If you like to tickle your nerves on vacation, then be sure to visit at least one of the creepiest hotels in the world, full of ghosts and spirits, and after midnight there is every chance to dance with Marilyn Monroe or finish your novel in the company of Thomas Wolfe, writes Super Cool Pics.
Dragsholm Slot, Sealand, Denmark
The 19th century castle, which houses the Dragsholm Hotel, is famous for its three ghosts: Ladies Sera and White and Count Botvela. It is rumored that one woman worked as a maid at the castle, while the other was the daughter of the previous owners of the castle. As legend has it, the White Lady was imprisoned in the castle walls by her own father, having learned that the girl had secretly married a commoner.
The skeleton, clad in half-decayed rags, once a wedding dress, was discovered during renovations in 1930. Count Botvela, according to the stories of local residents, was also a prisoner of the castle and died in its cellars in 1578.
Burchianti, Florence, Italy
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Opened by the two sisters in 1919, the Burchianti hotel is full of ghosts, and its guests constantly talk about the ghost of a child running down the corridors, the long-dead maid cleaning the room at midnight, and the woman sitting in a chair knitting after midnight.
And the guests of the Fresco room, in which Mussolini once stayed, swear that someone was watching them, felt an icy breath on their faces, and some even saw in her a person who emitted an unearthly pink glow.
Castello Della Castelluccia, Rome, Italy
More blood has been shed in this ancient city than anywhere else. Castello Della Castelluccia is a restored 11th century castle, as if it materialized from a fairy tale. He has long been a part of history. At various times, well-known aristocratic families lived within its walls, including Ornisi, Muti, Adelskani and the opera tenor Francesco Marconi.
But this legacy is overshadowed by the presence of three ghosts, among which is possibly the mad emperor Nero, wandering the gardens. And guests often hear the clatter of hooves of ghostly horses galloping around the castle at night.
Chelsea, New York, USA
The historic Chelsea Hotel was built in 1884. He became famous for his famous guests from Andy Warhol to Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan. But its most loyal guests are not people at all, but ghosts. For example, the spirit of Welsh writer and poet Dylan Thomas, who died in a hotel after a night of drinking at the White Horse Tavern in Manhattan, never left the hotel.
The ghost of the American writer Thomas Wolfe, who finished work on the novel No Return Home, is rumored to inhabit one of the hotel rooms on the 8th floor. And the ghost of former Sex Pistols musician Sid Vicious, who was suspected of killing his girlfriend Nancy Spungen (her body was found in the bathroom of room 100 of the Chelsea Hotel), likes to appear in the east elevator of the building.
The Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Canada
Guests and staff at The Fairmont Banff Springs swear they saw a uniformed hallway on the 9th floor, which disappeared after helping guests. It is believed to be the ghost of former employee Sam McAulie, who died in 1967 upon learning of his dismissal.
Another local celebrity is the ghost of the bride who died in the hotel on her wedding day. Guests constantly feel the cold breath of death chilling to the bone on the marble staircase from which the bride fell, crashing to death.
Talbot Hotel Oundle, Oundle, United Kingdom
The history of the infamous Fotheringhay Castle, built around 1100, is closely intertwined with the history of the Talbot Hotel Oundle. The castle is famous for the fact that Richard III was born and died there, and it was also here that Queen Mary Stuart was beheaded. By 1600, the castle turned into ruins and was demolished, after all the most valuable were plundered.
The most notable in the castle were the oak stairs that now adorn the Talbot Hotel Oundle. According to legend, Mary Stuart went down these very steps to the place of her execution, leaving marks on the tree in the form of a crown with her ring. And although Mary I has been dead for over 400 years, her spirit has not rested. Many have seen a ghost walking down the stairs, hotel furniture moving by itself, and a portrait of the queen often falling from the wall.
Cecil, Los Angeles, USA
Renamed Stay on Main Hotel, the 600-room Cecil is renowned for hosting extraordinary travelers. Since opening in 1927, it has become the site of suicide, murder, mysterious disappearances and serial killer activity.
The latest incident occurred in February 2013, when a 21-year-old Canadian tourist was found dead at the bottom of a water tank. In 1984-1985, "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez, an American serial killer and robber, lived here. During his stay at the hotel, he committed 13 murders in Los Angeles.
Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger also stayed here for 5 weeks in 1991. During this time he killed three women in his room. And long before these terrible events in the 50s and 60s, the hotel was a favorite suicide spot. Do I need to explain that all the restless souls are swarming in the former Cecil hotel and rebranding from them will not help?