Step inside the most haunted hotels in the world — where the past refuses to stay buried and the dead still walk the halls.
Haunted Hotels is your ultimate guide to the most ghostly, historic, and terrifying hotels on Earth. From luxurious grand hotels to abandoned roadside motels, we uncover the tragic stories, restless spirits, chilling encounters, and paranormal activity that make these places legendary among ghost hunters and brave travelers alike.
Sleep with one eye open. Some rooms have permanent residents.
Explore the Haunted Hotels Collection
- Most Haunted Hotels In-depth guides to the world’s most active haunted hotels, complete with room numbers, ghost names, and real guest experiences.
- Famous Ghosts & Apparitions Lady in Red, murdered brides, tragic suicides, Civil War soldiers, and long-deceased staff who still “work” the night shift.
- Paranormal Evidence EVP recordings, shadow figures, full-bodied apparitions, cold spots, and terrifying personal accounts from actual guests and investigators.
- Hotel Histories & Tragedies The dark secrets, unsolved murders, fatal accidents, and heartbreaking stories behind each haunted location.
- Visitor Guides & Survival Tips Which rooms to request (or avoid), best times to visit, what equipment to bring, and safety rules for overnight ghost hunts.
- Reader Ghost Stories Real experiences submitted by people who stayed in these haunted hotels and lived to tell the tale.
We treat these historic properties with respect while delivering the most compelling and well-documented haunted hotel stories available.
Some hotels offer room service. Others… offer something much more permanent.
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Browse our haunted hotel collection and discover where the living and the dead share the same hallways.
Here are a few of our favorites:
Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, CA
The ghostly presence of a lady named Kate is said to linger in the hotel, mainly confined to room 3502, but strange things have occurred 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. Read More
Ione Hotel, Ione, CA
Guests 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. Read More
Julian Hotel – Julian, CA
The hotel spirits are an older couple who loved the place so much they didn’t want to leave. They most often appear in the upstairs rooms, where lace doilies and furniture get mysteriously rearranged. Read More