HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Ghosts

Oklahoma City: Is The Skirvin Hilton and Its Crying Baby Really the Only Option in Oklahoma City?

juliana — 2011-01-04T13:56:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/billsimmonsskirvin.jpg" class="top"> Lest we get carried away by new hotels and fun in-room amenities, let's revisit the scary side of hotels for a hot minute. Because we all need a downer to start of the New Year, right? (Ugh.)Barb Delollis at <a href="http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2011/01/espn-columnist-bill-simmons-skirvin-hotel-ghost-story/136975/1">USA Today</a> picked up on ESPN Columnist Bill Simmon's recent stay at the haunted <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Skirvin+Hilton+Oklahoma+City/local/4356">Skirvin Hilton</a> in Oklahoma City. You know the hotel that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/12/15136/6822/hotels/The_Knicks_Get_Spooked_While_Clooney_Relaxes_at_The_Carlyle">last year's Knicks</a> blamed for a poor performance when playing The OKC Thunder. When Simmons was in town, he actually asked to stay on one of the hotel's haunted floors but didn't really expect to get spooked. Then the Skirvin Crying Baby made an appearance. He <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmonsnfl2010/week17picks&sportCat=nfl">writes</a>: <blockquote>I decided to

The W French Quarter Has Ghosts (And Other Things We Learned from Comments)

juliana — 2010-10-28T16:55:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wfrenchquarter_ironingboard.JPG">We don't like to be the only ones talking hotels here on HotelChatter but thankfully, some of our readers have been dropping in some helpful comments as of late and we thought you should see some of 'em. Wanna join the discussion? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/newuser">Sign up and become a member</a>. Or use your Facebook account to log-in. And don't forget to follow <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hotelchatter">HotelChatter on Twitter.</a> · The CEO of the new auction site ItsyBid.com <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2010/10/26/82555/352/1">is offering 10 free bids for HotelChatter Readers!</a> Get the code here. · Expedia's new Unpublished Rates feature <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2010/8/3/142940/3352/3">is a bust in London for this guest.</a> · Speaking of auction sites, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2010/5/23/2328/46070/1">Off & Away</a> has given us an update on the real cost of

Estes Park: The Stanley Hotel is a Shining Example of A Good Ghost Tour

juliab — 2010-10-14T11:50:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/stanleyhotelext.jpg" class="top"> With Halloween coming up there was one place we had to go during our stay in Denver last week: the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Stanley+Hotel/local/2284">Stanley Hotel</a> up in Estes Park. The Stanley, of course, is where Stephen King was inspired to write The Shining and is known as one of the most <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/10/163241/52/hotels/Hotel_Ghosts_Caught_on_Tape">haunted hotels in America</a>. Obviously, we took the ghost tour they run on the hour and cost $15. You can add in a tour of the haunted Concert Hall for $5 but they only run on certain days. You definitely get bang for your buck, even if you dont see any spooks our tour ran for two hours thanks to our guide, Kevin, who was

London: What Would Jimi Think of The Cumberland's New Thanatouristic Hendrix Suite?

juliab — 2010-09-17T15:29:51-05:00

Tasteful

The new Jimi Hendrix suite at the Cumberland Hotel sounds nice, doesn’t it? And it’s a good time to unveil it, with the 40th anniversary of his death, right?

Erm, maybe not, as our favorite mailout Popbitch pointed out this morning. Given that Hendrix died in a hotel (the Samarkand, not the Cumberland – he just used to live in the Cumberland) – it’s actually a little bit distasteful, no?

Oklahoma City: The Knicks Get Spooked While Clooney Relaxes at The Carlyle

juliana — 2010-01-12T17:08:14-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/eddycurryskirvin.jpg" class="top"> The Ghostbusters may not be afraid of no ghosts but the New York Knicks basketball team, definitely is. The team says they were <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2010/01/12/2010-01-12_hotel_ghosts_have_knicks_hearing_boos.html">haunted by a ghost</a> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Skirvin+Hilton+Oklahoma+City/ian/251486">Skirvin Hilton</a> in Oklahoma City where they stayed before playing The Thunder.Eddy Curry even ran for the safety of his teammate's room because he was convinced ghosts were in his room.<blockquote>"They said it happened on the 10th floor and I'm the only one staying on the 10th floor," Curry said. "That's why I spent most of my time in (Nate Robinson's) room. I definitely believe there are ghosts in that hotel." </blockquote>The "it" he's referring too is the legend of a woman who jumped to her