Haunted Places – Roosevelt Hotel

Posted by scarygeek on January 13, 2010 at 11:44 am

I had the opportunity to visit and stay at the Roosevelt Hotel, while attending an employee Christmas Party some time in the 1990’s.  It is a beautiful, 12 story, luxury hotel that is located in the middle of Hollywood, at 7000 Hollywood Blvd, and was opened in 1927.  The hotel received a $12 million dollar make over in 1984, and if you ever get a chance to visit the area, and you can afford to stay there, you should.  Especially if you enjoy having ghosts for room mates.  

The very first Academy Awards Banquets were held in the Blossom Room of the Hotel.  It is said that there are several ghosts that frequent the hotel, and sightings of partial and full apparitions, as well as shadow figures, are not uncommon among visitors and staff.  During the filming of “From Here to Eternity” in 1952, actor Montgomery Clift, spent three months in room 928.  Visitors and staff have said that they can smell his cologne and hear his footsteps as he paces the hallways of the 9th floor.  He has also been known to play the trumpet which has also been heard.

The staff of the Roosevelt report that they receive phone calls from unoccupied rooms.  They also have been called to assist hotel guests when they are mysteriously locked out of their rooms from the inside, and if you look out at the pool at night you might catch a glimpse of an apparition taking a swim.  Staff have even reported being pushed and touch by something while they were working.

There is a ghost that manifests itself to look almost lifelike, and when seen by someone new, can be mistaken for a real child.  They say she is about the age of 5 or 6, and that she sometimes interacts with her surroundings, wanting to know where her mommy is, and asking questions of visitors or staff.  They say her name is Caroline, and she can sometimes be seen sitting by the fountain and she is crying.

Some of the other reported experiences are from staff that have seen images in mirrors of Marilyn Monroe.  Unfortunately, when I was there I did not have any paranormal experiences.  It would be fun to go back there some day and stay in room 928.