Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
From Californian inns where it's rumored chilling ghostly presences of the past still linger, to South African lodgings whose halls are roamed by the dead after dark. Full bodied apparitions, extreme cold spots, and poltergeist activity await on this list of The World's Most Haunted Hotels.
Photos:
"Hotel abandonado sobre el salto del tequendama" by Harrysaurio (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Harrysaurio&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Hotel y Salto del Tequendama" by Felipe Restrepo Acosta (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pedro_Felipe) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"HoteldelSaltoAbandonado" by ArturoAparicio (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ArturoAparicio) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Deetjen's Big Sur Inn 2005" by Sarah Morris (flickr.com/people/76667697@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Lobby-dining room, view to north-northeast. Scale stick visible at corner of bar. - Deetjen's Big Sur Inn, Big Sur Inn Building, East Side of State Highway 1, Big Sur, HABS CAL,27-BIGSUR,1A-16" by Helmuth Deetjen and David Maul, transmitter is in the Public Domain
"'Honeymoon' room, view southwest from doorway. - Deetjen's Big Sur Inn, Hayloft Building, East Side of State Highway 1, Big Sur, Monterey County, CA HABS CAL,27-BIGSUR,1B-19" by Helmuth Deetjen and David Maul, transmitter is in the Public Domain
"Tulloch Castle, Dingwall (geograph 6139358)" by Euan Nelson (geograph.org.uk/profile/14859) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Northern Constabulary Pipe Band at Dingwall Scotland - Wedding 5th July 2008 (2643205727)" by Dave Conner (flickr.com/people/91779914@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Northern Constabulary Pipe Band at Dingwall Scotland - Wedding 5th July 2008 (2644031762)" by Dave Conner (flickr.com/people/91779914@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Matjiesfontein Lord Milner Hotel 10" by Tottelme (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tottelme&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Matjiesfontein, Milner Hotel interior" by Ann Williams (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ann_Williams&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Matjiesfontein Lord Milner Hotel 4" by Tottelme (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tottelme&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"The Fairmont Empress, blue hour" by Dllu (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dllu) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Fairmont Empress Lobby Lounge 2018" by Wpcpey (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Wpcpey&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Fairmont Empress Shops access 2018" by Wpcpey (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Wpcpey&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Empress Hotel at Night" by Karl Stevens (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Karl_Stevens&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
From Californian inns where it's rumored chilling ghostly presences of the past still linger, to South African lodgings whose halls are roamed by the dead after dark. Full bodied apparitions, extreme cold spots, and poltergeist activity await on this list of The World's Most Haunted Hotels.
Photos:
"Hotel abandonado sobre el salto del tequendama" by Harrysaurio (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Harrysaurio&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Hotel y Salto del Tequendama" by Felipe Restrepo Acosta (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pedro_Felipe) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"HoteldelSaltoAbandonado" by ArturoAparicio (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ArturoAparicio) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Deetjen's Big Sur Inn 2005" by Sarah Morris (flickr.com/people/76667697@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Lobby-dining room, view to north-northeast. Scale stick visible at corner of bar. - Deetjen's Big Sur Inn, Big Sur Inn Building, East Side of State Highway 1, Big Sur, HABS CAL,27-BIGSUR,1A-16" by Helmuth Deetjen and David Maul, transmitter is in the Public Domain
"'Honeymoon' room, view southwest from doorway. - Deetjen's Big Sur Inn, Hayloft Building, East Side of State Highway 1, Big Sur, Monterey County, CA HABS CAL,27-BIGSUR,1B-19" by Helmuth Deetjen and David Maul, transmitter is in the Public Domain
"Tulloch Castle, Dingwall (geograph 6139358)" by Euan Nelson (geograph.org.uk/profile/14859) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Northern Constabulary Pipe Band at Dingwall Scotland - Wedding 5th July 2008 (2643205727)" by Dave Conner (flickr.com/people/91779914@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Northern Constabulary Pipe Band at Dingwall Scotland - Wedding 5th July 2008 (2644031762)" by Dave Conner (flickr.com/people/91779914@N00) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Matjiesfontein Lord Milner Hotel 10" by Tottelme (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tottelme&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Matjiesfontein, Milner Hotel interior" by Ann Williams (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ann_Williams&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Matjiesfontein Lord Milner Hotel 4" by Tottelme (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tottelme&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"The Fairmont Empress, blue hour" by Dllu (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dllu) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Fairmont Empress Lobby Lounge 2018" by Wpcpey (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Wpcpey&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Fairmont Empress Shops access 2018" by Wpcpey (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Wpcpey&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Empress Hotel at Night" by Karl Stevens (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Karl_Stevens&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
