Haunted Places to Stay in Western New York
- This Victorian-style bed and breakfast in Canandaigua was a haunted house before being converted to an inn. Built in 1885 by Henry C. Sutherland in the Second Empire Victorian style, its 1880s architecture and imposing stature only add to the spooky history of this home. Sutherland house currently offers five guest suites, each running from $100 to $200 a night as of February 2011. All suites offer digital cable with CD and VCR player and a private bath. The hotel has wireless Internet. Each morning, guests are treated to a complimentary full breakfast.
- This 30-year-old hotel in Grand Island stands on the site of a home that burned down in 1962. Stories abound of a little girl who supposedly died in the fire and now haunts the hotel. Local historians dispute this fact, but stories continue nonetheless. The only island resort in the Buffalo/Niagara area, the property is located on the Upper Niagara River a few minutes from Niagara Falls. It has hundreds of rooms, ranging to standard guest rooms to suites. Nightly rates vary between $75 and $250 a night, as of February 2011. Free wireless Internet, cable and pay-per-view are available in all rooms. Guests can also take advantage of free morning newspapers, complimentary breakfast and a dry cleaning service.
- Guests report hearing voices coming from empty rooms and seeing ghostly figures in the lobby and halls of this East Aurora inn. The Roycroft offers lots of history, too. It burned down and was later restored and reopened. Also, one of its previous owners, Elbert Hubbard, is said to haunt the inn. Hubbard was a passenger on the ill-fated Lusitania who died when it went down. This luxury hotel in downtown East Aurora is a common stopping place for business travelers. It has 28 guest suites, each with its own private bath and free wireless Internet. Suites range from three to five rooms and cost between $150 to $300 per night, as of February 2011. Guests can stop by the Roycroft Inn Restaurant for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch year round.
- This inn, established in 1816, is associated with a sad ghost story about a British soldier who died there while meeting his true love. It's said that the soldier haunts the inn and disrupts kegs of American beer. He tends to hold a grudge due to his death at the hands of American soldiers. This inn is in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, just on the other side of the border of western New York, so bring your passports. It has five guest rooms on the second floor, some of which are above the pub area. Prices range from $90 a night in the off season to $230 a night during the tourist season, as of February 2011. The onsite Olde Angel Inn Pub serves lunch, dinner and late-night drinks.