A friendly male spirit who is thought to be Vince has subtly made his presence known. The Hotel Congress is an urban, historic, musical entertainment hotel. "A gentleman comes through in a top hat," Oseran said. The bullet passed through the bathroom wall, and wound up in the closet. We do not give discounts or refunds due to noise. 
He turns up the volume of the songs that he likes, and turns down the volume on the ones he doesnt like. 
Room 242 He was executed by the Mob Enforcer, Joe). Guests sometimes find that their beds have been turned down by this entity. They had to get creative.
Szabelski says John was at home one night settling down for a quiet evening sitting down in his easy chair, putting on some soft music, and preparing to open a book to start reading. Video, XOXO: Where to Rock This Weekend, July 5 to 7, XOXO: Where to Rock: This Weekend, June 21 to 23, A letter home from WWI: 'It sure was some scrap', Modern Dance Is Back! He was avery disciplined man who did the same routine every day. She is speaking, of course, about the several "permanent" guests who frequent her hotel. It couldve been just an accident that cost him his life. The Ghost Hunters Field Guide, by Rich Newman, pg. Del Frisco Steakhouse, TX (A big winner was murdered when he was relaxing in a bathhouse).
Exterior Rooms: Rooms facing Congress St, 5thAve, or our Plaza. However, not everyone was honest, and sometimes they paid the price when caught. The Hotel Congress has quite a history, and that includes a few ghosts. It happened on April 8, 1900, when the hotel had only been in business about seven years. A male spirit from the 1920s / 30s era thought to be the gambler who was shot at the gaming table. And, unlike most historic hotels, all rooms have private bathrooms and air-conditioning. Some have reportedly even photographed her. Brumder Mansion, WI (An Italian gambler was caught cheating during a card game in the basement Speakeasy during the 1920s. While no room in our hotel could be called quiet, these rooms are a little less noisy and most cozy., Exterior Rooms: Rooms facing Congress Street 5th Avenue, or our Plaza. 
Some cynical city slickers might notice the absence of a television in any of our 39 rooms and feel slighted. 
The Hotel Congress was built, offering a lovely place to stay and rest /recover and enjoy some R and R! Former owners / employees of a business or home sometimes dont let the fact that they are dead stop them from continuing with their duties and responsibilities. 
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Johanna Eubank is an online content producer for the Arizona Daily Star and tucson.com. 5th Avenue connects these two streets. But the story now, Szabelski reports, is that people still think it's a ghost flipping their TV channels and it is. You might see someone out of the corner of your eye and then turn and look and they won't be there.". In 1919, Tucson had become a bustling center of commerce, due to the growing railroad and cattle industries. 
Many personal experiences with these entities have been reported over the years. While the beds do not have coin operated vibrators anymore, these rooms shake and rattle to the bass and bustling street all night long. Spirits of a little boy and little girl who are about seven or eight years old have been seen playing in the halls of the second floor, when no children were in the building. The apparition of the suicidal woman has been seen in the bathroom and in the hallway outside the room. 33 fun events happening in Tucson this weekend July 28-31 , Bicyclist dies after striking truck on Tucson's east side, Group finds damage, dangers from border wall work, urges action, NOW OPEN: Get cheesecake, cookies and croissants at this new bakery, U of A scientist: Wuhan market was epicenter of COVID-19, Tucson man leaving domestic dispute killed in rollover crash, 10 things you may not know about the Hotel Congress as it turns 100. , But have you ever actually been inside? Stanley Hotel, CO (The spirit of Mr. Stanley keeps a close eye on the work ethics of staff).
One of the reasons he made video was because of all the ghost false conspiracies he read on the internet. Guests have reported seeing a man in a seersucker suit in the window of this room from the plaza, but every time we've checked, the room has been vacant. 520-622-8848 * 800-722-8848. Ear plugs can be provided however. Louis Ostheim of the First United States Artillery.
Henry Barajas "Once I started searching the event on Google I came upon many paranormal investigators looking into this ghost sighting, Allen said on his blog.". 
Thayers Historic Bed and Breakfast, MN (The spirits of an old Sea Captain, a handyman, and two former owners are among those who called this place their favorite oasis, and are still here). The unseen presence here is thought to be the man who killed himself. Some say the Gold Room is haunted by the ghost of a woman in old Victorian clothing. I have stayed at the hotel and never experienced any kind of paranormal activity.
The staff leave money for him so he can play the juke box. Nobody knows exactly who this woman is, but a lot of people have reported her, Szabelski says. 2018 Hotel Congress All Rights Reserved. Rooms are comfortable, clean, small, nicely arranged, and have the same original thin walls, making this hotel not for people expecting perfect silence, but for those who like authentic places, with atmosphere and character. 
