A Tour of Arizona Haunted Hotels

Originally written by Tony Subia

Reviewed and updated by AZ Leisure Staff Writers on August 6, 2026.

Arizona's haunted hotels combine Old West history, colorful legends and reported paranormal activity with memorable overnight accommodations. From Jerome's famous ghost stories and Bisbee's historic mining hotels to reportedly haunted inns in Prescott, Flagstaff, Phoenix, Jerome, Oatman and Douglas, these historic properties continue attracting visitors looking for both fascinating history and unexplained experiences. Whether you're planning a ghost-hunting weekend, an Arizona road trip or simply enjoy historic hotels with legendary reputations, this guide highlights many of the state's best-known haunted hotels, ghost towns and the stories that made them famous.

• Jerome Haunted Hotels
• Southern Arizona Haunted Hotels
• Central & Northern Arizona Haunted Hotels
• Visiting Haunted Hotels
• Best Arizona Ghost Towns & Haunted Destinations
• FAQ

Tips For Visiting Arizona Haunted Hotels

Whether you believe in ghosts or simply enjoy historic hotels, Arizona's haunted hotels offer a unique combination of architecture, local history and colorful folklore. Many remain fully operating hotels, inns or bed-and-breakfasts where guests can enjoy modern amenities while exploring buildings dating back to Arizona's mining boom and territorial years.

• Reserve rooms well in advance during October and holiday weekends.
• Join local ghost tours to learn the history behind reported hauntings.
• Respect hotel guests and private areas during your visit.
• Bring a camera if you enjoy photographing historic architecture.
• Ask hotel staff about the property's history and famous ghost stories.
• Visit nearby museums and historic districts to better understand each location's past.

Best Arizona Towns For Ghost Hunters

Several Arizona communities have become famous for ghost stories, historic hotels and Wild West legends. Many combine preserved downtown districts, mining history, museums and reportedly haunted buildings, making them excellent destinations for paranormal enthusiasts and history lovers alike.

• Jerome – Arizona's best-known haunted destination with several famous haunted hotels.
• Bisbee – Historic mining town featuring the Copper Queen Hotel and other legendary locations.
• Prescott – Victorian-era hotels, Whiskey Row history and numerous ghost stories.
• Flagstaff – Historic railroad hotels including the famous Hotel Monte Vista.
• Phoenix – The historic Hotel San Carlos remains one of Arizona's most discussed haunted hotels.
• Douglas – Home of the elegant Gadsden Hotel and decades of paranormal legends.
• Oatman – A preserved Route 66 mining town known for ghost stories and wandering burros.

Haunted Hotels In Jerome Arizona

In a territory of rough, wild frontier towns, Jerome, Arizona was rougher and wilder than most. The former copper mine and boomtown, known as “Ghost City”, could be the most haunted place in Arizona. Now dwindled to 400 inhabitants, at one time Jerome had a population of 15,000. Even in a lawless region, Jerome had a terrible reputation; prostitution, opium dens, gambling, murder and mayhem abounded. And that was just on weeknights. Perhaps because Jerome’s citizens led particularly colorful, but brutal lives, their revenants have left a psychic imprint on the buildings where they lived and died.

The present-day population of Jerome comprises innkeepers, artists and peaceable types. But the old-time residents are still a major tourist attraction. They may not be there in body, but they certainly are in spirit.

Whether you’re a skeptic or a believer, a visit to one of Jerome, Arizona’s haunted hotels would certainly make a memorable holiday. Imagine the fun you’d have showing off your vacation photos. “Oh yeah, that bit of white mist near the bathroom is our resident cowboy ghost. We called him Wilbur.”

Jerome Grand Hotel – 200 Hill Street. Horror aficionados will tell you that it’s probably not a good idea to turn a defunct 1920s hospital and asylum into a hotel. But those in search of atmosphere and a possible ghost sighting will be glad the owners of the Jerome Grand Hotel never read much Steven King.

A stately Spanish Mission style building, the hotel sits perched on a hill overlooking the town. This is suitably gothic in itself. The phantom of an elderly bearded miner haunts the second floor. He’s also a habitué of the third floor, which he shares with the ghost of a little boy. The revenant of an old woman dressed in white sometimes appears near the elevator.

