Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Haunted places to stay

Hello, I don%26#39;t know much about New Orleans but heard that some think it is haunted. So I was wondering if there are any supposedly haunted places to stay at in New Orleans? My friend and I are looking for an interesting place to stay this summer. Thanks



Haunted places to stay


Check the internet ( haunted B%26amp;Bs in NO, haunted NO hotels, etc). There is on B%26amp;B that came up during one of my searchs that is suppose to be one of the most ';haunted'; places in the U.S.. I%26#39;m sure you';ll find several as I did.



Haunted places to stay


I have been reading an excellent book on the subject, entitled Louisiana Hauntspitality, by Robert and Anne Wlodarski. The list goes on and on, and includes: A Creole House, Andrew Jackson Hotel, Avenue Plaza Hotel, The Biscuit Palace, Bourbon Orleans Hotel, Chateau Sonesta Hotel, Columns Hotel, Cornstalk Hotel, Crescent on Canal, Dauphine House, Dauphine Orleans, Dixie Inn, 1891 Castle Inn, French Market Inn, and many many more. It is a very interesting book. New Orleans seems to have quite a lot of supernatural activity.




When we were there three years ago we took a great haunted tour through Historic New Orleans Walking Tours. Our tour guide told us that the Place d%26#39;Armes Hotel is the most haunted hotel in New Orleans. If I remember the story correctly, it was built on the site of a school that burned, killing many students and teachers.




Throw a rock and you%26#39;ll hit a haunted ANYTHING!! The Place D%26#39; Armes is definitely haunted. We stayed there and saw this old bearded guy on the balcony next door to us. He was dressed in very old-timey clothing. Didn%26#39;t say anything to us but kind of looked over and nodded an afirmation of ';good morning';. We turned our heads for a second, looked over at the man, and watched him vanish. FREAKED US OUT!!! We confirmed that nobody was in the next room.



Also had a similar occurance at the French Quarter Courtyard Hotel on Rampart and Ursuline. A party going on at 4am but nobody in the next room...



We took photos of the Beauregard-Keyes House and got some interesting after hours ';models'; looking out of the supposedly empty house. It is now a museum and we took photos at about 9pm, when it was closed. We have 2 Civil War-looking soldiers standing in the window, looking out. When we took the photo, the curtains were closed and there appeared to be nobody in the house. Of course, you can spook yourself out, and let your imagination run, but that%26#39;s half the fun of New Orleans!




Le Pavillon is supposed to be haunted.




I heard Le Pavillon is haunted as well. Supposedly some of the cleaning staff refuses to go on a certain floor... Hope that%26#39;s not the floor we%26#39;re staying on! ;)




Drive about an hour upriver to St. Francisville and stay at the Myrtles Plantation -- they have a Bed %26amp; Breakfast. You have to prepay your stay due to guests leaving in the middle of the night. I visited there this past summer - daytrip only and took the tour of the house. Creepy place




Though not in new orleans, the myrtles plantation in st francisville is worth the drive. I didnt sleep there, but I took the day tour and it was definitly creepy. There is one part of the house , the only place they allow pictures to be taken, where there is a mirror. Stories say that several tourist%26#39;s photos have come out revealing odd images in the mirror. While our tour group was stopped taking pictures, 4 persons snapping photos camera%26#39;s stopped and rewound the film immediately. All 4 people had more pictures left to take on the roll of film. It may seem like nothing much reading it here, but it was definitly a creeeeeeepy experience. And if you get no haunting sightings, the view is worth going. The property is beautiful.




The Myrtles is more like a 2 hour drive, but I understand it%26#39;s a drive worth making!

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