Top 10 Most Haunted Hotels in the United States

Looking for a place to rest your head—with the possibility of an unexpected ghostly visitor? These haunted hotels across the U.S. have a reputation for eerie encounters, mysterious sounds, and spectral sightings. Check in if you dare.

1. The Stanley Hotel – Estes Park, Colorado

The Stanley Hotel is a paranormal hotspot where guests report eerie piano music, shadow figures, and ghostly laughter.

2. The Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, Arkansas

The Crescent Hotel, dubbed America's Most Haunted Hotel, was once a fraudulent hospital where sinister experiments took place. Guests see apparitions of former patients and hear unexplained whispers.

3. Hotel del Coronado – San Diego, California

This beachfront luxury hotel is haunted by the ghost of Kate Morgan, a woman who checked in but never checked out. Mysterious lights flicker, and her silhouette appears on the beach.

4. The Queen Mary – Long Beach, California

Once a grand ocean liner, The Queen Mary now operates as a floating hotel—and a paranormal playground. Guests report cold spots, spectral sailors, and eerie voices from empty rooms.

5. The Mizpah Hotel – Tonopah, Nevada

Known for its resident spirit, The Mizpah Hotel in Nevada's mining town hosts whispers in the hallways and objects moving on their own.

6. The Pfister Hotel – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A favorite among visiting MLB players, The Pfister Hotel is notorious for ghostly pranks. Guests report flickering lights, moving objects, and eerie whispers in the night.

7. The Bourbon Orleans Hotel – New Orleans, Louisiana

Located in the heart of the French Quarter, the Bourbon Orleans Hotel hosts ghosts including Confederate soldiers, a dancing woman, and nuns from its time as a convent.

8. The Driskill Hotel – Austin, Texas

The Driskill is home to the ghost of a young girl who plays with a ball in the hallways and the spirit of its cigar-smoking founder.

9. The Emily Morgan Hotel – San Antonio, Texas

Once a medical facility, The Emily Morgan Hotel is known for ghostly nurses, eerie apparitions, and phantom smells of hospital disinfectants lingering in the halls.

10. The Jerome Grand Hotel – Jerome, Arizona

Originally a hospital, The Jerome Grand Hotel is haunted by former patients and staff. Guests hear wheeled gurneys in empty hallways and spot spectral figures near the old operating room.

Notorious for its past as a hospital under a conman doctor, The Crescent Hotel is teeming with spirits of former patients who still roam its halls.

Final Thoughts

If you're looking for a haunted getaway, these hotels offer history, luxury, and a high chance of a paranormal encounter. Have you stayed at any of these haunted hotels? Share your experience below! 👻