Haunted Hotels in Alaska

Haunted Places to Stay in Alaska

Alaska’s 3 haunted hotels capture the raw frontier spirit of America’s Last Frontier, where gold seekers and indigenous peoples left indelible supernatural imprints. When you search for haunted hotels online or on Google Maps, you’ll find over 33,000 matching results, but we’ve meticulously reviewed every single one to create the most realistic, historically accurate collection of truly haunted hotels you can actually visit and stay in.

These remote accommodations showcase spirits of Klondike Gold Rush prospectors, maritime disasters in icy waters, and Native Alaskan shamanic energy that predates European settlement. Discover hauntings shaped by extreme isolation, brutal winters, and the unforgiving wilderness that claimed countless lives during Alaska’s settlement period.

Haunted Hotels in Skagway, AL

Golden North Hotel

Address: 298 Broadway, Skagway, AK 99840

Phenomenons reported: Wedding dress apparition, choking sensations, orbs of light, phantom bathing

One of the landmarsk of the small Alaskan town Skagway.The hotel and the place itself looks like it came out of those western movies.So cool!!!! The Golden North Hotel was built in 1898, at the height of the rush, providing accommodations and refreshment to some of the 1,000 prospectors passing through the city every week. It was this stream of guests that helped provide the basis for the principal ghost story associated with the hotel. The tale involves a prospector — sometimes referred to as “Klondike Ike” — who travelled to Skagway with his fiancé Mary. Mary took up residence in Room 23 at the Golden North while Ike headed out on the 500-mile journey to the gold fields. From this point, the story takes on a few variations: some say Mary fell ill with pneumonia; some say she grew worried when Ike didn’t return when he was meant to and locked herself in her room; some say, rather ambiguously, that Mary cloistered herself because she was hiding out from local ruffians. Whatever the circumstances, Mary died while waiting for Ike to return from his prospecting expedition (with some versions involving the hotel staff breaking down the door of Room 23 to find Mary dead, wearing the dress she had intended to wear at her wedding).

And they say that Room 23 is haunted by Mary's ghost. Bling Blinky of TEXAS Shout Out: Must make a reservation way in advance for that haunted room! Love America's Haunted Hotels! The Golden North is Fabulous!!!

Why it's Haunted

Golden North Hotel in Skagway, Alaska preserved the heartbreaking legend of ‘Scary Mary’ in Room 23, where a bride-to-be died waiting for her prospector fiancé ‘Klondike Ike’ to return from his 500-mile journey to the gold fields during the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush.

Mary took residence in Room 23 on the third floor’s northwest corner while Ike ventured into Alaska’s unforgiving wilderness, but when he failed to return as promised, Mary either succumbed to pneumonia or locked herself away in despair, dying in the wedding dress she planned to wear at their ceremony. Hotel staff eventually broke down the door to Room 23 to discover Mary’s body, creating the tragic foundation for a haunting that terrorized guests for over a century until the hotel closed in 2002. Guests who stayed in Room 23 reported not only seeing Mary’s apparition in her wedding gown but experiencing choking and breathless sensations in the middle of the night, as if Mary’s dying moments continued to replay for anyone brave enough to occupy her chamber of eternal waiting.

Room 14 housed additional supernatural activity in the form of unexplained orbs of light that moved throughout the space, with paranormal investigators discovering mysterious rings around the bathtub after entities appeared to have taken phantom baths during the night. Though the Golden North Hotel no longer operates as lodging, Mary’s story remains central to Skagway’s ghost tour narratives, where the tale of a prospector’s bride who died waiting for love embodies the tragic human cost of Alaska’s gold rush dreams that lured thousands to their doom in the frozen wilderness.

Haunted Hotels in Anchorage, AL

Historic Anchorage Hotel

Address: 330 E St, Anchorage, AK 99501

Phenomenons reported: Electronic malfunctions, children playing, bride apparition

The Historic Anchorage Hotel is a gem for anyone who loves staying in a place with character and history. Located in the heart of downtown Anchorage, it’s within easy walking distance to plenty of shops, restaurants, and local attractions. Built in 1916, this hotel has been around for over a century, and staying here feels like stepping into a piece of Alaskan history. The hotel has hosted many famous visitors over the years, and some even say it's haunted—adding a bit of mystique to your stay! The lobby and bar/breakfast area are truly like a time capsule, with lots of books, photographs, and artifacts from the early days of Anchorage. You can spend time just browsing through the historic décor, which adds so much charm to the overall experience. If you enjoy learning about the places you stay, the lobby is a mini museum in itself! I stayed in room 302, which was quite spacious (except for the bathroom). The room had two beds separated by a short wall, which provided a bit of extra privacy—a nice touch if you're sharing a room. There was also plenty of seating and large windows that looked out onto E Street, giving a nice view of the downtown area. While the historic nature of the hotel is a draw, the street noise might be a consideration for light sleepers. It's not overly loud, but you do hear some traffic and occasional and city sounds including a nearby train, so I’d recommend bringing earplugs if you’re a sensitive sleeper.

Very cool hotel with a long history. TOP 10 in the Haunted Hotel category nationally. Very well restored to show an historical time. Budget well to stay there but the experience is worth the premium. Easy walking distance in Downtown Anchorage to see the starting line of the annual Iditarod race (about 2 blocks away) also excellent local shopping and dining for any level.

Why it's Haunted

Historic Anchorage Hotel in downtown Anchorage serves as Alaska’s only historic hotel listed on the National Register of Historic Places, where nearly three dozen spirits create such intense paranormal activity that staff maintains a dedicated ‘ghost log’ for guests to document their supernatural encounters.