One of the ghosts is the shade of a caretaker who died in the 1930s during the hospital’s era. He was found at the bottom of the elevator shaft with his neck broken. It’s suspected that his death was a murder, although no one was ever arrested. He’s understandably just a bit grumpy, so he flicks the lights on and off in the elevator and isn’t particularly smiley when he does show himself.

The hotel’s staff can claim the most sightings and spooky happenings; largely because they’re in the hotel so often, and because the ghosts seem to like teasing them. Witnesses say they’ve experienced objects moving about, doors opening and closing on their own, strange noises, ghostly voices, and appliances that turn themselves on and off. And, of course, they see more phantoms than any of the guests.

Jerome Grand Hotel
200 Hill Street
Jerome, Arizona 86331
1-888-817-6788

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Mile High Inn – 309 Main Street. The Mile High Inn’s most famous ghost is Jennie Banters, a madam who ran a bordello on the premises in the early 1900s. She became quite wealthy from her endeavors, but was murdered in the end by one of her clients. Although she wasn’t murdered on the premises, she seems to like it there. Her ghost haunts the kitchen and several of the eight guest rooms and she’s been known to get annoyed and fling objects about when she thinks they haven’t been put away properly.

An elderly man also haunts the inn. His is a kindly presence and he sticks to the bedrooms, where he occasionally re-arranges pictures. Less benign is the spirit of a younger, grumpier man who is blamed for the cold, eerie winds that sometimes manifest where winds really shouldn’t be blowing.

There’s also a phantom pussycat at the Mile High, thought to have belonged to Jennie Banters. It leaves its paw imprints on guest room beds (even ghost cats love fresh laundry) and likes to brush up against the legs of guests and staff. The cat is often seen, but vanishes before it can be touched or picked up.

Mile High Inn
309 Main Street
Jerome, Arizona 86331
(928) 634-5094

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The Connor Inn – 164 Main Street. Built in 1897, the Connor Hotel has burned down at least twice over the years, and has re-opened and closed down several times, but once again thrives as a hotel. Guests have reported the sound of women’s voices laughing and murmuring in one of the bedrooms. In another rooms there’ve been reports of a dog growling, someone coughing and objects moving around by themselves.

Connor Hotel
164 Main Street
Jerome, Arizona 86331
1-800-523-3554

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Ghost City Inn – 541 Main Street. Now run as a Bed & Breakfast, the Ghost City Inn building has survived a variety of uses; variously a boarding house, private residence, restaurant, funeral home, and art gallery. But whatever its incarnation, the building is home to spectral residents in the form of a male and female ghost, who slam doors and utter spooky murmurings.

Ghost City Inn
541 Main Street
Jerome, Arizona 86331
1-888-634-4678

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Haunted Hotels In Southern Arizona

Central & Northern Arizona Haunted Hotels

Arizona Haunted Hotels FAQ

What is Arizona's most famous haunted hotel?
The Jerome Grand Hotel is generally considered Arizona's best-known haunted hotel because of its former hospital history and numerous reported paranormal experiences.

Can you stay overnight in Arizona haunted hotels?
Yes. Most of the hotels featured on this page are operating hotels or inns that welcome overnight guests.

Which Arizona town has the most haunted hotels?
Jerome is widely regarded as Arizona's most haunted town and has several historic hotels with long-standing ghost stories.

Are ghost tours available?
Several Arizona communities including Jerome, Bisbee and Prescott offer seasonal or year-round ghost tours.

Are these hotels family friendly?
Most are historic hotels that welcome families, although ghost tours and paranormal events may be designed primarily for adults.

When is the best time to visit?
Fall is especially popular because of Halloween events, although Arizona's haunted hotels are open throughout much of the year.

Do I need reservations?
Reservations are recommended, especially during October, holiday weekends and special ghost-themed events.

Are the ghost stories verified?
Most stories are based on local legends, eyewitness reports and historical folklore. Visitors should view them as part of each property's colorful history.

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