Ghost stories sound scarier when you’re sleeping under the same roof. From an Arizona hospital turned hotel to a grand seaside resort, these historic properties let you spend the night where eerie legends live on. The stays are real. The ghosts? That’s up for debate.
Room 217 at The Stanley Hotel
The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, links former housekeeper Elizabeth Wilson to Room 217 after a lantern explosion. Guests report moved belongings and unusual lights. Stephen King stayed there, and the visit inspired The Shining. Ask directly about room requests.
Carolyn Stickney’s Room at Omni Mount Washington
At Omni Mount Washington in New Hampshire, Room 314 is linked to Carolyn Stickney, whose four-poster bed once stood there. Legend says she appears at its foot. The Princess Room is her former dining room, not this guest room.
Tower Suite 661 at Hotel Colorado
Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs opened in 1893. Its Tower Suite 661 story describes a woman in a floral dress standing over beds. Elsewhere, the smell of cigar smoke is linked to a spirit called Walter. Both stories are hotel folklore.
Rooms 242 and 212 at Hotel Congress
Tucson’s Hotel Congress lists haunted rooms and asks guests to contact staff about availability. Room 242 is linked to a woman in white, while Room 212 has stories about doors behaving strangely. Request your preferred room directly.
Paranormal Staterooms on the Queen Mary
The Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, offers overnight stays aboard the historic ship. Its 2026 Paranormal Passage introduced staterooms B326, B328 and B334, styled around ghost legends. These are themed accommodations, not proof of hauntings. Check current inventory before booking.
The Locked Legend at the St. James Hotel
New Mexico’s St. James Hotel dates to 1872. Folklore ties Room 18 to gambler T.J. Wright, reportedly killed after a poker game. The room is described as locked and unavailable to guests. You can book the hotel, but not that particular room.
Kate Morgan at Hotel del Coronado
Kate Morgan checked into California’s Hotel del Coronado in November 1892 under another name and died days later. Her story inspired reported ghost encounters. The hotel treats it as history mixed with legend and offers overnight accommodations and haunted-history activities.
The Cigar-Smoke Legend at The Driskill
Austin’s Driskill Hotel has legends of a cigar-smoking figure associated with founder Jesse Driskill. Another story features a young girl on the staircase. Austin Monthly says historians found no evidence of her alleged fatal fall. That part is folklore, not established history.
Sallie White at the Menger Hotel
The Menger opened on San Antonio’s Alamo Plaza in 1859. Its best-known ghost story centers on Sallie White, a chambermaid reportedly shot by her husband in the 1870s. Sightings of a woman carrying towels belong to legend. The hotel still accepts overnight guests.
Maurice on Hotel Monteleone’s 14th Floor
New Orleans’ Hotel Monteleone is linked to Maurice Begere, a boy said to have died of fever. Hotel lore places his apparition on the 14th floor. Guests report seeing a child, but the story is folklore rather than a guaranteed encounter.
Rooms 218 and 419 at the Crescent Hotel
At Eureka Springs’ 1886 Crescent Hotel, Room 218 is tied to Michael, a stonemason in local lore. Room 419 is associated with Theodora, reportedly an employee of Norman Baker’s fraudulent cancer hospital. Room requests depend on availability.
A Former Hospital at Jerome Grand Hotel
Arizona’s Jerome Grand Hotel opened as United Verde Hospital in 1927, then reopened as a hotel in July 1996. The owners acknowledge stories of strange experiences there. The history is documented, while reports about ghosts and deaths in specific rooms are not.
Historic Rooms at The Myrtles
The Myrtles in St. Francisville, Louisiana, dates to 1796. Its legends include William Winter, who died in 1871. You can reserve rooms in the main house or garden, plus cottages on the grounds. The setting is real; the hauntings remain stories.
Why the Stories Stay With You
People pass along ghost legends because they want to imagine what an old building has witnessed. A night in a historic hotel lets you get up close to the architecture and the history behind the tale, with no supernatural encounter required. Book for the experience, and let the ghost story be the part you wonder about afterward.