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Hay-Adams
Hotel
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
Omni Shoreham Hotel
If you are a visitor to the politically-charged state,
er, District of
Columbia, plan a unique ghost-hunting adventure and stay at one of
Washington DC's historic haunted
hotels. And if you are a resident of Washington D.C., get to know
your state's spookier side and embark on an exploration of the unexplainable and
visit one of Washington D.C.'s very own haunted hotels. One of its most
haunted hotel is the historic Mayflower
Hotel that is home to a
ghost who comes for a visit yearly on January 20th.
Hay-Adams Hotel
800 16th Street,
Washington D.C. (202) 638-6600
 The Hay-Adams
Hotel is
located in the cosmopolitan city of Washington DC.- home to many a
politician. But it is not the ghost of a murdered politician that haunts
the Hay-Adams. Surprised? No, this hotel’s resident ghost seems to be
the spirit of Clover Adams, the wife of original owner Henry
Adams. It is has been reported that the spirit of Mrs. Adams, who
committed suicide in 1885, wanders the fourth floor of the hotel.
Although she was occasionally depressed and had just lost her father,
people whispered that it may have been a murder.
She seems a rather
sad ghost, and not threatening. Sounds of a woman crying softly in a
room or stairwell have been heard, as well as the voice of a woman
asking, "what do you want?" in a room when no one else was
around. Some housekeepers even report that when alone, they have been
called by their name and received a hug while cleaning the rooms!
Other unexplained
occurrences include the mysterious opening and closing of locked doors
and clock radios turning on and off.
These incidents
happen most frequently during the first two weeks of December - around
the anniversary of Clover Adam’s death.
One cool bathroom - we'd
stay just for the bathroom!
Please use the following link for the Hay-Adams Hotel to learn
more about this politically-correct haunted hotel:
http://www.hayadams.com
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Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave, Washington
D.C. (202) 347-3000
 The Historic Renaissance Mayflower
Hotel in Washington DC first opened its doors in 1925. The hotel was
known as the "Grande Dame of Washington, D.C.," incorporating more
inlaid gold than any other building in the country except for the
Library of Congress. The Mayflower was also a hotspot of political
activity. But not only political….there seems to be a ghost that haunts
the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel. The Mayflower's ghostly
history involves the 30th president of the United States,
Calvin Coolidge (below) and his inauguration in the year 1925.
 But first a little history….vice
president Calvin Coolidge succeeded as president when Warren Harding
died. He then went on for reelection in 1924. Coolidge or “Silent Cal”
was known to be quiet and reclusive. However, he became even more
withdrawn after the Republican conventions when his youngest son, Calvin
Jr. died from an infection (below, left). Coolidge was obviously devastated. Coolidge
was quoted as saying "when he (Calvin Jr.) died, the power and glory of
the Presidency went with him.”
 Coolidge went on to win the presidency
and was expected to attend the Inaugural Ball at the Mayflower Hotel.
However, still in mourning, Coolidge did not attend his own Inaugural
Ball.
Interestingly, each year on January 20th
– the date of Coolidge’s Inaugural Ball, unexplained happenings are
reported. At about 10:00pm, the lights dim and flicker – the time that
the first guests were announced. Also, an elevator does not move from
the eighth floor until 10:15pm – the time when Coolidge would have left
his room and come down to the ball. After 10:15pm, the elevator then
goes down to the lobby.
Could this be Calvin Coolidge’s spirit or
that of his son? No one knows for sure.
Please use the following link for the
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel to learn more about this “grand dame” of
a hotel and haunt:
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
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Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street NW (at Connecticut
Ave.), Washington, DC, (202) 234-0700
 The monolithic Omni Shoreham Hotel
has been around since 1930, witnessing much of Washington DC’s political
history and figures. Overlooking Rock Creek Park, the 11-acre hotel
boasts wide corridors and vaulted ceilings and archways giving it quite
an impressive feel. But to haunted hotel enthusiasts, what’s most
impressive about the Shoreham is their ghosts.
Back when the Shoreham Hotel was a
residence hotel, a place where guests can basically live – is when the
story begins. It began when a wealthy family moved into Room 864 in
1930. A financial backer of the newly opened Shoreham Hotel, Henry
Doherty and his wife lived in a suite on the 8th floor.
Living with them in their suite was their adopted daughter, Helen and
the suite’s housekeeper/nanny, Juliette Brown. Sometime in 1930,
Juliette awoke around 4:00am feeling ill. She reached for the phone, but
collapsed and died before she could call for help.
 Sometime
after, the daughter, Helen died mysteriously in the suite. It had
been speculated to have been a suicide. But it was hushed up at the time
because the family was wealthy. Henry Doherty and his wife soon moved
out of that suite.
After they moved out, mysterious things
began to occur. Televisions and lights would turn on by themselves
around 4:00am. If the suite happened to be unoccupied, guests in the
adjacent room report to have heard loud noises coming from the suite.
Other strange happenings include housekeeping carts moved around on
their own, a breeze gently blowing past guests and just an overall eerie
presence in the suite.
 The suite has since been gutted and
restored in 2000, but has kept its endearing name, the “Ghost Suite.”
But watch out - this three-bedroom suite will cost you $3000 as night!
Now that’s more frightening than any ghost!
Please use the following link for the
Omni Shoreham Hotel to learn more about this stunningly palatial
haunt:
Omni Shoreham Hotel
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