Omni Parker Hotel is located in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Omni Parker House in Boston stands today as one of the city’s most prestigious hotels. Today, it’s the longest continuously operating hotel in the United States. Over the years, it has hosted many dignitaries and historic individuals of fame (and infamy). Although the hotel is frequented by travelers the world over, there are many guests that may have overstayed their welcome well over a hundred years after their passing.
The Omni Parker House hotel was opened in 1855, founded by Harvey D. Parker. The hotel was located not far from the Massachusetts State House. In the beginning, it served as a central meeting place for some of the state’s top politicians and power brokers. The hotel also became the meeting place of a group known as the Saturday Club. The group met on the last Saturday of every month (with the exception of July, August, and September). Notable members of the group were well-known writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. to name a few.
One other possible spirit that is said to have overstayed his welcome was that of Charles Dickens. Dickens lived on the third floor of the hotel for the five months he spent in Boston. Some guests have reported seeing the elevator always going to the third floor with no one coming from the lobby or the floor itself. Room 303 had long been the subject of complaints due to its smell of whiskey and heavy cigar smoke. Legend had it that Dickens was a heavy smoker and would often prefer whiskey as his drink of choice. This was yet another paranormal incident in which security may also be well aware of. One night, a security guard was patrolling the halls only to see a shadowy figure of a man wearing a stovepipe hat. While the guard stopped, he anticipated that someone would be passing through. No one ever showed up and the figure disappeared shortly after that.
Those who had stayed on the tenth floor had also reported hearing the noises of rocking chairs going back and forth. However, there are no rocking chairs that were in each of the rooms located on that very floor. If that wasn’t spooky enough, a young girl was sleeping in a bed on the tenth floor where she recalled seeing a man in 1800s clothing standing at the end of her bed. She remembered seeing the spirit talking to her asking “are you enjoying your stay”? The spirit later disappeared. The following morning, the girl saw a portrait of the same man who she apparently saw in her room. The portrait was of Harvey Parker himself.
As of today, these have been the reports of apparitions and paranormal activities that have been reported by past guests at the hotel. These spirits may still be roaming the halls even today with past patrons telling stories of encountering shadowy figures, hearing phantom noises, and even seeing lights flickering on and off for no apparent reason. While Harvey Parker has spent a lifetime entertaining and hosting world-famous guests, it may seem like he would have been the kind of guy to never leave what might be one of his favorite places in the world.
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