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The Clown Motel’s “IT” room.

The Best Haunted Hotels to Book for a Spooky Getaway

From an inn with secret cellars to a clown motel next to a graveyard, these 12 hotels don’t just have history — they have houseguests who never checked out.

Holyn Thigpen September 30, 2026

Allauch is a peaceful commune just 12km east of Marseilles.

AO’s Favorite Unusual Sites to Spend a Night

Why stay at any old hotel when you could stay here?

Holyn Thigpen September 8, 2026

The Kilimanjaro Safari Treehouse is situated high above the creek at Four Fillies Lodge.

8 Storybook Stays in West Virginia

Wonder can be found around every corner in the Mountain State.

Sponsored By West Virginia Department of Tourism

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Bavarian Inn

An elegant German-style resort overlooking the Potomoc River.

Sponsored By West Virginia Department of Tourism

Santa María de Mave, Spain

Convent of Santa Maria de Mave

This former monastery or convent is now, in part, a boutique hotel, but the church linked to it is intact.

Hôtel des Mille Collines

The actual “Hotel Rwanda” that became a hiding place and refuge from the horrors of genocide in 1994.

Georgetown, Colorado

Hotel de Paris Museum

A little slice of 19th century France tucked away in the Colorado mountains.

Little Rock, Arkansas

The Empress of Little Rock

The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.

Barcelona, Spain

Hotel Porta Fira

This bizarrely tree-like red skyscraper is one of the newer additions to Barcelona’s skyline.

Put-In-Bay, Ohio

Ruins of the Hotel Victory

What was one of the largest hotels in the country burned to the ground in a tragic fire.

Marshall, Michigan

National House Inn

Michigan's oldest operating hotel predates the state itself.

Budapest, Hungary

Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Hospitality

One of the few of its type in the world, this museum showcases hotels and business.

Les Terres Basses, Saint Martin

La Belle Creole

This might be the most famous abandoned hotel in the Caribbean.

Boston, Massachusetts

Catie Copley Memorial Plaque

This plaque is dedicated to a historic hotel’s Canine Ambassador and the subject of two children’s books.

Salem, Massachusetts

The Daniels House

An inn older than the Witch Trials.

24 Unusual Sites to Spend a Night

These aren’t your average bed-and-breakfasts.

Allegra Rosenberg October 1, 2025

Hood River, Oregon

Columbia Gorge Hotel

The Columbia Gorge Hotel sits as a beacon in the Columbia River Gorge and is also said to be haunted.

Tanygrisiau, Wales

Deep Sleep

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.