As America’s longest continually operating hotel, there is no shortage of history at the Omni Parker House in Downtown Boston.
Established in 1855, the hotel has hosted countless milestone moments in its nearly two century timeline.
Not in the midst of spooky season, a visit to the hotel or even a staycation, are something you’ll want to check off your fall bucket list. While many know the Omni Parker House, most don’t know that it is among the nation’s “most haunted hotels,” with guestroom 303 receiving so many haunted reports, it was converted into a storage closet after so many incidents where the bathtub would reportedly turn on untouched or shadows were witnessed in the room but hotel guests.
While the hotel’s most haunted room is closed, the 14-story building still offers plenty of spooktacular happenings and milestone history. The third floor remains among the hotels most haunted. Paranormal activity like unexplained noises, shadows, and doors opening on their own or elevators stopping on the third floor are often reported.
Charls Dickens, who lived at the Omni Parker House during his 1867-68 American tour is rumored to haunt the second floor whether his mirror hangs near the elevators. The famous mirror is one of the hotel guest’s favorite photo ops.
Haunted happenings at the Parker House
In celebration of the spooky season and the hotel’s haunted history, the Omni Parker House has a Victorian-inspired Halloween pop-up this October, complete with festive decor and spooky spirit that celebrates the hotel’s over 170 years of history and mystery.
Less spooky and more sweet, the Parker House is also the birthplace of Boston Cream Pie.
The Kennedy’s have a long standing relationship with the hotel, in 1953, JFK proposed to Jacqueline at Parker’s Restaurant at the hotel, and held his bachelor party at the hotel that same year.