A bloody hand print has been seen in Room 214. Gamblers: Like many hotels of the time, the Hotel Congress became a magnet for poker and card games. Video produced by Blake Tyson. Szabelski notes there have been many documented suicides at the hotel too many to try to start a comprehensive list. But Szabelski says people have experienced something disturbingly close to that scene from Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, "The Shining.". He said he got a call that a little boy was running around and making a lot of noise on the 12th floor, so he went up to investigate. MA (Owner Edmund Howes, filled with despair and hopelessness after losing all his money during The Revolutionary War, facing bankruptcy, ended his life by hanging himself from one of the trees on the property). A misty form moves from the hall into the room. Your room may be affected by plaza, nightclub, or street noise. The South Tower was designed by the famed architectural firm of Holabird & Roche, which also designed Chicago's City Hall, the southern half of the Monadnock Building, and numerous other historic buildings downtown. It is rated highly as a rock venue. The Auditorium Annex was built by hotel developer R.H. Southgate, and the first section or the north tower was designed by architect Clinton Warren, with the renowned Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan serving as consultants, the hotel website reports. It is said that news reports did not cover his death in a great deal of depth at the time focusing more on his younger brother Jan Misha. 
All my life people have been telling me that Hotel Congress is haunted, but they can never explain why. While alive, he used to borrow butter knives from the Cup Cafe, to use as a screwdriver, which staff now still find around the second floor rooms. Haunted Historian Conner Gossler reports in an article on KVOA Channel 4 News on October 29th 2020: I personally spoke to one of the employees here saying that prior to two AM and after that that they have had guests that come down from their rooms claiming that people are standing over their bed, theyre feeling uneasy, someone is watching them, odd noises out in the hall, Gossler said, So much that in the middle of the night they end up running out and leaving Hotel Congress. 
Hotel Congress, AZ (A long-time bar patron, a WW 2 veteran, loved to visit the bar every day. The spirit of the suicidal woman is definitely still there. Gangsters on the lam: It figures that the era gangsters needed some rest from their life of crime, and would take a holiday in nice hotels (Baker Hotel, Crazy Water Hotel, The Rex, The Saint James Hotel), that sometimes had entertainment, to enjoy their ill-gotten gain.
Accidents also killed them as well. The roomy, colorful lounge offers a plasma TV, and a computer for its guests to use. Meanwhile, Szabelski reports Room 441 on the fourth floor of the South Tower is considered by many to be the most haunted room in the hotel. The bullet hole is still there, marking the spot). She likes to whisper in the ears of staff, investigators and guests who stay here, perhaps sending some more sensitive guests quickly down the stairs to the main desk to check out. Its red neon sign is particularly resplendent at night especially when seen as a backdrop to Buckingham Fountain during the summer. While the beds do not have coin operated vibrators anymore, these rooms shake and rattle to the bass and bustling street all night long., Cactus Garden Rooms: Interior full bed rooms facing our Cactus Garden Patio. Oh, SNAP!
Tony Szabelski of Chicago Hauntings Ghost Tours has, and he says he always tells people on tours that if there's any place in Chicago that's haunted, it's the Congress Hotel. 
Earplugs are available at the front desk. Sometimes I think a ghost drinks my beer when I'm not looking, but I have yet to prove that. Besides warning guests about the noise, the Hotel Congress also has a page that describes some of the activity reported in Rooms 242, 214, and 220. Most of their income is generated from their bar, dance club, restaurant, events and live music. Many people report calling security because they see a woman standing or hovering over the bed, pushing or tugging on the bed, or pushing or tugging on the covers. The hotel notes it was also once known as the "Home of Presidents," with visits from presidents Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt as they discussed campaign strategies. 
But I haven't stayed in room 242, or 212, or the infamous 220. He would wake up, go downstairs, and get a cup of coffee with a small plate, a butter knife, and a bagel. She then leapt out the window herself. There are also rumors about the ballrooms. These are a pair of antique phone booths, left, in the lobby of the historic Hotel Congress. Dressed in a pin-striped gangster type suit, this presence has been seen mostly on the first floor, though he also likes to enjoy the view of the city of Tucson from the second story windows. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
White Eagle Pub and Hotel, OR (Sam was the housekeeper who spent his entire life there). It is open seven days a week, 365 days a year, and has long been part of this hotel. You can get the chills by just stepping into room 242. 
Based on an informal Lost Souls investigation, Allan (the subject of the article) concluded that these repeated sightings are the result of enduring impressions of people something a bit like watching a video tape of past events. By East Congress Street, a one-way street that runs WEST, is parallel to East Broadway Boulevard, a one-way street going EAST. Security reports getting many calls from people saying their TV channels changing on their own. The ghost of 6-year-old Karel is now said to haunt the 12th floor. Some say they even see her coming in and out of the bathroom. Before digital archives, the morgue was a room full of clippings and other files of old newspapers. Szabelski said people thought it was a ghost flipping their channels, but it was just that rapscallion of a retired judge. 
There was a quick evacuation via the hotels windows, with the help of Tucsons finest; firemen with aerial ladders. 
