Abandoned Grand Castle Hotel - Closed overnight (everything left)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Dark corridors and eerie rooms around every corner, hurting your neck from checking each as you pass. Frozen in time is a once grand hotel/resort that opened in the early 1990's but over the years the location became a lesser travel destination. Adding insult to injury, the hotel was hit by a hurricane that left damage too expensive for the hotel to repair, resulting in the closure in the late 2000's.
Since then the structure has been very eerily left behind and seemingly frozen, as if the maids just left. This was one of my all time favorite explores just because of the sheer size of the complex, as well as the lack of vandalism. Every corner shares a new surprise you may never know about until you turn its corners. Thanks for watching if you enjoy make sure to leave a thumbs up and subscribe for more exploring videos!!
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I’m so glad I’m not the only weirdo who enjoys watching stuff stuff like this.
Its okay because im the real weirdo who goes to film it haha
We are all weirdo here enjoying this kind of video 🤣
Happy that I’m not the only one either,places like this always tells a story,and In time the place have frozen from what it used to be in its glorious days .Its almost like time traveling.its truly fascinating to watch and educate to yourself!!!.
It's not weird at all. Better than a history lesson at school.
Nope your not I love these videos!
Our band was hired there as the house band in 1971 and on the grand opening Memorial day 1971 we alternated sets with the Duke Ellington Orch. in the Scarlet night club what a treat that was. I was employed as a band member till 1986 met some great people and had some wonderful memories
Me and my family stopped here around 1980 when I was a kid. It was the most extravagant hotel around. We were looking for someplace to stay the night and convinced our father to and least see how much it cost to stay here. I remember me and my father went to the lobby desk and they told us it cost $250 a night (something like that, might have been more). It was summer time. Of course my father was not going to spend $250, he actually started laughing. We stayed at a motel further down the road for $30 a night.
My dad would agree with your dad. My mother is a gold digger and has champagne taste with a beer wallet. She would have begged to stay.
LINYVideo where is this hotel? I can’t find info about it! much appreciated if you know
Now I agree that $250 may be high for the Catskills depending on the time of the year it is. But part of that $250 may also have covered what is known as a resort fee. What resorts like Disney or Universal does is charges you a fee that allows you to have access to the food and beverages on there resorts or use the things like the spas without having to pay an additional fee. What that means is that all the charges for the food and spa and other entertainment on the hotel grounds is paid for by you on your bill and that you do not have to pay for them individually and possibly be charged different fees for each thing. You are charges 1 fee for all services and pay for them on your one room bill at the end of your stay.
250 is a lot of money for 1980. Adjusted for inflation that's like 600
250 in the 80s holy
I used to be a cocktail waitress here! I saw some “this looks like the shining” comments, a lot of guests felt the same way. It also would remind people of the movie Dirty Dancing. So wild to see the state of it now, my friends and I have wanted to go inside for years.
Sorry I’m adding as I watch. The bar you liked with the stained glass cabinets was an Off Track Betting bar. The resort had several dining rooms actually. The one you were in with a tent was a banquet hall, the bar was Monk’s Lounge (the very dark bar with two vintage cash registers), and there was a dining room right off the Monk’s Lounge that you walked through to get up towards the banquet hall (the large dining room with the tent). This is an awesome video. Thanks for the memories. ☺️
Where is this place, Danielle?!
Southern Pirate Outdoors Friar Tuck Resort in Catskill, NY
@@daniellerussomanno188 Where is the hotel located that you said you used to be a cocktail waitress at? I told my daughter I thought it was Colorado but I am unsure of that now.
@@wendyrocchietti7580 Friar Tuck Resort. Catskill, NY
The place obviously closed down after the food & beverage manager over estimated the likability of lemon lime hemp coconut soda.
lmao
The owners who bought it after it closed put all that in there for a friend cause they were going to distribute it at Walmart but I guess the outside packaging with a weed leaf turned them off to it
That beverage was never used when we operated the property as Friar Tuck. I believe a Chinese company purchased it and operated it for a few months for private functions. It was NOT open to the public during that period.
Lol the owners were mafia guys. They probably hijacked a few trucks.
That sounds actually pretty good 😂😂😂
"we split up to cover more ground"... Have these guys never watched a horror movie? That's always when things go south...
We like to creep ourselves out what can i say haha
Also not smart if someone accidentally floats through a floorboard or gets knocked out.
They didn't bring a dizty blonde. They're fine.
They also didn't have a token black guy to get killed off first.
