Haunted Hotels in Washington, District Of Columbia

Is the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Haunted? Anyone who wants to stay in a haunted hotel with a touch of history and class may want to try the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. When the hotel opened its doors in 1925, it was called the Grande Dame of Washington. It had almost as much gold in its decor as the Library of Congress. Many U. S. Presidents have called the Mayflower home. Harry Truman stayed in the hotel during his first 90 days of presidency. Read more…

The Omni Shoreham Hotel witnessed a number of celebrity guests over the years, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and all four members of The Beatles. Constructed in 1930 and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is also home to a room so haunted that it now goes by the name of the Ghost Suite. Also known as Suite 870, this was originally an apartment that one of the hotel’s partners lived in with his family. Not long after Henry L. Doherty and his family moved in, they experienced a run of bad luck. Read more…

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