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A 2019Ipsospoll found that 46% of Americans surveyed thought that ghosts are real.

As for why there might be a ghost or spirit hanging around?

Woman hiding under bed sheet

Whatever you personally believe, these 10 hotels have a history of being haunted.

Stay if you dare!

and Flora Stanley, the founders of the hotel.

exterior of Stanley Hotel in Colorado

It’s said that F.O.

likes to frequent the bar and billiard room while Flora likes the piano in the ballroom, perUncover Colorado.

People have heard children laughing on the fourth floor.

exterior of Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans

The grand staircase itself is also apparently a hotbed of paranormal activity (viaHaunted Rooms).

And one of the city’s most haunted hotels isHotel Monteleonein the French Quarter.

Jacques and Josephine often went to the French Opera House and left their toddler Maurice with a nurse.

exterior of The Hollywood Roosevelt

One night, while they were at the opera, Maurice became ill and died.

His spirit has been seen by other guests over the years, particularly on the 14th floor.

Spirits of other children have also appeared on the 14th floor (viaHaunted Houses).

exterior of St. James Hotel

And Monroe is said to still be seen around the legendary hotel.

Another Hollywood actor’s ghost that is said to hang around The Hollywood Roosevelt is that of Montgomery Clift.

It’s not just famous ghosts though.

Horse drawn carriage outside 20 South Battery

St. James Hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico

Built in 1872, what is now theSt.

And there’s at least one guest who just won’t check out.

The most haunted part of the hotel is room 18.

Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Massachusetts

Hauntings have been reported at the spot since the Civil War, according toGhost City Tours.

A psychic felt the presence of spirits in room 3, the ghost tour company said.

But it’s not just room 3.

The Queen Anne Hotel in San Francisco, California

Room 8 is said to be haunted by a legless Confederate soldier, perViator.

Leave us alone.'

So it’s worked so far."

Omni Parker House in Boston, Massachusetts

One such spot is at theHawthorne Hotel.

The stately building opened as a hotel in 1925named for author Nathaniel Hawthorne.

The hotel is also home to the Salem Marine Society.

The Marshall House in Savannah, Georgia

Regardless of where Bishop’s orchard was, some guests noted a strong, inexplicable scent of apples.

Rooms 325 and 612 are said to be the most haunted.

Both denied it, according toSFGate.

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa

The school closed in 1896, and Lake was said to be devastated.

And who knows, they may have encountered some of the hotel’s resident ghosts while there.

One of those ghosts is Parker himself.

And elevators will be called to the third floor, with no one waiting for them.

With such a history, it seems like it’s the ideal spot for ghost hunters to visit.

Other guests havesaidthey’ve heard children running along the halls or had faucets turned on by themselves.

So if ghosts hang out there, it must be because they liked it there the best.