1926, a young woman
hanged herself in the attic and her ghost lives in room No. 320.
HOTEL BURCHIANTI, ITALY
Situated at the heart of Florence, one of the world´s most romantic
cities, Hotel Burchianti is definitely not a place where lovers want
to stay. Numerous guests have claimed to see creepy translucent
figures, feel icy cold breath in their faces and hear
indefinable human voices.
HOTEL DEL CORONADO, CALIFORNIA
When it opened in 1888, the Hotel del Coronado was the largest resort
hotel in the world. Nowadays, this San Diego hotel ranks among the
most haunted hotels in the US with employees, workers and guests
experiencing odd noises, spirited breezes, strange faces and a
ghostly figure of a young lady wearing a black lace dress.
GRAND HYATT TAIPEI, TAIWAN
Considered one of the best luxury hotels in Taipei, Grand Hyatt Taipei
is a renowned resort that was built over a former wartime political
prison and is said to be haunted by the ghosts of several executed
inmates. The hotel has even placed some sacred scrolls throughout
the lobby in an attempt to rid the place of any wandering spirits.
HEVER CASTLE, ENGLAND
Located in the village of Hever, some 30 miles (48 km) south-east
of London, the Hever Castle was built as a country house where
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VII of England, spent
her childhood. These days, the castle serves as a luxury hotel but
the ghost of Anne Boleyn is still thought to reside there,
having been spotted by numerous guests.
BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL, CANADA
Built in 1888, the Banff Springs Hotel is considered one of the
most haunted places in Canada. Apart from a ghost of a young
woman wearing a wedding dress, the building is also haunted by
spirits of a family that was murdered in room No. 873. The door
to this room has since been bricked up but the ghosts are
often seen in the hallway outside the room.
RUSSELL HOTEL, AUSTRALIA
Located in The Rocks, Sydney’s oldest district, the Russell Hotel has
a long history full of various legends. According to one of them,
hotel room No. 8 is haunted by the spirit of a sailor who refused to
check out. Many hotel guests have described seeing a man
staring at them from the centre of the room.
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