Unless you’re from Ohio, a trip to the state will necessitate a stay in a hotel. You can always choose a plain and boring hotel, but why bother? In the state of Ohio you can stay in haunted hotels from Cambridge to Toledo, and everywhere in between.
When you travel to Cincinnati, you can stay at the Country Hearth Hotel, but make sure to book Room 331. Guests report feeling cold spots, and chills that stay around even when the heat is on. Some guests have also heard banging on the walls outside their room and from the room above.
The Cleveland area is home to two haunted hotels. The Punderson Hotel is plagued by stories of loud music and banging on the doors, when no one is there and no one is checked into the rooms. Some guests have also reported seeing the ghost of a maid in the hallway. The Tea Bridge Hotel is haunted by a lady wearing a long gray dress. There are also some people who feel like someone is watching them.
The Old Stone House Bed and Breakfast is a Marblehead hotel rumored to be haunted. The third floor is the hotspot for activity. This is where people hear toilets running or flushing and witness a television that mysteriously turns its own volume up. A young girl supposedly died after she fell out of the window in Room 11 and now haunts that room. There is also a presence in the basement, the room where people feel like someone is watching them.
You can also stay at The Castle Bed and Breakfast in Marysville where guests report an uncomfortable feeling. Some guests have also seen strange shadows in the hotel.
The Old Millfield Inn is one of the older hotels in the Ohio city of Millfield, and naturally one of the most haunted. One ghost is a slave by the name of Luther, who stayed in the hotel when it was part of the Underground Railroad. The man came to the hideaway with a bad infection on his leg, and when a doctor couldn’t be called, he eventually died. Some people have seen the man’s ghost walking around the property.
Supposedly the Old Millfield Inn is also haunted by a ghost named Sam. Sam was an illegal bootlegger, who was a little too fond of his product. One night while trying to make alcohol while drunk, he did something wrong and his still exploded. Some people have heard the man laughing.
The Link Inn in Maumee is another haunted hotel in Ohio. There are two ghosts in this hotel, and both have their own signature smell. One smells terrible, while the other gives off the scent of lilacs.
In Norwich, Ohio you can stay at the haunted Siesta Motel. A local man fought with his mother, who he lived with and stormed out in the middle of the night. He booked a room at the hotel, but he still couldn’t get away from the woman. She wouldn’t stop calling him and he eventually took his phone off the hook. Later that night he heard a robber in his room, but attacked the man because he though it was his mom. The man was killed and he still haunts the hotel. People hear someone cursing, crying, or laughing. They also see lights flicker, doors slam, and sometimes guests complain of a dark haired man who tried to him them.
Painesville is home to the haunted Riders Inn. Some people claim a Civil War soldier haunts the building and is seen standing in the front window, while others claim the ghost is a woman named Suzanne. Suzanne was the wife of one of the former owners, and is known to help weary travelers check in.
The Hotel Breakers in Sandusky is also haunted, this time by two ghosts. In Room 169, a female guest killed herself during the early 1900’s. People now see strange things, hear noises, and have problems with their electrical things. Other people report see ghostly figures in the Breakers East wing. Rumors persist that the hotel was built on a Native American burial ground.
Sandusky’s Sleep Inn is also haunted, or at least the third floor is haunted. People feel someone watching them in the halls, and strange things happen in the rooms. Room 317 has a television that changes channels and turns itself on. An employee got locked inside Room 315, and Room 312 has curtains that move on their own. People also hear footsteps and slamming doors when the floor is empty.
The Riverview Inn in Toledo is another haunted Ohio hotel. The bar and grill area was the site of a grisly suicide, and the woman now likes to move things in the room. The water in the pool is known to move, and people staying in the penthouse sometimes hear knocks on the door but find no one there. Some guests have also snapped pictures of the hotel that show a ghostly face in the image.
Don’t think that it’s only older hotels and bed and breakfast type places are haunted either, because some chain hotels have their own stories as well. The Comfort Inn in Marietta, Ohio is one such place. Guests see the curtains shut, their doors open, and their televisions turn on without anyone touching them. Some guests also claim that they felt someone touch them in the hotel, when no one was around.
The Candlewood Suites Hotel in North Olmstead is another newer haunted hotel. The land where this hotel now sits was once a large wooded area. A woman killed herself in the woods and wasn’t found until the construction worker arrives. Now she manifests herself in the form of cold spots. She is also known to touch employees, and some guests have spotted a shadow out of the corner of their eye, when no one is there.
The next time you plan a trip to Ohio, why not book a stay in one of our haunted hotels?
Sources:
http://www.allstays.com/Haunted/oh-ohio-haunted-hotels.htm
http://theshadowlands.net/places/ohio.htm
