Thanks for the video! Did you have any ghostly experiences while you were there? My husband and I stayed in the inn back in the 90's. We had no idea the place was haunted. We just wanted a historic place to stay, and picked this one--since we were already visiting relatives in Kentucky, and my husband is a real history buff. Normally, I would not, under any circumstances, stay in a haunted place. I had asked the front desk person if the place was haunted and she denied it. It was in late October when we went--after the tourist season was over. My husband's parents stayed in the new wing of the hotel and my husband and I stayed in The Generals Quarter. We were fortunate enough to be able to stay there before the fire, with the old "rickety" stairwell. Anyway, the night we stayed, we wanted to go out and walk around the town square and window shop. The front desk girl told us to make sure to be back no later than 11:00pm, because they would be locking the doors and leaving. As far as I know, my husband and I and his parents were the only ones staying in the hotel. I don't remember seeing but maybe one or two other guests, if any--it's been so long. But the hotel was pretty empty. I had also asked the front desk girl if we could book a horse and buggy ride. But she told us that because it was out of season, the horse and buggy rides were no longer available--but she would call the guy for us, if we wanted one. She was sure he wouldn't mind coming out. No--we were not going to ask her to make him go to all that trouble, just for us, so we declined the offer. My husband and I walked around the block, window shopping, and got back to the hotel, by 11:00pm, as the front desk clerk had asked. When we got up to our room, we got ready for bed. As we were getting ready for bed we heard the crescendo of horses hooves and carriage wheels coming up the street. We both ran to the window to see the horse and buggy, as the sound crescendoed and then descended, as if passing by the hotel. We looked down all three directions of the crossroad to see if we could see the horse and buggy. We never saw anything. That was very interesting, being that the front desk clerk had told us that the horse and buggy rides were closed down for the season. When it came time to put the lights out, I'm the type of person, that leaves the light on, when sleeping in an old historic building, because I don't want any spooks to slip up on me. Lol. Late that night--my husband had fallen asleep before me, and I had gradually, finally began to fall asleep a little before 3:00am. I had snuggled close to my husband hoping not to "experience" anything. The minute I had begun to dose off, I was suddenly awakened by loud crashing, clanging and banging noises in the ceiling. At first, it didn't even strike me as a "haunting," as it was so loud and real and unlike anything that you would expect a "haunting" to be! I was more annoyed, than anything, wondering to myself why, in the world, the hotel staff would have someone, at that time of night--with guests in their rooms, no doubt--working on the celing????? I laid there for a little while thinking that it would go away, and the people working on the ceiling would come to their senses and leave. It literally sound like several people with heavy iron pans or hammers were banging, as hard as they could, on various types of pipes in the ceiling. I thought "how rude!" And I remembered that the desk clerk had told me that the inn would be locked and no one would be there, after 11:00. The noise went on, without letting up, and then I heard three people walking up the stairwell, turn the corner, and then walk toward our room. That too, was so real that I figured people had checked in late at the hotel--yet I remembered that the front desk clerk had said to be back at the hotel by 11:00, because no one would be there to let us back into the hotel. The people I heard, coming up the stairs, and toward our room, was two men and a woman, laughing and talking. I couldn't make out what they were saying, but they were definitely having a friendly conversation. Several times, the woman burst out in laughter at something that was said. Because of how late it was, I was beginning to wonder, at this point, if everything I was hearing were haunts. I thought about it, but I didn't dare get up to open our door, to look out, for fear I was right. The three "people" turned, when they got to our room, to go into to the next room. I didn't hear the threesome again, but the clashing and banging in the ceiling continued during all of this. Several times, during all this, I tried to wake my husband. But unlike he usually would, upon shaking him, he wouldn't wake up. Finally, I decided to just try to go ahead and go to sleep, since the noises were not subsiding, and I recited the 23rd Psalm. Just as I was about to doze off and go to sleep again, I was suddenly awakened, like I had been before, by the deafening silence. Then I fell asleep, and had no more experiences. I will say that when we first came to the inn The General Quarters room was the only room I felt comfortable in--although I did not like the bathroom at all. I was afraid in there. I never took a bath in there, although my husband did, and didn't seem to mind it. The room immediately to the left of The Generals Quarters I didn't like at all. I definitely did not want to stay in there, that night--it made me very uneasy. And the small room at the far left, right on the corner of the building, I didn't like either, although I would have slept there rather than in the one between The Generals Quarters and it. As far as I know, there were no guests in any of these rooms, the night we stayed--and no guests in any of the rooms in the new section, where my in-laws stayed. I never saw anyone else on that floor that we stayed on, as if there were other guests. So I'm convinced that my experience was a haunting. I'm just glad I wasn't aware that it was one of the "most haunted places" in the country. I never, ever, ever would have stayed there, if I had known that! Lol! And had I known that, and stayed there, I would have been scared out of my mind, with my experiences. But as it was, it all seemed so real, that I was not that scared at all! In fact, I have an affection for the place. Anyway, that's my story. Hope all of you like it.
