Photo by Carlos Pacheco. Sometimes, it happens that certain events leave traces, which only those with the shine are able to see. I believe that in this hotel, over the years, many things have happened that are not quite right.... We couldn't help but introduce a ranking of the most terrifying hotels with a quote from Stephen King's famous horror film"The Shining", in particular with the phrase of the cook, Mr Halloran, which perfectly introduces us to the atmosphere...
So let's take a look at the scary ranking of the world's most terrifying hotels and... do you have the shimmer?
10 - Parador de Cardona, Cardona (Spain)
Photo by Josep Renalias. If you like love stories... ended badly, start the escalation of spooky places from hot Spain. This beautiful hotel is located inside a 9th century castle and boasts wonderful views of the Catalan countryside. Legend has it that the ghost of Adales, daughter of Viscount Raimon Folch, lives here. The young woman had fallen in love with a Muslim and was therefore forced into imprisonment by her father. The poor girl, unable to give herself peace, still wanders around in room 712.
9 - Dr. Holms, Geilo (Norway)
Photo by Andrewrabbott. Stories oflove and betrayal continue to mark our path as we move to the Norwegian Dr. Holm Hotel. In 1926, an old woman took her own life after discovering her husband in bed with another woman. If you're curious about her company, you can find her in room 320; if she's busy, don't worry, you might even meet her in the corridors!
8 - Relais Castello Bevilacqua, Verona (Italy)
Photo by Threecharlie. Italy also offers some particularly interesting locations. If you are in Verona, I recommend staying at the Castello Bevilacqua, an ancient fortress built by the merchant Guglielmo Bevilacqua to defend his possessions from invaders.
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In 1848, when the rebels were driven out by the Austrians, the castle was put to the sword and Bevilacqua burnt to death. His ashes were scattered in the air and from that day on, the master is said to roam the walls of the fortress as if still wanting to defend the castle from any threat.
7 - Villa Traiano, Benevento (Italy)
We remain in Italy and travel to Benevento, where the ancient legend of the'Witches of Benevento' dates back to the 12th century.
Benevento was a very Catholic and superstitious town that had to accept the difficult coexistence with the Lombard invaders and especially their pagan rites.
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For the townspeople, the strangest witchcraft took place on the banks of the Sabato river, where pagans ate goat skins hung from a sacred walnut tree in honour of the god. It is said that until a few centuries ago, witches in Benevento used to dance and sing before taking flight on foggy winter nights. Villa Traiano is located right in the centre and is considered the ideal starting point to meet these witches.
6 - The Langham London, London (UK)
Photos of The Langham, London. We now move on to London, where we find one of the most beautiful, luxurious and largest hotels in Europe: The Langham Hotel. This place has seen some very famous guests, from Oscar Wilde to Mark Twain, royal families, foreign dignitaries and celebrities.
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Unfortunately, it is also remembered for a terrifying episode: the suicide of a German nobleman who threw himself out of one of the hotel's windows. Room 333 should do the trick if you're eager to meet the transparent guest, otherwise you'll still see him stroll through the hotel walls suddenly dropping the temperature.
5 - Russell Hotel, Sydney (Australia)
Photo by Rangasyd. We leave England for its penal colony, Australia. There you will find an old sailors' shelter that used to serve as a hospital during the deadly smallpox and plague epidemics. No wonder it is now one of the most frightening places to visit! In fact, it is said to be haunted by the ghost of a sailor who won't leave room 8 and who wakes guests at night by making the floor creak and staring at the poor unfortunates from the foot of the bed!
4 - Talbot Hotel, Oundle (UK)
Photo by Naray14. Let's go to Northamptonshire in England, precisely to Fotheringhay Castle, built around 1100 A.D. and which had the honour of hosting two well-known royalty: Richard III and Martha Stuart, who was tried and beheaded there in 1587. The castle was razed to the ground in 1627, but some internal parts were salvaged, including the famous wooden staircase.
This staircase, from which Mary Stuart is said to have descended on her way to the gallows, is now located at the Talbot Hotel in Oundle. It is here, in fact, that she has been seen descending and ascending these haunted steps, moving the adjacent furniture and repeatedly dropping her portrait on the nearby wall, frightening the poor guests.
3 - Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Ottawa (Canada)
Photo by D. Gordon E. Robertson. And from England we set sail for the cold moors of Canada, retracing, or rather we hope not, the path of our next protagonist: Charles Melville Hays. He was the creator of the splendid French Renaissance-style chateau with neo-Gothic overtones Fairmont Chateau Laurier. Legend has it that Hays, who went to London to buy furniture to furnish his hotel, died on the return journey to Canada, aboard an ocean liner... the Titanic! His ghost now enjoys his castle, which while alive he never had the pleasure of seeing finished, despite his efforts to build it.
2 - Queen Mary, California (United States)
Staying on the subject of ships, let us now turn to the historic vessel used during World War II, the Queen Mary, now permanently moored in Long Beach harbour and also known as'The Grey Ghost'.
Apparently, some hotel guests have seen several ghosts roaming the ship. The most interesting rooms are the engine room, where a young sailor died during a fire drill, and the galley, where the cook is said to have been burnt alive. Then there is the first class lounge where a young woman was seen dancing alone and another lady in a 1930s costume wanders around the pool.
1 - The Stanley, Estes Park (United States)
Photo by Miguel Vieira.
In first place we could not fail to include the hotel that inspired The Shining, one of the most terrifying films of all time. The writer gave birth to his masterpiece while staying in room 217 of the Stanley Hotel, located in the Rocky Mountains National Park in Colorado. According to some accounts, however, it was in room 418 that the spirit of some children disturbed the sleep of the guests. The structure's former owner, Lord Dunraven is said to haunt room 407. In any case... should a pair of twin girls ask you to go and play with them... run away!