Overview
The Creole House – Inn on St. Ann is a thirty room hotel very close to Bourbon Street in New Orleans. It was built in the 1830s, and has a few ghostly inhabitants. The classic French quarter inn features the Creole cottage once owned by Marie Laveau, a famous voodoo priestess.
There’s bound to be some scares and hauntings if you visit the Inn on St. Ann. A common occurrence is the hijinks of a ghost the staff calls Knobby. Doorknobs on the second floor are constantly removed. They are found next to the doors, on the floor or missing altogether. When the staff tries to reattach the knobs, it’s impossible. They can’t be glued or screwed back onto the doors.
One guest reported a few other occurrences. The shower turned on and off a few times while she was in there. The bed shook as if a pair of hands were shoving the mattress up and down quickly. When she alerted the front desk, they were told that the ghost is protective of women traveling alone and wanted to keep them on their toes.
It’s thought that Knobby removes the doorknobs to protect women. Traditionally, daughters were kept safe upstairs close to their parents, which is why staff believes that Knobby removes doorknobs from only the second floor.
I stayed at the Creole House a long time ago, we had just gotten to the inn and I was left alone in the room (I’m a woman) while the guys found a place to park. We had a room downstairs and there was a door on the inside of the room so I checked to see if it was a closet or something. When I tried to open it didn’t even move like it was nailed very shut, the knob wouldn’t even move. I figured it was old and may have a connection to another room, or somewhere guests didn’t need access to and dismissed it. Well, a few minutes later it began shaking violently while I was standing close to it. I was all of 21 years old and it scared me so bad that I went to the bathroom and wouldn’t come out till the guys came back. Overall it was an awesome haunted experience and the inn is gorgeous! 10/10 would go back ghosts and all!