Inside creepy abandoned hotel ‘haunted by dead guests’
This hotel has been closed for 50 years with countless paranormal investigators reporting terrifying stories – but it’s set to reopen.
An abandoned hotel, formerly famous for its healing waters, is set to reopen – but reportedly with a few lingering guests.
The Baker Hotel and Spa outside of Mineral Wells, Texas, closed its doors 50 years ago in 1972, but new plans to reopen the haunted retreat are now under way, The Sun reports.
The hotel first opened in 1929, standing at 14 stories and boasting an elaborate outdoor pool, complete with spa.
It’s reported both the famous and the infamous have been guests, including Bonnie and Clyde, Judy Garland and the Three Stooges.
Rumours of a “magical health secret” near the location flourished, drawing many stars and holiday-makers to the formerly great hotel.
But as the hotel is set to reopen, there is one major worry – unwelcome guests.
In the 50 years since the hotel has been closed, countless paranormal investigators have reported terrifying stories.
Owner of the property Kathy Estes told Texas Bucket List some of the lingering spirits will “do things that are harmful” because they’re “seeking attention”.
Many visitors have reported being viciously scratched and even bitten while wandering around the shuttered property.
“They need help. And you’re not paying attention to them and that’s the only way they can get our attention is by throwing things and scratching and biting,” she said.
“And then that’s what makes you say, ‘Hey, what’s going on?’ And you stop in your tracks and you try to communicate. ‘What can I do to help you?’
“Then there are some that are just angry that they’ve suffered a traumatic life. They’re trapped. They’re angry. They’re in misery.”
Earlier this year, photographs of an abandoned 258-year-old hotel in the UK show a property frozen in time.
The Harry Lazarus Hotel stands untouched in the northern English city of Hull and was used as a refuge for thousands of migrants in the 1800s.
It was built in 1764 and the public are usually banned from entering the site but one BBC reporter was given a tour and pictures of the hotel were released.
Peeling wallpaper, fragile staircases and exposed brick show what used to be a lodging house that held space for 80 people.
Hull saw up to 10,000 migrants per fortnight at the time and this hotel would have given many the opportunity to stop before continuing across the Atlantic.
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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