Haunted hotels in the USA
Dare to spend the night?
America’s most famous haunted hotels and historic inns, with ghost stories you can check for yourself.
- 5+ haunted stays
- 4 states
- Sources on every story
Featured haunted stays
Handpicked for true believers (and curious travelers)
The Queen Mary
A 1936 Cunard liner moored in Long Beach since 1967, with staterooms you can book. Two crew deaths behind its best-known ghost stories are on record; the drowned girl in the pool is not.
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The Stanley Hotel
F.O. Stanley's 1909 hotel in the Rockies, where a one-night stay inspired Stephen King's The Shining. A real 1911 explosion lies behind Room 217's ghost; most other stories have no named witness.
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1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa
An 1886 limestone resort hotel in the Ozarks that was briefly a quack's cancer "hospital." Its staff have their own stories; the famous room ghosts have no record behind them.
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Every listing has the history of the building, the ghost stories told about it and how much evidence there is for each. Whether you’re a firm believer or just love a good story, you can make up your own mind.
How we research →Honest evidence levels
Clear tiers and labels, with the original sources linked.
Real guest experiences
Accounts from people who have stayed, attributed where we can.
Practical planning
Maps, booking links and the haunted rooms to ask for.
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Hotels and inns you can actually visit, and we say when you can’t stay.
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Frequently asked questions
Are haunted hotels safe to stay in?
The hotels listed here are ordinary working hotels and inns, run to the same safety rules as anywhere else you might stay. A ghost story doesn't change that. If you have questions about a particular building, such as stairs, access or fire safety, ask the hotel directly before you book.
How do you decide which hotels are haunted?
We read guest reviews, written accounts and the history of each building, and give every hotel a tier based on how many consistent reports of unexplained experiences we can find. Featured and Verified Haunts have written guest accounts; Unverified hotels have a haunted reputation but few first-hand reports so far. The tiers measure the reports, not proof of ghosts. How our tiers work
Can you request a haunted room?
Most haunted hotels allow guests to request specific haunted rooms, though availability varies. Popular haunted rooms should be booked well in advance. See the haunted rooms you can ask for