Stay, Play and Get Scared in Colorado. The Hotel Colorado is Home to Some Permanent Guests. If you are looking for a haunting good time, The Hotel Colorado may have just what you are looking for. This grand hotel is located in Glenwood Springs and has hosted some pretty famous people over the years, and some of them are refusing to leave.
Walter Devereaux built this grand establishment in 1891. It was quite the draw for such famous guests as Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft. Al Capone and his buddies also spent time at the hotel. Devereaux is still said to be hanging out, and you can smell his cigar smoke. During WWII the hotel was used as a naval hospital. At this time a chamber maid was caught in a lovers triangle and killed by a jealous lover. Employees report hearing her screams, and the room in which she was killed is one of the most haunted in the hotel and isn't rented out, but used for storage.
While being used as a hospital, the basement was also used as a morgue. Lights have a way of going on and off with no one actually turning them on and off, and locked doors are found open.
All over the hotel, guests report lights turning off and on, knocks on doors with no one there, the TVs changing channels, and the sight of apparitions. The most common of which is a young girl.
With all this activity going on, it might be difficult to get some rest, but if you are looking for a good scare, this hotel should probably be on your list of places to visit.
The hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places. It's fully remodeled and has shops and restaurants.
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