Archive for Southwestern U.S. Haunted Hotels

The Hotel Del Coronado

Located in San Diego, CA, The Hotel Del Coronado was the setting for a tragic tale of lost love.  In the late 1800′s, a young, beautiful lady named Kate Morgan fell in love with and married a cheating, gambling man with a bad reputation.  When she became pregnant, her husband sent her a letter and ended their relationship.  She tracked him down to The Hotle del Cornado where he was staying and checked in using the name Mrs. Lottie Anderson.  She later caught him in the act with another woman.  After arguing with him, she stormed from the room and was found dead a day or two later on Thanksgiving Day 1892. 

There are two different verions of Kate’s demise.  The first version is that she purchased a gun with the intent of killing her cheating husband, but had a change of heart and committed suicide instead.  The second version says her husband actually killed her and then staged the scene to make it look like a suicide.

Kate’s presence is said to linger in the hotel, mainly confined to room 3502, but strange things have occured in rooms 3505 and 3312 as well.  Witnesses have reported an apparition in a black lace dress, hearing strange choking noises, unexplained footsteps and cold spots.  Guest have also reported objects disappearing or moving on their own.

Want to visit The Hotel Del Coronado? Visit the official site.

Oban Hotel – Hollywood, CA

oban hotelMany celebrities stayed at this hotel in its heyday, but the place is haunted by a stuntman and double for actor Harry Langdon. The man’s name was Charles Love and he is joined in his afterlife performance by several other unidentified spirits, including a few other male ghosts, a female ghost, and a very sinister presence in the basement. The hotel is on Yucca Street near vine in Hollywood.

Ione Hotel – Ione, CA

ione-hotelGuests have reported encountering a floating dark shadow passing through the rooms of the second floor of this modest hotel. Clouds of etheric vapor have appeared in the dining room, where candles have been known to relight themselves. The ghost of a woman named Mary Phelps, who lost her baby son in a room fire in 1884, has appeared to several witnesses. Another ghost named George keeps returning to his old room at the hotel. Owners Millie and William Jones have also experienced the entities. The town of Ione is southwest of Sacramento, near Jackson in Amador County.

Julian Hotel – Julian, CA

julian-hotelOpened more than 100 years ago, Julian Hotel was built by freed slaves Albert and Margaret Robinson in 1897. 

Apparently they loved the place so much, they decided never to leave.  Their spirits most often appear in the upstairs rooms, where lace doilies and furniture get  mysteriously rearranged.  A maid recently caught a glimpse of Albert, with a pipe in his mouth, in a mirror in one of the rooms.

The town of Julian is in San Diego County. 

 

Find out more about Julian Hotel at its official website.

Hotel Monte Vista – Flagstaff, AZ

haunted-hotel-monte-vistaThe Monte Vista Hotel opened on New Years Day, January 1, 1927 and is the oldest operational hotel in Flagstaff.  Stories of the hauntings of Hotel Monte Vista have been circulated for decades. Strange activity continues to be reported to this day.  

 This hotel has several ghosts, one of which is  the phantom bell boy.  Hotel guests have reported a knock at their door and in a muffled voice, someone announces “room service”. When guests open the door, they find that no one is there. Some guests however have seen the figure of a bellboy standing outside of room 210. 

Room 305 is by far the most active room in the Hotel. Many guest and staff have reported seeing a woman in the rocking chair near the window and that same chair seemingly rocking by itself.  There are also reports of a little boy running through the hallways and a baby crying in the basement. 

Find out more about the Monte Vista Hotel hauntings at the hotel website.

Clawson House Inn – Bisbee, AZ

haunted-clawson-houseThe Clawson House Inn was built by a mine manager in 1895.  It was originally a mansion and the private residence of the Clawson family.   A bitter labor dispute in the late 1890′s caused the mining company to bring in scabs across the picket lines  in order to continue the mining.  Three of these men were staying at the Clawson House Inn and were killed by the striking miners.  Their spirits seem to be trapped in the house.  Additionally, Mrs. Clawson’s kind spirit still remains. 

The Clawson house is located at 116 Clawson Avenue in Bisbee.