T. Fairy Rut Roh Scooby!!! Keep on eye on Daphne !
I don't subscribe to many channels here on UA-cam. But your channel is something else. I really like the way you go about your exploring, calm and respectful, not like a lot of these kids (shit, I just realized I've become an old man at the age of 35) running around all hyped up talking in 200m/h. "Oh look at that crazy ancient hearing-aid-thing dude!" That's a gramophone my man....
Raid the supply closet and see if there is any toilet paper.
Right On👍😂😂
Yes Look for retro Tollet paper!
Lol
😂😂😂
@@windfishburne5441 Good idea 😂😂😂
In that pool table room you can clearly see how high the water got when it was flooded. If it wasn't for the cold weather that place would smell mouldy AF.
Yeah, this is one where I don't feel bad things were left behind. Nevermind that judging by the pillows this place wasn't exactly on point with hygiene. That smell was probably just years of people grease.
The friar tuck resort was such a unique place, as a local i with many many others worked here and made a great living. the memories i have just filled my head with is amazing. GREAT VIDEO GUYS
Well it was a nice place. It won't be after you and others said the name for no reason.
This is where I stayed on my wedding night. It was such a beautiful place. Sad to see it this way.
What was it like back then?
@@jessicagomez8387 It was beautiful. Very busy, people from all over. I wish I had pictures, but I don't. It was 25 years ago. Didn't use my phone as a camera back then. Lol
Wer is this place ? Is it england ?
Absolutely incredible what humans have left behind, I love places like this so thank you for the tour
I worked here for years till 1983. cocktail lounge across from dining room (the bar with armour on the wall) in the night club, aka scarlet room, I was one of the head waitresses down there, The close up of the bar / soda fountain was very eerie, the outdoor pool side on weekends and the disco 😃. Some really fun times. Owned my the Carridi family. So sad to see this.
It's a bit odd that you found that tent pitched inside with so many rooms in decent condition. Even odder that you didn't encounter any homeless people, even though there's evidence that some of the beds were slept in.
I would imagine in the warm weather are probably a lot. In the winter they probably head for intercity to missions where it is warm and food.
@@tompaton1899 Unless it's down to -20 there's no need to flee. Lots of blankets available!
The tent was the weirdest part
You are always so respectful. It makes these really nice to watch
Pretty amazing to see it left in that condition … especially the pool with the chairs around it. Wild!
U are one of about 3 I watch all the time and look forward to because y,all are so respectful of any place u go into.. enjoy as always. Thankyou for taking us along..
This is one of the best urbex videos Ive ever watched.
Your voice has some serious ASMR qualities. Love falling asleep to your videos 😊
Some elements of this hotel remind me of the Overlook Hotel...very creepy! Awesome video!
That was so amazing. It made me feel like I never knew places like this existed. I can't believe all that stuff is left there.
The massage room with the ceiling with bulging fabric is just decorative
😍😍you’re the cutest explorer! I hope you continue doing what you love and show us more of these forgotten locations!
What a fascinating place, so beautiful and spooky. Amazing just seeing everything left. I really appreciate how respectful you are, very nicely done.
Love how you film thank you for being slow and not jerking the camera around 👍🏻❤️
I figured out why the hotel was abandoned. The owner accidentally drunk ordered a thousand pallets of hemp soda, bankrupting him forever.
You for real or are you pullin my leg
Probably thought he was ordering 1000 cans and instead got 1000 pallets worth. That would be my luck anyway
Oh right No wonder it's left to vandals then!!! What a shame....
Someone should move in, I saw some really nice rooms just qaiting on someone to sleep in the bed that way they can keep out the riff raff.
LOL
Its just really nice 2 c a younger group actually appreciate the detail of the craftsmanship that went on in the building of that hotel
It makes me sad when people reveal the name of locations in the comments. Now even more people will go there and will take things or vandalize the hotel for no reason. Wish more people could be like you guys and just walk through and admire and not take and destroy things....
Judgemental much. So everone on this thread, ur saying is basically a fkn. Thief, and a pos.
Frier Tucks, NY
@@bryantucker849 Yes, Yes that is Exactly what was Implied.
Fuckem... Id love to go Ghost hunting, at places like this. Since i live in FLORIDA we dont have asylums,old hospitals,and abandoned places like this. Its unbelievable that all the $$$ just sitting there, whatever the reason for closing, why didnt they sell it off, instead of letting it rot.. makes no sense.
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www.directvillasflorida.com/florida-blog/index.php/forgotten-florida/
www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/florida/abandoned
The Friar Tuck Inn that’s Catskills NY
Thank you. This hotel was actually open in the 50s. The mob used to go up there it was a famous motel. Had many memories with my children and my parents used to take us up there when I was a child.
