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After my Grandmother passed away I always used to smell the scent of sweet cinnamon or sugar cookies in my den. I don't know if it was her or another spirit but it went away after about 4 months. Ghost or not? I don't know.
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I'm a ghost magnet myself, and also am happier to be without such encounters. My aunt's knees used to "crack" with a very unique sound, and my cousin says that she now hears it in her house if she's alone late at night. She especially hears it when she is with her babies--my cousin gave birth well after my aunt died and she was always desperate to be a grandmother.
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I've certainly heard of that phenomenon, cd. In fact the scent of rose perfume at the St. James Hotel in Cimarron, NM is supposedly a sure sign the spirit of the wife of the hotel's original owner is nearby.
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Speaking of haunted hotels...
MSN had this list of haunted hotels on its website, today: http://local.msn.com/special/archive/hotels_haunted.asp |
Thank you, BrimhamRocks! I've added the hotels I didn't have in my list from that MSN list to my haunted hotels index.
Here are the hotels described by MSN that weren't listed here. Keep the comments coming! California -- San Francisco -- Sir Francis Drake Hotel Georgia -- Savannah -- 17 Hundred 90 Illinois -- Chicago -- Congress Plaza Hotel Oregon -- Troutdale (Portland area) -- McMenamins Edgefield |
I've stayed at the Hollywood Roosevelt before, yep you're right it's haunted.
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What did you see at the Hollywood Roosevelt, viamar? According to a show that mentioned its ghosts, there's a mirror in the lobby where Marilyn Monroe occasionally makes appearances, and Montgomery Cliff plays a trumpet on the 9th floor.
Didja see someone famous -- or was it an anonymous ghost? |
I want to smoke what you've got! Ghost, gobblins, it all sends chills down my spine (cough cough).
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I found a great list of haunted hotels today, added them to my personal list and now I'm posting them here! Sorry they're not in alphabetical order, but there were really just too many. Anyway, here you go! Enjoy...
Rhode Island -- Newport -- Agincourt Inn Bed and Breakfast North Carolina -- Lake Lure -- Lodge on Lake Lure Montana -- Pray -- Chico Hot Springs Lodge and Ranch (Rm 349) New Mexico -- Cloudcroft -- Lodge at Cloudcroft (Rm 101 - Governor's Suite) New York -- Canandaigua -- Sutherland House Bed and Breakfast New York -- Grand Island -- Holiday Inn Ohio -- Cincinnati -- Omni Netherland Plaza Oklahoma -- Guthrie -- Stone Lion Inn Pennsylvania -- New Hope -- Wedgwood Inns Utah -- Ogden -- Radisson Ben Lomond Suite Hotel (Rm 1106) Virginia -- Charles City -- Edgewood Plantation DC -- Washington -- Renaissance Mayflower Hotel DC -- Washington -- Hay-Adams Hotel Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- The Pfister Hotel Hawaii -- Honolulu -- Hilton Hotel Hawaii -- Kailua-Kona -- King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel Illinois -- St. Charles -- Baker Hotel Illinois -- Grafton -- Ruebel Hotel Kansas -- Beaumont -- Beaumont Hotel Kansas -- Lawrence -- Eldridge Hotel (Rm 506) Vermont -- Manchester Village -- The Equinox Kentucky -- Jackson -- Jefferson Hotel Kentucky -- Louisville -- Seelback Hotel Kentucky -- Bardstown -- Talbott Inn Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Bourbon Orleans Hotel Maine -- Bar Harbor -- Bar Harbor Inn Maine -- Kennebunkport -- Captain Fairfield Inn Maine -- Kennebunkport -- Captain Lord Inn Maine -- Tenants Harbor -- East Wind Inn (Rm 12, Rm 14) Maine -- Lucerne -- Lucerne Inn Manitoba -- Winnipeg -- Fort Garry Hotel Maryland -- Westminster -- Avondale Bed and Breakfast Maryland -- Port Deposit -- Union Hotel Massachusetts -- Marblehead -- Blue Door Inn Massachusetts -- Concord -- Colonial Inn (Rm 24) Massachusetts -- Deerfield -- Deerfield Inn Massachusetts -- Boston -- Genova Inn Massachusetts -- Salem -- Hawthorne Hotel Massachusetts -- Plymouth -- John Carver Inn (Rm 311) Massachusetts -- Falmouth -- Vilage Green Inn Massachusetts -- Wellesley -- Wellesley Inn Massachusetts -- Yarmouth -- Yarmouth Resort Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Michigan -- Traverse City -- Bower's Harbor Inn Michigan -- Fenton -- Fenton Hotel Michigan -- Holly -- Historic Holly Hotel Michigan -- Marquette -- Landmark Inn Michigan -- Marshall -- National House Inn Minnesota -- Bloomington -- Radisson South Hotel Minnesota -- St. Paul -- St. Paul Hotel Mississippi -- 1902-08 Stained Glass Manor-Oak Hall Bed and Breakfast Missouri -- Carthage -- Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast Missouri -- Kansas City -- Hotel Savoy (Rm 505) |
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Thanks a lot, WillTravel! Here are the inns listed in that article:
Colorado -- Manitou Springs -- Peacock Bed and Breakfast Connecticut -- Poquetanuck -- Captain Grant's Inn (Adelaide Room) Indiana -- Jeffersonville -- Old Bridge Inn North Carolina -- Asheville -- Katherine's Bed and Breakfast Tennessee -- Mountain City -- Prospect Hill Bed and Breakfast Vermont -- Williston -- Catamount Bed and Breakfast |
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The Holly Hotel, in Michigan is no longer a hotel. Just a restaurant. A VERY good restaurant though.
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Thanks for the update, Cassidy.
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What about the Syrus Aeckney place in Maine?
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I wasn't lucky enough to see any spirits, but one of the employees there told us some pretty hair raising stories. It could all just be my imagination but you just get "feeling" when you are staying there, especially when walking down the corridors at night. Besides the whole haunted thing it's a great hotel with lots of history.
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Al LaCarte
Gee, is that you, Arnie? This is Halloween season, not April Fools. We missed you. |
Kat1,
Glad you caught the reference! No, I'm not Arnie but I loved the story and wondered if there was still anyone here from a year ago who remembered it. Arnie, are you out there? |
Re: the Stone Lion Inn in Guthrie, OK. They host murder mystery weekends. We didn't see any ghosts while we were there, but the Inn Keeper was pretty scary! I've never seen anyone (man or woman) do as many tequilla shots as she did and still be standing!;)
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Coincidentally enough, I spent last summer visiting and reviewing several haunted hotels, several of which haven't been mentioned here. Here's my list, with URLs, if interested.
Arizona -- Bisbee -- Bisbee Grand Hotel http://www.epinions.com/content_100686925444 Arizona -- Jerome -- Jerome Grand Hotel http://www.epinions.com/content_102009048708 California -- Columbia -- Columbia City Hotel http://www.epinions.com/content_115366268548 California -- San Francisco -- San Remo Hotel http://www.epinions.com/content_115577360004 California -- San Jose -- Wyndham San Jose http://www.epinions.com/content_108990533252 Ontario -- Toronto -- Fairmont Royal York http://www.epinions.com/content_112884616836 I also stayed a couple you did mention: Queen Anne Hotel http://www.epinions.com/content_107377888900 The Sir Francis Drake is a review in progress at the moment. These all include the stories of the hauntings as well. Tombstone, Arizona, is worth checking out too. That town had enough ghost stories for the History Channel to do a whole hour on it alone. However, that's true of a lot of these old west mining towns. Adrienne |
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