Haunted Hotels

The best haunted hotels in Europe are hotels with a long history. Most haunted hotel accommodation is found in older historic hotels housed in manor houses, monasteries, convents and ancient inns. Haunted hotels in Italy and Germany are usually castles or historic country homes. Similarly, the restless spirits of Scandinavia seem to prefer the haunted castle hotels of Denmark There are a spookily unusual amount of haunted hotels in the UK. You will also find scary selection of haunted hotels in Ireland, especially in Dublin. Most haunted hotels are troubled by ghostly apparitions and restless spirits of one kind or another: a notorious highwayman, a tragic bride, a wronged chamber maid, a murdered royal, a butchered monk or a spectral dog. Several haunted hotels offer haunted weekends and haunted breaks for the paranormally curious.

 

As a general rule historic upmarket country hotels tend to be more haunted than modern budget beach hotels. The haunted hotels of Spain and Portugal are found away from the coast. For a spooky city break try a haunted hotel in Prague or Bruges. City break favourites like Venice and Madrid boast plenty of eerie history. Closer to home you will find haunted hotels in London and Edinburgh. Ghosts are generally averse to Mediterranean sunshine, making haunted hotels in Ibiza and the Canary Islands thin on the ground. It is easier to find a haunted hotel in Amsterdam than a haunted hotel in the Algarve. And only the most determined of ghost busters will find haunted hotels in Cyprus and Malta.

 

Haunted hotels are worldwide phenomena. You can find haunted hotels in India, China, Thailand and Mexico! Haunted hotels abroad have inspired the works of Agatha Christie and Steven King. Hardened haunted hotel connoisseurs will enjoy the hotel that inspired “The Shining”, for example. For a luxury haunted hotel try Singapore. For haunted hotels in the Caribbean go to the colonial mansions of Barbados. An unusually large proportion of haunted hotels in Africa are concentrated in Cape Town. Australia is also a top haunted hotel destination. The haunted hotels of the USA often attract celebrity ghosts like Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift. Haunted hotels are especially popular at Halloween. Also book haunted hotels well in advance if you wish to stay on Friday the 13^th.