Those rooms in the beginning of your video with the massage tables with the hanging down ceilings are that way for "Sound absorption acoustics" so the massages will be quiet.. Interesting place !
RedRum, RedRum… Herrrrrres Johnny!!!
It would be so cool to wander around a place like this, as many of your videos I’ve watched I still can’t get over the amount of furnishings and stuff just left behind intact and mostly untouched. It’s like everyone just vanished!
Awesome find guys - I’m so amazed that they left pretty much everything in place when it closed - seems such a waste
By far one of the best!!! What a beautiful place. I tried to imagine the opening day and what a party it must have been. Keep up the beautiful work you are doing. Just a big fan from Oklahoma....................
Stunning spot. Looks saveable. That dining room was absolutely massive. Wonder who was camping out there. Keep up the good work ✌️
Someone who is too stupid to realize that there are so many clean rooms with fully furnished beds.
@@riproar11 bed bugs or something
@@subservemoth Bed bugs need a host to feed off their blood. No host using the bed, bedbugs move on.
Side Note: Love the quieter, subtle narration and voice-overs. A soothing contrast to most run of the mill, in-your-face videos out there.
Humans are a strange species. All the work. All the expense that went into building and maintaining the place. Then just close the doors on such a cool place and walk away.
I had the same thought...
It's called capitalism...
@@Fifury161 nasdrovya, comrade.
The property isn't "abandoned" it is bank owned and still up for sale since the original owner's family filed bankruptcy after his death. Not saying it will sell in this state of repair but you never know, especially for the land. However, the property itself is gorgeous. ❤
ALOT of money would be needed to reopen. It unfortunately would need to be gutted or demolished
Great, steady cinematography. I like that we get a good look around.
I don't understand why everything useful can't be sold and given to the homeless or habitat for humanity or new entreprenuers. there's so much that is still useful.
Greed is the answer. The people who own these abandoned properties aren’t making money from them, but simply can’t muster up enough human decency to give it to someone who will use it
@@davisvinson5299 Your answer is hilarious. I stopped giving stuff away a long time ago. People want you to bring the free stuff to them. They want you to spend your money and time to give them free stuff. I also got tired of dealing with creeps and weirdos. What are you giving?
Bad idea, the homeless always trash places they live in. Honestly what the homeless need is a prison sentence. I have looked into the feasibility of opening a rehab clinic or rehab center for the homeless but no locality will allow it, plus it is cheaper to put a mentally ill homeless person behind bars and keep them away from women and children.
@@davisvinson5299 The real answer is when you have a place like this, it's all borrowed money. 99% of businesses are like this in the U.S. The bank owns this stuff and always has.
Rocky Mountain High still owns this place (Why they were using it as a soda warehouse). Though last I checked they are now a penny stock so the building may end up back on the market pretty soon.
It is such a crying shame that properties like these were not repurposed. Homelessness would not only be a thing of the past, but the people would be would also get to live with dignity.
True. However, this IS America and there is No Money in housing the Homeless.
FunFact: There are enough abandoned Hotels, Motels, Apartment/Condo buildings and homes to house ALL the Homeless in America with there still being empty rooms.
What's stopping you then
@@dotatough Me personally . . . I honestly just don't care.
If it's repurposed, then it has to be maintained. That will be a cost in huge numbers to the town/city. It's a great idea, but costs tons of money to actually do.
Nice explore, great place. Creepy how some of those rooms look like they are waiting for people to check in. I bet those energy drinks were nasty when they were fresh. Thanks.
I LOVE this. I did this in my late teens in the late 80's early 90's and loved it. We had still cameras with film, and video cameras where the size of... well, you've seen the photos... 1.5 hr batteries (that took 4 hrs to charge) VHS cassettes recording in SP mode 2hr max, weighed 18 lbs... and a $5,000 price tag for an upper low class household. It wasn't leaving the house unless dad was there.
I can't stop laughing at the countless cans of that hemp stuff. They just keep showing up!
It was opened in the 70's! & it was a really popular resort by the mountains, especially during the skiing season. I live about 10 minutes from there. It was gorgeous!!
Super cool and creepy, I would have loved to stay there right before it closed. It reminds me of the movie " The Grand Budapest Hotel" when the hotel is run down.
Dang man, seeing such a nice place like this just go to waste..it's sad it really is
This is the Friar Tuck in the Catskills. I used to work there as a waiter years ago. It's up the road from the Catskill Game farm which is closed, and along the way past the Tuck is the old Carson City, closed as well.
I used to work at the tuck as well. And my Dad worked at Carson City for 20years when it was open. Good old Catskill, it will never be the same.
