Real Haunts

Located in Sebring, Florida, Kenilworth Lodge is a gorgeous old building with a long history and a haunted reputation. Many of the stories told about the hotel date back to the early 1910s. Paranormal groups and investigators came to the hotel in the hopes of capturing proof of its haunted past, but even ordinary guests experienced some otherworldly things while staying there.

Some guests spotted George Parker standing in the lodge. That might not be so odd if not for the fact that Parker died in the 1950s. Parker spent several years working as the manager of the lodge and seems happy to stick around and ensure things go smoothly for new guests. Most witnesses reported seeing Parker’s ghost in the lobby and in other public parts of the lodge, and a few employees spotted him as well.

The sounds of ghostly conversations are also common. One guest spent a restless night tossing and turning in his bed. Every time he started to fall asleep, he would hear people whispering, laughing and generally just having a good time right outside his door. When he couldn’t take it anymore, he walked down to the desk and demanded that the workers do something about the noise. That was when he learned that there was no one else staying on his floor that night.

Guests also seem uncomfortable on the main staircase. They claim to feel someone watching them or people brushing by them. Dozes of guests reported similar experiences while staying at the Kenilworth Lodge.

Featured on the popular TV show, America’s Most Haunted, the Casablanca Inn in St. Augustine is located in what is often referred to as the “Nation’s Oldest City.” The city itself has a long and rich history, and there are several documented cases of hauntings and paranormal activity throughout St. Augustine. The Casablanca Inn is among the most elegant places in the city to supposedly be haunted.

Paranormal Activity at Casablanca Inn in St Augustine, FL

People traveling the seas or walking nearby are said to have witnessed a light waving back and forth from the second floor of the inn. It is said that the widow who owned the inn would do this to warn bootleggers smuggling alcohol in when it wasn’t safe to enter the harbor. She procured alcohol from the bootleggers because many of her guests wanted it, and she made much money in doing so. In addition to seeing a waving light, others have reported seeing strange, wispy, fog-like apparitions in and around the inn, hearing creaks on the floorboards when no one’s there, sounds of people talking and sounds of children playing.

From Boarding House to Inn

The Casablanca Inn was originally built in 1914, but back then it was known as the “Matanzas Hotel” because it overlooked the beautiful, tropical Matanzas Bay. Later, it became known as the “Bayfront Boarding House,” a name change that the widow who bought the property in the 1920s initiated. A few years later, she again renamed the establishment, this time calling it the “Casablanca Inn,” the name that it still retains today. During its time as a boarding house, many children resided in it, which is perhaps why sounds of children playing have reportedly been heard there.