With Halloween and Day of the Dead just around the corner, even travel takes a ghoulish turn. Over at Concierge, Ralph Martin put together the article Deadly Hotels, perfect for the vacation where you want to stay in a truly haunted house. Although I can’t say the thought of staying in a hotel where murders and famous deaths have taken place really appeals to me, ’tis the season.
Just where should you head for a freaky Halloween? Here are just three to get you in a spooky mood:
- Hotel Chelsea, New York – The hotel is well known on its own, but it’s also famous for being the spot where former bass player for the Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious, killed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. If you’re a believer in ghosts, don’t hang out in room 100, which is where Spungen was found dead on the floor with a knife wound in her abdomen.
- L’Hotel, Paris – It’s a classy boutique hotel nowadays, but once upon a time it was where Oscar Wilde came to die.He was quoted complaining about the decor, “My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has got to go.” Wilde’s spirit might still roam the halls, but at least they’re covered in new wallpaper.
- Landmark Motor Hotel, Los Angeles – An LA trip wouldn’t be complete without a stay in the place of a celebrity’s last hurrah and this hotel happens to be where Janis Joplin died of an alcohol and heroin overdose.
Read about the other deadly hotels, which include the murder of an empress and a visit by the Manson family, here.