Thanks for the video! Did you have any ghostly experiences while you were there? My husband and I stayed in the inn back in the 90's. We had no idea the place was haunted. We just wanted a historic place to stay, and picked this one--since we were already visiting relatives in Kentucky, and my husband is a real history buff. Normally, I would not, under any circumstances, stay in a haunted place. I had asked the front desk person if the place was haunted and she denied it. It was in late October when we went--after the tourist season was over. My husband's parents stayed in the new wing of the hotel and my husband and I stayed in The Generals Quarter. We were fortunate enough to be able to stay there before the fire, with the old "rickety" stairwell. Anyway, the night we stayed, we wanted to go out and walk around the town square and window shop. The front desk girl told us to make sure to be back no later than 11:00pm, because they would be locking the doors and leaving. As far as I know, my husband and I and his parents were the only ones staying in the hotel. I don't remember seeing but maybe one or two other guests, if any--it's been so long. But the hotel was pretty empty. I had also asked the front desk girl if we could book a horse and buggy ride. But she told us that because it was out of season, the horse and buggy rides were no longer available--but she would call the guy for us, if we wanted one. She was sure he wouldn't mind coming out. No--we were not going to ask her to make him go to all that trouble, just for us, so we declined the offer. My husband and I walked around the block, window shopping, and got back to the hotel, by 11:00pm, as the front desk clerk had asked. When we got up to our room, we got ready for bed. As we were getting ready for bed we heard the crescendo of horses hooves and carriage wheels coming up the street. We both ran to the window to see the horse and buggy, as the sound crescendoed and then descended, as if passing by the hotel. We looked down all three directions of the crossroad to see if we could see the horse and buggy. We never saw anything. That was very interesting, being that the front desk clerk had told us that the horse and buggy rides were closed down for the season. When it came time to put the lights out, I'm the type of person, that leaves the light on, when sleeping in an old historic building, because I don't want any spooks to slip up on me. Lol. Late that night--my husband had fallen asleep before me, and I had gradually, finally began to fall asleep a little before 3:00am. I had snuggled close to my husband hoping not to "experience" anything. The minute I had begun to dose off, I was suddenly awakened by loud crashing, clanging and banging noises in the ceiling. At first, it didn't even strike me as a "haunting," as it was so loud and real and unlike anything that you would expect a "haunting" to be! I was more annoyed, than anything, wondering to myself why, in the world, the hotel staff would have someone, at that time of night--with guests in their rooms, no doubt--working on the celing????? I laid there for a little while thinking that it would go away, and the people working on the ceiling would come to their senses and leave. It literally sound like several people with heavy iron pans or hammers were banging, as hard as they could, on various types of pipes in the ceiling. I thought "how rude!" And I remembered that the desk clerk had told me that the inn would be locked and no one would be there, after 11:00. The noise went on, without letting up, and then I heard three people walking up the stairwell, turn the corner, and then walk toward our room. That too, was so real that I figured people had checked in late at the hotel--yet I remembered that the front desk clerk had said to be back at the hotel by 11:00, because no one would be there to let us back into the hotel. The people I heard, coming up the stairs, and toward our room, was two men and a woman, laughing and talking. I couldn't make out what they were saying, but they were definitely having a friendly conversation. Several times, the woman burst out in laughter at something that was said. Because of how late it was, I was beginning to wonder, at this point, if everything I was hearing were haunts. I thought about it, but I didn't dare get up to open our door, to look out, for fear I was right. The three "people" turned, when they got to our room, to go into to the next room. I didn't hear the threesome again, but the clashing and banging in the ceiling continued during all of this. Several times, during all this, I tried to wake my husband. But unlike he usually would, upon shaking him, he wouldn't wake up. Finally, I decided to just try to go ahead and go to sleep, since the noises were not subsiding, and I recited the 23rd Psalm. Just as I was about to doze off and go to sleep again, I was suddenly awakened, like I had been before, by the deafening silence. Then I fell asleep, and had no more experiences. I will say that when we first came to the inn The General Quarters room was the only room I felt comfortable in--although I did not like the bathroom at all. I was afraid in there. I never took a bath in there, although my husband did, and didn't seem to mind it. The room immediately to the left of The Generals Quarters I didn't like at all. I definitely did not want to stay in there, that night--it made me very uneasy. And the small room at the far left, right on the corner of the building, I didn't like either, although I would have slept there rather than in the one between The Generals Quarters and it. As far as I know, there were no guests in any of these rooms, the night we stayed--and no guests in any of the rooms in the new section, where my in-laws stayed. I never saw anyone else on that floor that we stayed on, as if there were other guests. So I'm convinced that my experience was a haunting. I'm just glad I wasn't aware that it was one of the "most haunted places" in the country. I never, ever, ever would have stayed there, if I had known that! Lol! And had I known that, and stayed there, I would have been scared out of my mind, with my experiences. But as it was, it all seemed so real, that I was not that scared at all! In fact, I have an affection for the place. Anyway, that's my story. Hope all of you like it.