I liked all of those places when I was a kid we went every summer.
Loved it was so intact!! Great presentation of everything btw. Thanks
Damn, absolute wonderful place! Really weird to see that like everything is left behind from the old busses to all the drinks.
The first "pool" wasn't a kiddie pool, it was a hot tub! We spent a week here every February when I was a kid. My dad was a police officer and the department would rent the whole place for the week. I have some amazing memories there.
shining vibes
Love the “medieval” light fixtures! .... odd seating choice for that interior bar area 10:39 - too modern. What was blurred out over fireplace ?
It’s the name of the hotel
I appreciate the back story!! Thanks again!! Thumbs up!!
You would think the hotel would have at leased tried to sell the stuff they could and recoup something. The weights in the gym, the piano, furniture etc. It's like they just up and walked out.
Piano is made of wood... every porous surface in this place is contaminated with mold.
Cool hotel it's so big everytime you went to a new room I thought that was the end but no it keeped going on amazing how clean it still is awesome video
I love the wood works in there it's so pretty ❤️❤️❤️
Hi! Maybe you can check out The Historic Hollywood Beach Resort/hotel. It’s partially abandoned and it has some very interesting history there
Redrum, Redrum, Redrum Here's Johnny! All work and no play makes Danny a dull boy.
This was a really cool video!! I have to wonder if the owner invested in that Hemp drink and it went belly up! It's cool that the rooms were still clean. Nice job filming the video!
It looked like it was dumped there.
What a lovely hotel. It's so creepy how it's just frozen in time. The bar gave me The Shining vibes. So so sad to see a building this gorgeous just left to rot. Keep up the great content and stay safe.
I used to go there with friends on Father’s Day weekend they would always have an awesome car show. The place was Mafia ran and owned and at the car show there was a huge presence of mob affiliated people, it was awesome being around these guys and getting to know them a little bit. A ton of fun and just like everything else in this area it’s a distant memory as everything
Is gone. Awesome
Video
Someone put a lot of time and money into this place. I love old places it's a shame that this place is closed.
So sad to see such a beautiful place, go too waste..Kool video...
Very Cool Footage Guys!
That would be a great place for the homeless to get out of the cold
I was thinking the same thing ! Cheap battery or some kind of Elect generator to plug in lights and small heater and you are living the dream ! FREE Cans LIME drinks on the house !
When I saw the tent, the empty tent, it felt like a statement- one tent in a giant empty 150 room dwelling. And homelessness numbers rise....
Unfortunately, they'd more than likely just trash the place ie: drugs/garbage/human waste.
They would wreck it even more or set it on fire causing more mess.
I love the larger abandoned locations like this. Good video guys.
This place is great! I can't imagine how amazing it was when it was open! I wonder what happened?
Fascinating, Amazing, Excellent, Thank you so much.
The intro shot gave me the creeps because it reminded me of the shinning lol Nice video! :)
I can honestly say I've never heard the phrase "serious cobweb action" before and probably never will.
It just caught me off guard.
LOL. 😁😁😁
I really like the medieval period so the armour and castle feel is great
This must be in some sort of legal hold, otherwise the ownership would have sold fixtures and furniture. Those chandeliers alone would be worth cash.
Man I would love to salvage the hell out of that place! Those fixtures and the stained glass were to die for! (Only with permission, though!)
This place has insulation on the floors because they are fixing the place and store items. In 2012 they rented a dumpster to rip old carpets in the basement. The rooms are in very good shape. The abbey dining room is cool. The floors are needed to be pressure washed and new pieces of Sheetrock. Everything is stacked up for repair. The salon is good barbershop chairs. The moulding is good shape.
The name was "Friar Tuck Inn"; later we re-named it "Friar Tuck Resort, Spa and Convention Center".
Who's we? Did you own it can I pay to visit and film a scene or two
The county owns it now. All I could possibly do it "guide you" once you got permission from Greene County. I was the "Executive Director".
From another comment, it sounds like the prices were mighty high. Did you manage to get decent business? And what's up with the Lime Coconut Hemp stuff?
My friends family owned the place, they all lived in huge homes behind the hotel on the other side of the golf course. They wanted to go into business with the American Indians to open a casino, but that fell through and the place closed. Spent many good times there and in the club out back.
Who was your "friend"?
I like how y’all r respectful towards historical buildings
There was an article from September that the new owner has "big plans" so this place won't be around much longer :(
Absolutely phenominal👏🏻🙌🏻
someone had a great rich quick scheme with those drinks.....and, it didn't work out!