Built in 1936 as an annex to the original 1916 structure when Anchorage was merely a tent city on Ship Creek’s banks, the hotel houses the unsolved murder victim Jack Sturgus, the first police chief of Anchorage who was shot in the back just steps from the hotel and returns annually to search for his killer.

Rooms 215, 217, 202, and 205 generate the most frequent paranormal reports, with televisions in rooms 217 and 215 turning on and off independently while faucets run without human operation despite regular plumber inspections finding no mechanical problems. The hotel’s child spirits include a little boy and girl who died at the L Street hospital but return to play because their family of nine once lived at the hotel, where the boy appears with a red ball in hallways and the girl attempts to engage visiting children in ghostly games. Additional supernatural residents include a jilted bride who hanged herself while wearing her wedding dress and various apparitions that roam the second-floor hallway, while the building’s survival of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake—a 9.2 magnitude quake that was North America’s most powerful recorded tremor—added geological trauma to the spiritual energy that makes this Anchorage landmark Alaska’s most documented paranormal accommodation.

Haunted Hotels in Juneau, AL

The Alaskan Hotel & Bar

Address: 167 S Franklin St, Juneau, AK 99801

Phenomenons reported: Murder victim touching guests, violent window incident, floating orbs, moving beer mugs

Very cool old haunted hotel. Don't stay here if you need new accommodations. Don't stay here if you need a parking spot for your car because there are none and no one can tell you where to park. Don't stay here if you don't like loud music from the bar and noise constantly from the cars and street drunks outside. Don't stay here if you have heavy bags, because there are no elevators, and no one to help you get them to the 3rd floor. Only stay here if you want to experience an early 1900's hotel that's haunted...

The place is rumored to have a resident ghost. I never saw a ghost, but I am haunted by my interaction with “Scooter” the front desk clerk. This individual attempted to kick me out of the hotel without my box of salmon and halibut that was chilling in the walk in cooler in the bar. The bartenders had generously allowed me to place my box of fish in the cooler overnight as my flight home was not until 11:30 the next morning. Upon waking up and summoning a Lyft. I asked for my box of fish only to be told (with a smirk) that;||1. The bar was closed. ||2. I could not access the bar to get my fish.||3. My box of fish was now the property of the smug young feller who communicated 1 and 2. ||In summary, the “Bar” portion of the business is a wonderful place to have a beer or cocktail. The tenders of the bar are pleasant and helpful. The “Hotel” portion of the business has a lot of historic charm and it is ideally located in downtown Juneau. The experience of the hotel was ruined by the presence of an opportunistic and predatory individual who the owners apparently trust to be the “face” of their establishment.

Despite being in a groovy part of town, this hotel comes with a number of red flags. Don’t ignore them. First of all, you have to check in with the hotel staff by 4:00, otherwise you have to see the bartender to check you in. If your travel schedule does not meet theirs, be aware that the bartender is being a bartender, so you will wait on THEIR schedule. No traumatic worries, the bartender was accommodating, though problems with the printer necessitated my support behind the counter. It is all part of the check in process! Again, no worries, other foolish individuals will show up to check-in, and then the bartender will need to leave the desk with you standing there with them, so they can serve the thirsty patrons. You may pick up on some chatter about the hotel being haunted. When you ultimately get to your room on an upper floor, (note there is no elevator) you will find there is no ensuite! NO worries the place is haunted, how cool is that. The intrepid guest will interview random people in the hallway and discern the different codes for les toilettes and the separate shower room. I guess they were separated to class the place up. Imagine yourself as an Agatha Christie character like Hercule Poirot and find out the codes so you can urinate and shower. I am going to pump the brakes here, but please use your imagination for the shower. Think of something that a high school men’s showers seeks to avoid. I’m serious. But wait, let’s focus on the room. I wouldn’t be too concerned with the mold or mildew, after all that is ubiquitous, but take a sample and find out. I am including photographs. Even a rudimentary woodworker will stand agape at the level of workmanship on the door. The décor of the room exists in that curious gray area between landfill and crack house. Note the punchout on the headboard. Ketamine anyone? But wait, there is still more! The pièce de resistance, they have employed bed bug dishes on the bed legs! Again, see my National Geographic rivaling photo-essay on this sojourn. In summary, unless you possess the powers of St. John, and opt to risk parasitic insects from the genus Cimex, the terrors of that thing called a shower, a check-in process that makes Ellis Island look bucolic, and the ghost (that has the remote potential of being cool) which is diminutive in this pit of hell, then this is the hotel for you! Please add fleabag to your lexicon.

Why it's Haunted

The Alaskan Hotel & Bar in Juneau, Alaska stands as the oldest continuously operating hotel in the city since 1913, where the tragic spirit of Alice continues to haunt the rooms where she lived, worked, and died during the brutal realities of Alaska’s Gold Rush era.

Alice arrived with her husband dreaming of striking it rich, but when he disappeared on a mining expedition and failed to return after promising to be back in less than a month, desperation forced her into prostitution as the only means of survival in the unforgiving frontier town. When her husband eventually returned months later and discovered what Alice had been forced to become, his rage drove him to murder her in the hotel, creating the violent tragedy that anchors the building’s most persistent haunting.

Alice’s spirit lingers primarily in the room where she was murdered and also manifests in rooms 218 and 318, where guests frequently request to be moved in the middle of the night or abandon their stays entirely after encounters with the desperate woman who touches them or sits on their beds. Room 315 houses a more sinister presence that drove a sailor who specifically requested a haunted room to jump three stories from the window in 2007, leaving blood splattered on the walls and mirror in an incident that required medical evacuation to Seattle. The hotel bar experiences additional paranormal activity including floating orbs along the countertop and stage, plus beer mugs that move independently, while investigations by paranormal television shows have documented the extensive supernatural activity that makes this Victorian-era establishment Juneau’s most haunted accommodation.

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