Here Are The Most Haunted Hotels In The World
For most of us, staying in a hotel is a great way to get away from it all and catch up on some much needed sleep. But if you choose to spend the night in any one of these spooky haunted hotels from around the world, sleep just might be the last thing on your mind. In these establishments, the spirits aren’t only limited to the bar...
55. Fairmont Banff Springs – Alberta, Canada
The impressive Fairmont Banff Springs in Alberta, Canada was unveiled in 1888 as a railway hotel. Over the years, though, it has apparently acquired the spirit of a newlywed who died here in a fall on her wedding day. Some people say she still likes to dance in the ballroom.
Well, those people are free to waltz with her — we'll skip this dance, thanks. A fire in 1926 ended up destroying the original building, and even though new wings were added to take up the space, it's still eerie to think about what was lost.
54. The Hollywood Roosevelt – Los Angeles, California
There's only one place in California that has more celebrity sightings than Hollywood Boulevard, and it's the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Of course, the celebrities who frequent the hotel are said to be a little, well, difficult to access. Tinseltown titans Marylin Monroe, Clark Gable, and Charlie Chaplin all stayed at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Roosevelt, and it's rumored that some of them are still guests to this day.
The blonde bombshell herself, Marilyn Monroe, has been spotted by more than a few people at the legendary hotel. Some guests have even claimed to have seen the icon's ghostly reflection in one of the hotel’s mirrors!
53. The Langham Hotel – London, England
In 2014 members of the English cricket team were ridiculed in the press for saying that ghosts had kept them awake during their stay at London’s Langham Hotel. But why would an entire cricket team lie? In actuality, the hotel is said to have at least seven spirits, with room 333 being a particular hot spot for hauntings.
The hotel certainly has a colorful history. Not only was it used by the British Army during World War II, but it was frequented by high-class clientele, including Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, Winston Churchill, and Princess Diana. Maybe those cricket players were telling the truth after all...
52. Hotel Chelsea – New York, New York
The Hotel Chelsea has seen its fair share of darkness over the last few decades. In 1953 the poet Dylan Thomas passed away in the New York hotel, and in 1978 the Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious was accused of murdering Nancy Spungen in the hotel’s room 100. And according to some believers, both Thomas and Vicious are still checked into the hotel... as permanent guests.
Neither man, it seems, went "gentle into that good night" after all. The Hotel Chelsea was a legendary home to many complicated artists over the years, including Arthur Miller, Stanley Kubrick, Andy Warhol, Jimi Hendrix, and Bob Dylan.