Archive briefing
The Darkives lists 33 hotels where our community has documented paranormal phenomena. They span 3 countries, led by the United States (27), the United Kingdom (5) and Spain (1), and the most-recorded areas are California (5), Texas (3) and Arizona (2).
The phenomena most often recorded at these hotels are ghost and spirit activity (32) and demonic activity (1).
Members have filed 1 first-hand witness report across 1 of these places; each location page holds its full history, photos and reports.
United States
27
GhostCopper Queen Hotel
Bisbee, Arizona
Mining town hotel
HotelOpen file- Ghost
Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence, Kansas
Hotel burned by Quantrill's Raiders
HotelOpen file - Demonic
Goldfield Hotel
Goldfield, Nevada
Abandoned mining boom hotel
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Holly Hotel
Holly, Michigan
Victorian hotel restaurant
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Hotel del Coronado
Coronado, California
Victorian beach resort with tragic past
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Hotel Monteleone
New Orleans, Louisiana
Historic French Quarter hotel
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Jerome Grand Hotel
Jerome, Arizona
Former hospital turned haunted hotel
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Kate Morgan's Room
Coronado, California
Room where Kate died
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Menger Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
Historic Alamo-adjacent hotel
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Mineral Springs Hotel
Alton, Illinois
Hotel on former Civil War hospital
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Mineral Springs Hotel Pool
Alton, Illinois
Indoor pool area
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Mizpah Hotel
Tonopah, Nevada
Mining boomtown hotel
HotelOpen file - Ghost › Apparition
Mount Washington Hotel
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Grand resort with Princess spirit
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Occidental Hotel
Buffalo, Wyoming
Wild West hotel
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Occidental Hotel Bordello
Buffalo, Wyoming
Third floor brothel
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Palmer House Hotel
Sauk Centre, Minnesota
Renovated historic hotel
HotelOpen file
Ghost › ApparitionRMS Queen Mary
Long Beach, California
The RMS Queen Mary, once a grand transatlantic ocean liner and wartime troopship, now permanently docks in Long Beach as a hotel-museum. Renowned for…
HotelOpen file- Ghost
St. James Hotel
Cimarron, New Mexico
Old West hotel
HotelOpen file - Ghost
The Baker Hotel
Mineral Wells, Texas
Art Deco hotel and spa
HotelOpen file - Ghost
The Crescent Hotel
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
America's most haunted hotel
HotelOpen file - Ghost
The Driskill Hotel
Austin, Texas
Victorian hotel with tragic brides
HotelOpen file - Ghost
The Knickerbocker Hotel
Hollywood, California
Golden age Hollywood hotel
HotelOpen file - Ghost
The Pfister Hotel
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Luxurious hotel with permanent guest
HotelOpen file - Ghost
The Shanley Hotel
Napanoch, New York
Small hotel with big haunting
HotelOpen file - Ghost
The Skirvin Hotel
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Haunted by Effie the maid
HotelOpen file - Ghost
The Stanley Hotel
Estes Park, Colorado
Inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining
HotelOpen file - Ghost
Union Hotel
Benicia, California
Historic hotel and restaurant
HotelOpen file
United Kingdom
5
1 reportGhost › PoltergeistBoathouse Hotel
Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey
Welcoming and friendly family run hotel on the coast at Newry, Anglesey.
HotelOpen file
Ghost › IntelligentEttington Park Hotel
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Ettington Park Hotel, a neo-Gothic mansion near Stratford-upon-Avon, is as elegant as it is haunted. Once home to the Shirley family for over 900…
HotelOpen file
Ghost › Shadow FigureLion Hotel
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
16 Century Inn that became a Coaching Inn, several resident ghosts documented.
HotelOpen file
Ghost › ApparitionMidland Hotel
Manchester, Greater Manchester
The Midland Hotel in Manchester, Greater Manchester, is a grand Edwardian railway hotel, opened in 1903 and closely associated with the beginnings of…
HotelOpen file
Ghost › IntelligentThe Langham Hotel
London, Greater London
The Langham Hotel, London’s grandest 19th-century hotel, has hosted royalty, writers, and ghosts alike. From spectral Victorian gentlemen to the…
HotelOpen file
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