Halloween Countdown 2019, Day 14

[eldritchhobbit]

Have you ever been to a reputedly haunted hotel?

(Photos by AHS.)

Last year the Historic Hotels of America released its list of the “Top 25 Most Haunted Historic Hotels.”

Here’s what the list says about the Boone Tavern Hotel in Berea, Kentucky:

“The Boone Tavern Hotel of Berea College (1909) Berea, KY

“The historic Boone Tavern Hotel attracts ghost hunters by the score with its three-day ghost hunts, and some guests report seeing the apparition of a young boy in their photographs. In the hotel basement, the voice of a boy named Timmy can sometimes be heard.”

Haunted Rooms, in its list of “Top 11 Haunted Hotels in Kentucky,” says this:

“Boone Tavern Inn is more than 100 years old and is said to be one of the most haunted hotels in Kentucky. The basement in particular is a hotspot for the paranormal. Most visitors will agree that for the most part the spirits here are fairly shy and do not cause too much of a
disturbance, but that doesn’t mean that they are not prone to startling the odd visitor now and again by making a sudden appearance!”

I currently work within sight of the Boone Tavern Hotel. It’s beautiful, inside and out! While I pick up no spooky vibes, I have it on very good authority that employees prefer to avoid the basement.

One of my favorite places in the hotel is a room with details of its distinguished past visitors, who include the likes of Thornton Wilder and Robert Frost, Alex Haley and Maya Angelou, and the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Here are some spooky links related to the hotel.

* Ghost Hunt Weekend - Boone Tavern (And look! There’s a YouTube video, too!)

* Ghost Hunters Detect Spirits at Boone Tavern

And if you’d like a skeptic’s take, there’s the Center for Inquiry’s “The Haunting of Boone Tavern.”

Comments

[febobe]

I am enjoying your Kentucky creepies SOOOOO, SOOOO much. This is my favorite countdown you've ever done, and I look fwd to exploring your posts this month in more depth once I'm in some this week/weekend. <3

[eldritchhobbit]

I'm so happy to hear you're enjoying these posts! Thank you! *massive hugs*

Haunted hotel

[troyce]

Martha and I last year stayed at the Hotel Galvez on Galveston. It's supposed to be haunted. They even have a haunted tour and dinner that we attended. The hotel even lets you check out some simple EMF detectors to use while you stay there. The tour was interesting, but the only thing we experienced was a "pulling" effect standing before the glass doors of a shop that's supposed to have activity. We personally felt the effect was probably caused by an optical effect of peering down some steps at the doors. So no big spooks, but we did enjoy a stay at one of the nicest hotels on the sialdn.

Re: Haunted hotel

[eldritchhobbit]

Oh wow, I need to add this place to my "To Do" list! I really like your description of how the staff uses the hotel's haunted reputation to involve and entertain the guests. Very clever! And it sounds like it's an amazing place to stay, spooks or no. Thanks so much for sharing this!