Man I miss that place. Great memories there. 💔
Thank you for uploading this 🖤 I seriously needed this today. I can’t keep watching the news... shits too fucked in the world right now.
The somewhat kitschy "castle" theme and its origin in the late 1980s(?) made me think this was built by someone who enjoyed playing Dungeons & Dragons. Now it seems like a suitable location for a D&D adventure. I almost expected you to encounter a gelatinous cube in one of those hallways, or to hear a voice requesting you to make a saving throw with a d20. ;-)
That was crazy how some of those rooms looked just like normal while other parts of the hotel was messed up. You can't necessarily say they just left and never came back with everything stacked like the mattresses, chairs, etc. They must have had some notice, but it looks like it would have been a great place to stay.
I stayed here on 2001 whilst on holidayin NYC from the UK. We came here to see Collin Raye play a show. Even then the place gave us 'Psycho' vibes and we were glad to leave! The show itself was great - although the ceiling above our table dripped brown liquid the whole time -🤣🤢 The place gave us the creeps so much that ever since, anywhere creepy is referred to as "It's a bit Friar Tuck"!!
If this place is ever up for demolition, I hope someone is smart enough to salvage woodwork, furnishings, and fixtures. So much there that could be salvaged, repurposed, or sold.
Love this! Also love your respect and care when you visit places!💙
You are in upstate New York and some 25 years ago that place used to be called the Friar Tuck Inn and Resort. I worked for a company that used to run ski tours our of that place it is massive. That large ball room used to have the biggest New Year's party you have ever seen.
Omg... I am super local to this and saw it posted in the fb group... super jealous have always wanted to explore this thanks so much for the inside scoop- new sub!
I hope it is not destroyed, because it seems like people can`t behave and appreciate anything anymore. It must be a reason it was left even with water in the pools. Ice is known to expand and ruin things, too. Thank you for this great video!
Really strange to see those 2 luxury buses sitting there, they appear to be mid 2000s era Setras and even with 500k miles would be worth 60-90K today. Made by Daimler in Germany, who also makes Mercedes thats why you see the Mercedes symbol on the front.
Duh!
@@69A12SuperBee Insightful 🙄
@@dobmar99 odd isn't it?
John Yes, the hotel is closed but the site is used for dumping soda, a car (after 2015), buses.
I can't believe there's an abandoned building with all this stuff in it and nobody's took anything!
If me and my friends stumbled upon this we'd make this our chill spot!
Love your videos. Great job, and you are respectful. Keep up the good work guys..
I had my wedding reception there.
So sad and cool at the same time
This kind of thing is definitely on my bucket list. We don’t get any decent abandoned places that I’ve seen in the UK. Amazing video. Thanks
Loving your videos! These abandoned places are so fascinating
Those spider webs over the phone was a great shot! You’re getting better and better with each project, my friend. It won’t be long and you’ll be in the same line as Bros of Decay and Proper People. A little more money invested in equipment and a bit more polish and you’ll be there!
Why would they leave water in that pool?? That’s dangerous as hell! Someone could be stupid and fall in and that could end in disaster.
Why did they leave those expensive “human cookers” (aka tanning beds) sitting there? Weird, yes?
From the size of the salon and the number of chairs, the place must’ve been very successful at one point.
Good heavens, the ceiling was so low in that dance hall or whatever it was, I would feel like I was buried alive! No thank you!! All that gym equipment left in the place!
The gorgeous piano, all those room keys! Ok, so the tent in that enormous room- what the hell? A squatter?
Oh wow, the webs on the dash of the silver car are awesome!! They’ve been busy for quite some time. Happy little creepies!
What the hell did you close that room for?? Those poor animals who took it over won’t be able to get back in now. That was a rotten thing to do!
This place was very cool.
Did you do any research on the place to find out why it closed and left everything? It’s just so tantalising, there had to be a huge disaster of some sort.
The busses have been put there more recently probably by the land owners they were not there in 2017 and definitely have not been sat there too long
I was wondering about those buses. They don't look very old, and they've got to worth some MAJOR $$$.
We stayed in the timeshare area maybe mid 1990's or so - 98? Not sure. Nottingham Village. We loved the archways. The rooms in the timeshare spot were okay, big contrasting tile in the living, mini kitchen areas. 1 bedroom. They kept finding pallets and pallets of those crazy lime hemp coconut drinks all over the place. lol.
Cool. The power is still on. Look at the tanning bed. The red light is on. I would have went for a tan while I was there. Lol
8:30 try to call room service, maybe someone will attend. XD
You know.. that there is not any vandalism on that entire property is actually much more creepy....