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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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)

Here's an MSNBC article on the topic:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/975616.asp...0cb=-119101859

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

MSN list of haunted Bed & Breakfasts...

http://www.msnbc.com/news/975616.asp

The Holly Hotel, in Michigan is no longer a hotel. Just a restaurant. A VERY good restaurant though.

Thanks for the update, Cassidy.

What about the Syrus Aeckney place in Maine?

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.

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!

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