Hassayampa Inn - Prescott Activity meter: medium-high Likelihood of real presences: very high Overall rating: 4 stars This four-story, 78-room hotel in downtown Prescott is on the register of historic hotels due to its dedication to keeping history alive. It is an elegant, old fashioned and romantic hotel that is most often used and advertised as a place for weddings and honeymoons. History: The inn was built in 1927 after Prescott residents became aware of the need for first-class accommadations in the area. Then-Mayor Morris Goldwater encouraged citizens to invest in the project, and 400 individuals purchased shares in the hotel, totaling thousands of shares at $1 apiece. It was named after the nearby Hassayampa River. Among the very first guests of the inn were a newlywed couple, Faith Summers and her much older groom (name unknown), who were to spend their wedding night in the honeymoon suite. The groom left the room telling his new wife that he was going to purchase cigarettes and would return soon, but he never came back. No one knows if he was lying or if he actually intended to return; his fate is unknown. Faith waited for him for three days before finally losing hope and becoming too depressed to go on. She took her own life by hanging herself from the bell tower above her suite. Activity: Faiths spirit makes appearances often, and to many people. She is most often seen and felt in the room where she spent her last days, room 426. She apparently gives female visitors foot massages when they are sleeping in this room, but men who sleep there often have nightmares. She has been seen crying at the foot of the bed, as well as near the door leading to the balcony, and the sounds of crying and scent of flowers can sometimes be detected from outside the room. She has also been seen holding flowers, walking the hallways in what is described as either a pink dress or an off-white wedding gown, and disappearing into various rooms of the hotel. One of the hotels housekeepers quit her job after seeing Faiths apparition. Our contact Debe Branning from MVD Ghost Chasers, while staying in Faiths room, awoke to the TV blaring and all of the rooms lights turned on. She turned them off and went back to bed, but soon felt Faith sit on the edge of the bed. She says that she pushed Faith off the bed with her foot, the spirit sat down again, and she pushed her off a second time. She then heard someone running water in the bathroom, and soon there was a presence hovering over with her a glass of water! The glass tipped and she expected to be drenched with water, but nothing came out. Then the spirit and the glass both disappeared. The investigators room went back to being peaceful and she went back to sleep. She seems to be fully convinced this encounter with Faith was real, rather than a dream. Other visitors have also reported the TV coming on in the middle of the night, and their toothbrushes going missing in the morning. Some have said that the doorway to her room and the hallway in front of it have cold spots. A guest staying a few doors down from Faiths room claims to have been woken up by the feeling of a cat walking at the foot of the bed, and then having their ankle grabbed by someones hand, twice in the same night. Another claims to have had their hair stroked by an invisible presence. Most people who see Faith are female, as Faith is still upset about her husband and not fond of men. However, men have seen and felt her, and not all of those encounters have been nightmares. One young man says he awoke to someone hugging him, and this presence was attributed to Faith. Hassayampa kitchen staff claim that all of the gas burners on the stove go out after theyve felt her presence. Once a staff member mentioned that she would like to research Faiths story, and her coffee jumped out of the cup in her hand. Faith is the most famous ghost at the Hassayampa, but shes not the only one. There is also a man in a long brown coat or old west attire, referred to as the Night Watchman. It has been said that this spirit goes around the lobby checking the doors and windows to make sure theyre locked. He has been seen by both employees and guests, once vanishing in the second or two the employee turned her back to him. He has been seen reading a newspaper, and staring into the fireplace. He has been referred to as lonely-looking. It is unknown why this presence lingers here. It has also been said that young ghost, a male child of maybe six years, haunts the laundry room. He has been said to tug on the shirts of women in the room. The boy is reported to be of Asian descent, but our research hasnt yielded much more information about him, including any events that may have led to the haunting. The sounds of a bouncing ball in the hallways have been attributed to him. The Hassayampa Inns official website includes a page (in the history section) all about the haunting, including a 5-minute video from Fox 10 News, and a photograph of Faith.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 06:41:33 +0000