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Haunted Hotels of the West

For most of us, hotel stays come with check-in and check-out dates. But many lodgings claim to have guests that refuse to leave, lingering in the rooms or on the grounds long after their scheduled stay. Check in to one of these hotels if you want to spend Halloween with real ghosts. And why limit it to Halloween? Since the spirits in these establishments are not staged seasonal events, ghost hunters can spend the night with specters year-round. In case you missed it: check out our list of Haunted Hotels of the East.

Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado
The
Stanley Hotel (above) was made famous in 1977 by Stephen King’s The Shining, but legend has it that the hotel was home to spirits long
before King modeled his “Overlook Hotel” after the property.

The
building sits on land originally owned by the British fourth earl of
Dunraven, who used it as private hunting reserve. Angry locals drove the earl out and automaker F.O. Stanley bought the
property in 1909 and opened the Georgian-style hotel. Some claim that
the bitter Lord Dunraven haunts the 4th floor, where lights switch on
and off mysteriously and furniture moves around by itself. In Room 412, one guest claims that he was possessed by an evil entity that drove him
to speak in tongues.

In the 1970s, King stayed in Room 217 of
the almost deserted hotel just before it closed for the season. While
it is uncertain whether or not King experienced paranormal
activity, The Shining generated a flurry of ghost sightings and other
eerie
events.                                                                                  
 

Guests who have stayed in Room 408 have reported hearing children
playing and laughing loudly outside their door but finding nothing when
getting up to investigate. They also claim to have left the room for a
few seconds only to return and find the entire room in disarray and
handprints of small children on the mirrors. Too scared to stay
overnight? The hotel also offers daily ghost tours.

Crescent Hotel and Spa, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Legend has it that several ghosts reside at the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa; eerie sightings have been reported in guest rooms, the lobby, the dining room and on the grounds. The most haunted room, 218, is home to the spirit of Michael, an Irish stonemason who fell to his death from the roof during the hotel’s construction and landed on the future site of the room. It is reported that he bangs on walls and turns the television and lights on and off. 

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