Much louder than our Cactus Garden rooms, but less earthquake-like than our Club Rooms, Exterior Rooms can still be on the noisy side due to street or club noise depending on the day. 2009 Some hard evidence was caught by Southwest Ghost Investigators in room 242 in their investigation. Another ballroom, the Florentine Room, was added in the North Tower. The Tucson Fire Department inadvertently caught evidence of spirits when they put cameras in each of the forty guest rooms as part of some sort of city program to help business owners. Unique Southwestern charm, urban andvintage. The male spirit of a WW 2 Veteran still stays in his favorite watering hole, the first floor bar area. 
311 East Congress Street Other ghosts have their own routines one always peeks out a top window, another walks through the kitchen, and one, who wears a maid uniform, is always seen cleaning. Club Congress, and the 1919 historic Tap Room Bar, are located inside the hotel. I have never heard of the story behind Room 242 in 1993. Ashleys of Rockledge, FL (A child was run over by a car). The biggest guest complaint on Trip Advisor is about the Noise! John did not believe in ghosts until he started working at the Congress Hotel, Szabelski says. 
And every staff member that currently works here has first hand knowledge of encountering.. He describes it as being "very creepy" inside. One of the most infamous suicides was that of Spanish-American War veteran Capt. And in addition to being the home of presidents and the home of ghosts, it seems the Congress Hotel might even be the home of ghosts of presidents. 
Perhaps he finds it a consolation to continue to enjoy his favorite hotel, The Hotel Congress. "He walks through the lobby and sticks his head into the office door if it's open.".
It's still the retired judge, except he's dead now. Szabelski says the 12th floor is supposed to be haunted by a little boy named Karel Langer, who died a horrific death at the hotel in 1939. (Stanley Hotel). Beatles Sergeant Pepper, Japanese Americans imprisoned at Arizona camps during WWII found solace in baseball, Flores family wants to hear your memories of El Charro for 100th anniversary, John Henry's Bar Pays Hommage to Beloved Gordo's Commercial, Laser Stranger Things at the Flandrau Planetarium.
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Congress Hotel officially called the Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center is a striking sight along the Michigan Avenue streetwall downtown. There is a lot of activity that is fun and entertaining, and maybe he entertains himself by watching the living have a good time. First published on November 1, 2021 / 8:30 PM. Teddy Roosevelt reportedly made that announcement in the Florentine Room at the hotel. Besides the many personal experiences of guests and staff, some hard evidence has been caught by paranormal investigators and the fire department, pointing to the likely existence of spirit people calling the Hotel Congress their after-life home or vacation spot where they like to visit. Vince still likes to tinker around the hotel, helping.. Chicago's elite held their soires in those rooms, along with two others rooms named the Elizabethan and the Pompeian, the hotel says. "There's no window in that bathroom so it must be a ghost.". The owners, Shana and Richard Oseran, believe the phones have been in place since 1934. One of the most familiar ghosts is easily recognized by his old-fashioned attire. Entities of people who found a secure space in a place like a hotel or bar, during their lifetime, sometimes choose to spend their afterlife in this same oasis from the world. "There's definitely a residual effect there," she said. Hotel Congress has several of those ghosts as well. Historically, while maintaining an aura of the past, Hotel Congress has all its economic bases covered at the same time, offering areas and opportunities for entertainment, a reception hall, a bar and a restaurant. It wasn't the only fire at the hotel. She likes to keep an eye on the front desk area, perhaps supervising the living on duty. Such was the case with the Hotel Congress. Sightings of Ostheim's ghost have been reported throughout the building. Hotel Congress, AZ (In 1993, an emotionally unbalanced woman shot herself in the bathroom after a high stress standoff with police and a SWAT team, in Room 242. The boys had recently been attending a camp to learn English, but they didn't like it and they returned home, the Tribune account says. (520) 622-8848 , Wells Drive.
Monteleone Hotel, New Orleans, LA (A male entity who identifies himself as engineer Rhett still putters around, keeping an eye on things). We love old historic hotels, even with noise and earthquakes! They spell this out quite clearly to potential guests, because the structure isnt sound-proof. Hotel Congress, AZ (Two children died from a disease or an accident). John reported running into the little boy a couple other times after that at the Congress Hotel and also encountered the boy once very briefly in his own home. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. While the Tap Room has been a tradition since the hotel opened, Club Congress was built inside their hotel property in 1985, as a dance and music club. It is the cultural landmark that anchors Downtown Tucson., Unique Southwestern charm, urban and vintage!. "They look like normal people they're not transparent or anything. Upon his passing housekeepers and guests started finding restaurant butter knives outside the room and in random places on the property. 
So on a beautiful, sunny August afternoon, Ms. Langer first took the kids to the Lincoln Park Zoo, and they all had a wonderful day, Szabelski recounts. "There's one on the second floor that locks the bathroom from the inside and we have to take the door off the hinges to get in," said Oseran. It was originally called the Auditorium Annex as an adjunct to the Auditorium Building across what is now Ida B. John claimed to have encountered that little boy's spirit on the 12th floor one day. 2020 The most recent work that was shared on You Tube by paranormal investigators Jeff and Pam of Haunted Encounter Adventures shows what they caught on their SLS camera; two spirits in Room 242, one spirit on the staircase, and two spirits in the common room on the second floor.