Real Haunts

Is the Nob Hill Hotel haunted?

Built in 1907, the Nob Hill Inn is a popular hotel and reportedly one of the most haunted places in the city. Sitting right on the corner of two popular streets, the hotel has a classic look for the outside and plenty of antiques and older items on display inside. Though some think the haunted activity relates to those furnishings and decorations, others believe the hotel might house some spirits who lost their lives during the earthquake that struck the area prior to the hotel’s opening.

Locals claim the hotel has more than 20 ghosts walking through its hallowed halls. Many of those spirits like playing pranks on guests. Guests will often find things missing from their rooms or items moved, and others reported hearing people walking in the halls and knocking on their doors when no one was there. People tend to believe that the spirits are harmless and simply want to let visitors know they are there.

Though there are no exact stories surrounding the Nob Hill Inn ghosts, the hotel does sit on the site of a former grand home. The earthquake that struck San Francisco practically leveled that house, and its owners decided to rebuild rather than fix the existing structure. While no one died on the spot, some think those who died nearby gravitated towards the old hotel. Guests can now check into the Nob Hill Inn, but they should listen or watch carefully to see if the ghosts are up to their old tricks.

When someone dies in a location they called home, they sometimes don’t leave. Three of the former owners of the Mason House Inn died while managing the hotel. The current owners are aware of five spirits haunting the inn. One ghost may be that of a guest who was murdered there.

The apparition of a young boy enjoys playing pranks. One ghost is a woman in a long, white nightgown. One of the spirits has the unnerving habit of staring at guests then disappearing in front of them.

The inn was a hospital in the Civil War era, and withstood flooding on five occasions when a lot of people lost their lives. A spirit in one room was responsible for one guest having a sleepless night. The man was awakened by tugging on his pajama sleeve. He thought it was his wife, then remembered his wife wasn’t with him.

Haunted Owyhee Plaza Hotel

The Owyhee Plaza Hotel has been a Boise landmark since it’s construction in 1910. Originally, the roof was used as a garden space with a restaurant, dance floor, and bar. This was the place to be in Boise, that is until 1940 when the Ore-Ida company bought the top three floors to use as their corporate headquarters. It was sold in 1992 to it’s current owner and is now one of the premier hotels in Idaho. Did we mention it’s super haunted?

Staff and guests agree that the Owyhee is home to more than just small shampoo bottles and bed linens. Spirits have been known to hang out in meeting rooms, the lobby, and lofts. But if you really want to stay the night with the dead, then book room 136. One guest reported seeing an apparition of a woman in her room watching her. Others have reported hearing strange noises throughout the hotel and the horrible feeling of being watched.