Others have reported the smells of tobacco and fish that reportedly come from the spirit of an old fisherman. A ghostly figure dubbed the “White Lady” has often been spotted here. It has since been renovated into a charming 11-room lodge. The Banning House Lodge was built in 1910 as the summer home for the Banning Brothers. La Playa Hotel, PO Box 900, Camino Real at Eighth, Carmel, California 93921, 83 or 80.īanning House Lodge – Located on the isthmus of Catalina Island at Two Harbors, the lodge is perched on a hilltop with sweeping views of both Isthmus Cove and Catalina Harbor. Today a woman is said to haunt the hotel, who is thought to be Angela Ghirardelli or her cousin who drowned in Carmel Bay. After the couple left the area, it became a hotel and in the 1920s a second building was constructed. La Playa Hotel – Often called the Grande Dame of Carmel, the original building served as a home for Christopher Jorgensen and his bride Angela Ghirardelli, heir to the San Francisco chocolate fortune. Today, this historic lodge is haunted by dozens of specters from the past as the little girl is seen running through the lobby, ethereal voices and music are heard throughout the lodge, the sounds of ghostly diners in an otherwise empty dining room, a ghostly woman seen walking over the brook as if supported by a bridge removed long ago, and more. It was during this time that buried bodies under the floor began to circulate and a six-year-old girl drowned in the dining room creek. At this time a number of secret passageways and hidden rooms were installed throughout the lodge. In the 1940s the lodge became home to a number of gangsters and other shady characters. In the early 1920s, the beautiful dining room with the natural brook running through it was built and a feature of Ripley’s Believe It or Not served to make the Brookdale Lodge world famous. Fernwood Campground, 83.īrookdale Lodge – Sitting beneath the stately giant redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Brookdale Lodge has been serving customers since 1890.
According to employees and guests, the ghost of an Indian wearing a corn mask has been seen between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California 90210, 31 or 80.įernwood Campground – For many years this area was considered sacred by the Esalen Indians and today stands as a commercial campground. Its bungalows are said to be haunted by several ghosts including Rachmaninoff and Harpo Marx. Union Hotel, 401 First Street, PO Box 874, Benicia, California 94510, 70.īeverly Hills Hotel – Presiding majestically above Sunset Boulevard, the Beverly Hills Hotel has been welcoming royalty, legends, world leaders and luminaries to its luxurious accommodations since 1912. Today, this unfortunate soul reportedly continues to be seen in a window that faces the street, and others heard her talking or crying. During the late 1800s, a young woman allegedly hanged herself in one of the rooms of this historic hotel. Union Hotel – In the heart of historic Benicia, the gracious 1882 Union Hotel is reminiscent of California’s colorful past.
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